Summary
Dark and Darkerstands out as an excellent cooperativedungeon crawler. While it can be enjoyed solo, it truly excels when a small team of players forms a synergistic party, with each member’s abilities enhancing the others. This free-to-play game does not attempt to cater to every possible audience, but focuses instead on delivering solid core gameplay. Though it may not be the most intricate RPG available, its fundamental mechanics are great fun.
There are a few fundamentalmistakes that newDark and Darkerplayers might make.None of these are disastrous, and they are all easily avoided. Most of these mistakes revolve around not spending coins efficiently, or falling afowl of griefers and gankers. A little thought and preparation goes a long way to avoiding these pitfalls in thisco-op game.
7Don’t Use The Starter Gear
Upgrade As Soon As Possible
No matter which class a player chooses inDark and Darker, the free, new player equipment that everyone is given at the start of the game is terrible. Entering a dungeon whenplaying soloas a new player using the basic, free equipment that every new character starts with is a recipe for a quick death.
Check out the merchants to find out if there is any better equipment that can be purchased that is within budget. In a worst-case scenario, a new player may need to leech off a higher-level group for a few dungeon runs to build up some bank. That’s still a better option than trying to tackle any missions with the starting gear though.
6Don’t Buy Expensive Bandages At First
Buy The Cheap Version Of Bandages
In the early game, there are much better uses for money thanexpensive bandages, such as upgrading the free starter gear. However, there is another option. The Surgeon merchant has two different grades of bandages on offer, with one being a 3rd of the price of the other.
This is going to be the go-to bandage at the start of the game, until the player has accrued enough bank to upgrade their gear to a decent level. Only then should they begin using the better, but more expensive bandages in thisrole-playing game.
5Don’t Buy Pricey Potions In The Early Game
The Expensive Versions Of Potions Cost Way Too Much Early On
In the same way that the Surgeon offers two grades of bandages for sale, the Alchemist merchant has two grades of potions. Again, the cheap version is a 3rd of the price of the expensive version. Don’t buy the expensive version of potions until the starter gear has been replaced with something better.
Someclasses inDark and Darker, such as the Cleric, can self-heal, and can go without buying healing potions and even bandages sometimes, which saves on the cost, making it easier to quickly upgrade the starter gear. However, for other classes, buying the cheap potions early on is the right move.
4Don’t Start Out Queuing In Lobbies With High-Level Players
Look Out For Potential Gankers
When entering the multiplayer lobby in preparation for a dungeon crawl, make sure to look at the players in the lobby. There is no reason for high-level, fully-geared players to be in the same game lobby as low-level players.
Check out any suspicious-looking players, look at their level, and the kind of gear they are using. If there is one or more players that seem to be far too advanced for the lobby, try to avoid queuing for a dungeon crawl with them, as these are all PvP-enabled, and it is likely those players simply intend to gank low-level players.
3Don’t Trust Crouch Spamming
It Could Be A Trap
This mistake aligns with the previous one. InDark and DarkerPvP gameplay, players will often spam the crouch animation to indicate that they are vulnerable, and do not want to fight. However, be careful of approaching a player that is crouch spamming, as it could be a trap.
Some players who like to grief others will spam crouch to lull a person into a false sense of security, so that they believe it is safe to approach. The griefer will then stop spamming crouch and attack the player. It kind of defeats the purpose of crouch spamming in the first place, but it’s a small concern that’s easily solved by taking an extra cautious approach.
2Don’t Put Off Unlocking The Trader
It Can Be A Good Source Of Income
Unlocking the Traderenables player-to-player trade of items and consumables. For new players looking to upgrade their gear, the trader can be a good source of bargains. It is also great for selling unwanted items and generating income.
However, to unlock the Trader, players have to upgrade their account to legendary status. This costs 15 Redstone Shards, which will be quite tough to get as a new player. It may be worth making a one-off purchase in the cash shop for this, as it makes everything else in the game go more smoothly.
1Don’t Hoard Rare And Epic Items
Sell Them To Make Cash
It can be very tempting for a newDark and Darkerplayer to hoard equipment and items, especially rare and epic items. Ultimately, every player will want to have a full legendary equipment loadout eventually, so hanging on to rare and epic items that can’t be used is mostly pointless.
Unlocking the Trader enables a player to trade with others. Many rare and epic items sell for hundreds of coins, and this can be a fantastic source of wealth to help with upgrading gear and buying consumable supplies. Therefore, unless an item is actually useful, sell it to another player. There are plenty more to find. However, trading items is locked behind the same paywall as the Trader, which is important to keep in mind.
