Dauntless - <Monster Hunting>

[eekfek]

One of the first online monster hunting games to come out on the PC which seems to be getting some good feedback. Basically you hunt monsters/behemoths solo or in groups, loot items and gather resources from the islands you visit then craft armour/weapons/potions to aid you fight harder bigger beasts.

So far after a few hours of gameplay and finding my feet it's strangely addictive with most of the beasts acting like bosses you would find in an MMO raid. Some monsters have stages were they evolve or even run off which can be a pain if your hovering airship is close to running out of fuel.

Running solo means you can explore the islands and gather all the resources it has to collect whereas in groups some players just want to get to the monster asap and get out. I'm only a few beasts in and some of them are damn tough and can wipe you with one or two attacks so learning their patterns will be a must.

I can imagine it will get repetitive and very 'grindy' but that's a given in any free to play game.

It's gone from Alpha into Closed Beta which requires a founders pack to play (roughly £30)

Dauntless Website

 

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All the weapons are melee in nature but some have ranged attacks some you can charge up then release for more damage.

There are currently only four types of weapon with a fifth being added at a later date, some speculate this will be a ranged weapon of sorts. Sword - Hammer - Axe - Chain Blades

The weapons all have combo's and special attacks, basic hits will fill up a gauge which can be activated to do massive damage/Blasts/Speed/Elemental damage.

Before you go on a hunt you can freely swap to any of the weapons, your not bound to one on creation and you can upgrade any of them.

 

[eekfek]

A game no-one cares about

Game opens to the public today, no more wipes thankfully. Whilst it might not be as good as the latest Monster Hunter it's actually an okay game.

It's hard, unforgiving and there's a grind for gear/weapons etc but it's a game that requires skill over OP'ness.

 

[eekfek]

I use K+M as it just feels more responsive and accurate.

Game, since alpha, is quite polished now and very very smooth.

Overall, for a free to play it's a fun game.