r/Megaten • u/Zeta42 • Feb 12 '20
Tips for DDS?
So I got the DDS games. What tips can you offer me? I played Persona 3-5 and Nocturne, and here's what little I already know about DDS:
Press Turn system like in Nocturne
Buffs and debuffs are nerfed, can cast three stacks with progressively weaker effects
No demon negotiation/fusion, you eat them instead to get their skills, and you can get sick if you don't have the skill called Iron Stomach
You don't get a game over until your whole party dies
How should I build the characters? What skills are good? What else should I know?
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u/tha13 Feb 12 '20
build either magic or strength, and make use of hunt skills. at the beginning they are kind of useless (since i think they are percentage based), but later on they are a godsend for leveling mantras.
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u/L1k34S0MB0D33 Feb 12 '20
Not in DDS1. Buffs stack 4 times in DDS1.
Hmm...Sort of. This explanation is a little too simplistic of the mantra system. The mantra system I'd say is like an evolved form of Nocturne's magatamas. You buy a mantra (which is automatically equipped upon purchase), which come with a set of skills that you get all at once once you gain enough Atma Points (unlike Nocturne where you get skills one at a time as you level up). You do not need to use hunt skills to get Atma Points, but it is a lot faster if you do.
Each party member has their own specialties, so you should focus on the mantra tree of their specialty (eg Heat is a phys-oriented user, so have him focus on the phys mantras). For Serph (MC), I'd recommend going Ma because it provides both Ma power and defense, though a str build is still viable (I actually went str on my first playthrough).
Additional tips:
A mantra line that's a must-grind for all party members (doesn't apply to Cielo because he has an ailment weakness, and there isn't a singular mantra line you can just grind to get rid of his weakness) is the element that a party member is weak too. For example, Serph is weak to fire, so have him grind the fire mantra line. This is because you'll eventually get a passive that grants a resistance to that element, thus eliminating the weakness.
Use shield skills in boss fights. Very useful, and I was dumb not to use them more.
In DDS1, buffs and debuffs are found in the Hama and Mudo mantra lines (respectively, I think?). In DDS2 though, buffs and debuffs get their own lines and aren't tied to Hama and Mudo.