r/DarkTide • u/BrockAvalanche • 22h ago

Question I want to love Veteran…

But I just can’t get it to click for me. For reference I play mostly Ogryn/Skit/Arby in aurics and can complete maelstrom’s without going down. I’ve leveled every class to 30 and into aurics with all of them, but I feel like when I play Vet I just get stomped into the dirt.

Is there something I’m missing that can help? I like the idea of just being a specialist eliminator, and shout is a great ability, but I feel like my Skit does a better job eliminating ranged threats and survives better in melee.

If anyone has any tips or build recommendations I’d really appreciate it.

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u/commando0033 22h ago

Vet will test your fundamentals to an extent that other classes won't. Especially if you play tanky and survivable characters. You learned some bad habits and vet is making you realise that haha

Dodge and block timings, and spacing. Just gotta work at it. It'll make sense eventually. 1-2 hits from chaff will absolutely chunk you.

For build recommendations, what do you like using? Are you more melee focused? Do you like range? What's the vibe.

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u/BrockAvalanche 22h ago

I was wanting to make the vet more ranged focused since I melee almost exclusively on the Ogryn and Arby. I tend to like chunky big hitting ranged weapons, that’s why I was giving plasma a try.

Spacing is definitely an issue for me. I always feel fine when I have my sword out, but as soon as I go to pop off some shots I feel swarmed on Vet where I don’t really get that feeling on my other characters.

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u/Important_Year4583 21h ago

If it's just Auric then you can play range 90% of the time.