The hell is wrong with plains?

So as per friend's warning - I went to plains with tier 4 silver armors - literally best I can have going there, I ate best food - and one star Fulings 2 shot from full HP, 2 star Fulings almost 1 shot and even no star Fulings hit like tracks.

It's literally like hitting a progress wall in plains, when transition from meadows to black forest to swamp to mountain was very easy to a point I didn't even bother upgrading armors. Now with full silver armor and best food if I aggro more then two Fulings - I'm basically dead, can't even parry most of them with silver T2 shield, because I get thrown out of balance...

Am I missing something? Like a potion? Or maybe I skipped entire biome - which maybe is of those not done yet? Because such balance is HONESTLY BULLCRAP (and I'm saying as someone who did SL1 in Dark Souls 2 and 3, and BL4 in Bloodborne). ! Literally how I see this - wait for bonemass CD - go man mode for 5min, then do some smelting or smth while bonemass on CD - but that just stupid tactics.
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Lugulbanda replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 1:51:08 pm PDT

first i was scared by them to, cuz they were storng and my health that time was low, now i only fear them if they come with 2 or 3 toons with 2 Stars, wich hurt alot, kite them shield them use the frost hammer, and time the slash on the moquitos, dont run headless aroudn watch the sourounding listen to the sounds .. u will be warned bevor the catch u... and dont forget to eat... its like .eReN. sayed its only hard if u stumble in if ur prepared its cheapscake... the only thing wich gets tricky is when they spawn in groups in ur back... or this bloodsuckers
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Luward replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 1:58:41 pm PDT

Even eating lox pie, serpent stew, and blood pudding and wearing fully upgraded padded armor 2 star fulings hit hard.
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ThatTimGuy replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 2:20:16 pm PDT

If you run around the plains like a careless idiot, you will get crushed. Previous biomes let you get away with being loose. Time to bring your A game.

Keep your shield out to block deathsquitos and fulings. Upgrade to padded gear and max it out. Eat well; sausage should be the WORST food you allow yourself to eat. Stay in at night to avoid fuling death patrols.

The plains are dangerous. If you don't respect them, don't prepare for them, they will kill you.
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John replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 10:42:00 am PDT

Parry normal and 1*'s, use a bow for 2* fulings.
Also there is a dodge button and frostnir gives them a very handy slow debuf.
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scootytheclown replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 10:50:18 am PDT

I encountered same thing in same situation. Spent time between resource gathering in a Mountain Biome and playing sniper with the Hunter's Bow on two Fuling Villages in Plains Biome at bottom of Mountain Biome. There was a tiny thin strip of Black Forest separating the two Biomes that allowed me to hide in the trees, unless there was Trolls (Wow, I love this game). Once I started to be able to use Plains Biome resources and began wearing that gear/using that food it got much easier. As you state, I think it is a Progress Wall that the Dev's put in place to slow players down until the next 3 Biomes come out. Honestly, it was incredible fun at that point. Hated the Swamp with all it's jump-scares and darkness.
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Honorable_D replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 11:00:11 am PDT

Shield parry, avoid melee combat.

Move backwards as you shoot them with Frost Arrows. Kite them.
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Jitatha replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 11:02:53 am PDT

2 *'s are nasty, even in the best armour they get through shield, the spear throwers are deadly, and they hunt in packs. So, just be careful, and work on timing your parry. Do not be greedy when attacking, just be patient.
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GunsForBucks replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 11:19:53 am PDT

Don't go running into the plains without a plan.

Don't go running around at night.

Don't charge into a gob village.. shoot in and draw them out.

Set up an area close by you can retreat to if needed. Use large rocks to defend on.. even trench an area. You shouldn't normally see two stars unless at night. Always be ready to retreat never overextend yourself when an area hasn't been cleared.

Spear guys are nasty basically should be treated like two star drauger archers.

Frost arrows are your friend ...the cold proc slows them down
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eclipse replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 11:21:05 am PDT

power creep, devs dont know how numbers work
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Anarchist Jurisdictor replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 11:35:12 am PDT

Originally posted by walentaz:
Literally how I see this - wait for bonemass CD - go man mode for 5min, then do some smelting or smth while bonemass on CD - but that just stupid tactics.

That is pretty much what you do, though. If you're taking on 2-3 fulings at once or the wayward deathsquito then I trust you can win those fights without being hit. Just pop Bone...mass when it's time to take on a village or you get ambushed, get your flax farm going early and soon you'll have even better armor.
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GunsForBucks replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 11:40:55 am PDT

Originally posted by Anarchist Jurisdictor:
Originally posted by walentaz:
Literally how I see this - wait for bonemass CD - go man mode for 5min, then do some smelting or smth while bonemass on CD - but that just stupid tactics.

That is pretty much what you do, though. If you're taking on 2-3 fulings at once or the wayward deathsquito then I trust you can win those fights without being hit. Just pop Bone...mass when it's time to take on a village or you get ambushed, get your flax farm going early and soon you'll have even better armor.
But you really don't need to. You can play carefully enough to not need bonemass power.

Typically I have silver gear and am taking on gob villages with a plains farm and still have not killed bonemass. Yes i end up with lots of trenches in mountains for no reason... but I don't have to worry about a hunt event either.

Normally I won't kill bonemass until I have Moder ready to kill and at that point I have barley and flax ready to go. More than anything else I just want the bonemass power to fight Moder with. So I will set up the Moder fight with eggs and do them both on the same day. Depending on the seed I usually have some totems as well.
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Mr Robert House replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 11:43:01 am PDT

You could build a defensive structure and shoot them
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clepto_kender replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 12:00:12 pm PDT

I use a mix of silver and iron gear, and scale tower shield. Wolf spear for fulings, lots of dodging and moving backwards. Let them swing, backstep, jab jab, dodge back, repeat
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Sono replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 12:40:47 pm PDT

Bonemass power is your friend, don't ever bother raiding a fulling camp without it and stamina potions. They did mention they want to nerf fullings a little, whether that'll come with Hearth & Home or a future combat update I don't know. You'll get used to them, they're easy to game their animations and parry. If you get overrun use the poison bombs, they won't deal a ton of damage but they make the AI back off a bit (assumedly the smell) and a dps increaser is a dps increaser.
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.eReN. replied to The hell is wrong with plains? August 25, 2021 @ 1:01:24 pm PDT

Plains are easy, just stay focused and always look at your food. You should do fine with fully upgraded silver armor and frostner + draugr bow. ALWAYS USE YOUR SHIELD, and look at your stamina bar.
When u get padded armor and this cool mace made from deathsquitos little d!cks, everything will be much easier - even 2 star fullings.
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