/ng/ - Nioh General

>What does each element do?
nioh.wiki.fextralife.com/Status Effects

>What should I do with the armor/weapons I don't want/use?
Check if you can donate any at the hidden teahouse for daily/clan rewards. Otherwise preferably disassemble them. You can also sell them to Tome or donate to Danjo at the Teahouse if you need a bit of extra glory or cash. Later on you'll be keeping them for Soul Matching, but don't worry about that until you get to NG+.

>The blacksmith is expensive, should I be using it?
You don't need to. Throughout WotSamurai and WotStrong you will constantly be finding better gear and builds don't matter so much. Soul Matching is expensive and intended for late game. If you do find a weapon you really like, try reforging it's effects using spirit iron, it's the cheapest and easiest way to improve a weapon.

>Why do people keep mentioning "smithing texts"?
Bosses tend to drop pieces of their armor and weapons when you defeat them. Very rarely they will drop a smithing text which allows you to forge their armor/weapon.

>Which clan should I join? (clan unlocked through progression)
Whichever one has a bonus that you think will benefit your build the most.

Beginner's guide:
pastebin.com/PkSN7nYt
FAQ:
pastebin.com/VEHby7kd

Smithing text list:
docs.google.com/document/d/1dCPVlyB7avz7yJPzST4_JBSsCTLPaZFm97QwDzTiiu8/edit#
Farming smithing texts: pastebin.com/tiYzLRug

Unique helmet list:
imgur.com/vr1oLWu

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Is there a way to get a 3rd cannonball or devs are just cunts?

Yes there is a 3rd.

As you come up from the ladder from the trench, there'll be a body right in front of you, it has the 3rd cannonball. Yes, devs are cunts.

Should i be using different weapons to build up skill points?

I think Chacha looks like a real go getter in SW, she's all ready to join the fray and learn.

there is one but you will probably never get to it without a lot of effort. because it's at the end of that area. even if you come up the ladder there's barely any cover over there.

I always save the second cannonball for the third canon. You can completely skip the second volley area simply by running and jumping straight into the trench on the right side and it goes right to the third area. Then I run through the flames right to the third cannon, fire it, and pick up the second ball before going back to the other area to look for loot.

Ah, thanks. I already explored the trench, but did not stop to loot in the kill zone because it makes little sense to put the cannonball there.
I mean,
>stop and loot deadly killzone to get cannonball to make killzone safe to loot, except you've already looted it

Yeah, I was aware I'd have to face the arrow rain eventually if I didn't save one, but I didn't expect them to remove cover in the 3rd kill zone. That was intentionally mean.

Are tonfas completely unsalvageable or is it just a part of the meme?

>is it just part of the meme
This is literally meaningless. Reword your question in actual English and you'll get an actual answer.