Please nerf this. More than five times has my team been one shotted by their epics, their riposte goes through but my companions' riposte 3 does not, my companions and I cannot hit hard because of First Strike 3, the crit too much, and their epics are too overpowered. This is literally impossible. Nerf this, please! Their epics do so much more than their super hits!

Silly ? - i dont find this quest listed anywhere / you sure you have the right name for it?

I'm used to using full buckler team. I did get past this, however, but only by hiring a witchdoctor henchmen.

This is what makes me sad about many players in this game. When they can't defeat a dungeon, they don't consider that changing their team & strategy could help them win. If it doesn't work the first couple of times, why continue to go in and use the same team & the same strategy?
And why not use a team-up instead of throwing money at the problem?
That dungeon is hard, yes, it's meant to be hard, but it's not "impossible" or no one would be able to beat it.

John Hawkward on Nov 20, 2017 wrote:

Basically, "git gud".

Honestly, this was insanely difficult compared to previous battles, almost no warning at all. I personally do not like the difficulty spike, but rather prefer a gradual difficulty change so that we can slowly adapt and change. (Like my strategy is completely different in Aquila compared to Skull Island).

I managed to beat this dungeon by sacrificing several members of my crew and several doubloons. Basically, I summoned a bunch of little minions that absorbed the guaranteed critical while maintaining stealth, then attack when their 2k-one-shot ability is down (which is quite dumb cause it can't miss and it will always do 2k. I don't think I ever can do 2k unless I'm super lucky and steathed).

Also, team-up is dead right now. At least whenever I tried. The last time team up worked for me was way back in Skull Island against the Aztecasaur boss. I've waited several hours for nobody.

But this dungeon is completely doable. I've been playing for less than a month and I was able to beat it, so literally anyone else can.

Also, why does Rip-Off Mitch charge so much for revival. With this difficulty, I would expect a little scale back on the cost. I am literally out of companions level 58+ (and I had like 10 of them).

Miracles don't come cheap, young pirate.
And you might consider raising the levels of more than 10. When I did VA I had at least 16 companions available for combat. Level 58 is way too low for VA2.
Post Edit: Actually, my advice is "get smarter".
As to team-up, peak hours of play are best to find one. If you're playing in North America, your chances are best during the times of: 6 p.m. Eastern ( 5 p.m. Central and 3 p.m. Pacific ) and 9 p.m. Eastern ( 8 p.m. Central and 6 p.m. Pacific ). Or you can try on a weekend.

anecorbie on Oct 23, 2017 wrote:

This is what makes me sad about many players in this game. When they can't defeat a dungeon, they don't consider that changing their team & strategy could help them win. If it doesn't work the first couple of times, why continue to go in and use the same team & the same strategy?
And why not use a team-up instead of throwing money at the problem?
That dungeon is hard, yes, it's meant to be hard, but it's not "impossible" or no one would be able to beat it.

I wonder if a new tutorial tip could be created if and when a player choose to use the In Order crew setting, reminding them that we have a large variety of companions for a reason. OR, maybe they cannot select the In Order setting until reaching Level 10. Learning to win with random companions is a huge part of early game tactics and strategy, and unfortunately did not survive negative player feedback. Too many players bash most companions as being "useless" or "the worst" and new players take those opinions as gospel, thinking they have to use a certain team to win. Placing unwanted companions as housing items only underlines the opinion that "they're useless."

Honestly, the more I use team up to try to legitimately help players and see people complaining about losing companions over and over makes me shake my head -- most recently, I ported to help against Bishop, and was REALLY surprised to see the person I was helping started the next battle with ZERO companions because (she said) she would waste gold reviving her favorites after the dungeon?? WHAT? I told her, even wounded any crew is better than nobody. It really disheartened me that she then made a comment about how Kingsisle hates their player community and other disparaging remarks. I feel as though I should just un-friend this person.

If she is on these boards, maybe she will defend herself, but I don't know. If there are players out there giving others the idea that the game is broken rather than advice about changing their play habits and strategies, it's really hard for new players to get better.

I agree with anecorbie - it makes me sad...

Willowydream on Nov 21, 2017 wrote:

I wonder if a new tutorial tip could be created if and when a player choose to use the In Order crew setting, reminding them that we have a large variety of companions for a reason. OR, maybe they cannot select the In Order setting until reaching Level 10. Learning to win with random companions is a huge part of early game tactics and strategy, and unfortunately did not survive negative player feedback. Too many players bash most companions as being "useless" or "the worst" and new players take those opinions as gospel, thinking they have to use a certain team to win. Placing unwanted companions as housing items only underlines the opinion that "they're useless."

Honestly, the more I use team up to try to legitimately help players and see people complaining about losing companions over and over makes me shake my head -- most recently, I ported to help against Bishop, and was REALLY surprised to see the person I was helping started the next battle with ZERO companions because (she said) she would waste gold reviving her favorites after the dungeon?? WHAT? I told her, even wounded any crew is better than nobody. It really disheartened me that she then made a comment about how Kingsisle hates their player community and other disparaging remarks. I feel as though I should just un-friend this person.

If she is on these boards, maybe she will defend herself, but I don't know. If there are players out there giving others the idea that the game is broken rather than advice about changing their play habits and strategies, it's really hard for new players to get better.

I agree with anecorbie - it makes me sad...

I agree with you on many of your points, but I think the reason people have “useless” companions is because some are seriously underwhelming compared to their favorites. Lack of powers, epics, etc. Take Bonnie Anne for example. She is my best ranged unit compared to Buffalo Bill at the same level. Her scatterblast is great at reducing their dodge so I can land my attacks at those dodgy awash.

I also figured out which companions are better by myself because of the power difference. My original favorite companions were selected because they look unique and nobody else uses them, but they were incredibly underwhelming and made battles more agonizing than they should.

So I propose KI buff some of the lower end companions by adding powers to them.

Idk, that’s what I’ve observed and experienced in a month of playing. A newbies point of view if you will.

John Hawkward on Nov 22, 2017 wrote:

I agree with you on many of your points, but I think the reason people have “useless” companions is because some are seriously underwhelming compared to their favorites. Lack of powers, epics, etc. Take Bonnie Anne for example. She is my best ranged unit compared to Buffalo Bill at the same level. Her scatterblast is great at reducing their dodge so I can land my attacks at those dodgy awash.

I also figured out which companions are better by myself because of the power difference. My original favorite companions were selected because they look unique and nobody else uses them, but they were incredibly underwhelming and made battles more agonizing than they should.

So I propose KI buff some of the lower end companions by adding powers to them.

Idk, that’s what I’ve observed and experienced in a month of playing. A newbies point of view if you will.

While I agree that our most powered companions are preferred, what Willowydream & I are trying to promote is that an over-looked, under-appreciated companioncan get the job done. If you've taken the time to train and give them the best talents for their class & use them in the manner for which they're intended .
As an example: I was recently in a team-up for Medusa, the swashbuckler I was helping had Nurse Quinn for the first battle. He fogged, but instead of keeping Quinn out of trouble, he sent into the thick of it and had her attack. Needless to say her performance wasn't stellar - she missed all her attempts. This would be enough to convince anyone of her "uselessness".
However, I have used her effectively in many battles, even against Kane. You just got to realize she does best as a support unit and not a hitter.
This is the same for all companions considered second or third tier. Train them, promote them, learn their strengths and weaknesses, and when your favorites take a nap - then they'll be there to help get you through a battle.