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Leveling up is one of the main means of increasing your power inThe First Berserker: Khazan. However, there’s a limit to how strong players can get. This is where soft caps come in.
Soft caps have been present in almost everySoulslikegame, and they’ve more or less worked the same regardless of what title they’re in. They aren’t any different inThe First Berserker: Khazan, and if you’re interested in how to optimize your builds, knowing how soft caps is a good place to start.
What are Soft Caps?
For players who are absolutelynew to Soulslike games,soft caps refer to the level at which stats start experiencing diminishing returns. If you put any more points into a stat that has already reached its soft cap, then you’ll get less value from that point, as the actual bonuses you would get from raising it any further will be less than before.
Pumping additional points into a stat that has reached soft cap isn’t necessarily a bad thing, though this tends to vary on a case-to-case basis. You’ll still get bonuses for doing so, but it’s often better to invest in a new stat altogether.
What are the Soft Caps in First Berserker Khazan?
Soft caps are a little all over the place, as of writing, and to get a clearer picture of what that means, we need to understandhow stats work inThe First Berserker: Khazanfirst.
The game has five Main Stats (Vitality, Endurance, Strength, Willpower, Proficiency), and each stat affects four of Khazan’s character stats (health, stamina, damage, etc). For example, boosting Vitality will not only increase your health, but also damage, carry weight, and elemental resistances.
With that said,one stat has several soft caps. For example, Endurance will start giving less health per point once it reaches 15 points, but it will only start giving less stamina once it reaches 30 points. Here’s a summary of the soft caps for each stat that we’ve found so far:
Recommendation
With the information above,we recommend getting at most 60 Vitality and 30 Endurance. The rest of your points should go toward the main stat of the weapon you have equipped — if you’re using a Greatsword, then we recommend a 2:1 investment on Strength and Proficiency. This way, you’ll be able to scale your damage as well as secondary combat stats like Stamina DMG and Dodge Stamina Cost Reduction.
You canpush your Endurance to 40if you feel like you really need stamina. However, it’s better to learn how to manage your stamina usage via Spirit Skills, passives, and item sets. Likewise, you can keep your Vitality at 30, but having more health won’t hurt, especially in NG+.
