Seemingly everyone is playing the season's biggest game. This RPG has gone viral like few games have before, quickly becoming the biggest game its storied team has ever released. It feels like everyone is talking about it. That game, of course...is not Elex 2. However, for those uninterested in From Software's massive RPG, Elden Ring, and looking for a new release to sink some hours into, the strange and charming Elex 2 may scratch your itch. Here are a few Elex 2 tips we hope will have you hitting the ground running--or better yet, not hitting the ground at all, given your early-game jetpack.
Elex 2 revels in giving you freedom of choice, but this hands-off design may leave you directionless when you begin. Take our tips with you and find yourself felling aliens and finding secrets in no time.
Elex 2 uses a two-pronged character skill tree and each tree is enhanced in its own way. Attribute Points (AP) are unlocked 10 at a time, and like in games such as Fallout, can be spread across a number of skills as you see fit. Your hero, Jax, can be improved in categories such as strength, constitution, dexterity, intelligence, and cunning. Every time you level up, you'll receive 10 AP to spend as you wish.
You'll also receive one Learning Point (LP) per level, but these require a bit more work. Learning Points are spent with trainers found around the world, usually in towns and other hubs of civilization amid the post-apocalyptic wreckage. Trainers will teach you new abilities, both passive and active, across several categories:
Most of these are rather self-explanatory, but if you're light on lore and/or didn't play the first game, understand that Alb, Berserker, and Morkon are different kinds of magic inspired by different
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