Text chat between players and announcements by system can be seen on the bottom left of the screen. To bring it info focus, press Enter or click in the general area of the chat display. When in focus, you can scroll the chat log and input messages (Enter to send). All messages have a character limit of 60, except World...
This page is under heavy construction. It’s important to use your buffs and debuffs. But it can be a struggle to find… which skills they are. Below is a hopefully comprehensive list of general buffs and debuffs sorted by class, excluding those tied to class mechanics such as transformations and skill enhancements. Buffs are blue, party buffs are yellow, debuffs...
Damage over time (DOT) This refers to debuffs that automatically deal ticks of damage on the target as long as the debuff is active. These debuffs can come under many different fancy names, but they work the same as long as you know the type. – Burn: inflicted by Fire users, deals fire damage over time. – Poison: inflicted by...
Buffs and debuffs Buffs are skills that increase the caster and/or their allies’ stats, while debuffs decrease their opponent’s stats. If you came from other RPG games, you’re probably familiar with status effects such as burn or poison; in DN they’re further categorized for how they affect movement, which you can read about in Status effects. There are 3 types...
Defining Super Armor and I-frame.
This section will attempt to name some concepts that will help you be more aware of the flow of combat and execute skills more effectively. Most of these concepts apply to both player characters and computer-controlled enemies.
This section lists definition for more basic concepts. To see more actual abbreviations used by the playerbase, see this list offered by the DN subreddit (slightly outdated). – PVE stands for Player versus Enemy. This is the main game mode of DN (and most games) where player-controlled characters fight against computer-controlled enemies. – PVP stands for Player versus Player, a...
(This is a very simplified version.) Your character’s stats dictate the damage you deal and the damage you receive in various ways. All stats are displayed in your character menu. You can hover over a stat to see more information on what it does. This display is completely contextual: if your stats are temporarily modified through content/buff/debuff, the correct modified...
This manual will not list every single NPC, but some are mentioned in relevant sections. This section will list most functionalities associated with NPCs. To find an NPC ingame, open M to access the map and hover over map legends until you find the one you need. If an NPC has a function, it will be listed as [yellow text]...
DN is an instanced zone-based game as opposed to open world. A lot of areas in the game are separated by function, player visibility, etc through portals and loading screens. Towns or Zones house shops and various other features. It’s also where you can meet other players outside your party. Channels are different instances of a Town, and only players...