V Rising has conquered Steam and Twitch at release. Even now, tens of thousands are regularly playing the new vampire survival game. MeinMMO spoke with one of the players who invested a lot of time in V Rising.
Who is the player? mrdrpinhead is one of the first players to have achieved everything in V Rising. Shortly after the release, we reported on how he completed V Rising in 5 days with 9 hours of playtime per day. To “complete” the game, here’s what it includes:
- the maximum equipment level of 85
- all 9 servants with an equipment level of 83
- the possession of all soul shards available on a (PvP) server
- 95-100 % purity for 5 of the 6 blood types from V Rising
We asked mrdrpinhead some questions about how exactly he managed this and what difficulties he faced in his achievement. He also gives some tips for newcomers.
In our video, you’ll find everything you need to know about V Rising in 2 minutes:
“Incredible for an early access game”
MeinMMO: Why did you choose V Rising and why do you play so much in such a short time?
mrdrpinhead: I had no idea that V Rising was coming out soon. When I saw a Twitch streamer playing it, I was immediately interested. I played so much because I really enjoyed the game and there’s just so much content!
MeinMMO: What do you think is the best feature of V Rising?
mrdrpinhead: It’s hard to name just one feature because the developers made so many good decisions. For an early access game, V Rising is really incredibly well made. But personally, I love how unique the spells are and the categories they fall into.
MeinMMO: How often were you killed by other players?
mrdrpinhead: When I started, I wasn’t killed by other players at all. I only started dying when I reached the endgame and started raiding other players. Since I leveled up very quickly, I was far ahead of other players, but I was also friendly to newcomers.
Later, I formed a clan with another endgame player, Erees, who was actually faster than me with the end bosses. When he saw that I was directly following him, we joined forces. At the start of our journey, we both went solo.
MeinMMO: How much progress have you lost through dying or being raided?
mrdrpinhead: I didn’t die until I reached the end, and when I was there, I was in a clan with Erees. We had so many equipment sets that we would have had to die over 100 times to really lose progress. Unfortunately, no one tried to raid Erees and me. Everyone was either friendly towards us or deterred by our 9 servants at level 83.
Only one weapon for victory – How do you get so good?
MeinMMO: What build did you use for leveling and later for the bosses?
mrdrpinhead: I played the entire game with the crossbow and with a “kiting” strategy. My spells were chaos bolt, blood bolt, and as ultimate the unstable spider. My travel skill was the chaos veil.
MeinMMO: How many players were in your clan?
mrdrpinhead: I played solo on my solo/duo server until I reached the last 3 bosses. Only then did I meet Erees, who was the first to acquire all 3 soul shards.
MeinMMO: How long do you think it would take you on a PvE server?
mrdrpinhead: With everything I know now, I think I would be done in about 24-48 hours.
MeinMMO: Tips for beginners?
mrdrpinhead: Focus on having fun! I started because I was curious and the game turned out to be one of the best 20 investments I ever made!
MeinMMO: Thank you for the answers!
More about V Rising and why even loving people become sadists there, you can hear in the MeinMMO podcast:
What’s next for V Rising?
After a strong start, V Rising continues to impress players. Over 80,000 vampires are still playing (via steamcharts.com). However, some of these fans already have concerns that V Rising won’t offer enough content.
Stunlock Studios, the developers behind V Rising, already have plans for the future. They promise larger updates that will take longer but will also bring more content. No more small hotfixes with just a few improvements.
Another area is already visible in the east of the map, though it’s still uncertain what lies there. Possibly a new boss, a new tier of materials, and maybe even a new blood type will come there. But it’s still unclear when that will be.
If you’ve finished with V Rising, you might find alternatives in our list until the first big update appears:
