Nioh Beta Demo: Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Stay Below 70% Equip Load

After a bit of testing, I found out that letting your equipment load go above 70% will cause you to take a huge penalty in terms of stamina regen and dodges. When you’re over 70%, your dodge length will be shorter, and you’ll also require more stamina to perform basic actions like sprinting and attacking. The stamina damage you take from blocking attacks also seems to be a little higher. In addition to that, your stamina will also take a little longer to regenerate.

That’s bad. The moral of the story is: do not let William exceed 70% in equip load. Take a look at the armor you’re wearing, and the weapons you’re carrying around. If you really can’t afford to drop any of your equipped gear, consider leveling up to increase your equip load.