On totk I boosted stamina first. I just got annoyed with how far I couldn't get with the glider in the sky. Turns out it was useful for spoiler reasons!
I did like a… 3 stamina to 1 heart ratio or something? Tried not to rush hearts so the game wouldn’t become a cake walk. In BotW I think I only added 3 hearts before maxing stamina all the way but there’s a lot harder content early on in TotK for me (it’s either boss variety or possibly because I’m expanding out way quicker because I know the map). So for TotK it was a ratio. I’m at max stamina now but I have like 8-9 hearts I think.
Ratio is not a bad idea! I decided to add some health after my first complete stamina wheel because I came across some content that I was no way prepared for such as: ::: spoiler spoiler the lynel colosseum and three headed thing ::: All in all, wouldn't have it any other way. I know eventually I'll get enough health to have breeze throughout so I'm enjoying the challenge rn!
I went for stamina because of a huge emphasis on exploration. I found botw to be a bit frustrating because I was limited by my stamina so I forgone my health to complete a stamina wheel. I'm working on health since 2 wheels seems enough before cooking.
Also it forces me to find alternative strategies for combat such as stealth, weapon building, and cooking. Honestly, with the time saved in exploration but spent in preparing for combat, I'd say it balances out.
Hearts until I have 6, then one extra stamina wheel, then 4 more hearts, then the rest of stamina, then the rest of hearts.
By the time I got to 10 hearts, I could start upgrading armor and cooking full-heals, and I wasn't taking many hits, so stamina was more important.
Totk I went stamina until I had 3 circles then added some hearts. This allowed me to enjoy exploring and I liked the challenge of combat. The harder enemies could one shot me but that just made them more fun. The fusing and cooking means I can do a lot of encounters with only getting hit once by standard mobs and being able to restore to the 4 hearts I had.
I think I took turns between the two until I had about 10 hearts, then did only stamina until it was full. With max stamina, getting to shrines for more hearts is a lot easier.
Hearts first until I get to a point where I start to actually need more Stamina, then I convert my Hearts into Stamina till it's full. From then on my Stamina is maxed out so everything just goes back into Hearts.
In BotW, stamina bc nothing can really kill you early game, but there are some steep places you'll wanna get
In TotK, hearts bc with the slight overworld adjustments, you can get pretty much everywhere with 1 wheel now and even basic mobs can one hit you at the start
Hearts until 8 or so to keep me from being too squishy. Finished second ring of stamina, then hearts from there. I very rarely run out of stamina compared to BOTW because of all the new ways of getting around.
This is the way I approach it too.... Enough hearts not to be one shot and down and that second stamina wheel is so welcome ! It's enough to do almost anything I need to paraglider wise / climbing wise etc.
I've been going for hearts only since getting my second wheel. I've never found myself needing more stamina like I did in BotW. If a cliff seems too high, I'll use a hot air balloon instead.
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