Players are banging their heads together to unlock the Nioh Way of the Wise difficulty level in Team Ninja’s recent DLC update 1.14.
The Defiant Honor DLC for PS4 introduced new enemies, weapons and new difficulty modes, which is what players appear to be having issues accessing.
To unlock Way of the Wise you need to complete Way of the Demon so have to own the Defiant Honor and Dragon of the North DLC.
To unlock Way of the Demon you need complete Way of the Strong which also requires purchasing both DLC packs.
Here’s the complete Nioh update 1.14 patch notes:
- ADDED A NEW STORY CHAPTER, “SIEGE OF OSAKA (WINTER).”
YOU MUST FIRST COMPLETE THE MAIN STORY TO ACCESS THE NEW CONTENT.
- ADDED A NEW WEAPON TYPE, “TONFA,” CAN BE SELECTED FROM THE START OF THE GAME (REQUIRES PURCHASE OF THE “DEFIANT HONOR” ADD-ON TO UNLOCK).
NEW DIFFICULTY MODES HAVE BEEN ADDED:
WAY OF THE DEMON – UNLOCKED AFTER COMPLETING WAY OF THE STRONG (REQUIRES PURCHASE OF “DEFIANT HONOR” OR “DRAGON OF THE NORTH”).
WAY OF THE WISE – UNLOCKED AFTER COMPLETING WAY OF THE DEMON (REQUIRES PURCHASE OF BOTH “DEFIANT HONOR” AND “DRAGON OF THE NORTH”).
- ADDED A RARITY ABOVE DIVINE, “ETHEREAL.”
- “ETHEREAL ITEMS WILL DROP IN WAY OF THE WISE AND ABOVE.
- ADDED THE FOLLOWING GUARDIAN SPIRITS: NURARIHYON / ENKU
- ADDED NEW WEAPONS, ARMOR, AND ACCESSORIES.
- ADDED THE ABILITY TO “TRANSFORM” INTO THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS: SANADA YUKIMURA / SARUTOBI SASUKE
- ADDED NEW TROPHIES, TITLES, AND GAMEPLAY RECORD ENTRIES.
- ADDED NEW NINJUTSU AND ONMYO MAGIC SKILLS
- ADDED NEW CONSUMABLE ITEMS
- ADDED NEW GESTURES.
- ADDED HIGHER-END SOULSTONES THAT GRANT A LARGE AMOUNT OF AMRITA.
- ADDED THE FOLLOWING PVP STAGES: USUKI. THE FISHING VILLAGE (2 VS 2) / CHUSONJI TEMPLE (2 VS 2) / LAKESIDE (1 VS 1) / MOUNT SHIGISAN (1 VS 1).
- ADDED THE SHO, SAITO, AND NANBU CLANS TO CLAN BATTLES.
- ADJUSTMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS
YOU CAN NOW PLAY MISSIONS YOU HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED WHILE PLAYING IN YOKA1 REALM WITH A COMPANION.
RELAXED THE REQUIREMENTS TO UNLOCK MISSIONS AND REGIONS IN THE WAY OF THE STRONG AND WAY OF THE DEMON.
- NIOH UPDATE 1.14 ADDED THE OPTION “DISPLAY SHOULDER BELT (OFF/ON)” TO BASIC GAME SETTINGS.
- ADDED THE OPTION “DISPLAY ‘TAKE’ OVER DROPPED EQUIPMENT” TO INDIVIDUAL GAME SETTINGS. YOU CAN NOW TURN OFF THE “TAKE” OPTION FOR EQUIPMENT BELOW A RARITY LEVEL OF YOUR CHOOSING.
- ADDED THE ABILITY TO SWITCH BETWEEN SORTED VIEWS IN THE TITLE LIST WITH THE R3 BUTTON.
- ADJUSTED THE SORT ORDER OF THE ONMYO MAGIC SKILL TREE.
- ADJUSTED THE SORT ORDER OF THE WATER SHOT, WIND SHOT, AND LIGHTNING SHOT TALISMANS.
- INCREASED THE VALUE OF THE “ATTACK (POWER)” SPECIAL EFFECT THAT CAN APPEAR ON ARM GUARDS (BUT NOT VIA REFORGING).
- ADDED A SOUND THAT NOW PLAYS WHEN YOU SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM A TIMELY GUARD AS PART OF THE SPECIAL EFFECT “KI RECOVERY (TIMELY GUARD).”
- ADDED A “WEAKENED” STATUS ICON THAT APPEARS ABOVE THE WEAPON ICON ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN AFTER YOU GET HIT BY AN ATTACK WITH THE “WEAKEN MELEE WEAPONS” EFFECT.
- INCREASED THE LIVING WEAPON POWER OF SWORDS, DUAL SWORDS, SPEARS, AXES, AND KUSARIGAMA.
- BALANCED THE POWER OF EACH OF THE THREE “IZUNA”S THAT SPAWNS FROM THE GUARDIAN SPIRIT IZUNA’S SKILL.
CHANGED THE FOLLOWING CREST PROTECTIONS:
- CHANGED SANADA’S “CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK (WHEN SURROUNDED)” TO “INCREASE ATTACK & DEFENSE WHEN SURROUNDED.”
- CHANGED SHIBATA’S “DASH ATTACK BONUS” TO “CHARGE ATTACK BOOST.”
- CHANGED YAMANAKA’S “REDUCED STATUS AILMENT DURATION” TO “DAMAGE (STATUS AILMENTS).”
- CHANGED YAMANAKA’S “DASH RI USAGE (CRITICAL)” TO “DAMAGE REDUCTION (STATUS AILMENT SUFFERED).”
- THE FOLLOWING ENEMIES WILL NOW ALSO FALL UNDER THE “CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK (STRONG ENEMIES)”:
- YOKAI FROM THE YOKAI REALM.
- ENEMIES THAT APPEAR WITH A RED AURA IN THE WAY OF THE DEMON AND LATER.
- OPPONENTS WITH A HIGHER RATING THAN YOU IN PVP BATTLES
THE VALUES FOR THE FOLLOWING SET BONUSES HAVE BEEN INCREASED:
- SAIKA’S YATAGARASU / WARRIOR OF THE WEST’S HONOR / WARRIOR OF THE EAST’S HONOR / DAIICHI DAIMAN DAIKICHI / TRANQUIL FOUNDATIONS / HEAD OF THE IGA NINJA / LEGENDARY MIKAWA WARRIOR / THE RED ONI OF THE II / NATIONAL UNITY / JAPAN’S BRAVEST WARRIOR / RIGHTEOUS STRATEGIST / TACTICIAN’S INGENUITY / YAGYU’S SHINKAGE STYLE / THE CROSSED SICKLES / GENIUS STRATEGIST / KAIDOMARU / SAMURAI FROM DARK LANDS / THE HEROIC RAGING BULL / A MASTER SWORDSMAN’S POWER / NIOH INCARNATE / ONE-EYED DRAGON’S AMBITION / TRUE DATE FAMILY LOYALIST / EXEMPLARY EYE FOR ELEGANCE
- FIXED THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS IN NIOH UPDATE 1.14 TO NOT LOSE KI WHEN THEY RUN: SHIMA SAKON / OKATSU / MARIA
FIXED THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS TO LOSE KI WHEN THEY RUN:
- WARRIORS (SPEAR, DUAL SWORDS) / BANDITS, FOOTSOLDIERS (DUAL SWORDS, SWORDS, AXES) SAKA CLAN (DUAL SWORDS, KUSARIGANLA) / N I N JAS (KUSARIGAMA)
- NIOH UPDATE 1.14 ADJUSTED THE GUARD RATE FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS ACCORDING TO THE DIFFICULTY:
- YAGYU SEKISHUSAI / HOZOIN INEI / SHISENIN KOSEN / ASHIKAGA YOSHITERU / SAKATA K1NTOKI MARUME NAGAYOSHI (ODACHI) / DATE SHIGEZANE (HUMAN) / KATAKURA SHIGENAGA
- CHANGED THE MOONLIT SNOW’S THIRD PART INTO A TWO-HIT COMBO FOR DATE SHIGEZANE (ODACHI) AND MARUME NAGAYOSHI (HUMAN).
- ADJUSTED THE POWER OF ENEMIES’ GUARDIAN SPIRITS TO INCREASE ACCORDING TO THE MISSION LEVEL.
- DECREASED THE TIME IT TAKES SHIKIGAMI TO MORPH AFTER THEY NOTICE THE PLAYER.
- INCREASED THE ELEMENTAL DAMAGE DEALT BY AMRITA FIENDS BEFORE THEY EXPLODE IN WAY OF THE DEMON AND ABOVE.
BUG FIXES
- FIXED A BUG N THE MISSION “KURODA’S DETERMINATION” WHERE YOU COULDN’T PICK UP THE “EBOSHI KABUTO.” AFTER APPLYING THE UPDATE, YOU CAN GET THE “EBOSHI KABUTO” IN “KURODA’S DETERMINATION” IF YOU HAVEN’T GOTTEN IT YET.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH YOU WERE UNINTENTIONALLY ABLE TO PARRY CERTAIN ATTACKS IN THE BATTLES WITH HONDA TADAKATSU, THE OBSIDIAN SAMURAI, KELLEY, DATE SHIGEZANE (HUMAN), AND MARUME NAGAYOSHI.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH WHEELMONKS WOULD TAKE KI DAMAGE FROM FIRE.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH KARAKASA UMBRELLAS’ KI WOULD NOT REPLENISH AFTER REACHING 0.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH AXE-WIELDING SKELETON WARRIORS WHO WERE KNOCKED DOWN WHILE OUT OF KI COULD NOT GET UP IF THE PLAYER REPEATEDLY ATTACKED THEM.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH THE OGRESS’S KI WOULD NOT REPLENISH AFTER REACHING 0 IF THE PLAYER CONTINUED TO ATTACK HERAT THE RIGHT TIMING.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH PLAYERS HIT WITH A WATER ATTACK FROM DATE MASAMUNE’S NURARIHYON WOULD NOT DIE EVEN IF THEIR HEALTH DROPPED TO 0.
- FIXED A BUG IN THE RETURN OF THE GOURD” IN WHICH YOU COULD ATTACK ODA NOBUNAGA ONE-SIDEDLY.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH POWERED UP ONE-EYED IMPS (THOSE WHO GLOW RED) ON THE WAY OF THE DEMON AND LATER WOULD LOSE THEIR POWERED UP STATE AFTER THEY TRANSFORM.
- FIXED A BUG IN PVP BATTLES IN WHICH OPPONENTS WHO USED A KODAMA TALISMAN COULD NOT BE LOCKED ONTO EVEN AFTER THE EFFECT WORE OFF.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH USING A SMOKE BALL AND KODAMA TRANSFORMATION SCROLL TOGETHER WOULD CAUSE THE PLAYER’S AVATAR AND KODAMA TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE SAME TIME.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH COMPLETING MISSIONS IN ANY DIFFICULT OTHER THAN WAY OF THE SAMURAI WOULD NOT COUNT TOWARD UNLOCKING ENTRIES IN THE CHARACTER DIRECTORY
- FIXED AN ERROR IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE NINJUTSU SKILL “FRUGALITY.”
- NIOH UPDATE 1.14 FIXED A BUG IN WHICH DAMAGE VALUES WOULD NOT DISPLAY PROPERLY WHEN EXCEEDING 6 DIGITS.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH YOUR ORIENTATION WOULD NOT RESET BACK TO THE DIRECTION OF FIRE AFTER YOU GOT HIT BY AN ENEMY’S HAND CANNON.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH YOU COULD NOT CHANGE GUARDIAN SPIRITS IF YOU ACTIVATED YOUR LIVING WEAPON AND THEN SHEATH YOUR WEAPON.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH YOUR WEAPON WOULD CONTINUE TO APPEAR TO BE IN YOUR HAND IF YOU STARTED A PVP BATTLE WHILE AIMING YOUR RANGED WEAPON.
- FIXED A BUG IN WHICH STATUS ICONS WOULD NOT APPEAR NEAR A BOSS’S HEALTH GAUGE WHEN USING A PLAYSTATION 4 PRO AND 4K MONITOR.
- FIXED OTHER MINOR BUGS