im already level 17 and im utterly stuck in the mountain i cant get past most mobs and dont really deal damage do you have to invest heaviliy in allure to deal damage at all ?
Or is level 17 not the right level to explore the mountain ?
Allure does boost damage in general, but you do need to be careful not to split your stats too much otherwise you'll likely be underpowered. It's usually best to pick and focus on two stats, like say Technique and Willpower, in the current game balance. I'll admit my build uses three stats, Willpower, Allure, and Luck, but that is due in part to my character having been leveled in an older version of the game where there were a few differences in leveling up. A three stat build is still theoretically possible, but would need more levels to work.
Okay but the damage doesnt really scale well while enemy HP does so i just have to hope that i crit like 5 times against tough enemies or i will lose
A few tips that could prove useful, if you don't mind grinding a little or spamming the brothel to make some money with skip on, you can generate some money to get free stats if you haven't gotten the Goddess Boons, the perk from the Forest Glade, nor the Demon Layer.
There are some other event perks yet, but one requires interacting with the Manticore on the Mountain, then two of them require passing Kotone's special trial, and the remaining four require defeating Sofia multiple times through increasing difficult fights, but you can only earn two of them at most at the moment.
I have an older post
here that details the Manticore to a degree, another post
here that discusses Kotone's challenge in some detail, and another post
here that includes the console variables if you don't mind cheating if you become stuck.
And yes, a viable tactic is to use a debuff to disable an enemy while you buff yourself before attempting to defeat the enemy.
I do hope that you find this at least a little helpful,
@Hollowbankai.