Well I finished the game without destroying the Globe of Essence.

I exported my toons and went to try and play HOF but it seems incredibly easy. I have it on hardest difficulty but the goblins are still dying with only 20-30 hps of damage being done to them. Is there a switch or something I need to turn on before I re-start or just continue on with way I am going. People were saying that the gobbies at the start have 100 hps at start of HOF but that isn't my experience so far.

Thanks

Kodo

P.S NM I found the answer in the manual. Guess I should have gone there first.

Thanks anyway all and great the board is back up and running.

[ 04-20-2003, 12:54 AM: Message edited by: Kodocha ]

Have you click the HOF mode in your icewind dale 2 game configuration before starting your game?

You are probably too high on exp

Kakero has it right. If you are only seeing 20 - 30 hit points for Gobbos then you are most likely NOT on HoF mode.

What happens in HOF mode? You just play the same game again with higher level characters and tougher monsters? Is it fun? Does the story change any?

It's just like playing diablo 2 in Hell mode ( if you have played that game ). In IWD2 hof mode, your character level is higher ( if you have imported them from normal mode ) and the monsters are tougher. It's fun because the challenge is there and the item is better than normal mode. the story is still the same.

[ 04-28-2003, 03:42 PM: Message edited by: Kakero ]

Yeah, it's exactly the same game except the monsters are much tougher and the items are (for the most part) much better than in the normal modes.

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Does anyone have a recommendation for what level you should be when starting HOF? Should you play through a complete game in normal mode first? Start with a fresh party (sounds like this would be very hard)? Or, perhaps pick up a party that is some part through normal mode?

By the way, no spoilers, please.

[ 04-30-2003, 06:21 PM: Message edited by: Borg ]

the game tells you to have a party at averange lvl 15. You should not be under lvl 10 I think to have a good chance to survive.

Generally, it's best to do your first HOF with the party that finished normal mode. That will give you a pretty good idea of the HOF difficulty. Then, you may want to try starting a new team in HOF mode. It's amazingly hard to do, but it can be done.

By the way, be sure to load up your party with as much as they can carry. Gold does not export over, so you'll want stuff to sell for cash.

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