Phew. Second time through Wiz8 (my first game, after about 100 hours of mapping EVERYTHING, suffered the ill fate of a UE OS Crash!) - I am not at Ascent Peak... man, there are some tough cookies here. [img]smile.gif[/img]

What I am wondering - for those of you who are going through the game with 1, 2 or 4 in their party only - how do ya hope to make it through here? I thought the Sorceres was bad... this is far worse. No rest for the wicked it seems, when yer running around the peak. (Of course, what I do is use one person to Create Portal wherever I am, use the other person to Return Portal to Crock's, rest up, Return Portal back to Peak) :D

The extra skill boosts and level points you gain from smaller parties more than make up for the fewer attacks.

My 4 fairies [ninja, ranger, bish, bish] were death machines by the time we got there-- the Bishops took out all but 2 of the rapax army in the first round. Far easier time than I had with my 6 man mixed party, even though the group o' six had all the best stuff-- excal, *light*, CoC, etc.

Small parties are only tougher at the very beginning. Once you hit Arnika, they will more than hold their own.

Oru

yup. My 4-player party hit the Peak at level 23 or so - all level 7 spells - ninja, sam, lord and monk - all my own characters.

It was a slaughter. Whatever survived the death cloud/death wish/asphyxiation/hex/instant death/quicksand barrage from the first couple rounds was mincemeat in front of c of c, fang, bloodlust and staff of doom...

anti-climactic really