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Micah Foehammer · 11-14-2002, 01:57 PM

Here's a few quick answers:

1) Combats are pretty varied - some can be handled with brute force alone, others definitely require tactics. Some can made a lot easier by paying attention to certain clues and other's REQUIRE that you solve some puzzle.

2) Encounter Locations in the OC are generally fixed, but monster types can vary at those locations depending on the total level of your party (hencman, summoned monsters etc.). This may NOT be true with a lot of the new mods where random encounters may be more generally utilized.

3) That is impossible to answer - It depends a lot on YOU. In general though, yes, its not so hard to find a good group to play with. I have two groups I routinely play with: one is from the old interplay message boards, the other is a group from IW. [img]smile.gif[/img] One recommendation, try to avoid full PvP servers. That's a likely place for PK'ers to hide. [img]smile.gif[/img]

4) YES - without any problem at all. [img]smile.gif[/img] I have four active characters now: one has finished the game (YEA!), and three are still plugging through. ALL four of them have been used both in the single player OC and in multiplayer online games. Two of them have actually ventured into the realms of undermountain! lol

5) Some servers enforce legal characters which means that characters who have been edited to ridiculously high stat levels simply can not connect to those servers. Also look for servers that enforce item level restrictions. that prevents a level 3 character from carrying around the axe of the dwarvish lords or some such over-powered weapon. I almost always look for servers that enforce those two rules when I connect on line. That's one way to avoid the cheating problem.

11-14-2002, 01:57 PM	#5
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Here's a few quick answers: 1) Combats are pretty varied - some can be handled with brute force alone, others definitely require tactics. Some can made a lot easier by paying attention to certain clues and other's REQUIRE that you solve some puzzle. 2) Encounter Locations in the OC are generally fixed, but monster types can vary at those locations depending on the total level of your party (hencman, summoned monsters etc.). This may NOT be true with a lot of the new mods where random encounters may be more generally utilized. 3) That is impossible to answer - It depends a lot on YOU. In general though, yes, its not so hard to find a good group to play with. I have two groups I routinely play with: one is from the old interplay message boards, the other is a group from IW. [img]smile.gif[/img] One recommendation, try to avoid full PvP servers. That's a likely place for PK'ers to hide. [img]smile.gif[/img] 4) YES - without any problem at all. [img]smile.gif[/img] I have four active characters now: one has finished the game (YEA!), and three are still plugging through. ALL four of them have been used both in the single player OC and in multiplayer online games. Two of them have actually ventured into the realms of undermountain! lol 5) Some servers enforce legal characters which means that characters who have been edited to ridiculously high stat levels simply can not connect to those servers. Also look for servers that enforce item level restrictions. that prevents a level 3 character from carrying around the axe of the dwarvish lords or some such over-powered weapon. I almost always look for servers that enforce those two rules when I connect on line. That's one way to avoid the cheating problem. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”