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Ziggurat · 06-13-2003, 04:45 PM

The EASY answer is, of course, yes. You are an idiot. The REAL answer is that this game has strategic and tactical elements that make it more complicated than it seems. In my first game, I kept getting killed on the way to Arnika. Umpteen strong plants, wasps and bandits, not to mention soldier ants with a killer queen were wiping me out. So, the first trick I learned is not to level up past lev 3 until you get to Arnika's gate. Second is to run if you can if you are outmatched. Third is to use the landscape, hug those mountains and find those crevices to make them attack one by one.

Others: Avoid the Arnika-Trynton road at night if you don't like thousands of chomping bats. Go back to the previous area and rest a cycle or two to generate different monsters. You get my drift. It's not you. This game was designed to have no easy way to win. It requires a balanced party with some strengths and some thoughtful maneuvering. My two cents. P.S. Leave the cat alone, he has powerful friends on the planet Catalopia and they would NOT be amused.

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06-13-2003, 04:45 PM	#2
Ziggurat Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 4, 2001 Location: Baltimore, Md Age: 71 Posts: 1,106	The EASY answer is, of course, yes. You are an idiot. The REAL answer is that this game has strategic and tactical elements that make it more complicated than it seems. In my first game, I kept getting killed on the way to Arnika. Umpteen strong plants, wasps and bandits, not to mention soldier ants with a killer queen were wiping me out. So, the first trick I learned is not to level up past lev 3 until you get to Arnika's gate. Second is to run if you can if you are outmatched. Third is to use the landscape, hug those mountains and find those crevices to make them attack one by one. Others: Avoid the Arnika-Trynton road at night if you don't like thousands of chomping bats. Go back to the previous area and rest a cycle or two to generate different monsters. You get my drift. It's not you. This game was designed to have no easy way to win. It requires a balanced party with some strengths and some thoughtful maneuvering. My two cents. P.S. Leave the cat alone, he has powerful friends on the planet Catalopia and they would NOT be amused. [ 06-13-2003, 04:48 PM: Message edited by: Ziggurat ] __________________ How are you today, Citizen?