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J'aran · 11-10-2003, 01:44 PM

...even on novice difficulty, my party frequently gets their asses handed to them on a silver plate. Granted, I'm on my first run through this game, but I'm no newbie to RPGs, and I'm using every tactic I can come up with. My party is solidly built, with two frontline warriors (Lizardman Fighter and Dracon Samurai), two ranged warriors (Felpurr Ranger, who can use polearms to melee from the second rank as well, and Mook Gadgeteer), and two spellcasters (Rawulf Priest and Faerie Bishop). I take full advantage of the latter two characters' protective spells, I use terrain to my advantage whenever possible so that only the front rankers are exposed to the attacks of two or three monsters, I soften the enemy up with ranged attacks and spells before we engage in melee... but the monsters the game sends after me just seem too tough. Only half an hour ago, my party, currently averaging level 8 and on the Arnika-Trynton Road, was confronted by 7 Shrieker Bats (level 8 or 9 I believe), 5 Juggernauts (level 11 behemoths) and 3 whatsit Weeds, can't remember their level but it can't have been lower than 8. I used every abovementioned tactic, found a perfect nook in the cliffs beside the road to fight them from, and granted, most of the bats went down like flies and their screams did nothing, but those weeds continually managed to nauseate my entire party, causing them to miss constantly. Every disabling spell I cast at them fizzled or had no effect, I could't target them with missiles because they were hiding behind the Juggernauts and only one of the brutes tore up my frontliners and was about do the same with my weaker characters when I gave up and quit the game. And this is not the first time something like this has happened.

Now, finally, my question to you: why? Is there something wrong with my tactics or my party build (if so, what), is my party's level too low for this specific area, or am I just plain unlucky in what the game threw at me so far?

Thanks for reading through this rather lengthy rant, by the way.

11-10-2003, 01:44 PM	#1
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 46 Posts: 1,493	...even on novice difficulty, my party frequently gets their asses handed to them on a silver plate. Granted, I'm on my first run through this game, but I'm no newbie to RPGs, and I'm using every tactic I can come up with. My party is solidly built, with two frontline warriors (Lizardman Fighter and Dracon Samurai), two ranged warriors (Felpurr Ranger, who can use polearms to melee from the second rank as well, and Mook Gadgeteer), and two spellcasters (Rawulf Priest and Faerie Bishop). I take full advantage of the latter two characters' protective spells, I use terrain to my advantage whenever possible so that only the front rankers are exposed to the attacks of two or three monsters, I soften the enemy up with ranged attacks and spells before we engage in melee... but the monsters the game sends after me just seem too tough. Only half an hour ago, my party, currently averaging level 8 and on the Arnika-Trynton Road, was confronted by 7 Shrieker Bats (level 8 or 9 I believe), 5 Juggernauts (level 11 behemoths) and 3 whatsit Weeds, can't remember their level but it can't have been lower than 8. I used every abovementioned tactic, found a perfect nook in the cliffs beside the road to fight them from, and granted, most of the bats went down like flies and their screams did nothing, but those weeds continually managed to nauseate my entire party, causing them to miss constantly. Every disabling spell I cast at them fizzled or had no effect, I could't target them with missiles because they were hiding behind the Juggernauts and only one of the brutes tore up my frontliners and was about do the same with my weaker characters when I gave up and quit the game. And this is not the first time something like this has happened. Now, finally, my question to you: why? Is there something wrong with my tactics or my party build (if so, what), is my party's level too low for this specific area, or am I just plain unlucky in what the game threw at me so far? Thanks for reading through this rather lengthy rant, by the way.