solo mage -> staff of the magi

Rockstar · 06-28-2005, 10:52 AM

QUESTION: IS IT CHEESE FOR A SOLO MAGE TO USE THE STAFF OF THE MAGI?

Hey everybody, just a poll question here [img]tongue.gif[/img]

i'm doing a solo mage at the moment. I am now level 16 and ready to continue onto chapter 4. (this is the same solo mage i completed BGI with and i will post a report of the adventure, which i am updating gradually, when i am finished)

a friend has my TOB disk but i have obtained all the items i have felt neccessary to continue onto chapter 4 including the most recent: the staff of the magi.

i hear much cheese about this item but do you consider it cheese for a solo mage? if it is, what if i don't use any of its abilities and just have it equiped for the armour bonus and saving throws bonus? or is it cool to use the special abilities too?

thanks for any input

shamrock_uk · 06-28-2005, 11:24 AM

Well, I think it depends how you use it - scouting ahead whilst having it equipped is pretty sensible. Constantly equipping/unequipping it is definitely cheese IMO - the warrior you're evading would simply slash his sword at the air in front of him and hit you anyway in real life, so I would say it's exploiting the game engine.

Having said that, if you're soloing something like Tactics, then all is fair in love and war..

Neo the Warrior Cat · 06-28-2005, 12:00 PM

Solo, no, I don't think it's that cheesy.

However, if you were a kensai->mage, I would say cheese

krunchyfrogg · 06-28-2005, 04:53 PM

As long as you're not constantly re-equipping it (to go invisible again), I don't think it's cheesey at all.

Azred · 06-28-2005, 06:17 PM

There isn't anything cheesy about the Staff of the Magi; use it however you see fit. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

Kyrvias · 06-29-2005, 12:19 AM

Exactly. For a solo mage with low hit points, the staff fulfills its duties. Thats probably why it was made. Mages kept dying.

Sir Goulum · 06-29-2005, 12:35 AM

It isn't cheesy at all. It'd prove useful to equip and then get away from a battle to heal.

ister · 06-29-2005, 03:42 AM

Using it to get away after being hit isn't cheesy. Re-equiping it after each attack and continuing to melee is.

Kyrvias · 06-29-2005, 10:30 AM

I agree.

Azred · 06-29-2005, 07:29 PM

Unfortunately that does not qualify as "cheese" because that is how the item is designed.

06-28-2005, 12:00 PM	#3
Neo the Warrior Cat Avatar Join Date: July 6, 2004 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Age: 36 Posts: 528	Solo, no, I don't think it's that cheesy. However, if you were a kensai->mage, I would say cheese __________________ \"I haven\'t the time for this!\"-Irenicus <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[mage1]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/mage1.gif\" />

06-28-2005, 04:53 PM	#4
krunchyfrogg Red Dragon Join Date: February 14, 2004 Location: NY, USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,516	As long as you're not constantly re-equipping it (to go invisible again), I don't think it's cheesey at all. __________________ <i>A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives.</i><br />- Jackie Robinson<br /><br /> [img]\"http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/3353/salsashark7xl.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

06-28-2005, 06:17 PM	#5
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 54 Posts: 4,037	There isn't anything cheesy about the Staff of the Magi; use it however you see fit. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

06-29-2005, 03:42 AM	#8
ister Drow Warrior Join Date: January 12, 2005 Location: usa Age: 56 Posts: 291	Using it to get away after being hit isn't cheesy. Re-equiping it after each attack and continuing to melee is. __________________ \" Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.\"<br />JFK

06-29-2005, 07:29 PM	#10
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 54 Posts: 4,037	Unfortunately that does not qualify as "cheese" because that is how the item is designed. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

06-28-2005, 10:52 AM	#1
Rockstar Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 4, 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 300	QUESTION: IS IT CHEESE FOR A SOLO MAGE TO USE THE STAFF OF THE MAGI? Hey everybody, just a poll question here [img]tongue.gif[/img] i'm doing a solo mage at the moment. I am now level 16 and ready to continue onto chapter 4. (this is the same solo mage i completed BGI with and i will post a report of the adventure, which i am updating gradually, when i am finished) a friend has my TOB disk but i have obtained all the items i have felt neccessary to continue onto chapter 4 including the most recent: the staff of the magi. i hear much cheese about this item but do you consider it cheese for a solo mage? if it is, what if i don't use any of its abilities and just have it equiped for the armour bonus and saving throws bonus? or is it cool to use the special abilities too? thanks for any input

06-28-2005, 11:24 AM	#2
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 3,092	Well, I think it depends how you use it - scouting ahead whilst having it equipped is pretty sensible. Constantly equipping/unequipping it is definitely cheese IMO - the warrior you're evading would simply slash his sword at the air in front of him and hit you anyway in real life, so I would say it's exploiting the game engine. Having said that, if you're soloing something like Tactics, then all is fair in love and war..

06-29-2005, 12:19 AM	#6
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	Exactly. For a solo mage with low hit points, the staff fulfills its duties. Thats probably why it was made. Mages kept dying.

06-29-2005, 12:35 AM	#7
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	It isn't cheesy at all. It'd prove useful to equip and then get away from a battle to heal.

06-29-2005, 10:30 AM	#9
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	I agree.

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