Monster earth and water resistance info messed up?

Amaroks · 01-04-2002, 09:38 AM

I got the impression that they messed up something. Most encounters have >50 earth resistance, but none in water. All the time I use that "whipping rocks"(?) spell its VERY effective, while when I use Iceball almost nothing happens. My spell caster isn't that great at both (maybe 4th power only possible), but the same is true for "Frost" it doesn't do any real harm. It looks weird to me.

Either the info on the monsters is wrong or I don't get it.

Amarok

MaskedFrog · 01-04-2002, 10:59 AM

This confused me for a while as well. I eventually found out that unless you have a very high Mythology score, you do not see all of a monsters resistances. In the begining of the game I though if I did not see a resistance that monster did not have one. When I encountered these same monsters with a character that has close to 100 Mythology, I realized they have a resistance number in every category. In the beginning of the game you just have to experiment with spells until you find the most effective realm.

Hope this helps you.

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01-04-2002, 09:38 AM	#1
Amaroks Welcomed New User Join Date: January 4, 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 1	I got the impression that they messed up something. Most encounters have >50 earth resistance, but none in water. All the time I use that "whipping rocks"(?) spell its VERY effective, while when I use Iceball almost nothing happens. My spell caster isn't that great at both (maybe 4th power only possible), but the same is true for "Frost" it doesn't do any real harm. It looks weird to me. Either the info on the monsters is wrong or I don't get it. Amarok

01-04-2002, 10:59 AM	#2
MaskedFrog Drow Warrior Join Date: November 28, 2001 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 292	This confused me for a while as well. I eventually found out that unless you have a very high Mythology score, you do not see all of a monsters resistances. In the begining of the game I though if I did not see a resistance that monster did not have one. When I encountered these same monsters with a character that has close to 100 Mythology, I realized they have a resistance number in every category. In the beginning of the game you just have to experiment with spells until you find the most effective realm. Hope this helps you.

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