Hows wiazardry?

ultima · 11-13-2002, 02:10 AM

I have just completed w&w.
want to know about wizardry. Is it worth trying?
Is it good?

Twisted Brother · 11-13-2002, 02:15 AM

Yes, it is worth trying. Yes, it is good. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Gimli · 11-13-2002, 09:09 AM

Very, very good. The Surgeon General should issue a warning though as it is also extremely addictive...

Wolfie · 11-15-2002, 07:38 AM

LOL!

[img]smile.gif[/img]

Desdicado · 11-15-2002, 10:11 AM

No, it's pants (IMHO). It's nothing like W&W, which I am just finishing too actually. Go for IWD2 as that's a great game.

What really sucks ass about wizardry 8 is the combat, 20 minute battles with weak enemies are the norm, you might say fair enough but wait til you get in one, it's not because you need a strategy or to think anything through but because the enemies move at minus 10 miles an hour.

Ironweed one moves- wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, .......Ironweed 27 moves Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle, yawn.

I found myself running away from anything vaguely hostile as I couldnt face another long winded encounter.

I sold the game on Amazon in the end. Buy IWD2 or Might and Magic 9, or in fact anything else.

el_kalkylus · 11-15-2002, 10:41 AM

Once again Desdicado, you should have tried wizfast.exe. I think the game is very good, so good that I have played it over and over again.

Megabot · 11-16-2002, 10:17 AM

It is the best game i have played so if you like W&W then you sure wil love Wizardry 8!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Vaprakgruumsh · 11-16-2002, 02:32 PM

20 Minute battles??

Of course, when your party begins you don't have much for resources - no good weapons, no good spells, etc. (Unless you imported from Wizardry 7).

So naturally, battles are going to take longer, as your party grows.

In time, you will get a weapon (Bloodlust, for example) that makes any fighting class, a shredding machine, and a MESS of spells that will make your casters - both mages and priest type alike (death wish, asphixiation, Freeze Flesh, Turn Coat, etc etc), a force to be recokned with.

I am at a point now, where I can face about 20 monsters (as it often happens in the Rapax Castle), and be done with them in no more than about 2 minutes.

Charging up to them, my fighter and Valk and Rogue chew through them - while my mage casts any number of his fire level spells, or his asphixiation spell - and my priest does lifesteal, death wish, or any number of her spells...

And next thing I know, I am cleaning the blood off my blade and robes.

Dandad · 11-16-2002, 03:34 PM

Wizardry 8 is well worth the money IF AND ONLY IF you download wiz8Fast.zip which speeds up the action and makes the battles nearly bearable. Without this programme shave your head so you will not suffer unnecessarily during the battles...pulling it out by the handfull! Fortunately I never had this latter problem. But the dog now has a bad limp. lol
Otherwise it is great.

Don't get MM9 if you have played the other earlier titles because it is not and never will be finished, and so will prove a huge dissappointment. It is full of promise that is only partially fulfilled.
If you have never played MM then its has many interesting aspects e.g. kill the dragon that has 50,000 hp. a twisty "suicidal" plot etc. Come to think of it I probably will play it again....some day.

John_Tesh · 11-17-2002, 02:25 AM

I've heard about the program wiz8fast, but no one seems to know where to get it now...any thoughts?

11-13-2002, 02:15 AM	#2
Twisted Brother Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 21, 2002 Location: WasteLands Age: 50 Posts: 22	Yes, it is worth trying. Yes, it is good. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ ...What you see is what you lost; if I were you, I wouldn\'t try...

11-13-2002, 09:09 AM	#3
Gimli Emerald Dragon Join Date: January 12, 2002 Location: Moria Posts: 912	Very, very good. The Surgeon General should issue a warning though as it is also extremely addictive... __________________ There\'s one dwarf left in Moria that still draws breath!

11-15-2002, 07:38 AM	#4
Wolfie Zhentarim Guard Join Date: February 1, 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 307	LOL! [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Visit [url]\"http://www.foerster.cc/wolfie\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.foerster.cc/wolfie</a> or [url]\"http://wiz8.web1000.com\" target=\"_blank\">http://wiz8.web1000.com</a> (US) for a spreadsheet that allows you to enter in your spellcaster\'s stats, and it will tell you what spells the character can learn, or for spells that they are not yet able to learn, it will tell you how many points they need, or why your character can\'t learn the spell.

11-15-2002, 10:11 AM	#5
Desdicado Zhentarim Guard Join Date: March 30, 2001 Location: Scotland Age: 48 Posts: 335	No, it's pants (IMHO). It's nothing like W&W, which I am just finishing too actually. Go for IWD2 as that's a great game. What really sucks ass about wizardry 8 is the combat, 20 minute battles with weak enemies are the norm, you might say fair enough but wait til you get in one, it's not because you need a strategy or to think anything through but because the enemies move at minus 10 miles an hour. Ironweed one moves- wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, .......Ironweed 27 moves Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle, yawn. I found myself running away from anything vaguely hostile as I couldnt face another long winded encounter. I sold the game on Amazon in the end. Buy IWD2 or Might and Magic 9, or in fact anything else. __________________ \"We will welcome them with Bullets and Shoes\" Mohhamed Sa\'id Al Shahaf

11-15-2002, 10:41 AM	#6
el_kalkylus Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden Age: 45 Posts: 669	Once again Desdicado, you should have tried wizfast.exe. I think the game is very good, so good that I have played it over and over again. __________________ Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

11-13-2002, 02:10 AM	#1
ultima Dungeon Master Join Date: September 17, 2002 Location: Chennai Age: 49 Posts: 50	I have just completed w&w. want to know about wizardry. Is it worth trying? Is it good?

11-16-2002, 10:17 AM	#7
Megabot Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 18, 2003 Location: Oslo, Norway. Age: 62 Posts: 3,360	It is the best game i have played so if you like W&W then you sure wil love Wizardry 8!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

11-16-2002, 02:32 PM	#8
Vaprakgruumsh Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: November 24, 2001 Location: Neverending Nights Age: 54 Posts: 639	20 Minute battles?? Of course, when your party begins you don't have much for resources - no good weapons, no good spells, etc. (Unless you imported from Wizardry 7). So naturally, battles are going to take longer, as your party grows. In time, you will get a weapon (Bloodlust, for example) that makes any fighting class, a shredding machine, and a MESS of spells that will make your casters - both mages and priest type alike (death wish, asphixiation, Freeze Flesh, Turn Coat, etc etc), a force to be recokned with. I am at a point now, where I can face about 20 monsters (as it often happens in the Rapax Castle), and be done with them in no more than about 2 minutes. Charging up to them, my fighter and Valk and Rogue chew through them - while my mage casts any number of his fire level spells, or his asphixiation spell - and my priest does lifesteal, death wish, or any number of her spells... And next thing I know, I am cleaning the blood off my blade and robes. __________________ · [url]\"http://www.neverendingnights.com\" target=\"_blank\">Neverending Nights.com</a> ·

11-16-2002, 03:34 PM	#9
Dandad Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 3, 2002 Location: Liverpool, England Age: 78 Posts: 42	Wizardry 8 is well worth the money IF AND ONLY IF you download wiz8Fast.zip which speeds up the action and makes the battles nearly bearable. Without this programme shave your head so you will not suffer unnecessarily during the battles...pulling it out by the handfull! Fortunately I never had this latter problem. But the dog now has a bad limp. lol Otherwise it is great. Don't get MM9 if you have played the other earlier titles because it is not and never will be finished, and so will prove a huge dissappointment. It is full of promise that is only partially fulfilled. If you have never played MM then its has many interesting aspects e.g. kill the dragon that has 50,000 hp. a twisty "suicidal" plot etc. Come to think of it I probably will play it again....some day. __________________ Only Connect

11-17-2002, 02:25 AM	#10
John_Tesh Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 7, 2002 Location: St. Louis Age: 43 Posts: 8	I've heard about the program wiz8fast, but no one seems to know where to get it now...any thoughts?

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