Stop the incessant clicking!!!!

[Ziroc]

We need to tie a woodpecker to the damn mouse, and where theres a fight, flick the woodpecker in the bum to start pecking!!

[Wyvern]

Originally posted by Ziroc: We need to tie a woodpecker to the damn mouse, and where theres a fight, flick the woodpecker in the bum to start pecking!!

Sounds like a good solution to me!!!

I'm really loving the atmosphere of DL - but this much clicking has got to go!!

[Bungleau]

Amen, brothers and sisters! I'm going through the trial of the elders in Arindale, and things were going okay until I got to the second part. Without spoilage, let me just say that there's a critter there with an unbelievable amount of HP (who was worth over half a million XP).

Having slain a fire drake with bow and arrow (and yes, it was close to half an hour of clicking), let me say that this critter was just as painful and annoying... and the fire drake was only worth some 300,000 XP!

In any case (helpful tip coming up), I managed to defeat it by getting into a small room with a chest. The various critters got "stuck" in the doorway, and attached less frequently. I then used my longest reach sword and hacked away... total elapsed kill time was around 20 minutes.

On a sad note, in the first part of this battle I ended up consuming all of my healing potions! That was *NOT* a happy feeling... I'm down to 20-some great healing potions and my celestial heal spell.

Why is this important? Because when I completed this area and went to move on, I found that it appears to be one of four such areas... and if I'm going to have to do battle with that @#$%@#$! thing three more times, I'm going to call in for backup!

On a side note, I found that raising your DEX and AGI is really, Really, REALLY helpful in battle...

[Wyvern]

The Banshee??

I only ran into only one of her and she was awful!

I haven't been over to the "official" DL forums to see if folks over there are complaining about the amount of time it can take to kill one monster - it was far more reasonable in W&W (and just about every other game I've played). Spending a half hour to take out one monster is NOT fun!!

Either the BIG BAD monster should die (preferred ending) or I should die (don't like that one) and the battle should be over in about 5 minutes tops! These battles that go on and on and on are not good.

I see a class action lawsuit in the works as a result of all this repetitive motion damage to our fingers. (lol!)

I also have a complaint with flying monsters and those very low to the ground - they can be worth next to nothing in terms of experience points but they are just hard to kill.

[uss]

Daamn! Was really forward looking to dealing some cool kung fu action and casting spells to pwn hordes of daemons but by what you guys say, it wouldn't be fun at all.

Oh well, looks like I'll have to wait for Oblivion. That game'll definitely rock DL alive. In every. Single. Factor. [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]


EDIT: Doh, DL, not DS. Whatever.

[ 06-06-2005, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: uss ]

[Bungleau]

Yeah, Wyv, I was talking about the banshee. At the point I got through with her last night, seeing that there were three more rooms was just more excitement than I could handle. I can do the math... three more banshees makes another 90 minutes... not last night.

I'll look at the others tonight, and hopefully get out of the trial. Gotta read up on where I'm not supposed to save during the trial... I'd hate to break that. And I'd hate to go through battle with the banshee again...

[Wyvern]

Originally posted by Bungleau: Yeah, Wyv, I was talking about the banshee. At the point I got through with her last night, seeing that there were three more rooms was just more excitement than I could handle. I can do the math... three more banshees makes another 90 minutes... not last night. I'll look at the others tonight, and hopefully get out of the trial. Gotta read up on where I'm not supposed to save during the trial... I'd hate to break that. And I'd hate to go through battle with the banshee again...

There is only one that I know of in that area, Bungleau. I may have just outrun others if they were there but I didn't see more than just one Banshee.

[Too Darkpark]

here's a nice tip for defeating the banshee in the trial of the elders:

lure her into the narrow corridor where you fist enter this area but make sure to kill any of the other weaker spirits in the immediate area before doing this. once you get the banshee in the corridor save your game and quit. reload your game after which you'll notice that those spirits aren't being generate anymore.
now corner that banshee in a corner of the corridor and start attacking her. get about 4 or 5 attacks on her (or 4 attacks and a combo if your skill is high enough) than block as soon as she raises her arms to cast her spell. you CAN block her spell with a shield but only if you're close to her. occasionally, she might make a swing at you instead of casting her spell in which case take the opportunity to attack her some more otherwise it's a straight forward pattern: attack, block, attack, etc...

[Ziroc]

Anyone seen any mantraps? [img]smile.gif[/img] god, I hope not... [img]smile.gif[/img] Imagine the damage to yer finger then!

[Wyvern]

Originally posted by Ziroc: Anyone seen any mantraps? [img]smile.gif[/img] god, I hope not... [img]smile.gif[/img] Imagine the damage to yer finger then!

ROFL!!!!

I was in the Naga Temple last evening - didn't find the gasmask because I've been pushing to "catch up " with everyone - ended up having to fight the super Naga that guards the relic with my bow - managed to find myself a place where I could get a hit now and then and that creature wasn't fuming poison gas at me. Took next to forever!!

I find that without the automap I just don't explore as I normally would.