Anyone else think Planetars are a *touch* overpowered?

[Buster_Wiz]

I just recently got ToB, so I was totally in the dark about the HLA's. However, today while in watchers keep, I got my sorceror up to a level where he got a HLA. So I chose "summon planetar" thinking hey, a high level summon this might come in handy sometime, definately a step up from skel warriors and mordy swords. Anyways, I summoned this thing on level 4 of WK, and all I can say is Yikes!
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He single handedly took out all the githani in their encampment with no fancy pulling, just a big mob vs the planetar in two different spots. Then, he took out the red dragon that is below their encampment with a minimal amount of help from my sorceror. Meanwhile, I am sitting at my computer thinking, "sheet, why ever cast another spell again?" Then I took a look at the spells they can cast and its almost laughable a high level fighter/cleric/mage that is nearly immune to all elemental damage, and has a high magic resist. Anyone else think these are just a *touch* too powerful?

[pritchke]

No, but only because you are restricted to one of that type of creature at any given time. Now if you had four or five of them....

I don't remember a red dragon in watcher's keep. I remember having to fight a green dragon with no name.

[ 01-29-2003, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

[Buster_Wiz]

The crazy one that drops the staff of the ram, forgot his name hehe

[pritchke]

Doesn't ring any bells, I don't remember getting a staff of ram either. I must have missed him. I will need to play the game again I may have missed a good many things, I have only been throug ToB once and am taking a long break before going back again. Been playing to many FR games during the same time frame.

[Rataxes]

Saladrex something isn't it?

[Brennihelvete]

Planetars can make a big mess indeed. The only time they completely sucked was vs the end boss in ToB. They lasted for about 5 sec or so... Anyway troughout the rest of the game theyre unstoppable.

I think its two dragons in WK, Saladrex is one of them.

[Indemaijinj]

Saladrex is the red one. The only hassle about defeating that one is to keep low-HP characters from recieving the full brunt of it's firebreath. You encounter Saladrex in the Githyanki lair. (Githyanki has a spiritual bond to red dragons).

The nameless green dragon that you encounter next is even wimpier. It took me exactly two mouse clicks to destroy it. And yes, there WAS a planetar involved in the second battle. Man, my party didn't even see the beast before the planetar had finished it off.

[ 01-29-2003, 05:01 PM: Message edited by: Indemaijinj ]

[pritchke]

Were was the red dragon in the Githyanki lair? I remember getting some things from a dragon statue in the area I killed the Githyanki captain, there was also a door at the back leading to a Demi Lich. But I did not spot heads or tails of a dragon any were. Did I miss a room or something?

[Brennihelvete]

yes there was a second door leading to Saladrex [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[LennonCook]

Originally posted by pritchke: No, but only because you are restricted to one of that type of creature at any given time. Now if you had four or five of them...

Can you say "Project Image" ?? [img]smile.gif[/img]