The penalties of search mode - Page 3

Rhea · 07-23-2002, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by otter:
Did she leave because you entered a Zone she refused to enter? If so, you can "make" RPC's go where they don't want to; teleport/Portal, or overload them & run them unconscious, then cross the Zone.

Yes, I know. Call me crazy, but part of the RPing for me is letting the NPCs come and go according to their whims. It's actually one of the things I *really* like about Wiz8 - they have agendas of their own that don't always coincide with yours.

Duneswalker · 07-23-2002, 09:47 PM

Thanks for the input, I had thought I decided to leave my ranger at home and pick up Sparkle, but I infer from your comments that she cannot be depended on as a full time party member. I've decided I want a ranger, if Sparkle will stick around I'll take another spell caster, if not I'll take my own ranger. So just how much of the game can I depend on her for?

Wereboar · 07-24-2002, 12:49 PM

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I've decided I want a ranger, if Sparkle will stick around I'll take another spell caster, if not I'll take my own ranger. So just how much of the game can I depend on her for?

I used her for the whole game.
There are area that she won't enter at wil, but there are workarounds for that.
However, in this areas she is like hexxed (-20 penalty to all stats and skills). Doesn't hurt that much for a ranger IMHO.

ratchild · 07-24-2002, 05:51 PM

a ranger method i've used to great effect is starting them out as a Alchemist, then switching over to ranger. very effective and helping out with spells early on, and once they get back up to lvl 5 ranger, they start with much better casting skills, as the Alch/ranger ones are some of the most difficult to work up.

Rhea · 07-24-2002, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by ratchild:
a ranger method i've used to great effect is starting them out as a Alchemist, then switching over to ranger. very effective and helping out with spells early on, and once they get back up to lvl 5 ranger, they start with much better casting skills, as the Alch/ranger ones are some of the most difficult to work up.

Sounds good. I did that with my last Samurai, starting her as a mage and switching very early on. If you want them to be able to have some magical punch earlier, it really helps.

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07-23-2002, 09:47 PM	#22
Duneswalker Dungeon Master Join Date: April 5, 2001 Location: Dearborn Heights, Mi, USA Posts: 53	Thanks for the input, I had thought I decided to leave my ranger at home and pick up Sparkle, but I infer from your comments that she cannot be depended on as a full time party member. I've decided I want a ranger, if Sparkle will stick around I'll take another spell caster, if not I'll take my own ranger. So just how much of the game can I depend on her for?

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