Slightly disappointing monsters

[Ziggurat]

What's with the Enlightened Spirit on AP? She is level 36 and never casts a spell. She just runs up and gets killed. I would imagine a lev 36 spell caster would be pretty dangerous. There are a few more like that, some of the Savant humanoids and most of the android slasher types are wimpy when you get anywhere near their levels. Anyone have a theory? Did they weaken the game to protect the non-hardcore players?

i would add the observation that a number of monsters are worth a disproportionate amount of experience relative to their increased threat. for example, the threat difference between savant troopers and savant drones is laughable, yet the drones are worth more than twice as much each. i assume this is by virtue of having a ranged attack which has a chance to paralyse.

similarly, vampire bats, which drain, are worth a ridiculous amount of experience relative to how few hitpoints they have (and therefore how easy to kill they are).

so, perhaps if you dont have a strong ranged attack to eliminate her quickly, the enlightened spirit closes and does some serious draining in melee? remember some of the higardi spirits dont cast spells, but close and *touch* you.

if you have a party near there who hasnt wiped her out, let her close and see what happens. (notice i'm volunteering you for this duty...) [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 09-18-2003, 08:33 PM: Message edited by: sultan ]

[Ziggurat]

Thanks, Sultan. Her main skill was drain stamina (I think). Prob paralysis or drain if she got you.

You are right about the rest. Maybe they made the guys in Arnika a higher XP payoff so you can level up faster in a "safe" place. Also, the monsters in the training at Mt.G weren't hard except for the last one, didn't seem to match your lev like the rest of the game. Fixed. I guess that was planned. If you tried it too early they were hard.

Many of the rest of the "too easy for their level" monsters probably do less damage later on in the game because you are so buffed. But if you are lev 20 and they are 30+ wouldn't you expect more?

Would have been a real challenge to run into a lev 30+ human-type spell caster. I guess some of the other critters on AP do that!

[rbeane1]

You obviosly havent run into 5 Diamond Unicorns!!!

[Ziggurat]

Ran into 3 diamond unicorns once. 5 is ridiculous. They were hard!

[Rezdude03]

oh yeah. especially if they rear. TURNCOAT!!!!!

[Loudhy]

I never fought Diamond Unicorns. I met Nightmares and Dreadmares in the swamp
and I hadn't enough patience to fight them because they always run after they
reared.
How can you win against those Diamond Unicorns, especially if there are 5 of
them ?

[rbeane1]

I didnt win I ran!!! only after they turncoated everyone in my party!
once one recovered I ran my ass off!

[Wereboar]

How can you win against those Diamond Unicorns, especially if there are 5 of them ?

Hit them. Hit them again. Hit them hard.
And try to not be affected by their Quicksand spells.
IIRC they have an high AC, and cast body of stone on top of it (about 75% damage resistance, it seems)

[Ziggurat]

Wereboar is correct. You have to have all protections at max and then melee them to death while constantly healing. I think there were many reloads on that one. I may have cast an Elemental to distract them, but that is dubious because of the high lev magic attacks. And they didn't run like the rest of the equines do. (Actually, the first one stands their ground and attacks while the rest run away in the Swamp).