Lame indeed, Lily, but unfortunately, pretty much a hallmark of almost all CRPGs out there. Might & Magic took the lame way out of using the same basic format for the monster types and just coloring them differently (for which they received much flack in the Boards, if I remember rightly). Wizardry was much the same way as W&W, where there would be 8-9 different monster types all based on the same style and with the same sprites.
They also need more female NPC's in the game. It, unfortunately, is very gender-biased. I mean, ladies, who are your role models in the game? Elyssia? S'Keser Da? Come on! I don't think there's a single female guild master in the entire game. (They should fire Sabastio in Brimloch and hire a female wizard; one who's not quite so long-winded, if you know what I mean.)
Your suggestions are good, but I'd like to see fewer Bats. They have got to be, hands down, the most annoying and ubiquitous monsters in the game, and they spawn more frequently than any other opponent.
Great topic!
Sazerac
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