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Originally posted by Virgil:
I picked up this game yesterday. I played for about two hours last night, then deleted those characters and started again this morning, for an hour or so.
The number of classes and races seems a little daunting. In my mind, you need a healer, a lock picker, a mage, and the rest should be fighting types. My current party is:
Male Dracorr Lord (with that Eastern European accent, he's cool)
Female Human Valkyrie
Female Human Monk
Male Rawulf Priest
Female Elf Mage (what a stereotype, I know)
Male Hobbit Rogue (with that New York Mafia voice. He's really funny)
Using one whole slot for a rogue seems like a waste, but a ninja doesn't get lockpicking, and I'm hesitant to go gadgeteer. Who's better in combat between a rogue and gadgeteer? Or, if I stay with the rogue, how soon should I switch him to a different class?
I had a ranger in my first party, and liked him, but I couldn't see using a whole slot for him. Having the constant searching is good, but I'm not sure what the drawback is to leaving search on all the time anyway. Do you move slower, or make more noise? I miss not having a ranger though, that's my favorite class overall in RPGs (though rarely getting the respect they deserve). Maybe I'll restart again and include a ranger...
Overall, I'm liking the game, though I've just started on the Monastery.
One knock though. What's up with that commercial when I go to exit the game? This isn't shareware, I paid 49.99 for the game. I don't want to see commercials in it.
Good party, Virgil! Personally, I'd go with a bard rather than a rogue...you can up them very quickly in Lockpicking and the music skill ROCKS, especially with a priest that can cast "Stamina" each round on the bard while s/he is playing those instruments. So far, I've got the Lute (infinite Sleep spell), the Pipes of Piercing (infinite Shrill Sound, which is EXCELLENT against large groups of monsters), and the Angel's Tongue (infinite Bless, which isn't as useful with a Priest and Valkyrie in the party that can both cast it.)
Rangers, BTW, are far more useful in this game than in Wizards & Warriors...ranged weapons are a must, my ranger is now insta-killing with shots about 40% of the time, and in addition, they can learn Alchemy (which if you don't have an alchemist in your party, this is VERY useful).
Oh, and I have a Female Elf Mage as well. I gave her the "New Age" persona...she babbles on about Positive Energies and stars being in alignment...it's a hoot!
That commercial irks the TAR out of me...I'm going to go through the game files and see if it's something that can be deleted. As you said, this isn't shareware. Oh, well, we have to put up with ads and previews when you buy videos as well nowadays...sheesh.
Cheers,