Spell stuff in BoA

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Drizzt BoE Posse Member # 2475	written Monday, May 5 2003 16:37 Profile Homepage #25 I don't even know what Mindduel does! -------------------- http://members.aol.com/risberg/blades/ Eternity approaches. Posts: 56 \| Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Tuesday, May 6 2003 01:52 Profile Homepage #26 You and the subject duel for spell points. You can either lose, be dumbfounded, or win, and dumbfound or kill the opponent. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 \| Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Tuesday, May 6 2003 03:51 Profile Homepage #27 It's only any use for killing things if they're already very low on spell points, though. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
Yours Sincerely, The Boogyman. BANNED Member # 2064	written Tuesday, May 6 2003 06:45 Profile #28 I like direct damage spells like kill. -------------------- I am an idiot. Posts: 775 \| Registered: Friday, October 11 2002 07:00
go baby go (TGM) Veteran* Member # 2286	written Tuesday, May 6 2003 08:47 Profile #29 Yeah, kill was a frickin' good spell once you got it. -------------------- The Great Mister kommari@gmail.com[/url] Posts: 911 \| Registered: Sunday, November 24 2002 08:00
Jawaj Shock Trooper Member # 461	written Tuesday, May 6 2003 10:51 Profile #30 Direct damage spells are important to any RPG, but too many of them can make the spell lineup kind of dull. I think Avernum has just the right number of regular damaging spells. -------------------- "If you held a weapon to Fwiffo's head, he would say anything you wanted him to. In fact, if you held a vegetable to Fwiffo's head, he'd say whatever you wanted him to." - Spathi high council, Star Control 2. Posts: 346 \| Registered: Sunday, December 30 2001 08:00
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Tuesday, May 6 2003 14:37 Profile #31 Kill _sucked_ in Blades of Exile. At high levels, anything not magic-immune was better off being taken care of in melee or with Paralysis, and anything magic-immune is immune to Kill. Posts: 3234 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Jigga Infiltrator Member # 1823	written Wednesday, May 7 2003 07:47 Profile Homepage #32 It' better than Arcane Blow (wow, I've just realised how inuendoid that name is), which is probably its equivalent in Avernum. -------------------- Riot Shields Voodoo Economics It's just business Cattle prods And the IMF I trust I can rely on your vote Posts: 530 \| Registered: Sunday, September 1 2002 07:00
Lord Bob Shock Trooper Member # 55	written Wednesday, May 7 2003 08:11 Profile Homepage #33 It would be more relevant to compare Arcane Blow to Death Arrows, since Kill was a one-target spell and Death Arrows was the most powerful multi-target spell. Kill dominates Bolt of Fire, at any rate, but I have to say that Arcane Blow (and, against the magic-immune, even Fireblast) outclass Death Arrows. But that's just what I think. Terror was probably the most totally useless spell in the entire universe. :P Posts: 236 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Wednesday, May 7 2003 11:26 Profile #34 Death Arrows was useful in a very few occasions, since it did the most damage (potentially) of any spell in the game. Unfortunately, this does nothing to change the fact that quite a lot of BoE monsters were magic-immune. EDIT : Death Arrows, despite seeming to be a multi-target spell, was actually best used as a single-target spell against a 2x2 monster. [ Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:28: Message edited by: Imban ] Posts: 3234 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Lord Bob Shock Trooper Member # 55	written Wednesday, May 7 2003 12:14 Profile Homepage #35 Yeah, BoE designers seem to have a sort of immunity fetish, don't they? Although it does come in handy now and then, it really is overused. But I agree with Death Arrows being most useful against the big fellows. That was when it came into its own. Posts: 236 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Wednesday, May 7 2003 13:27 Profile #36 If a high-level boss doesn't have magic immunity and doesn't rely on special spells, it's a pathetic boss - Paralysis will stop it from taking any action for the rest of the battle. This is bad for difficulty. Posts: 3234 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Wednesday, May 7 2003 14:00 Profile Homepage #37 Also, if designers participate(d) in the arena, their monsters are usually harder (like Stareye). -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 \| Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Wednesday, May 7 2003 14:21 Profile #38 People who participate in the Arena also tend to be more familiar with AI and not suck at the actual game of BoE. :P Posts: 3234 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00