What exactly is "game difficulty"?
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Apprentice
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written Friday, November 24 2006 07:50
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What exactly changes with the game difficulty? I am guessing that only the damage you receive (from enemies, mines and so on), and not the damage you deal or the numbers of total health points. Hopefully nothing quest-oriented. Posts: 48 | Registered: Tuesday, April 5 2005 07:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, November 24 2006 08:51
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Assuming it is the same as with every other spidweb game, difficulty affects only one thing directly: enemy experience level. This in turn affects their health, attack power, and dodge and hit rates. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, November 24 2006 08:53
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I thought difficulty only increased health in the Avernum series. -------------------- Scenarios need reviews! Please rate these scenarios at the CSR after playing them! Amnesia • Dilecia • The Empire's New Grove • Express Delivery Twilight Valley • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, November 24 2006 09:04
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Nope. In Geneforge (and A4) Str, Dex, Int, and End are all determined based on level, and base level is multiplied by some factor dependng on your difficulty. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, November 24 2006 09:54
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So it would be fair to say that difficulty modifies monsters' levels to make them stronger or weaker. You don't get more experience on Torment, though. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, November 24 2006 16:53
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Well, in GF series, difficulty level indeed has nothing to do with enemy hit points.The damage you recieve on four different levels are 50%, 100%, 150% and 200% respectively. It also affect the chance they can hit and dodge. The latter hardly matters since the attack skill of the pc usually be high enough to hit 100% of the times. Their bonus chance to hit make investments in dex for dodging almost pointless on torment. Simply assume enemies always hit. Posts: 122 | Registered: Tuesday, May 31 2005 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Friday, November 24 2006 17:32
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Originally by Hume: quote:Not always true. I usually pump my mechanics and leadership (too) high early in the game, and so there's usually a window where my attack skills are below where they should be and I end up missing a lot. Dikiyoba. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, November 24 2006 17:44
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I agree with Hume on this one; the difficulty didn't noticeably change the enemies' dodging rates in the Avernum games. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, November 24 2006 17:58
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Hmm. On second thought, I don't remember when I tested this, so maybe I never did for GF1-3. Doh. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |