Does anybody use the berzerk skill?

Author	Topic: Does anybody use the berzerk skill?
Kennedy Warrior Member # 1016	written Wednesday, March 26 2003 22:32 Profile #0 It says that the skill makes you 5% more likely to hit your enemies, but your enemies are also 5% more likely to hit you. So wouldn't that mean if your berzerk skill was 20 or more the enemies would almost never miss? And why would it also be a character trait (considered a bad one at that)? Posts: 141 | Registered: Saturday, April 20 2002 07:00
Ezicel Apprentice Member # 2810	written Thursday, March 27 2003 00:21 Profile #1 I commonly use both the skill and the trait, it adds a lot of feeling to the game. Posts: 31 | Registered: Monday, March 24 2003 08:00
Kyna Infiltrator Member # 2628	written Thursday, March 27 2003 02:00 Profile Homepage #2 I've only recently started playing Nethergate (finished one game as the Celts, halfway through my first game as the Romans). As the Celts I didn't find the damage too excessive - I gave both my fighters the berzerk trait and lots of points in the skill. My reason for choosing the option was that with a pair of druids backing up as healers why worry about the damage taken while you're dealing more damage. -------------------- We meet and part now over all the world; we, the lost company, take hands together in the night, forget the night in our brief happiness, silently. -- Judith Wright My website Posts: 512 | Registered: Wednesday, February 12 2003 08:00
Ezicel Apprentice Member # 2810	written Thursday, March 27 2003 03:36 Profile #3 By the way, buying about one point of Defense for every point of Berserk reduces the enemy to hit bonus. I usually do so and I´m yet to discard that tactic as worthless. Posts: 31 | Registered: Monday, March 24 2003 08:00
X Shaper Member # 496	written Thursday, March 27 2003 06:45 Profile #4 I try to steer clear of all that nasty woad myself. So unattractive! Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00
Schrodinger FAQSELF Member # 3	written Thursday, March 27 2003 07:00 Profile #5 I give all of my players the berzerk trait. It doesn't seem to hurt much, and it has some nice benefits. This is especially true if I'm going to be investing in the berzerk skill. -------------------- A few cats short of a kitten pot pie... Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Check out a great source for information on Avernum 2, Nethergate, and Subterra: Zeviz's page. Finally, there's my Geneforge FAQ, Geneforge 2 FAQ, and Geneforge 3 FAQ. Posts: 2831 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
NaCN Agent Member # 1359	written Thursday, March 27 2003 07:49 Profile #6 Yeah, I can't understand why Jeff put the Berserker trait on the disadvantage list. It's more of an advantage, particularly when combined with Toughness or Regeneration. I use the trait more than the skill. -------------------- PhoenixNinjas! Ninja-Moderation! What we need is Urban Wisdom! Vote Wise Man! Posts: 1277 | Registered: Monday, June 24 2002 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, March 27 2003 10:41 Profile Homepage #7 The trait is fairly neutral in effect, but it increases the experience you gain. I stick it on all my characters and use some of the extra skill points for a bit more defense and hardiness. The skill is also more or less neutral, but instead of increasing the skill points you get it takes skill points. I steer clear of it for the most part, although a few points at the lowest skill point cost are an effective way to raise your damage at the very beginning of the game. —Alorael, who would boost the skill more if there were a time in Nethergate when his characters were virtually impossible to hit. Unlike his Avernum parties, his Nethergate parties are always threatened by certain tough monsters even at the end of the game. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Ezicel Apprentice Member # 2810	written Friday, March 28 2003 01:00 Profile #8 By the way, could it be that the skill was meant to be a celtic version of Roman Training? They do share some common traits, even though Roman Training is the better (figures, as they´re supposed to be the best fighters) Posts: 31 | Registered: Monday, March 24 2003 08:00
Rantallion This Side Towards Enemy Member # 147	written Wednesday, April 9 2003 11:09 Profile #9 I tend to use the Berzerk trait on Roman fihgters too. It's not historically true, but nor is four Roman soldiers fighting alone without formation, or elves and magic and the bulk of the game. Posts: 1000 | Registered: Thursday, October 11 2001 07:00
go baby go (TGM) Veteran* Member # 2286	written Thursday, April 10 2003 09:27 Profile #10 I use it on my playing romans, but never when playing as celts.. Weird, perhaps, but hey, I'm a demo player! :P -------------------- The Great Mister kommari@gmail.com[/url] Posts: 911 | Registered: Sunday, November 24 2002 08:00
Rupert Agent Member # 618	written Saturday, April 19 2003 12:42 Profile Homepage #11 I never saw the point of beserk skill, the skill points you use for it could be better used in making you stronger or more skilled in weaponry, without the downside of being easier to hit. As for the trait, it does bestow some advantages in having it so it's an ok trade-off. Meh. Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00
The Darkest of the Dark Wyrm Shock Trooper Member # 1133	written Sunday, April 20 2003 08:54 Profile #12 The only time I ever would have wanted to go berserk was when I was playing the romans, and then I couldn't (My hireling was a druid, so I found it stupid to use woad on her). -------------------- Soy un perdedor... I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me? ---------------------------------- "We're more popular now than Jesus, I don't know which will disappear first, Rock'n'Roll or Christianity." It's Christianity! ---------------------------------- There was some time I called myself manic derpressive. Well, I wasn't. I just didn't know what 'Manic' meant. Posts: 364 | Registered: Sunday, May 12 2002 07:00
Party Animal Warrior Member # 2870	written Sunday, April 20 2003 14:42 Profile #13 Hello darkwind. Join me in my avernum vs. exile series. I always get a huge amount of berzerk skill so I can kill my enemies before they can hit. But better yet, kill from afar. [ Sunday, April 20, 2003 14:46: Message edited by: Party Animal ] -------------------- All your base are belong to us!!!! http://people.cornell.edu/pages/slp29/ayb.html Posts: 138 | Registered: Saturday, April 12 2003 07:00
Darkwind K'sheyna Warrior Member # 2871	written Tuesday, April 22 2003 14:00 Profile #14 The aggravating part about nethergate is that slings and even javelins never seems to do much damage no matter how much skill I pump into them. Killing from afar sounds easier than it is. Also, some of the distance spells cost quite a bit, and sometimes you end up drained from blasting goblins when you meet a tougher enemy. -------------------- H-E-L-P. I think my alphabet soup is trying to tell me something. Posts: 87 | Registered: Sunday, April 13 2003 07:00