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thartanian
Guards Lieutenant
Joined: 20 Sep 2003
Posts: 156
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| Anybody beat this game as a mage? |
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Was it hard? Are the special fx cool? Any armor buffs? Is it worth it or nearly impossible? |
Sat Feb 28, 2004 3:09 am |
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jmurdock
Old Fogey
Joined: 11 Nov 2003
Posts: 1285
Location: the heart of acadiana they like to call it |
Mage is only hard at the beginning when you have few spells. Later on is much easier. I thought that the ending was easiest as mage.
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Sat Feb 28, 2004 4:25 am |
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Daedalus
High Emperor
Joined: 04 Jan 2002
Posts: 2516
Location: Estonia |
the easyest way to complete the game indeed is with mages and also the most interesting way to play is with mages u should try it out at the end u unbeatable with a mage |
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Sat Feb 28, 2004 2:18 pm |
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Ricky
Keeper of the Gates
Joined: 12 Mar 2003
Posts: 104
Location: Denmark |
That depends ... If the orcs elite get's too close to a mage ya better have trained in close-combat, which is expensive since the mage has penalties for that. I would say the Paladin is surperior because they are equipped with the best two-hander, armor, and some strong spells.
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MageofFire
Griller of Molerats
Joined: 03 Oct 2003
Posts: 1594
Location: Monastery of Innos |
Paladin is the easiest, and the devs intended it to be that way. Gothic n00bs are supposed to play the Paladin way first.
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Sat Feb 28, 2004 3:43 pm |
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Bartacus
Il Buono
Joined: 24 May 2003
Posts: 4706
Location: Belgium Flemmish part |
All ways seem equally easy to me, but I agree when you say that the Paladin way is intended to be the first choice. In fact when I was playing Gothic 2 for the first time, I intended to join the mages. I found myself by accident joining the militia however and I'm someone who has played Gothic 1 before.
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Sat Feb 28, 2004 4:57 pm |
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Mercenary
Helpful Friend
Joined: 25 Nov 2002
Posts: 2874
Location: Chromanin |
My view :
The mages are the most interesting path to play and the easiest too.
Reasons :
You can kill dragons easier from distance then from close in. (For me it was.)
You are very strong at end. Defeating orcs has never been easier.
Somehow felling that you are one with the god is good.
Novice quests are great. 
Magic is cool by itself.
There is more but this is all i can throw out of my mind now.
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Sat Feb 28, 2004 7:09 pm |
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Dood
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 18 Jul 2003
Posts: 31
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I played Gothic 2 as a mage. Not having played the original Gothic nor many other RPG games, I too was reluctant to play as a mage. But I like magic and, after reading responses to similar questions on this forum, decided to go ahead. Was it hard? Again, not having any basis for comparison all I can say is that it didn't SEEM hard nor did it seem "nearly impossible". Sure, there were lots of creatures I had to avoid until my character developed, but that just made revenge against them that much sweeter. The power you have in the final chapters is pretty awesome and the special effects are cool. Forget about what you may have heard or read about the mage being difficult and go for it.
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Sun Feb 29, 2004 3:07 am |
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Daedalus
High Emperor
Joined: 04 Jan 2002
Posts: 2516
Location: Estonia |
i agree with Dood with the mages is the simplest way to play |
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Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:52 am |
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megadav
Captain of the Guard
Joined: 28 Dec 2003
Posts: 192
Location: Great Hungary |
Mage is the best.
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Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:43 pm |
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Wulf
The Shepherd
Joined: 20 Sep 2003
Posts: 2312
Location: North/West.England |
Many gamers think mages have inferior melee skills, but if you you learn correctly (especially as a novice!!) before you pass-out as a mage, the mage can easily hold his "head-above-water" in weapon combat. 
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