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Jenny
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 26 Jun 2002
Posts: 39
Location: Detroit, Michigan |
Well after 4 party re-configurations, my fifth one is the one I'm sticking with.
Why it always took me until the cave on Arnika road to figure out I needed to start over and make some change to my party I can't say. All I know is that 5 times through the Monastery was more then enough! Entering Arnika and seeing some new stuff was a great change.
I was worried at first I wouldn't be able to get the hang of this game (I'm new to Wizardry) but all my practice in the Monastery sure did help. 
I always laugh when my Lizardman Fighter named Egg says "Bye!" to people in his dopey, vacant, burley voice. |
Wed Sep 04, 2002 12:40 am |
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dteowner
Shoegazer
Joined: 21 Mar 2002
Posts: 7570
Location: Third Hero of Erathia |
Well done!
The good news- you settled on a party a little quicker than I did with my first winning party
The bad news- Arnika is the point where I most often restarted...
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Wed Sep 04, 2002 1:02 am |
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HiddenX
The Elder Spy
Joined: 20 Jul 2001
Posts: 749
Location: NRW / Germany |
Good job , but you are still at the beginning of a long journey.
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Wed Sep 04, 2002 9:11 am |
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John373
Keeper of the Gates
Joined: 04 Jul 2002
Posts: 117
Location: Retardid Los Angeles, CA |
It took me repeated attempts to learn just what I could do in battle and what's the best and quickest way to win. Only experience taught me that. One thing I now always do is start off with a couple of Valkyries, then quickly turn them into Fighters on the next upgrade. Thus I'm still able to strike enemies from a distance with a spear but can now use the awesome berserk mode. Midway through the game, you'll be amazed when they hit not once but twice in one round, inflicting 60 to 70 points of damage on each hit (provided you purchase the vicious Death Spear). That's usually more damage than magic can do on any one single creature at a time.
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Thu Sep 05, 2002 1:06 am |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
So now we know that you settled on a party, but we do not whom do you have in this party. |
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Thu Sep 05, 2002 3:03 pm |
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Jenny
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 26 Jun 2002
Posts: 39
Location: Detroit, Michigan |
My party has:
Egg, my lizardman warrior
Giles, my hobbit rogue
Bell, my dwarf priest
Chang, my mook psionic
Sing, my hobbit bard
Marta, my faerie mage
And I invited Vi to join me in Arnika. I have one more empty spot for another npc if I meet someone I like. I know some people think its dumb to have the maximum number of party members allowed because of the exp thing but I like full parties. I'm glad I decided to go with a bard, which I replaced my monk with. I liked having him but my bard seems very functional so I'm happy to have her.
I just wish I had more time to play. I only get the weekends to play and then I have to make time for all my other stuff too.  |
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Thu Sep 05, 2002 7:01 pm |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
Nice party.
I also had 6 members in my party. But I didnt hire NPCs (only Miles for little while).
I had two fighters in my party (first line). Who is in your first line? |
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Thu Sep 05, 2002 7:06 pm |
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Jenny
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 26 Jun 2002
Posts: 39
Location: Detroit, Michigan |
Right now it's my fighter and my rogue with Vi one row back in the middle because she has that really long reach with her pole arms.
I haven't quite got the hang of party formations yet. |
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Thu Sep 05, 2002 8:16 pm |
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shai_aus
Village Leader
Joined: 18 Aug 2002
Posts: 97
Location: Australia |
Wooo, it looks like you could use another melee character in there somewhere. Really strong magic, though.
Good luck with it. |
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Fri Sep 06, 2002 1:56 pm |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
quote:
Originally posted by Jenny
I haven't quite got the hang of party formations yet.
So I sugest to do some experiments with formations.
You will not know how important it is until you will try it yourself :]. |
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Sun Sep 08, 2002 5:03 pm |
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Bilbo
High Emperor
Joined: 12 Mar 2002
Posts: 1620
Location: New York |
quote:
Originally posted by Danicek
quote:
Originally posted by Jenny
I haven't quite got the hang of party formations yet.
So I sugest to do some experiments with formations.
You will not know how important it is until you will try it yourself :].
Just pick your time carefully to experiment, to avoid a lot of reloads. Wait until you're in an area where you're comfortable (monastery, Arnika once you're a little more experienced). I made this mistake of experimenting right before a major battle with a boss monster and it definitely put me at a huge disadvantage. (I had my reasons for the timing based upon the condition of my ranger who was suffering massive penalties, but my bard was not up to the task of being a front line fighter against a boss monster without a lot more sword training.) The expression goes, live and learn, but make sure you're characters are in a likely position to live if something goes wrong.
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