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in harmondale 10/23/2016, 07:31:00
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Jacko writes:
- got 5 x knight arena victory - easy with a lvl 1 toon
- visted stables to collect horshoes
- got 4 genie lamps from Deyja
- handled archer 1st promo with invisibility scroll
- handled crusader promo with the usual wand of paralysis and wand of shrapmetal
- multilooting...*even more evil grin
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titan stronghold 10/23/2016, 07:35:18
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Jacko writes:
I thought I needed to gear up a little bit more, so fly and invisibility again.In titan stronghold I disposed of 2 green dragons 2 titans 1 storm titan and 1 blood titan. Dragons proved the best for multilooting blood titan being second best. Griffin bow of carnage made killing titans dead easy but tedious. Wand of implosion and shrapmetal help get rid of dragons but with a solo toon it was longish. multilooting...
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training and ... nighon 10/23/2016, 07:38:37
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Jacko writes:
Killing with learnig expert and 20 point bonus made me eligible to train to 18 Got expert water fire bow learning bodybuilding. hired healer and expert healer as trip to nighon looming large in the horizont. some crucial trainers there are in nighon
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I could use some advice on NPCs 10/23/2016, 12:59:38
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Jacko writes:
Scholar is not really needed as I have all the equipment I need.Fallen wizard , enchanter , instructor ? What NPCs setup would you recommend for a solo archer?
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If you're starting from scratch, . . . 10/24/2016, 11:57:56
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Peter2 writes:
. . . then I would certainly take a scholar as a long-term option. It means that you need never put any skill points into Identify, and gives you a small XP bonus. There are all sorts of options open for the remaining slot. A low-level healer is one (I always thought the master healer was much too costly) until you've collected enough stuff and skill to make your own healing and curative potions. Depending on how you prefer to fight, you many want to take a smith to mend your weapons or an alchemist to mend your magic-boosting items. A locksmith will boost your disarm skill (by 6, I think) until you find a decent item to do it; a burglar will boost it further but will steal some of all the treasure you find (you didn't believe him when he said he took "nothing" did you? ) An instructor will boost your XP by 15%, but considering that all your "party's" experience is going to one character, I would say this is a very low priority. You might consider a merchant to boost your income in the early stages, but again, I would judge this is a short term option – money's not going to be problem for a one-character party once he gets going, until he reaches seriously high levels – and when that happens, I suspect promotions are going to be too costly then for even two merchants to help. I wouldn't consider guides, pirates, etc. unless you're going for a speed run. HTH!
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You are right about the instructor 10/24/2016, 14:14:07
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Jacko writes:
I have Master learning and Scholar cap for 15 points learning bonus so it is theoretically 75% bonus to exp. Unless i again got the math wrong. And what about the Fallen Wizard for 6 hour of HoP? Well maybe not entirely as I noticed Haste has no effect when 3 members dead. Weird. I tested it. All alive - Haste ok. 3 dead - no Haste. But still - bless shield and heroism are nice. Stone skin looks to me negligable. And then I would only need Haste potions. Bless from fallen wizard gives a nice bonus to attack and shoot raising it from 30ish to 40is by 10 so it is more then 30% difference! Looks big on paper. And in reality? Is it worthwhile?
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The combination of Bless and Heroism boosts combat ability quite a lot 10/24/2016, 16:18:06
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Peter2 writes:
It can be the difference between being able to hit and destroy your opponent, and being unable to hit it so that it kills your party. That's happened to my parties a number of times in different MM games.So the fallen wizard should certainly be borne in mind, yes.
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So fallen wizard it is 10/25/2016, 02:13:42
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Jacko writes:
As he / she leaves me only with having to get my hands on Haste potions good added value - i dont have to worry about a number of other elixirs like bless shield herois Scholar might be the second one as i would like to multiloot a few more items: griffin bow of darkness a ring of protection maybe. Btw, atm i have ulisses griffin bow of carnage and anya ahelvig. Do you think there is still need for griffin bow of darkness? It can heal otoh and the speed bonus is nice... One done with multilooting maybe Encchanter as second option as all my res are at...0 aside from a 5 points of vody res...
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Items of protection resistances and Enchanter NPC 10/25/2016, 13:43:57
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Jacko writes:
Ok im almost devided im taking the fallen wizard but one thing keeps bothering me - namely lack of res. All rest comfortably at 0. So maybe an Enchanter for 20 res all? How important the res are? 0 or 20 makes a difference?
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and i cannot get any of protection nor of power items of protection ring would be nice... 10/25/2016, 13:45:12
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I consider resistances very important, . . . 10/25/2016, 15:34:15
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Peter2 writes:
. . . but you don't see a lot of effect in this game. In some of the earlier ones (e.g. MM3) you could raise your resistances toa points at which you took no damage at all from Elemental forces (Fire, Electricity, etc.)
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so its gonna be spells and resistances 10/25/2016, 15:41:09
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Jacko writes:
I am hiring Fallen Wizard and Enchanter then. This 0 res thing really bugs me Btw, at Master bow 1o I can see the potential for bow. I have a halberd of darkness and it is awesome! So i sneaked in titans stronghold again. Killed a green dragon and let the fun begin ! Multilooylting for a toptier dagger of darkness (i already have of the dragon) and griffin bow of darkness...
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There's a trick you can use in the Titan Stronghold 10/26/2016, 03:57:28
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Peter2 writes:
The key to it is that there is a very small distance range at which your arrows can hit titans and dragons and they cannot tell where the arrows are coming from. What you do is to edge forward v-e-r-y v-e-r-y slowly, holding down the A key. When you start to hit, you stop and shoot from where you are. Don't move any closer! Sooner or later, they drop – and it's always "sooner" if you use a bow of Carnage . It's really useful here. Lots of dead dragons and titans, and no damage to your party
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I have try this wit griffin bow of carbage 10/26/2016, 10:45:06
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Jacko writes:
Awesome! With master bow slvl 10 dragons and titans go down really easy.Thanks for the tip!
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here is the loot 10/26/2016, 15:09:45
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Jacko writes:
Exquisit long dagger of darkness
exquisit long dagger of the dragon
griffin bow of carnage
griffin bow of the dragon
ulisses
anya shelvig
scholar cap
7 league bootsi will wield 2 daggers at expert. bow depending on situation. *rolling eyes...
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i still need to get my greedy hands on the griffin bow of darkness 10/26/2016, 15:13:07
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Jacko writes:
I only have ideal crossbow of darkness.is it enough or shall i carry on with my idea fix of getting griffin bow of darkness *scratch head
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I wouldn't bother. 10/27/2016, 05:17:27
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dragon vs darkness and might - bow dmg 10/27/2016, 05:29:22
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Jacko writes:
Dragon is +25 might and 10 - 20 fire dmg.Darkness is -20 on weapon speed and heal - so maybe situational use? Of carnage was used to dispose of green dragons but ulisses (ice) was used on red dragon as he was / seemed immune to fire. i like it - u need to switch bows depending on encounters. btw, +25 might or might stat as such does not affect bow dmg, does it? There is increase in bow dmg when equipping of dragon but i guess it calculate the additional fire dmg from bow
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That's right. Red dragons are immune to fire. 10/27/2016, 05:44:55
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It works well, doesn't it?*big grin* 10/27/2016, 05:15:48
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I would rate the . . . 10/25/2016, 15:30:48
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In Nighon 10/23/2016, 12:00:38
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Jacko writes:
It was easy for the 1000th time. I have taken this trip so many times already.Got bow master and learning master and drank from the fountain. I forgot about this one once.
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Clvl 20 10/24/2016, 14:01:31
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Jacko writes:
- ranger promo completed
- leter to fearie king delivered
- trained to clvl 20
- consumed 8 x genie lamps for whooping 64 skill points
- prayed at altar in Avlee (part of druid promo)
- killed high priest of baa for The CloakFly invisibility and wand of paralyzing helped immensly as saving and reloading did but i pulled it off killing only Him and managed to escape This cloak is awesome for a single toon
*tear in eye...
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speed vs accuracy vs armour class vs hp 10/26/2016, 15:16:20
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Jacko writes:
My speed atm is 190ish and accuracy 140ish without Ulisses.what would becbetter stat on my armour or on some of the rings? +25: hp or ac or speed or accuracy?
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I normally prefer armour with armour bonuses 10/27/2016, 05:42:03
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Peter2 writes:
I use things like boots, belts and helmets to boost other things. I concentrate first on items which regenerate hit points and spell points. Also, I tend not to bother boosting any stats except speed too far above 50. The reason for that is that the next level above about 50 where increasing a stat makes a significant difference to your performance is IIRC 75, so that ofter a stat reaches 50, you have to boost stats a long way for comparatively little return.I've just found the breakpoint table. A stat of 13 gives no bonus (stats under 13 give negatives!), and raising a stat to 50 gives a bonus of +9. To double that, you have to raise the stat to 275 – doubling the stat to 100 only gives a bonus of +11. I'm not absolutely certain of this, but I think Speed influences who gets the first attack in, and in turn-based mode, I suspect that may be a direct comparison between your character's speed and your enemy's. If you kill things quickly, that really can affect the amount of damage you take. If you want to go further into this, you need to look at Bones' Combat Guide at the link below. I know the games pretty well, but Bones knows lots more than I do about how the games actually work.
Related link: http://www.angelfire.com/nt/bones
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it is unbelivable 10/28/2016, 04:34:31
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Jacko writes:
Still clvl 20 and ravaging Titan Stronghold in Avlee.I left nothing standing, walking, breathing. This with only a solo toon and Master Bow at slvl 10 I got all I need in terms of equipment aside from Chain Mail with hefty AC bonuns so I am multilloting to get this! I also go my second exquisite dagger of the dragon so I wil dualwield these two or one of darkness and one of the dragon - i will have to see how it works in combat. With Master level in learning and scholar cap titan stronghold netted me i guess 6 or 7 levels. Now I need to get all my skills to target values and mastery levels. Next main quest line, archer promo and back to Harmondale to clear all areas and complete all quests.
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That's the way I play, too 10/28/2016, 04:40:06
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Peter2 writes:
I go everywhere I can, do everything I can, and anything that attacks my party gets slaughtered. I have no idea what my score has been in any of the games I have played.
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I need to see my MM7 solo necro score 10/28/2016, 06:53:55
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Jacko writes:
But it will not be too good as I always clean everywhere and everything and it takes time and sometimes I wait for respawn to get higher levels or to clean "fun" areas - demanding and challenging.Another thing that I do - I get max Learnign that I can with max bonus that I can reach before killing anything. Usually first I do quests with invisibility / fly without killing . or simply running and reloading if need be Once I am fully set up, I g back to original point of departure and start killing Which is why now I need to do master archer promo - it wil be fun to come back to Harmondale with 2 x exquisite dagger of the dragon and griffin bo of carnage
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Clvl 25 and on to main quest story line 10/29/2016, 11:28:58
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Jacko writes:
I cleaned castle harmondale and rescued the dwarves. all goblins in harmondale surrounding areas disposed of bow at master level 15, with Haste I can more and more see the potential. 2 x dagger of the dragon with haste is also living up to my expectations now only i need tor raise water and air to master but first light choice.
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Clvl 35 - How much Learning is too much? 10/29/2016, 18:20:34
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Jacko writes:
- just trained to 35
- got master air and water for utility spells
- master archer promo completed
- light path chosen
- cleared the sewers and got the arcomage deck How much would u guys pump learning?
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Only as far as fits the character's ability 10/30/2016, 06:32:18
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Peter2 writes:
Remember that you've got to pay for your promotions, and I don't remember any ways in this game of restoring your funds easily.
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yeap - money seems to be an issue ;( 10/31/2016, 14:02:58
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Jacko writes:
Ehh - u r right - money seems to be a little of an issue. I just trained and was left with under 10k gold. Not good. multilooting seems to alleviate this a little...
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Clvl 47, GM bow slvl 23 Got griffin bow of Darkness 10/31/2016, 14:09:44
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Jacko writes:
- a few quests completed: signet from bandits cave, cavalier, champion promos.- cleared avlee, barrow dawns (only outside + mansion), evermorn islands. Equipment:
- Ulisses
- Griffin bow of Darkness (literally just got it from a red dragon in titan stronghold)
- Griffin bow of carnage
- perfect bow
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Solo Archer - a very enjoyable toon 10/31/2016, 14:18:13
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Jacko writes:
Just a few loose thoughts.I was a little sceptical about this toon but now I must admit I quite enjoy her! She alternates between 3 bows depending on situation:
- of darkness
- of carnage
- ulisses Each of the above seems to have their own merits and sitautional use. Daggers also prove useful as malee encounters are unavoidable - of dragon and of darkness; I am thinking now of multilooting for a second of darkness exquisite dagger. Bow of darkness - the speed difference is quite noticeable - with Haste potion it packs quite a punch. Ulisses and of carnage undr same circumstances (haste potion) are slower and I can see it. anyways, solo archer is a cool toon I like her as much as I did my solonecro Ehh...I wander when I hit 60 yrs of age if I will still be playing MM games...
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My goodness, . . . 10/31/2016, 21:07:29
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I know, I know... 11/01/2016, 04:17:35
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Jacko writes:
But i devoted a sizable amount of time to multiloot. I already saw my shrink about it But atm i have all the uber gear i will ever need Eye of beholder does not ring any bells with me. I will look it up on you tube
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Eye of the Beholder 11/01/2016, 08:15:26
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Peter2 writes:
This was a series of 3 games based closely on the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (AD&D) RPG system. The first one, Eye of the Beholder (EOB1) was good, the second, The Legend of Darkmoon (EOB2) was superb, but the third, Assault on Myth Drannor (EOB3) was IMO disappointing. It was not a bad game in absolute terms, but it suffered when compared to the other two. One reviewer wrote The game has become slower, more depressive and less intriguing. The only ones whome I would recommend to play it, are those who played the first two episodes and simply cannot leave half way through... and I agree with him. Possibly this happened because Westwood Studios were involved in the first two, but not the third.
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Mm phenomenon and EOB 11/01/2016, 11:08:53
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Jacko writes:
I just saw EOB 1&2 on utube . Look like world of xeen well it caught my fancy )I just dont get it. There r so many games with such advanced reallife graphics but yet i keep coming back to might and magic. The only games i keep returning to r also diablo ii lod and titan quest it.
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The big disadvantage of the EOB games is . . . 11/01/2016, 18:34:18
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Peter2 writes:
. . . that they are totally predictable, and a lot more linear. If you found a +3 sword somewhere in the first game you played, you'll find it there again in all the rest. You meet the same monsters in the same places every game, and you find the same treasures. You also have to tackle the same problems in the same order. They are nothing like as replayable as the MM games. Wonderful games to play twice – once to learn the system, and once to play it to maximum advantage – but after that, the replay enjoyment you get drops like a stone. I did get some extra enjoyment out of them by playing so that my party could learn all the high-level spells available in EOB3 rather than just a cast-once by reading them off the scrolls, but it was a bit of a chore repeatedly killing loads of demons so that I could do so.
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Clvl50 but able to train to clvl 60 11/01/2016, 16:12:49
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Jacko writes:
- cleared barrows for lantern and monk promo; second monk promo done too as i killed the baa guy for the cloak long long ago /took some saving and reliading though/
- did the troglodytes quest; cleared under stone city and atm in the process of disposing of mobs in nighon tunnels - tough - nighon tunnels require strategy and bow switching. Of darkness comes in really handy for speed and healing ability
- with a few more points in bow i guess i might be able to stunlock opponents with bow of darkness as now i can see a tiny bit of speed lacking /of carnage is slower /
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Zuzia the Master Archer will take a rest for a while now 11/03/2016, 05:44:22
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Jacko writes:
after cleaning under stone city and nighon tunnels This is a long deserved rest, for a while. I got so excited last night as I finally got MM9 to work (almost) seamlessly on my MSI laptop. I will try a solo Necro in mm9 now
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