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I played on Normal then switch Hard. Then played a long time at Hard but started use few consumables sometimes. Then much later, still using some consumable but not much I realized I found the game too easy for fights and then switch to Torment but using relatively often consumables, but not that much. I felt the game limit, and not really easy, but not a difficulty feeling I would expect for Torment.

The point is I played the first part, ie a large part of the first big main mission, by cumulating some consumable. Then at Hard I used some but continue stock more. Now I have switch to Torment I could be close to use a bit too much consumables but not realize it.

Now recently I started feel the game a bit more at right difficulty for Torment but not sure if it's just because of the last places/parts I played. But it's also a feeling problem, because clearly I get used to use some consumables for some fights, and more often since Torment but still not that much.

Possibly the game would worth one more higher difficulty level but I doubt I would use it myself, perhaps later before end of the game. Also I feel the Hard mode should have been the Normal mode with the last fight in first dungeon a little bit less rude.

Thanks for the information. I wonder if this isn't a little short. The game starts a little slowly to capture the interest strongly.

I remember to have found the very beginning a little disappointing, ie the first dungeon and first steps. Then got curious and found the game ok but still not captured by the game. And it took some time then I quoted I was in and found the game great.

I don't remember well when it happened, at a point before the end of the demo or after, probably before but not sure.

I wonder what is covering the demo? I have the full game installed so can't check that anymore. Is someone can fulfill my curiosity? Thanks.

I think the question was about constant auto centering. If I remember well some Avernum used that, well not sure.

The ftp site that includes demos is opened to all, and you can use a standard browser to navigate, so it's not a problem to find the win version.

For the best party flexibility Shadowwalker is certainly the best choice.

About this lockpicking point I'd say it's not a problem for games having 6 characters in a party. But for those with 3 or even 4 and using the companions and roster approach, it's a design problem. Not a major one but still an unpleasant one.

That said I don't see good solution but to make it a hero skill only, not class related. A design point a little hard to justify from a story point of view.

It was the first fight. And I didn't noticed the names. I hadn't any sorceress so it didn't help. But if I had quote the names that would have been different, ha well.

Pour moi les textes de Jeff sont d'une facilité déconcertante à lire, il faut savoir lire l'anglais, sans plus, c'est à dire qu'il n'est pas utile d'être vraiment bon en Anglais. Je pense que c'est parce que c'est bien écrit, avec un effort sur la simplicité des phrases (pas forcement du sens) et sans trop de mots rares.

Par contre j'avoue que je trouve qu'il sait moins bien rendre passionnant un récit, et il reste possible que cette impression vienne du fait que je le lise en Anglais.

Cependant je ne pense pas que cela soit la cause de cette impression, parce que je trouve que sur ce point Avadon montre une nette amélioration. Ou encore j'ai joué à Fallout tout en Anglais sans problème et en appréciant le récit et les histoires. En revanche il m'est quasiment impossible de lire un bon roman en Anglais et d'y prendre plaisir.

Il reste vrai que si les jeux Spiderweb étaient en Français et bien traduits ce serait quand même un plus significatif.

(The short English answer: Jeff texts are quite easy to read, and it's not really a problem to understand them. Fallout is another example of game I played fully in English and enjoyed.... Yes English is a lot shorter than French. )

I confirm I get bored before to have make any significant progress or understanding in that fight, in casual!!!

I don't have the damage per second high enough to keep the summons number low or make it lowdown during the last phase, (well I hope the last third) and the immunity logic just going make me mad. In same turn I got a spear immunity and a shuriken hit. If not the same turn, it was without have Motitz cast anything.

Is that a bug or what?

EDIT:

At last beat Moritz at casual (switch back to Hard right after).

If you ask me the logic about Moritz immunity, my answer is none. Just try apply patience and try different type of attack, and if seems in immunity state concentrate on killing the summons and try again a bit later. And it's better to use only long range to not have Moritz making a constant switch flee/flee/flee and teleport back. I also kept summons number relatively low with help of casual, but even with low number of summons Moritz can be immune to weapons AND magic.

But well if someone could explain me the logic I'm curious to know what I haven't seen.

Woo too much for me, dam immunity I hate it! I bet even at casual I won't make it, immune is immune even at casual!!! Please help!

I'm playing at hard and close to switch casual for this fight. I lost already 3 or 4 time trying analyzing how it works and for me there's no logic or more a logic I don't get, or it's just about having a better damage per second than I have.

So the first point is I haven't understand the logic leading to Moritz immunity. A first I believed I had to have killed almost all summons, but then noticed it wasn't always true, as I could sometime hit him even with too many summons alive.

Then I suspected it was linked to Moritz be close enough to the circle but then I noticed case where he was very far and was immune anyway.

I think I could just switch to casual and get rid of this fight asap. But I feel it as a waste, and feel its better request some help here. In fact I am very surprised nobody ever request a help on this fight (the search show only thread about finding the way to Moritz which wasn't a problem for me).

I don't know but don't buy at mac app store, in no way, the HUGE problem is you can't mod this version of the game. So buy it in any other store but not mac app store.

And if you think you'll never mod the game then you could be very wrong, for example a mod could allow you get out of a bug where you are stuck, or possibly some mods like see better the lockpick items, just won't be an option for you.

There's one rule unclear about the reviews in Mac App Store, it's:

<<Proud the game for its qualities, not at depend of other editors or their applications.>>

I had a reference to Avernum series, to quote graphic improvements from a comparison point. And a reference to Baldur's Gate 1 because some area remind me a lot BG1.

It's on purpose I keep a reference of them because I have seen ton of comments using classical games for comparison point so in a way ambiguous with this rule. I made a quick search and in 10s I found an example of a reivew, in this case mentioning Alien Breeds.

Ok changed for pitiful person. I quote I wrote I wanted smashed his face but obviously wanted write I wanted slap his face and it wasn't for real, obviously. But as it was ambiguous so I removed it entirely.

In fact I wanted slap him mentally, so it means I wish I could tell him his truth.

Ok posts changed, mission achieved Chef. At your order Chef.

EDIT: Back to topic, no chance of backlog for a week, in fact I submitted close to 10 other reviews just to see what happen, all have been accepted, the review of Avadon still not out.

The (relatively) cruel irony of the story is I also bought the Mac App Store version to have a chance put a review in Mac App Store if I enjoy the game. LOL, ok I give up this crap, I'll think about not buying any other game here, at least if I can buy it elsewhere.

And the double irony is I end with a version of the game I cannot mod, lol. About that Jeff should mention that point very clearly in description of the App, not have done it is VERY unfair. But well perhaps I can try ask through an email for a full version.

It's even more irritating because I fell the only review currently accepted isn't negative but is quite unfair:

It highlights the game is too easy. OMG.

My aggression is on purpose but targeted to nobody in particular, not even against Apple.

A system is anonymously violent with me, I like the idea to have some reactivity at my disposal, somewhere.

Inglorious Bastards, movie public title, please don't explain me this is an inadmissible swearing.

EDIT: There's never an explanation for a rejected review, I don't expect any, that's how it works. I only expect my review is accepted for the obvious reason it fits the Store rules and it is perfectly correct.

I had tried the Google translation but I felt the result was very bad.

I can't believed I got censored on this review. I have many review in App Store and Mac App Store and nope for Avedon there's a mad abusing of his power of decision and reject this review most probably because he has some hate against Spiderweb. I wish know who is this pitiful person at Apple France to tell him his truth.

EDIT: And I think a better translation, using the Google one for the base:

I tried put my own review in Mac App Store but it keep been rejected. I hate being censored by some pitiful person at Apple France so I come whining here.

Here the review rejected, in French, sorry, but it's too much work to translate it. To summarize it, great game.

Thank you for all the details. But I have the Mac App Store version, but yes kill with console could work, I just wouldn't have the last dialog at the end of the battle. I suppose any dialog could be skip, I think there's always a close dialog button.

I has restarted and doing so found new stuff so I'll probably continue with that but thanks for the help.

I reach a first time Merula (leader of Ogres attacking the dragon) but after the fight started I quoted I could leave the area through north door. Then escape with a latter. And then use a wheel to open a gate and flee.

But I hadn't killed her so hadn't finished the quest. I switch to other stuff, for example made the lower prison levels and much later remind I had come back to kill this leader.

Alas now the gate where I escape is closed. And a gate in underground that opened during a chaining of event (water flood during a fight) is now closed. And then I can't reach again Merula. As it's many hours before and multiple levels before load an old save isn't cool.

I wonder if there's any way to open one of the two closed gates to reach again Merula?