Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Im thinking of trying a new class possibly in g4. I have however, never played as either the servile and shocktrooper or the other 3 original identical shaper classes. Is there any difference between the agent and the infiltrator and warrior/guardian for that example in this game and previous. I want to play as a shaping/missile or melee character. The past games relied on magic for me and this time i want to give it a go with a warrior or shocktrooper. The only problem is i cant decide which. I only want to take a monster from the ground and power them up through the game and rely on me for the rest. I read the posts and this is not a good idea. Should i play the warrior or shocktrooper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Originally Posted By: Death Knight Im thinking of trying a new class possibly in g4. I have however, never played as either the servile and shocktrooper or the other 3 original identical shaper classes. Is there any difference between the agent and the infiltrator and warrior/guardian for that example in this game and previous. I want to play as a shaping/missile or melee character. The past games relied on magic for me and this time i want to give it a go with a warrior or shocktrooper. The only problem is i cant decide which. I only want to take a monster from the ground and power them up through the game and rely on me for the rest. I read the posts and this is not a good idea. Should i play the warrior or shocktrooper? The shock trooper is a fun class that basically enables you to play as a Shaper without magic but with 8 combat-ready creations (the last one being the PC, who can actually stand up to front line combat). I played one on my first G4 play through, and the only real weakness is a lack of mental magic. The Warrior is basically a tank with a few support creations. It requires more careful one-on-one engagements and tactics, since you lack the army of the Shock Trooper. It's probably harder to play, but certainly is more powerful as a singleton. All in all, I'd say that you should go with the shock trooper. I certainly had a lot of fun with that class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 I was thinking of playing with maybe 1 or 2 creations at most and relying on myself for rest. I wanted to level up a low party and power through the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Then Guardian is probably your best bet. Shock Troopers would rely more heavily on creations supplemented by their own strength, whereas Warriors would rely on their own strength supplemented by creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Aw, my earlier post didn't go through. Oh well. Be warned that the warrior can be tough to play, even with a few powerful creations. The servile might be an option too, since it's a warrior/magic combo. Dikiyoba likes the shock trooper best, though, despite the number of creations you have to manage. It's fun to lead your creation army into battle and fight alongside them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma ToddMcF2002 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yeah... the Warrior can be very tough to play. Avadon feels like a walk in the park compared to the constant pummelling I took in GF4 scraping my way towards the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Halt Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It all depends whether you like playing with or without creations, For me I'd go with a Warrior because I don't like playing with creations as much. But a shocktrooper sounds fun to play, since I normally play a lifecrafter on torment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: ToddMcF2002 Yeah... the Warrior can be very tough to play. Avadon feels like a walk in the park compared to the constant pummelling I took in GF4 scraping my way towards the finish. I dont know if i could go that far. Avadon is not even in geneforge's league. Geneforge may be a very hard game (and it is), but at least it has a large amount of redeeming qualities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Warriors and guardians in geneforge deal out major damage though, remember that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: Trenton Uchiha, shaper servile. Warriors and guardians in geneforge deal out major damage though, remember that. Actually, by endgame, Agents and other magic based classes will be doing far more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma ToddMcF2002 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I don't know if I'd say Avadon isn't in Geneforge's league. Its unfortunately streamlined, but its still quite good. I'm about 80% through Geneforge 1 now and compared to Geneforge 4...it is a walk in the park. However, I'm playing as a Shaper with a few Vlish. I've only had one battle where I had to create 2 additional Dryaks to survive. I decided to tour the island northern wastes and now I'm too high level for most of the remainder of the game. Bottom line... I think the melee class in this series is just freakin difficult. Maybe I'll try Geneforge 2 as a Guardian to see if I get my butt kicked again for old times sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Parry was broken in Geneforge 2 so a Guardian could eventually get immune to damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Im having a bit of trouble with sticking with a class. I was going to give shaping/combat a try with a shocktrooper but i realized that i couldnt just go commando with 1 insanely buffed/leveled creation. I might just have to go with a warrior. Is it possible/viable to use a shocktrooper and just deck out all your points in a creation and stick with that guy+magic+combat. I know shocktroopers arent good in magic, but ive read their stats and they have good essence points. I dont have the patience to control an army of disposables and last guardian i used didnt turn out too well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 No matter what your characters weakness is, you can still invest major points in it. I turned my shaper into a close up fighter with a steel longsword, and it was casting lightning aura, and shaping clawbugs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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