Kyshakk Koan Kennedy Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 It says that the skill makes you 5% more likely to hit your enemies, but your enemies are also 5% more likely to hit you. So wouldn't that mean if your berzerk skill was 20 or more the enemies would almost never miss? And why would it also be a character trait (considered a bad one at that)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Ezicel Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I commonly use both the skill and the trait, it adds a lot of feeling to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Kyna Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I've only recently started playing Nethergate (finished one game as the Celts, halfway through my first game as the Romans). As the Celts I didn't find the damage too excessive - I gave both my fighters the berzerk trait and lots of points in the skill. My reason for choosing the option was that with a pair of druids backing up as healers why worry about the damage taken while you're dealing more damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Ezicel Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 By the way, buying about one point of Defense for every point of Berserk reduces the enemy to hit bonus. I usually do so and I´m yet to discard that tactic as worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish X Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I try to steer clear of all that nasty woad myself. So unattractive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Schrodinger Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I give all of my players the berzerk trait. It doesn't seem to hurt much, and it has some nice benefits. This is especially true if I'm going to be investing in the berzerk skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk NaCN Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Yeah, I can't understand why Jeff put the Berserker trait on the disadvantage list. It's more of an advantage, particularly when combined with Toughness or Regeneration. I use the trait more than the skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 The trait is fairly neutral in effect, but it increases the experience you gain. I stick it on all my characters and use some of the extra skill points for a bit more defense and hardiness. The skill is also more or less neutral, but instead of increasing the skill points you get it takes skill points. I steer clear of it for the most part, although a few points at the lowest skill point cost are an effective way to raise your damage at the very beginning of the game. —Alorael, who would boost the skill more if there were a time in Nethergate when his characters were virtually impossible to hit. Unlike his Avernum parties, his Nethergate parties are always threatened by certain tough monsters even at the end of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Ezicel Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 By the way, could it be that the skill was meant to be a celtic version of Roman Training? They do share some common traits, even though Roman Training is the better (figures, as they´re supposed to be the best fighters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Rantallion Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 I tend to use the Berzerk trait on Roman fihgters too. It's not historically true, but nor is four Roman soldiers fighting alone without formation, or elves and magic and the bulk of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk go baby go Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I use it on my playing romans, but never when playing as celts.. Weird, perhaps, but hey, I'm a demo player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rupert Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 I never saw the point of beserk skill, the skill points you use for it could be better used in making you stronger or more skilled in weaponry, without the downside of being easier to hit. As for the trait, it does bestow some advantages in having it so it's an ok trade-off. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan The Darkest of the Dark Wyrm Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 The only time I ever would have wanted to go berserk was when I was playing the romans, and then I couldn't (My hireling was a druid, so I found it stupid to use woad on her). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Party Animal Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Hello darkwind. Join me in my avernum vs. exile series. I always get a huge amount of berzerk skill so I can kill my enemies before they can hit. But better yet, kill from afar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Darkwind K'sheyna Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 The aggravating part about nethergate is that slings and even javelins never seems to do much damage no matter how much skill I pump into them. Killing from afar sounds easier than it is. Also, some of the distance spells cost quite a bit, and sometimes you end up drained from blasting goblins when you meet a tougher enemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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