How much torment is Torment?

[Death Knight]

Well i had to wonder about this as i know that i doubt i will ever try it on any of these games (unless i happen to know a game that well). This question is for slarty and anyone else who plays on this difficulty.

 

Just what is different about torment in the games on spiderweb software, other than it being incredibly hard? Is there some sort of different way enemies act?

[Lilith]

In all SW games that have a difficulty setting, higher difficulties will increase enemy HP, damage output, accuracy and evasion. In recent games, some enemies will also get extra actions per round, or more powerful abilities, on higher difficulty settings.

 

You can change difficulty settings at any point during play, so you can always turn the difficulty up to Torment just for one area to see what it's like.

[Death Knight]

Thanks, I might do that though i don't think id play that way the entire game unless i get really good at that game. Is there a game where you think was ridiculously hard on torment or are they all just tough?

[Punctuation rains from the heavens]

IMHO, Avadon on Torment has been the hardest setting for any Spiderweb game to date. I would put A6 Torment in second place.

 

/by contrast, G3 Torment is potentially easier than Avadon's Normal setting. A:EFTP Torment is somewhere in between, but not really that bad.

[Lilith]

Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S

IMHO, Avadon on Torment has been the hardest setting for any Spiderweb game to date.

counterpoint: dexterity

[Randomizer]

Avadon is easier on torment than Avernum 6. The increase in health isn't as great.

 

as Lilith pointed out dexterity makes a huge difference in Avadon.

[Juan Carlo]

I've never not played a game on torment, so I can't compare to easier difficulties.

 

Personally, though, I think the Geneforge games are easy enough on torment that playing them on anything less would be too easy.

 

Avadon on torment is hard, but ultimately just right, I think, as it doesn't have as much hitpoint bloat as some of the avernums. This means that even though they are a challenge, battles are usually quick enough that they don't become too tedious (save for a few optional boss fights).

 

Avernums on torment aren't necessarily hard (although parts of Avernum 5 on torment are super hard), but they can get a bit tedious just because, as games, they tend to have tons of trash mobs and hitpoint bloat (especially Avernum 5, whose torment is near broken, I think, not because it's hard but rather because it just takes so bloody long). So I wouldn't recommend playing Avernums on torment unless you really want a challenge and don't mind if your game time balloons up to 100 hours or so.

 

Although, that said, Avernum 4 is probably the easiest game to beat on torment--even easier than the Geneforges--so there are exceptions.