Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'm suprised, considering how many people prefer magic in the game, didn't do anything like this before(Or at least to my knowledge) Please note I didn't include Healing Craft because its Shaping skill to be exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish FabledOne Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 The first poll is kinda... not fair, mainly because if you have a high Magic pc, your gonna be using Battle Magic far more than any other set, due to the fact that it's your main attack source. You could try expanding it alittle bit though, like favorite Mental Magic spell, or best 2 spells combo, ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 You go with your strengths and battle magic allows for multi-target attacks and mental magic dazes or charms attackers so you can go one-on-one. When spells don't do much damage or have a chance of beating mental resistance then buffing is all that is left. I know we have had polls on best spell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Delicious Vlish Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Even for high magic, mental magic is your main strength and arguably the best way to do damage. This is what has made the Agent so deadly from game one. No. I will not explain this statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Men are from Slars Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Vlish is absolutely right. Mental magic is the most important to pump. Battle magic is useful but not worth pumping so much, especially considering how inefficient it is compared to a Shaper pumping his skills to make stronger creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 There is a limit in how much mental magic you need to charm a creation and get all the mental magic spells, whereas with battle magic there is no limit since there will be always something that takes more than one hit to kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Men are from Slars Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 The limit on mental magic is extremely high on the higher difficulties, since it relates to enemy level which changes on those difficulties. Compare to battle magic where diminishing returns really make you question the worth of plunking 8 or 10 skill points a pop into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Delicious Vlish Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 A good Agent (or Infiltrator) pumps both. But is especially mindful of making sure that mental magic is cranked out the wazoo. Now, while you can toss off kill spells like it is nobody's business, charming an eyebeast is an efficient way to spend a few magic points. Or, charming a spawner. Or freshly spawned creations. Like when an annoying shaper or drakon has to start shaping in combat. It is an Agent's job to make them pay for that kind of foolishness. An Agent type, and, to a lesser extent, a Servile, depend on the strength of their enemies. The stronger their foes, the more damage an Agent is capable of doing. Mental magic does more damage per point spent and per energy spent than battle magic does. Simply because of what you can do with high level mental magic. Charm a couple of high level creations and you get massive damage output, with out the worry of having to shape something your self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hmm, I would never of thought that Mental Magic is more usefull to an Agent/Infiltraitor. Thanks for Edamakating me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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