08-08-2011, 04:01 PM
(08-08-2011, 02:50 PM)lyyn Wrote: So, what's the secret, besides having higher level spells? Is there any trick to fighting Soul Burners as a mage? They hardly even register when I am playing my usual rogue, just some more witches to shoot...
Physical damage, either with a melee weapon (e.g. Civerb's Cudgel) or with a Golem. Stone Curse is more or less a necessity.
Quote:You say you have played D2... is it fun? Is it very different? Or is it just the next logical step?
D2 failed to recapture the atmosphere of Diablo, and the gameplay changed significantly. It's still "Kill stuff and get treasure", but it's really more about being able to kill crowds of enemies as quickly as possible - and that goes for every class. It is fun, but it's a different beast.
Honestly, the most similar game to "Diablo" that I've played has been "Demon's Souls" on the PS3. Dark fantasy, great atmosphere, and no matter what build you play, you have to play smart. Melee, archery, and magic all require good strategy and careful gameplay. Death is a considerable punishment rather than a slight inconvenience (as in D2). The downside is that it doesn't use random levels, and since it's on a console you don't have convenient spell hotkeys like you do on PC. To me, this game is Diablo's spiritual successor. And it is the only game I've played where you can dual wield shields.
"Torchlight" is a PC dungeon crawl made by some of the Blizzard North guys (though it's currently being ported to some consoles). It features music by D1's composer, which is awesome because it sounds just like Diablo. It seems to play a bit more like D2, though I daresay with more strategy required. It does have randomized maze-like dungeons (yay), and if you play it on "Hard" or "Very Hard" its level of difficulty is much closer to that of D1. There are spells which can be learned by any class, and I can't tell you how happy I was when the first few things I found in the dungeon were scrolls of identify, town portal, and a Weapon Rack. Its atmosphere is much lighter and far less dire than Diablo's, but over all, I feel like I'd still recommend it over D2. YMMV.
Quote:BTW, speaking of Lava Maws... Then, suddenly, while I am down to my last potion and frantically clicking on some empty space to break away, knowing I will die …. it drops dead! Huh???
Odd. Nothing's coming to mind. Monsters don't typically just die on their own.