10-07-2003, 09:07 AM
At most stages of the game, you will have one favorite fire spell and one favorite lightning spell, and switch back and forth between these depending on the resistances of the monsters. This is really the key to playing the sorcerer: know the resistances of your enemies and use the spell that they are least resistant to. When needed, you can usually figure these out by trial and error (if you keep shooting it and it's not dying, it's probably either resistant or immune to that spell).
There aren't many obvious trends when it comes to monster resistances. In the early game, most red-colored monsters are resistant or immune to fire. When it comes to ugly cave demons with double attacks, demons that throw or breathe fire should be attacked with lightning, while demons that throw lightning should be attacked with fire. But in most cases, you just need to figure it out as you go.
As far as weapons go, the only time a typical sorcerer should be swinging a weapon at a monster is if none of your spells seem to be killing it. Most monsters can be killed much more effectively with spells than with any weapon.
There aren't many obvious trends when it comes to monster resistances. In the early game, most red-colored monsters are resistant or immune to fire. When it comes to ugly cave demons with double attacks, demons that throw or breathe fire should be attacked with lightning, while demons that throw lightning should be attacked with fire. But in most cases, you just need to figure it out as you go.
As far as weapons go, the only time a typical sorcerer should be swinging a weapon at a monster is if none of your spells seem to be killing it. Most monsters can be killed much more effectively with spells than with any weapon.