07-09-2003, 11:26 PM
Caution! Sweeping statements follow:
What it seems to come down to is that, regardless of what hits the bow skill tree is taking in 1.10, and regardless what the enemies are doing, you've got a great bottom line:
Bows have, in general, higher damage than they should and/or fire faster than they should, given the risk tradeoff.
That said, once you give the Zon a bunch of "hit lots of monsters" skills, you've opened the can, and the best you can do is hope that worms taste like chicken. At this point, the Zon pours on damage like a cement mixer, and no other character is likely to keep up by design.
I can live with that. The game is fun. 'Zons are horribly fun to play. It's just a little disappointing that every character can't be played in a similar way, if one so desires. I love the pally, but if I'm in the mood for a character who's absolutely, 100% GOT to be the center of attention at every party, then the pally is not my man. Same goes for half the other characters, and ALL of them if your benchmark is the Amazon.
PS: Amazons are a sore subject for me, since I simply love the character, yet know that she is not balanced with the other characters; in some cases it's off by an order of magnitude. And I know it's silly, but I feel a little guilty sometimes when I play one, since the game all of a sudden is much too easy: "Hm, do I use the Magnums, which are fun and effective, or do I use the AK47, which is fun and REALLY REALLY effective?"
What it seems to come down to is that, regardless of what hits the bow skill tree is taking in 1.10, and regardless what the enemies are doing, you've got a great bottom line:
Bows have, in general, higher damage than they should and/or fire faster than they should, given the risk tradeoff.
That said, once you give the Zon a bunch of "hit lots of monsters" skills, you've opened the can, and the best you can do is hope that worms taste like chicken. At this point, the Zon pours on damage like a cement mixer, and no other character is likely to keep up by design.
I can live with that. The game is fun. 'Zons are horribly fun to play. It's just a little disappointing that every character can't be played in a similar way, if one so desires. I love the pally, but if I'm in the mood for a character who's absolutely, 100% GOT to be the center of attention at every party, then the pally is not my man. Same goes for half the other characters, and ALL of them if your benchmark is the Amazon.
PS: Amazons are a sore subject for me, since I simply love the character, yet know that she is not balanced with the other characters; in some cases it's off by an order of magnitude. And I know it's silly, but I feel a little guilty sometimes when I play one, since the game all of a sudden is much too easy: "Hm, do I use the Magnums, which are fun and effective, or do I use the AK47, which is fun and REALLY REALLY effective?"
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