10-25-2004, 04:06 PM
Ok, I can see why in that case, but the birds are not going to take down monsters on their own. They will blind some, but that is not all that helpful as someone has to close on them to kill them anyway.
Often you are in close quarters, so they will find you. A werewolf in fury mode is a killing machine, with lots of life. I use my summons to aid me and in a few cases as a buffer. That is if it is an FE monster, I will let them do the killing and just recast over and over.
The probelm is a level boss or a super unique in hell is not easy for them to kill. I am not convinced that more point in grizz is the cause. I say that as when I add a point, I run into stronger monsters. So it stays in equalibrium. The better the grizz is the harder the foe becomes.
Most of the time it is able to do the job, it is just those few monsters it cannot handle (at all). I have watched as I recast the gizz and it is killed in nothing flat. I recast and recast. In the end I have to jump in and do some damage. If it is a very damgerous situation, I jump in and out and keep recasting.
I have 14 in grizz, but I have at least 5 in skill points from items so it is effectively a 19 or better. The other prblem is that it will get lost often and never lead you.
So you must go through doors first at all times. You often discover the bear is stuck just behind you and not coming to your aid. I have this occur outdoors with walls as well. I just recast it, rather than try to lead it to the proper location.
BTW recasting the birds is not a concern as it pertains to mana. The only time mana is an issue is when I am fighting mana burners.
Anyway good luck and let us hear how things are going. I am not convinced that what I am doing is all that good either.
Often you are in close quarters, so they will find you. A werewolf in fury mode is a killing machine, with lots of life. I use my summons to aid me and in a few cases as a buffer. That is if it is an FE monster, I will let them do the killing and just recast over and over.
The probelm is a level boss or a super unique in hell is not easy for them to kill. I am not convinced that more point in grizz is the cause. I say that as when I add a point, I run into stronger monsters. So it stays in equalibrium. The better the grizz is the harder the foe becomes.
Most of the time it is able to do the job, it is just those few monsters it cannot handle (at all). I have watched as I recast the gizz and it is killed in nothing flat. I recast and recast. In the end I have to jump in and do some damage. If it is a very damgerous situation, I jump in and out and keep recasting.
I have 14 in grizz, but I have at least 5 in skill points from items so it is effectively a 19 or better. The other prblem is that it will get lost often and never lead you.
So you must go through doors first at all times. You often discover the bear is stuck just behind you and not coming to your aid. I have this occur outdoors with walls as well. I just recast it, rather than try to lead it to the proper location.
BTW recasting the birds is not a concern as it pertains to mana. The only time mana is an issue is when I am fighting mana burners.
Anyway good luck and let us hear how things are going. I am not convinced that what I am doing is all that good either.