Thank you for the help. For the longest time I just focused on elemental/status resistances, and completely ignored AC.I think more recent years of DnD and Monter Hunter made me realize how silly that was. I'm now at AC-30 and cruising through Zorn castle.
FWIW, I think it's cool to hear from devs, esp. when they last worked on a map over a decade ago. I've played this game a long time it seems (and only recently started learning how to play it well). :) On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 11:19, Siegfried Eureca <siegfried.eur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recall that now. It's just that I can't get in a clean shot with my > attack unless I lure him outside his shop, and when he's close, he > one-shots me. Maybe I can make a prayer-trap or something. > > On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 11:07, Poof <subscripti...@eracc.org> wrote: > >> On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:26:09 -0400 >> Preston Crow <pc-crossfir...@crowcastle.net> wrote: >> >> > On 2020-09-29 13:05, Siegfried Eureca wrote: >> > > I've been gradually getting back into Crossfire, having played it >> > > on-and-off over the years. One thing that has always frustrated me, >> > > is seeing the Scorn Sale Shop littered with gear from Zorn's >> > > castle, and I can't even beat Zacharus Zorn at the entrance to the >> > > Zorn quests. I have decent gear, IMHO, but he just rams into me and >> > > kills me in half a second, leaving me no time to react or heal >> > > (i.e. "I hope this guy isn't another instant-kill enemy; time to >> > > flip a coin and charge him"). >> > >> > Well, you don't need to kill or even confront him to get into the >> > castle. There is another way. But if you really want his key, >> > another approach is to get good enough with the stealing skill to >> > just take it. Of course, if you aren't good enough, you'll anger him, >> > and he'll kill you. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > crossfire mailing list >> > crossfire@metalforge.org >> > http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire >> >> Siegfried, >> >> I create the Zorn stuff. Unless someone has changed it, there is a hint >> by talking to a NPC in the area near Zorn where you can find out how to >> defeat him. Zacharus Zorn is not intended to be easy to beat without >> knowing his weakness. However, once you know his weakness, you can get in >> without much trouble. Be aware that Zorn Castle is not easy either. ;) >> >> Actually, the suggestion of the stealing skill is a good alternative to >> exploiting his weakness. But you have to have a pretty high stealing skill >> to do that without getting stomped by ZZ as I recall. >> >> Finally, the Zorn quest was an ambitious idea I had way back when I was >> active in Crossfire. I moved, changed jobs, and really had / have no time >> to continue developing it. So it is an unfinished quest, but is good for >> leveling. >> >> Gene Alexander >> >> -- >> Mailing List Subscriptions - subscripti...@eracc.org >> _______________________________________________ >> crossfire mailing list >> crossfire@metalforge.org >> http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire >> >
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