Well, I'll have to bite my tongue on difficulty. I'd say the real problem was me not understanding the damage formula. Apparently, character level affects AC somehow, as I was able to waltz into Zorn castle with the same -31 AC as before (just as level 101 rather than 79 like earlier), and clobber pretty much everything. My one-handed-weapons skills were much higher (89 now versus 40 earlier), but my AC did not change.
On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 19:26, Siegfried Eureca <siegfried.eur...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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