I don't see how expecting a challenge out of a game makes me a hardcore gamer. Paying 40 dollars for a game means I want to get as much play time out of it as possible. That means that I don't want to be able to beat it the first time through.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bryan Peterson Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 9:49 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Need help fighting the Drake. You're obviously a hardcore gamer. I'm less so. I can easily see where a newby would become frustrated. Homer: Hey, uh, could you go across the street and get me a slice of pizza? Vender: No pizza. Only Khlav Kalash. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Strunk" <[email protected]> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Need help fighting the Drake. >3 times, and you're frustrated? How easy and boring would a game be if you > could beat every opponent after trying only 3 times? I wish it took 10 > times. Bring on more drakes! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Hayden Presley > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:41 PM > To: 'Gamers Discussion list' > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Need help fighting the Drake. > > Definitely the major complication with the Goblin King Battle is the sheer > number of power opponents you have to fight. Ok, so four isn't exactly a > "shere number", but if you factor in their abilities and some of their > equipment you have a killer force to wreckon with. It took me at least 3 > times before I got lucky enough to finish them off. > Best Regards, > Hayden > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Bryan Peterson > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:29 PM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Need help fighting the Drake. > > The Gobblin King is one reason I like to have a Mage in my party for the > Shrink spell, which you should be able to max out quite easily by the time > you get there. Since the Gobblin King generally inflicts the most damage > it's a good idea to shrink him or even Charm him if you happen to have > that > ability. I wouldn't take him out first if only because of the Necromancer. > One common strategy when dealing with a party that includes a Necromancer > is > > to take out the Necro first since then he can't resurrect anybody. The > skeletons often do at least as much damage as they did in life and they > can > take much more of a beating. I'd take out the Necro first and then try to > focus on the king since he generally causes the most damage. > Homer: Hey, uh, could you go across the street and get me a slice of > pizza? > Vender: No pizza. Only Khlav Kalash. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:02 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Need help fighting the Drake. > > >> Hi Dark, >> Well, I do appreciate the game, and the scope of complexity. However, >> I am very frustrated with the fact that I can't get my questions >> answered or clarified by reading the documentation. I'm of an old >> school opinion that if you sell something you must provide the end >> user with quality documentation, and give them an overview of all of >> the game's features. For this reason I feel as though Jason rushed >> Entombed to final production without completing the documentation and >> there are still bugs that could be fixed. I've had the game crash >> three or four times while playing that certainly wasn't cool. >> However, I am glad Jason is aware of the problem, and has plans to >> work on the documentation. It is something I feel is needed, >> especially for a new user like me, and hope he is willing to go into >> some detail. I'd like to see the advantages and disadvantages of >> certain races and jobs. I'd like to see a weapons list of what kind of >> weapons are in the game, quality, and what certain scrolls do. I >> didn't use certain scrolls simply because I didn't know what they were >> suppose to do, or when to use them. It is kind of confusing having say >> a level 4 focus scroll in your inventory and having no clue what it >> does, when to use it, and so on. Not knowing how to use it is pretty >> much the same as not having it in my book. >> Anyway, I'm admitedly in something of a crabby mood. I actually do >> love the game, but I'd like to know how to play it. I'm tired of >> making it to say the Goblin King and having my entire party completely >> whiped out in a couple of combat turns against the Goblin King. I like >> the challenge, but it would be nice to have an idea how to play so >> that doesn't happen. Yeah, maybe loose one or two people, but to have >> my entire party chopped up like roast beaf is not too cool at all.I >> just feel at times like that I am not a good player, or that I'm >> lacking some vital information that more experienced players such as >> yourself have. When I here players saying they kicked the Drake's >> butt, he is pretty easy, I'm feeling inaduquit to play the game. Like >> I can't play the game right, and I'm probably making lots of stupid >> new player mistakes. >> >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> On 3/1/10, dark <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Tom. >>> >>> Well, jason has stated that now that the last few bugs are dealt with >>> docs >>> are next on the list, pluss, sinse the docs are a wiki, apparently it's >>> possible for anyone to contribute by creating an account and loguing in >>> (I >>> well might do so myself). >>> >>> As for your difficulties, well mages have the ability to shrink, which >>> is > >>> a >>> start against the drake. It is true jason has tweaked the system so that >>> decent and good items are found further down, but you should be finding >>> scrolls in the shop unless Jason has indeed removed some of those in the >>> demo version of the game. >>> >>> There was a point where Jason upped the difficulty a trifle too far, >>> (where >>> the drake was near impossible), but I'd say it's about there now, ie, >>> difficult but possible. >>> >>> If however some scrolls are missing in the demo, that might indeed >>> change >>> the balance particularly of the drake battle, which would be >>> inconvenient. >>> >>> While I agree about lack of documentation, ---- heck, I was on the >>> private >>> alpha team and there are stil some things I'd like clarrified by a >>> manual, I >>> will say that this is only a temporary hitch, and that once either Jason >>> or >>> players create documentation things should work out, I'm just sorry that >>> your caught out with this, and not able to appreciate all the good >>> points >>> about the game. >>> >>> Beware the grue! >>> >>> Dark. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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