Very much looking forward to this and also Cyclopean - the Cthulu one.
Oh yeah, and the zombie one too :lol
is the game supposed to be that hard? I mean I can't even complete the first fight in assassins guild. That means killing one man.
ITS is supposedly all about kicking players in the nuts until they learn. But seriously, are you familiar with the combat system and options? If not, hitting F1 brings up an ingame manual for this and other stuff.is the game supposed to be that hard? I mean I can't even complete the first fight in assassins guild. That means killing one man.
ITS is supposedly all about kicking players in the nuts until they learn. But seriously, are you familiar with the combat system and options? If not, hitting F1 brings up an ingame manual for this and other stuff.
You keep disappointing me, son.I'll die one more time and shelve this game forever, old-school or not.
You realize the point of a beta, right? Complain on their forums.
is the game supposed to be that hard? I mean I can't even complete the first fight in assassins guild. That means killing one man.
Haven't played the assassin yet so don't know if you can avoid that fight.
I tried to avoid it as well but no way.
Don't bother with Rapidshare, some actually useful links:
Torrent: http://www.file-upload.net/download-4204996/AoD_Public_Beta.exe.torrent.html
Well now I am curious. I will have to start an assassin tonight.
Lol, too true. But the auto save complaint has merit and should be brought up.yeah, knowing this crowd I imagine what kind of response I will receive if I complain that the game is too hard.
Your multiple approach is to choose between getting better at fights or avoiding them, lol.I'll try making my assassin persuasive as hell to avoid this fight. Just out of curiousity.
but this is bullshit. The game isn't supposed to force me into some strict build. What about multiple approaches then?
I'll try making my assassin persuasive as hell to avoid this fight. Just out of curiousity.
but this is bullshit. The game isn't supposed to force me into some strict build. What about multiple approaches then?
Beat the first assassin fight on my second try. Threw my crossbow at him to get an advantage and used the Dagger Flurry ability every turn. Really easy.
how can you "throw" your crossbow?
Beat the first assassin fight on my second try. Threw my crossbow at him to get an advantage and used the Dagger Flurry ability every turn. Really easy.
It's a dialog option.
how can you "throw" your crossbow?
I did fight him. He just starts with less health.well, I did it too. I also persuaded him, but it's not combat. Try to fight him, lol.
I tried that and well died. The dagger flurry never seemed to do any damage for me. I would land like three or four hits and all of them would be absorbed by his armor.
Were you using the stronger dagger?
It's one of the speech check options. If it works you throw you crossbow and stab him with a bolt in the neck. Takes him down to half help really useful, but at least for me I needed 10 dexterity for it to even work.
Hum in the old combat demo, my dexterity-based (spear+dodge) build didn't wear almost any armor *. So check any armor you may have for an eventual penality.yes, as I said it's not combat.
I almost ended him with dagger fury btw not using this crossbow copout or persuasion. Also while I maxed out my dexterity I still have only 11 AP. I wonder if some item gives me penalty.
yes, as I said it's not combat.
I almost ended him with dagger fury btw not using this crossbow copout or persuasion. Also while I maxed out my dexterity I still have only 11 AP. I wonder if some item gives me penalty.
ffs don't complain combat is too hard if you refuse to take the option that reduces your enemy's health by half
Uh... that actually puts the game in negative light; that an avenue of gameplay is cut-off or implausible.
ffs don't complain combat is too hard if you refuse to take the option that reduces your enemy's health by half
You don't have this option because you have to max out dexterity for that (I have tried to throw a crossbow at him with 9 dexterity out of 10 and failed). Same goes for persuasion. Besides that what if I consider both options too risky and go for the plain fight? I like RPGs because they offer me options, not funnel me into some decision. I mean I can understand if the game offers high skill checks later in the game but not in the beginning when you have to simply try to guess the build instead of learning mechanics and start building your character based on what you have learned.
The game builds your character for you when you pick a class. I didn't modify my core stats at all and threw the crossbow at him.
EDIT: Okay, success is random? That's fucking stupid. I'm going to complain about this on their forums tomorrow. Success shouldn't be a percentage because that just encourages reloading saves.
Fuck, it does require 10 DEX. What a stupid decision. Never mind everything I said. This is all Iron Tower's fault for setting the skill requirement too high.
It's always an option along with a Persuade to skip the fight, and one that just attacks him.Is the dialogue where you get that speech check to throw crossbow avoidable?
Is the dialogue where you get that speech check to throw crossbow avoidable?
Percentages work fine for PnP games, but not for video games. I passed a 1% chance speech check in Fallout 3 by reloading my game for half an hour. It's completely amateur.
Okay, success is random? That's fucking stupid. I'm going to complain about this on their forums tomorrow. Success shouldn't be a percentage because that just encourages reloading saves.
Agreed with this.
Are we sure it is random though? I set my crit to only 35 from a start of 31 and succeeded 5 times in a row. So it must require a really low critical strike skill. Lower then I thought at first or I have been lucky.
Also people remember this is a beta. Now I am going to try and just fight him no tricks or persuasion.
That's the worst part. It's not that it's imbalanced. It's that this could be literally THE FIRST THING YOU DO PLAYING THE GAME and it's poorly designed.I could understand it all if it wasn't THE FIRST GUARD.