AlexDeLarge

In any case, something should be done to make the big encounters more challenging. I would say the optimal solution would be something like SCS from BG, that drastically improves enemy AI and gives them more abilities in their arsenal.

Sometimes i'm actually glad Josh Sawyer frequents Something Awful instead of this place. "or highly resistant" And by debuffs I meant debilitating status effects (such as Charm, Paralyze, but not something like Cipher Disintegration for example). I love people who misquote others to suit their narrative.

It's already the situation that bosses are multi-immune, with a few exceptions (you can't petrify adra dragon, but you can paralyze him, you can't paralyze alpine but you can petrify him). Which, with a bit of metagame knowledge, turns most elite fights into a cakewalk, since you can whip out the specific counter required for every situation. Sure, what i proposed will indirectly buff the direct damage classes like rogue, if you think about it, don't they actually need that ? Giving bosses immunity or very high debuff resistances across the board is practically a nerf to the vancian classes, which are by far the most powerful in the game. And you can always use the debuffs on boss adds, so it's not like they become useless or anything.

I wasn't specifically targeting storm, but it does stand out as the most glaringly OP spell in the game. If i were in charge of balance, the things i'd take care of first would be: Relentless Storm Ninagauth's Shadowflame Devotions of the Faithful Crowns of the Faithful Dragon Thrashed maybe as well (no more stacking with itself) I think these are the main culprits that turn an otherwise challenging game into a faceroll. Also, i would make High Level scaling actually scale a lot more (something like 60% instead of 33%, scale Adra and Alpine dragons as well to at least level 16) and make most bosses immune or highly resistant to all debuffs (the fact that you can charm one of the bog dragons with a level 1 spell is ridiculous to me, for example).

I must be in the minority, but i want to see a lot more nerfs, not just unlabored blade (which is a very odd choice by Obsidian to prioritize this in particular, i might add), the game is just too easy towards the 2nd half. I'm looking at you, Relentless Storm...

Played some easy/normal, and then you decided to just casually jump in some potd/toi/expert mode eh? Not bad, chief..

Hey, maybe i can help. This is the wizard i used in my completed frozen crown run, she performed exceptionally well: Wood Elf Scientist 18 Might 5 Con 15 Dex 19 Per 18 Int 3 Res 1. - 2. Blast 3. - 4. Interrupting Blows 5. - 6. Penetrating Blast 7. - 8. Envenomed Strike (you can respec this later into Secrets of Rime) 9. - 10. Weapon Focus 11. - 12. Apprentice Sneak Attack 13. - 14. Marksman 15. - 16. Bloody Slaughter Weapons: Gyrd Haewanes Stenes Armor: Starlit Garb Head: Gharod's Chorus -preservation (Might bonus) Cape: Lilith's Shawl (Per bonus) Gloves: Gloves of Manipulation (Dex bonus) Belt: Girdle of Eotun Constitution (Con bonus) Boots: Boots of Speed Rings: Ring of Deflection, Ring of Protection

Oh, they released it already? Was hoping they would take their time to fix the remaining visual bugs from beta (druid shapeshift + form of delemgan, hunting bow awkward position unequipped, lingering summons on map, etc.)

I think it might have something to do with playing on Fast Mode.

Eh? Phantom fights are a walk in the park on POTD with level 3 party. All you need is Chill Fog, Armor of Faith + equip Heavy Armor on everyone and good positioning. Come to think of it, that simple strategy works to clear the entire Act 1 (and first 2 levels of Od Nua) without problem.

I'd go for Wild on any tank char over Hearth. You can def dump might on a tanky chanter revolving on Sure Handed Ila phrase.

Why not go for Wild Orlan instead of Hearth? They are generally considered to be the best tanking subrace if you want to wear helmet.

Fighter is the best tank in the game IMO, there's a video from Nerd Commando called French Connection 2.0 on Youtube (i can't link it for some reason) where he explains the power of fighter. It basically revolves around the skill Overbearing Guard to heavily punish any mob that breaks engagement.

I found the Gloves of Manipulation in OD Nua level 1 on Day 9 Fonprima, in case anyone is interested. (playing the 3.03 BETA patch)

I'm playing the beta patch and it's great, haven't encountered any problems so far. And you won't have to restart your game.

Did anyone test the drops for 3.03 beta?

Great job on the beta so far, i'm loving the game. Haven't found any significant problem after latest update.

Same thing happened to my Lead Spitter. Both Ruffian Focus and Exceptional Enchant weren't active. Reload fixed it. Still, very annoying to always keep track of these things to make sure they are working properly.

It doesn't work against anything.

Happens to me as well, i PM'ed Sking 2 days ago on the issue.

I'm getting the same, but it's not limited to Durance, random playable NPC's seem to do this from time to time, including Calisca.

Island Aumaua Barb with Heart of Fury looks insane now.

Hooray!!

If i start a Trial of Iron game in the 3.03 BETA, will i be able to continue the same game once the final version is released?

I see. I'm guessing you're not playing for Triple Crown either. This party looks way to squishy to handle a ToL run.