HoonDing

Kurt Meyer

Divinity 2: Ego Draconis has pretty extensive dialogue and is fully voiced... the difference with DA is that just not every beggar in the game tells his entire life-story. And also they didn't hire half of Hollywood to speak lines... it's just a game that is well-balanced in graphics, length & VO. Don't you mean of the fifty percent who are miffed, 50% are whiners and 50% are thoughtful?

I had a lot of fun playing SoZ as a swashbuckler. I really liked that rogue recruit who was a follower of Mask... there were some pretty cool dungeons too, especially the tower with the Illithid and Ancient Vampires.

During the many never-ending dungeon crawls I just put Wynne & Morrigan outside rooms and let them cast respectively Earthquake, Blizzard & Tempest. Clears out everything without the tanks having to break sweat. Earthquake seems to be useless against non-moving targets, though... Anyone tried

It depends on the spells you use how much aggro your mage draws. Fireball seems to draw a lot of attention, in particular. Cone of Cold... not so much. And if your mage is targeted by a tough opponent... force field/crushing prison/death hex serves as a thorough emasculation.

^With so much combat and so much dungeon crawling in the game, I simply wouldn't have the patience for playing a rogue. Already as a warrior I got tired of the endless combat halfway through the Deep Roads... the (mostly trivial) battles near the end of the game were one long chore for me.

The only time I tried to be 'clever' with my rogue by setting traps in an area, I got hit by an ambush trigger... several dragonlings suddenly surrounded my party. That was also the last time I used Zevran in the game. I can see the appeal of rogues, though. Zapping in & out of stealth during combat, then backstabbing mooks into oblivion. Pretty hilarious.

Are DW warriors viable? How high should they raise strength & dexterity? My sword & board only needed dexterity 26 for Tier 4 talents, but dual-wielders need 36... so is it worth it buffing both strength (best heavy armour needs 42) & dexterity and focus less on constitution (there is of course the Lifegiver ring)?

It's not even necessary. A mage has so many defenses at his/her disposal that complete hordes can easily be subdued without taking any damage at all. A mage losing to some fighter with an oversized sword or axe, is just insulting. Only a Templar should be able to destroy a mage, with the Holy Smite ability.

If your mage is taking hits, you're doing something wrong, no?

If you play them wrong, of course they're useless.

Love letters. ... Oh, wait.

I think in my next game I'm going to kill all mages in the Tower. Anyone used them in the endgame? Worst. AI. Ever.

Those 'epic' battles near the end of the game are hilarious. Endless hordes of mooks that die in one hit, until the occasional yellow-marked super mook shows up. Leliana practically ended the Blight on her own.

Well, I finished the game with a level 20 human noble warrior. Now to replay with my Elven mage.

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Did they model the lady after Sarah Palin?

Shapeshifting in a golem?

I'm not hatin' on Enya. Just on Zur for ripping her off.

CTRL+W was very useful in the early Internet era before there were pop-up blockers.

"Enchantment? Enchantment!" Never gets old for me. But talking to any Tranquil makes me want to pull my hair out.

Bye, bye, Ser Cauthrein: Most. Satisfying. Kill. Ever. She two-shotted poor Oghren, lulz.

Okay, that was the last whine about the amount of combat in DA from me. I promise. I take it you're going for the inevitable Romance Mods?

I'll try to finish it this night... I've just gathered all allies. No idea how much game there is still left. I'm getting a bit burnt out, bashing shields into monstrous faces & shattering mooks to smithereens for nearly 60 hours... I already have a Dalish Elf & Elven mage ready for future replays.

^Now that I think of it, a warrior with Holy Strike (Templar) can own non-boss mages like there's no tomorrow. Apparently I unlocked a 'Tactician' achievement for having my PC kill 250 enemies without taking any damage. ... That's a whole load of shattered remains, indeed.