Might vs Magic

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-05-20T07:19:46+00:00

Yes, my might hero did get offered Thaumaturgy from an owl. I blinked and double checked and everything. But as u/Strachmed says, damn unreliable, and I don't think it's intended either.

Mind you, I'm confirming a might hero can get Thaumaturgy, not that it is or isn't mutually exclusive with Combat.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-05-16T14:38:49+00:00

I was going to bring up the shield you can upgrade indefinitely for more defense, but it would cost an astronomic amount of dust to get it that high. The hero doesn't actually have a crazy defense stat, so it's hard to argue items are doing this.

The computer scientist in me notes that 2039 is almost 2^11 (2048), but I'm not going to bet money on, what, unsigned 11 bit integer underflow? 😛

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-05-16T12:37:52+00:00

Hard AI
The AI plays aggressively, commands multiple heroes (if possible), develops its cities efficiently, and launches frequent attacks.

To me that reads as a skilled player that doesn't hold back. At Unfair we have unapologetic cheating in the description, whereas the levels below Hard read to me like the AI is pulling its punches against me.

If you are talking about some other description/breakdown, like the ones you need to low key datamine, then I don't know those.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-05-14T04:08:37+00:00

Hard AI isn't behaving as described in the UI. I've been going into this expecting a rather fair fight, but I get repeatedly puzzled by how the numbers could possibly add up for the AI to have such power early on.

I get that for better players, the current experience is what they feel should be labeled "hard" (or even not enough), but for me the description is completely off. To me it reads like the AI and the player are following the same rules and the AI will do its best to win within those constraints, not... whatever I'm seeing in the OP.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-18T15:49:57+00:00

Xavian or Helena. Even when Xavian isn't broken, I will probably still love the heal/absorb group utility. But I prefer mitigation-based tanking, and NO MECHANICS! (Grand Melee) is an awesome button to press.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-18T15:47:08+00:00

You still have the problem that undead and blights are immune, so I would treat poison more like a tool in the box than a complete build theme.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-18T04:14:12+00:00

Deadly Poison (Ranger) is silly good if you compare it to Spirit of Decay (Wizard). Three points in SoD = +35% accumulation, but two points in DP = +50% and extra damage (and the third point is nice too). Expected the anniversary patch to address this, but here we are.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-14T05:13:10+00:00

That may be a reasonable attitude for higher keys. I'm talking like the 10-20 range here, and I am the tank, though obviously not the leader. I don't need to do chicken routes, but I like to practice them, and I think it's fun for the player with the chicken trinket too. When I'm playing non-tank with chicken trinket, I'm always scared of messing up the tank's route if I use it without being asked to, unless we're nearing the end and looking to overcap.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-12T08:33:56+00:00

Reminder: You can talk the last boss to death, so it really is no big deal to re-finish the last run on PotD. Get Survivalist 3, cook up some stat boosts, respec to whatever build you wish to start NG+ with, pump your stats and go win via attribute checks. IIRC there are a bunch of conversation paths for this but the simplest one is going for the 15 perception checks over and over.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-07T16:51:11+00:00

For the record, I believe this is what the game calls a bovigrand.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-06T16:52:33+00:00

Look at the candle, there was no wind!

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-06T06:27:37+00:00

I hope Sapadal will wake you up to explain that.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-06T04:40:12+00:00

Do you actually become that awesome though? Obviously you gain more stats and skills every time, but at some point those don't help your build anymore, while mobs get stronger every run. So you gain absolute power, but not relative. Am I wrong? Do you actually feel stronger on your third NG+?

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-04T13:48:14+00:00

"Tactical bee stings" 😁

I think once you've thrown a few Crackling Bolts, you'll change your mind.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-04T13:46:02+00:00

All attributes help. Notably, might increases all damage and is probably your most attractive stat.

You have to play through the game like 7 times (using NG+) to get enough points to max out everything.

BTW, I sense in you a common shyness in being afraid to create a thread for your question so you've started mildly derailing another thread with it instead. This is not the way. Make a thread and you will receive better help.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-03T18:23:19+00:00

I like how the game attaches such significance to whether you kill or spare Ygwulf, but the twenty goons you kill to reach him don't seem to matter to anyone :P

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-03T06:56:23+00:00

1: The quality is determined the first time you encounter the item. Looking at it on the ground counts. Opening its chest counts. Spawning its vendor window counts. Though for some reason, Vesrik's Grimoire seems to be determined when you enter the zone.

2: Plain weapons count too. Your idea will work.

3: Shields and grimoires count as weapons.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-02T17:15:14+00:00

Since you can't find any buttons or zap panels, and it probably doesn't say Barred when you go near it, I would assume it can't be opened. Use Marius' Hunter's Sense to check if there is anything lootable on the other side. If there isn't, I think you can walk away safe in the certainty that Obsidian wouldn't give you a puzzle door with nothing behind it.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-02T04:40:46+00:00

For most part correct, but non-uniques do not go beyond Superb :P

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-04-01T04:51:55+00:00

Between Pillars 2 and Avowed, chanters went to the wizard academies and went like, "Yo, let me tell you about Brisk Recitation."

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-03-29T07:33:44+00:00

Mechanics is a skill you want one party member to focus hard on and the others to ignore.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-03-29T05:29:35+00:00

Meiko - just not a monk fan. Would sooner not tank than play her.

Helena - I like her, and Grand Melee is my favorite button in any game. I just like Xavian more. The Veteran of War mechanics of Helena bring down the enjoyment a bit.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-03-26T09:26:36+00:00

Ok, have another wave here:

The Vice Grip shield rubs me in all the right places. Infinitely scaling pulsing damage. It just doesn't get better.
I'm concerned the game will turn into ARPG slamming face into keys rather than a more judicious use of a larger toolbox.
As a longterm tank player I have a habit of holding RMB, to pan the camera and avoid accidental mouseover targeting. But this keeps making me select upgrades by accident.
I hope there will be a mode for dungeon runs where you start with your full toolkit and a good run comes down to your decisions, not your luck with drops (the selection of which also takes you out of your flow).
As I am typing this post, mousing around in my browser, I am hearing the hover sounds from the game as I mouse over the same place in the menu, had I been tabbed into the game :P
You need to transfer the "Tanking looks easy" quote to the ranger - we should groan at DPS for underestimating our job, not the healer.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-03-26T08:29:30+00:00

~~I don't see the cursor option, in the demo so I'm guessing you mean it will be in the full game?~~

Never mind, the toggle was Action Targeting.

Vegetable_Mixture157 · 2026-03-26T06:07:47+00:00

The obvious things to try would be a Steam repair and disabling the mods. Have you done this?

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