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[Shep309]

I simply refuse to be suckered into another Arelex, Suicidal, or IN1 character build... I refuse.....

not gonna happen...


.... ever.....

secretly starts a mage.

*waves hand*

these are not the droids you're looking for

[AreleX]

Irish Porkchopp wrote...

AreleX wrote...

Blood/Force Mage: Forceful Entry (Dead Enemies Don't Say 'No')

Gives new meaning to "Fist of the Maker"





I can't believe I just said that.

I lol'd. Hard.

I'm kind of angry that you don't get Sebastian til Act II, but whatever. Hopefully by the time I get there, the patch will be out, and I don't have to worry about ANOTHER stupid game-breaking bug.

I also have new-found respect for Fenris, as he is much less of a whiny rejected Twilight character when Varric is in the party.

Modifié par AreleX, 13 avril 2011 - 10:59 .

[Ace Attorney]

Fenris: The Broody Elf that tells jokes

[Irish Porkchopp]

AreleX wrote...

I'm kind of angry that you don't get Sebastian til Act II, but whatever. Hopefully by the time I get there, the patch will be out, and I don't have to worry about ANOTHER stupid game-breaking bug.

To avoid the bug, can't you go the rivalry path instead? (It is a friendship bug right?)

I also have new-found respect for Fenris, as he is much less of a whiny rejected Twilight character when Varric is in the party.

I think your respect should then belong to Varric in this case.  If you like Merrill  and you have Fenris and Merrill in your party together, then you won't like Fenris for long.  Fenris' party banter is funny when he is getting picked on though.  And it seems like everyone picks on him.  He doesn't like that very much.  That I do enjoy.

Edit:

T3hAnubis wrote...

Fenris: The Broody Elf that tells jokes

heh heh, Varric is great.

Modifié par Irish Porkchopp, 14 avril 2011 - 01:37 .

[SirValeq]

Gloxgasm wrote...

Haha Ive only completed once also yet have a ton of chars rolling around

Same here, and most of my unfinished characters are Mages. Not because I dislike the class, but because I can't get past level 5 with so much of Carver around.  I know enough people like him in real life that I don't need it in a video game as well. I'd give an arm and a leg for a "Feed Carver to the ogre" option in the prologue.

[Darqion]

I see people talk about "almost full magic" so what does that really mean? you go bloodmage to negate the need for wit entirely? and do you leave con at base and try to get some hp from gear/spirithealer?

[mikeyhaha1]

Shep309 wrote...

I simply refuse to be suckered into another Arelex, Suicidal, or IN1 character build... I refuse.....

not gonna happen...


.... ever.....

secretly starts a mage.

*waves hand*

these are not the droids you're looking for

too funny too true

[Liliandra Nadiar]

'Almost full Magic' typically means 2 of the 3 points per level go to Magic. The last goes elsewhere, Will, Con, Dex, whatever.

[AreleX]

I'm close to going into the Deep Roads again, and if you post in here fast enough, I'll let you guys pick my team. Nothing that's going to get my ass kicked like Varric Carver Fenris, but, past that, it's your call!

[Zachriel]

I insist that your team includes Carver but NOT Anders. 

This is not to challenge you at all, only for what will happen to Carver without Anders present. 

[AreleX]

Zachriel wrote...

I insist that your team includes Carver but NOT Anders. 

This is not to challenge you at all, only for what will happen to Carver without Anders present. 

But I LIKE Carver! I don't want bad things happening to him!

[Zachriel]

Awwwww. Okay then, you don't have to take Carver. Or do take him and bring Anders as well, either way.

Let's see... How about Isabella and Merill? It would be like a variation of your team glass cannon. Healing will be a problem unless you do it yourself, though.

[AreleX]

I didn't have Anders healing when I went through the Deep Roads the first time as a mage, so it isn't that big of an issue; everything died too fast to pose any real threat.

Though, the ARW was a rather harrowing experience.

[Zachriel]

I just beat the ARW with a mage on nightmare for the first time last night. I didn't do it as quickly or elegantly as I'm sure you would have, but I still won. It made me want to go right back down there and kick his ass all over again.

[Irish Porkchopp]

Already at the Deep Roads? So who did you bring? How did it go?

[AreleX]

Irish Porkchopp wrote...

Already at the Deep Roads? So who did you bring? How did it go?

Went Carver/Anders/Varric.

Carver has died from FF a solid 3 or 4 times, due to him being, well, Carver, and ignoring my commands, but other than that, it's been going swimmingly. Dragon dropped in about a minute and a half, thanks to some Force Mage shenanigans and crit gear. I'll be posting a video in the next half hour or so.

[AreleX]

I've been testing out DEX/CUN/Rogue Armor throughout Act I, and I've got to say, it's working out great. Do note that I gave myself extra money to be able to buy things and test stuff out comfortably. Worth it or not? You decide. Some insight:

Current Level
13

Current Stats

13 STR
18 DEX
42 MAG
18 CUN
19 WIL
16 CON

Current armor

Mask of the Imperium
Bloody Butcher's Gloves
Stalker's Boar Hides
Lowtown Stompers

Current Accessories

Enchanted Silverite Chain Belt
Dura's Blue Flame
Ring of Resiliene
The Fallen Star

Current Crit Chance/Damage

Critical chance: 26%
Critical damage: 77%

Companions

Anders has Heroic Aura upgraded to Valiant Aura
Aveline has the Muscle upgrade for Might, along with Rally, set to use when an enemy goes BRITTLE
Merrill has Hex of Torment/Death Hex, but I have yet to test it.

Video

Dex/Cun Force Mage - Night Lies (Guardsman Pretender Base)

Watch for the basic attack crit damage vs BRITTLE targets (6-700)
Watch for the damage from Firestorm (450+)
Watch for normal hit basic attack damage

Modifié par AreleX, 15 avril 2011 - 02:09 .

[ExcitedApathy]

Cool vid! I've been thinking about trying this out on my new mage. In my first playthrough (mage), I always felt that constantly adding to Magic was a waste (after hitting 41 Magic), but at the time, I wasn't sure about adding to DEX and/or CUN. Very cool, indeed!

[Irish Porkchopp]

Cool video. There has been a lot of speculation about a dex/cun mage build. It's about time someone tried it out. Looks pretty good so far!

More Please!

[Zachriel]

That is pretty cool, but I'd like to see more against some other enemies. Those fake guards seem to be extremely vulnerable to fire damage. Even with a much more standard build, my mage was doing 100-200 damage on auto attack to them with the Staff of Parthalan and +fire damage gear.

[Zachriel]

or do excessive fist pumps with your Warrior/excessive staff twirls with your Mage

Yes!! I have been wondering about that too.

[AreleX]

iOnlySignIn wrote...

Why can't I be as awesome as you? Sigh.

This is a question many cry themselves to sleep at night asking, friend. Just try not to think about it, and take solace in the fact that you can watch me excessively twirl my staff (tee hee) and fist-pump.

(Also that for every rather useless thing I can do on console, there's 20 million you can do that I can't on PC)

Modifié par AreleX, 15 avril 2011 - 03:11 .

[godlike13]

Zachriel wrote...

That is pretty cool, but I'd like to see more against some other enemies. Those fake guards seem to be extremely vulnerable to fire damage. Even with a much more standard build, my mage was doing 100-200 damage on auto attack to them with the Staff of Parthalan and +fire damage gear.

I'd like to see that too. Those fake guards are extremely vulnerable to fire damage, so its hard to get a fair assessment from that. My mage was doing similar damage there, and that was before i started to really take advantage of fire damage bonuses.

Modifié par godlike13, 15 avril 2011 - 04:53 .

[AreleX]

I'm in Act II now, so tell me what you want to see, and I'll record it.