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[Sylvius the Mad]

ishmaeltheforsaken wrote...

I think it is, actually. Staff damage is often secondary to the properties on the staff. Higher weapon damage is not a guarantee that your damage output will be higher.

I'll defer to your greater experience.  So underwhelmed am I by DA2's design that I haven't even made it to Act 2 yet.

Modifié par Sylvius the Mad, 16 avril 2011 - 07:18 .

[mesmerizedish]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

that is a difference in kind, as before my ireball damage was determined by the caster only.  Now suddenly the caster can somehow become less good at casting Fireball by equipping a different staff.

That makes about as much sense as Shepard suddenly becoming a lousy shot when I injure my wrist.

The caster doesn't become "less good" at casting fireball. The caster's fireball becomes less powerful because the implement with which she casts it is less powerful.

Mages didn't use staves as implements to spellcasting in Origins. They do in DAII. This bothers you. Okay.

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

ishmaeltheforsaken wrote...

I think it is, actually. Staff damage is often secondary to the properties on the staff. Higher weapon damage is not a guarantee that your damage output will be higher.

I'll defer to your greater experience.  So underwhelmed am I by DA2's design that I haven't even made it to Act 2 yet.

I'm sorry (and I'm being sincere).

There is, in fact, a lot of discussion about weapon damage vs. properties. It's largely situational. One staff will be better than another depending on enemies' elemental resistances. If I make the most use of fire/ice spells, then a +10% fire or cold damage staff is going to be better for me than than another staff with 10% higher base damage, but a stat like +nature damage. And that's just in terms of damage output. There are other stats like +mana, +mana regen, etc.

Weapon choice is still very situational. It might not work the way you'd like it to, but I think there are just as many factors to balance.

Modifié par ishmaeltheforsaken, 16 avril 2011 - 07:26 .

[AreleX]

Ishmael, what, pray tell, is your avatar? I see it, and it confounds me. I must know!

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[mesmerizedish]

AreleX wrote...

Ishmael, what, pray tell, is your avatar? I see it, and it confounds me. I must know!

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It's Merrillcat. She's my favorite fanart ever. Maria Caliban drew her. She was told large eyes would increase cuteness.

[AreleX]

ishmaeltheforsaken wrote...

It's Merrillcat. She's my favorite fanart ever. Maria Caliban drew her. She was told large eyes would increase cuteness.

Really? I was thinking smug chupacabra or overly-enthusiastic Gremlin.

Merrillcat works too.