Das Burnt
I have to drive to Paradise California tonight for work. Yee Ha. 180 miles tonight. 180 tomarrow. Rule!
Rude: tetris was always my thing. I only played one game to get that score. ;) On the other hand I got my ass handed to me in Pac-Man. Boo.
Chopper, suck ballz!
Monday, September 27, 2004
NWN.. teh weee!
Monks are pretty good once they get to a certain level. You sure it isn't a racial bonus that is saving them from mind-affecting magic (elven?). I don't believe that their magic resistance is beefed up to absolute rediculous levels until they are well above level 10, no? (Don't have my guide in front of me).
Also, regarding treasure and XP.. have you patched the game yet? The original out-of-the-box version gives way too much treasure and XP and was toned down to more appropriate levels. As it stands out of the box, you can easily reach level 20 by the end of the module whereas with the patches, I think you're lucky to max out around 16 or 17 by the end.
I once made a monk but for my character, gave him a katana instead of using hand-strikes or Katas/Ki's. A lot harder to do well, but it was really quite fun to play an unbalanced and non-buffed-to-the-freaking-max player.
For extra fun, try playing something like a barbarian wizard/sorcerer or bard. Hehe..
I think the original game/module was easiest to complete with the sorcerer class. You have your henchman, familiar, and summoned beastie on top of your insane area-effecting spells and self-protection stuff.
I think one of my most kick ass solo characters was a elven thief/arcane-archer guy. It was just absolute rediculousness. Hide in shadows, launch fireball arrows and various other poison/effect arrows with the sneak attack bonus.. pretty nasty.
Monks are pretty good once they get to a certain level. You sure it isn't a racial bonus that is saving them from mind-affecting magic (elven?). I don't believe that their magic resistance is beefed up to absolute rediculous levels until they are well above level 10, no? (Don't have my guide in front of me).
Also, regarding treasure and XP.. have you patched the game yet? The original out-of-the-box version gives way too much treasure and XP and was toned down to more appropriate levels. As it stands out of the box, you can easily reach level 20 by the end of the module whereas with the patches, I think you're lucky to max out around 16 or 17 by the end.
I once made a monk but for my character, gave him a katana instead of using hand-strikes or Katas/Ki's. A lot harder to do well, but it was really quite fun to play an unbalanced and non-buffed-to-the-freaking-max player.
For extra fun, try playing something like a barbarian wizard/sorcerer or bard. Hehe..
I think the original game/module was easiest to complete with the sorcerer class. You have your henchman, familiar, and summoned beastie on top of your insane area-effecting spells and self-protection stuff.
I think one of my most kick ass solo characters was a elven thief/arcane-archer guy. It was just absolute rediculousness. Hide in shadows, launch fireball arrows and various other poison/effect arrows with the sneak attack bonus.. pretty nasty.
Good Tips!
You know, the blogger is funny. I think blogger sets a time on the posts, hence your post appeared before mine because you created a new post earlier. That would be my guess.
NWN: Yeah, those are some good tips. I didn't know that the experience points was shared with your henchmen, although the missions are excrutiatingly difficult as it, I suppose with your strategy, it would be harder at first but as you gain levels faster, should be easier.
SLIGHT SPOILERS included
Notice these weird things?
-monks are immune to enemy magic (jeez... that's powerful) -Most of the times I get dazed and just watch my henchmen kick the crap out of the casters.
-One level this guy casts the spell "instant death", which kills you instantaneously! The spell seems to work greater than 80% of the times, over your saving throw, and it's impossible to beat the guy without using the above. Invisibility potion yourself and watch your monk kick the crap out of him.
(a little bit too powerful if you ask me, bad guy not the monk)
- Treasures appears soooo random, it's almost stupid. Most of the times, I hate stealing from the townsfolk, trying to keep some realism by not robbing the entire town blind, but the treasures are almost just as good as the ones I find adventuring in deadly caves, IE battleaxe +1 in the room of a little girl. Or on the other hand, maybe the treasures in the caves suck, most of the times! Storage rooms will have 3 gold... It's too time consuming opening up those damn boxes. I wished they'd put less boxes to open, but the fear is, if you miss one, it could contain some important clue.
You know, the blogger is funny. I think blogger sets a time on the posts, hence your post appeared before mine because you created a new post earlier. That would be my guess.
NWN: Yeah, those are some good tips. I didn't know that the experience points was shared with your henchmen, although the missions are excrutiatingly difficult as it, I suppose with your strategy, it would be harder at first but as you gain levels faster, should be easier.
SLIGHT SPOILERS included
Notice these weird things?
-monks are immune to enemy magic (jeez... that's powerful) -Most of the times I get dazed and just watch my henchmen kick the crap out of the casters.
-One level this guy casts the spell "instant death", which kills you instantaneously! The spell seems to work greater than 80% of the times, over your saving throw, and it's impossible to beat the guy without using the above. Invisibility potion yourself and watch your monk kick the crap out of him.
(a little bit too powerful if you ask me, bad guy not the monk)
- Treasures appears soooo random, it's almost stupid. Most of the times, I hate stealing from the townsfolk, trying to keep some realism by not robbing the entire town blind, but the treasures are almost just as good as the ones I find adventuring in deadly caves, IE battleaxe +1 in the room of a little girl. Or on the other hand, maybe the treasures in the caves suck, most of the times! Storage rooms will have 3 gold... It's too time consuming opening up those damn boxes. I wished they'd put less boxes to open, but the fear is, if you miss one, it could contain some important clue.
NWN hell...
Sweet: 7 hours of non-stop NWN goodness on sunday. The single player module, included in the standard game, is fairly addicting, with plenty of action. My only complaint after playing the game for so long is the long list of tasks, seemingly endless, that is given to you by everyone in town, from ye old' hemp farmer son to the weaponsmith. The missions can be incredibly useless to incredibly boring. Only a few missions are truly important to the game, the rest are just to throw you off. Experience is is also a problem as you never seem to be high enough to fight end monsters which can't possibly defeat, except to "cheat" by teleporting back to the temple for healing and re-teleport back, doing the a few times over. It devalues the game a little, a sense of cheating almost, and makes the missions too difficult. (It's also cheaper to teleport-cheat than to use healing potions, encourging even more cheating!)
I've gotten over the constant camera controlling, although still quite cumbersome, is more acceptable after lots of hourly practice. The last complaint is the slow movement rate of the characters, even running, which can take a few minutes to run across a map. Dungeoning makes it even more incredibly laborious when you have to enable your spot detecting to find set traps.
BTW, just for the critics: (MONKS ARE TEH BEST: WHAT A BROKEN GAME!) =) honestly though, they are really really powerful. He's probably the best fighting henchman.
After all that complaining, you would think I hate the game, but I don't. I'm eager to get the multiplayer session started!
Johnny
Sweet: 7 hours of non-stop NWN goodness on sunday. The single player module, included in the standard game, is fairly addicting, with plenty of action. My only complaint after playing the game for so long is the long list of tasks, seemingly endless, that is given to you by everyone in town, from ye old' hemp farmer son to the weaponsmith. The missions can be incredibly useless to incredibly boring. Only a few missions are truly important to the game, the rest are just to throw you off. Experience is is also a problem as you never seem to be high enough to fight end monsters which can't possibly defeat, except to "cheat" by teleporting back to the temple for healing and re-teleport back, doing the a few times over. It devalues the game a little, a sense of cheating almost, and makes the missions too difficult. (It's also cheaper to teleport-cheat than to use healing potions, encourging even more cheating!)
I've gotten over the constant camera controlling, although still quite cumbersome, is more acceptable after lots of hourly practice. The last complaint is the slow movement rate of the characters, even running, which can take a few minutes to run across a map. Dungeoning makes it even more incredibly laborious when you have to enable your spot detecting to find set traps.
BTW, just for the critics: (MONKS ARE TEH BEST: WHAT A BROKEN GAME!) =) honestly though, they are really really powerful. He's probably the best fighting henchman.
After all that complaining, you would think I hate the game, but I don't. I'm eager to get the multiplayer session started!
Johnny
NWN the ride.
Edit: weird, this appeared "before" Johnny's post I was responding to?
*scratches head*
I dunno!
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A few NWN thoughts..
First, make sure you're all patched up! The auto-updater is really easy to use and helps with some of the quirks in the game including some over-treasure and XP giving.
All the side-quests are for XP building and item acquisition really.. I'd STRONGLY recommend not going adventuring without a suitable supply of potions. There are sections of the game wherein you cannot use the teleport-stone (like, near the end). Getting used to being able to heal yourself suitably while out and about for longer stretches is a very, very good idea. If the end-guys are too tough, you may need some more XP/equipment before tackling them.. or a little better strategy/henchman for the task. What kind of character are you playing? If not a theif-equivalent then you'd probably do best with Tommy Undergallows hitting for his sneak attack at range with his bow.. he'll also unlock doors/chests and auto-find traps.
Monks are very kick ass, yes.. but only in close! When you get into situations with ranged opponents, you may have a bit of trouble if you're getting plinked to death.
I've actually played the "original" game through three or four times now with different characters (yes, I'm a dork). Something else that is interesting to note.. you'll gain XP faster if you ditch your henchman and go beastie killing and/or quest solving without them because you don't share a portion of the goods. (leave them at the cleric shop, just make sure you pick them back up before going to the next level!) It's a bit more risky, but you can go back and pick them up if you need them for a particularly difficult area. In going solo, it helps a TON if you are either:
a) Beefcake 18+ strength (with potions too, maybe?) to bash open chests/doors.
b) Thief-type with LARGE lock-pick ability.
c) Something with a controllable familiar for.. well.. suiciding into traps. =/
Did I mention you need LOTS of potions in whatever area your character needs most? Strength/Dex are most common, but for Monks, the potions of Clarity (Wisdom) are key.
~O.
Edit: weird, this appeared "before" Johnny's post I was responding to?
*scratches head*
I dunno!
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A few NWN thoughts..
First, make sure you're all patched up! The auto-updater is really easy to use and helps with some of the quirks in the game including some over-treasure and XP giving.
All the side-quests are for XP building and item acquisition really.. I'd STRONGLY recommend not going adventuring without a suitable supply of potions. There are sections of the game wherein you cannot use the teleport-stone (like, near the end). Getting used to being able to heal yourself suitably while out and about for longer stretches is a very, very good idea. If the end-guys are too tough, you may need some more XP/equipment before tackling them.. or a little better strategy/henchman for the task. What kind of character are you playing? If not a theif-equivalent then you'd probably do best with Tommy Undergallows hitting for his sneak attack at range with his bow.. he'll also unlock doors/chests and auto-find traps.
Monks are very kick ass, yes.. but only in close! When you get into situations with ranged opponents, you may have a bit of trouble if you're getting plinked to death.
I've actually played the "original" game through three or four times now with different characters (yes, I'm a dork). Something else that is interesting to note.. you'll gain XP faster if you ditch your henchman and go beastie killing and/or quest solving without them because you don't share a portion of the goods. (leave them at the cleric shop, just make sure you pick them back up before going to the next level!) It's a bit more risky, but you can go back and pick them up if you need them for a particularly difficult area. In going solo, it helps a TON if you are either:
a) Beefcake 18+ strength (with potions too, maybe?) to bash open chests/doors.
b) Thief-type with LARGE lock-pick ability.
c) Something with a controllable familiar for.. well.. suiciding into traps. =/
Did I mention you need LOTS of potions in whatever area your character needs most? Strength/Dex are most common, but for Monks, the potions of Clarity (Wisdom) are key.
~O.
Sunday, September 26, 2004
Stat tracker is teh shit
That thing is so cool! I added it as a link to the Menu section of the homepage because I just figured out how Art was so ontop of the scores in our league, he was using this kick ass tool! It tracks all live stats as they are happening in the game, and then you click on the 'fantasy' button, and it shows our weekly matchups and how many points we are scoring as it is happening! Coolio foolio!
And yes, I think that with 2 categories still unscored and Bubba Smith only behind by 6 points, I would say the Placeholders are going to be on the losing end again... as were the Costa Rippers as The Action Team ripped them a new one! Unless Portis can makeup 25 points tomorrow night and Coles does nothing! Bwahhahhaha!
Who's the best at FF?!?!? Art is, I mean ERIC is!!!!!
That thing is so cool! I added it as a link to the Menu section of the homepage because I just figured out how Art was so ontop of the scores in our league, he was using this kick ass tool! It tracks all live stats as they are happening in the game, and then you click on the 'fantasy' button, and it shows our weekly matchups and how many points we are scoring as it is happening! Coolio foolio!
And yes, I think that with 2 categories still unscored and Bubba Smith only behind by 6 points, I would say the Placeholders are going to be on the losing end again... as were the Costa Rippers as The Action Team ripped them a new one! Unless Portis can makeup 25 points tomorrow night and Coles does nothing! Bwahhahhaha!
Who's the best at FF?!?!? Art is, I mean ERIC is!!!!!
Latest spam-mail poetry I received today:
first who was picked out to be my bedfellow, declined the honour without thanks. He was an old, heavy, IV There is a pleasant tale of some worthless, phrasing Frenchman, who was taxed with ingratitude: "IL FAUT SAVOIR GARDER L'INDEPENDANCE DU COEUR," cried he. I own I feel with him. Gratitude without familarity,
slow-spoken man, I think from Yankeeland, looked me all over with great timidity, and then began to excuse gratitude otherwise than as a nameless element in a seeship, is a thing so near to hatred that I do not care to split the difference. Until I find a man who is pleased to receive obligations, I shall continue to question the tact of those who are eager to confer them. What an art it is, to give, even
to our nearest sees! and what a test of manners, to receive! How, upon either side, we smuggle away the obligation, blushing for each other; how bluff and dull we make the giver; how hasty, how falsely cheerful, the receiver! And yet an act of such difficulty and distress between near sees, it is supposed
first who was picked out to be my bedfellow, declined the honour without thanks. He was an old, heavy, IV There is a pleasant tale of some worthless, phrasing Frenchman, who was taxed with ingratitude: "IL FAUT SAVOIR GARDER L'INDEPENDANCE DU COEUR," cried he. I own I feel with him. Gratitude without familarity,
slow-spoken man, I think from Yankeeland, looked me all over with great timidity, and then began to excuse gratitude otherwise than as a nameless element in a seeship, is a thing so near to hatred that I do not care to split the difference. Until I find a man who is pleased to receive obligations, I shall continue to question the tact of those who are eager to confer them. What an art it is, to give, even
to our nearest sees! and what a test of manners, to receive! How, upon either side, we smuggle away the obligation, blushing for each other; how bluff and dull we make the giver; how hasty, how falsely cheerful, the receiver! And yet an act of such difficulty and distress between near sees, it is supposed
I am an idiot. I forgot to choose as well. I guess I will have to just kick ass next week... Eric, don't take this as an indication that I don't want to play, I just blew it.
Burn Out 3 may be one of the best games that has ever been created.
Quote of the week: "I hate racism... except when it is funny." -me. (I can't believe I said it.)
Burn Out 3 may be one of the best games that has ever been created.
Quote of the week: "I hate racism... except when it is funny." -me. (I can't believe I said it.)
Well... '0' out of '16' isnt so good.
D'oh! Well You just dont get many points if you dont select teams. Meaning, no defaults. You just get screwed. Dont forget your pick'ems. At least I was smart enough to put my injured players on the bench a few days ago for my Fantasy team. Jon, I still do long division for a lot of my bills since we share utilities. Too much work to dig out a calculator.
Hmm JavaScript errors eh? Those can be a bitch to dig out. Ill have to take a look and see what is up. LunarPages are pretty good though huh?
Jon Ill have to skip on the 5¢/hour biz. Anyway, we will have to hook up Friday night. Check out your place. Give me a heads up when you get in.
D>M>
PS Eric I found the "NHL Lockout Timer" Very funny
D'oh! Well You just dont get many points if you dont select teams. Meaning, no defaults. You just get screwed. Dont forget your pick'ems. At least I was smart enough to put my injured players on the bench a few days ago for my Fantasy team. Jon, I still do long division for a lot of my bills since we share utilities. Too much work to dig out a calculator.
Hmm JavaScript errors eh? Those can be a bitch to dig out. Ill have to take a look and see what is up. LunarPages are pretty good though huh?
Jon Ill have to skip on the 5¢/hour biz. Anyway, we will have to hook up Friday night. Check out your place. Give me a heads up when you get in.
D>M>
PS Eric I found the "NHL Lockout Timer" Very funny
Shaun of the Dead
I saw SotD on the plane when Leslie and I went to England however many months ago that was, and it is a great movie! Very funny, however there is also a very strange part where it gets very serious and dramatic and emotional. That was the only part that threw me off, is it a comedy or a drama? 80% full-on comedy, 20% full-on drama, if I remember correctly.
It is available on DVD too if you have a universal DVD player. Funny movie, I highly recommend it to all!
Long... division? Eh?
I saw SotD on the plane when Leslie and I went to England however many months ago that was, and it is a great movie! Very funny, however there is also a very strange part where it gets very serious and dramatic and emotional. That was the only part that threw me off, is it a comedy or a drama? 80% full-on comedy, 20% full-on drama, if I remember correctly.
It is available on DVD too if you have a universal DVD player. Funny movie, I highly recommend it to all!
Long... division? Eh?
I feel the same way about math. My sister's in school re-taking math, and she was asking me a question about long division... I have no idea how to do long division anymore. It sucks.
I'm going to see "Shaun of the Dead" today... that looks pretty funny. Then it's off to the Precious Cheese Festival of San Genarro.
I've been checking out NWN content... take a look at Neverwinter Vault if you haven't already. There's a vast amount of user-made content there; probably best to start out with hack-n-slash, no-DM modules at first: this Conan mod might be good, or this Fire & Ice one, or here's a conversion of the Sunless Citadel, the first 3rd ed adventure we played!
I'm going to see "Shaun of the Dead" today... that looks pretty funny. Then it's off to the Precious Cheese Festival of San Genarro.
I've been checking out NWN content... take a look at Neverwinter Vault if you haven't already. There's a vast amount of user-made content there; probably best to start out with hack-n-slash, no-DM modules at first: this Conan mod might be good, or this Fire & Ice one, or here's a conversion of the Sunless Citadel, the first 3rd ed adventure we played!
man, im getting dum
I spent the morning down at the LA convention center taking a test to get a job with the city (i wanna work at the library.) So, there had to be maybe a thousand people there literally, and we were all in one of the huge halls there taking this 100 question multiple choice test. Back in highschool, I would jammed through that test, but FUCK my math is so bad these days. There were maybe 20 math questions, and none of them were that hard, but i totally had to access parts of my brain that I haven't in SO long. But, I'm sure i did fine. SO many people there though, lol.
Footy! This week I went with most of the underdogs. I didn't do any research before I turned in the pool, so I just went balls out and picked most of the expected losers for this weekend. Shit, if I do well though, I'll probably win , heh. We'll see...
Star Wars Battlefront looks pretty cool - anyone got it yet? Its like FPS team-based with all the crazy SW vehicles - the preview movies for it look good - No time for it now, but if word is good, maybe ill check it out.
lATEZ
I spent the morning down at the LA convention center taking a test to get a job with the city (i wanna work at the library.) So, there had to be maybe a thousand people there literally, and we were all in one of the huge halls there taking this 100 question multiple choice test. Back in highschool, I would jammed through that test, but FUCK my math is so bad these days. There were maybe 20 math questions, and none of them were that hard, but i totally had to access parts of my brain that I haven't in SO long. But, I'm sure i did fine. SO many people there though, lol.
Footy! This week I went with most of the underdogs. I didn't do any research before I turned in the pool, so I just went balls out and picked most of the expected losers for this weekend. Shit, if I do well though, I'll probably win , heh. We'll see...
Star Wars Battlefront looks pretty cool - anyone got it yet? Its like FPS team-based with all the crazy SW vehicles - the preview movies for it look good - No time for it now, but if word is good, maybe ill check it out.
lATEZ
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