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beccaelizabethI did not play Wrath of the Righteous today
partly because that's how entire days disappear
but mostly because I am sulking about the difficulty level.
It does warn you that you need to know the system
and I could drop the difficulty at any time
but I am finding it just on the edge of too frustrating
so sometimes it looks like a nice challenge
and then I realise how many times I had to restart fights to avoid tpk.
The thing is if you're playing at a table with like half a dozen people
you need to know what Your Character can do
but if you're playing the whole party
you need to master at the minimum half a dozen at once,
and then the game takes some away from you.
I have remembered why Ulbrig spent the whole of the last playthrough in griffin form: too strong to not use, and grapple is too useful.
I have remembered why Woljif casting grease everywhere isn't in fact totally annoying
(except when there's npcs because they run right into every trap every time)
and also added web and that nice mist spell to keep them busy while they're stuck.
I am still losing a lot a lot.
And it's not like I can optimise my own character! I know there's times the Commander needs Perception and Diplomacy so I optimise those two, but then they're a bit pants at fighting, which could be considered a problem. I can throw magic around but I only have the mythic that lets you heal from a distance not the mythic that makes elemental damage any use at all against demons. I should have other spells but it's annoying how every magic has something that cancels it out and they're all getting used.
Also, my characters need to stop getting mind controlled. I don't know how I could do much better at that one, but they need to.
So it's difficult and frustrating and today I was just too grumpy to try again.
And to start with I was looking forwards to another playthrough but this time with a different mythic and different dates and all, plus the new DLC will be in there somewhere, but whenever it gets frustrating I remember I already did this twice and... sulk.
I still like the game but I am thinking about giving up on Core and dropping a difficulty level to one that is
more achievable.
But then I have been achieving, very slowly, with multiple reloads.
Still. Not feeling enthused today.
partly because that's how entire days disappear
but mostly because I am sulking about the difficulty level.
It does warn you that you need to know the system
and I could drop the difficulty at any time
but I am finding it just on the edge of too frustrating
so sometimes it looks like a nice challenge
and then I realise how many times I had to restart fights to avoid tpk.
The thing is if you're playing at a table with like half a dozen people
you need to know what Your Character can do
but if you're playing the whole party
you need to master at the minimum half a dozen at once,
and then the game takes some away from you.
I have remembered why Ulbrig spent the whole of the last playthrough in griffin form: too strong to not use, and grapple is too useful.
I have remembered why Woljif casting grease everywhere isn't in fact totally annoying
(except when there's npcs because they run right into every trap every time)
and also added web and that nice mist spell to keep them busy while they're stuck.
I am still losing a lot a lot.
And it's not like I can optimise my own character! I know there's times the Commander needs Perception and Diplomacy so I optimise those two, but then they're a bit pants at fighting, which could be considered a problem. I can throw magic around but I only have the mythic that lets you heal from a distance not the mythic that makes elemental damage any use at all against demons. I should have other spells but it's annoying how every magic has something that cancels it out and they're all getting used.
Also, my characters need to stop getting mind controlled. I don't know how I could do much better at that one, but they need to.
So it's difficult and frustrating and today I was just too grumpy to try again.
And to start with I was looking forwards to another playthrough but this time with a different mythic and different dates and all, plus the new DLC will be in there somewhere, but whenever it gets frustrating I remember I already did this twice and... sulk.
I still like the game but I am thinking about giving up on Core and dropping a difficulty level to one that is
more achievable.
But then I have been achieving, very slowly, with multiple reloads.
Still. Not feeling enthused today.