Amnestic said:
GloatingSwine said:
Amnestic said:
Plus, turning down Sarevok because he's a fighter is crazy. He's one of the most powerful characters in the game. His Deathbringer attack thing can hit for 150-250 damage when it connects. Chuck an improved haste on the party, have him Greater Whirlwind, spec him into Halberds and give him the Ravager+6 and watch him tear the shit out of everything that stands in your way. He's an absolute beast.
Then cast one Dragon's Breath and watch everything on screen die all at once. Or, y'know, when the Time Stop finishes and they actually get to do something.
Mages scale up far higher than fighters, even fighters with fancy specials. Forget Sarevok,
Imoen is the real beast of the family.
As a pure-class mage,
I was the real beast of the family thank you very much.
A Robe of Vecna and Staff of the Magi helped as well.
So yes, mages scale better, but unless you're going for a party of Bhaalspawn(as Mage or Sorcerer), Imoen, Nalia, Jan, Edwin and Aerie which frankly I think is a smelly setup, you're probably going to have one or two melee fighter guys in there. May as well have Sarevok.
Fun times with Robe of Vecna and Improved Alacrity. KaBOOM! That's how to nova. I didn't go with Sarevok because I liked my other party members too much. Comraderie over power. I do agree that you have to have some melee party in there to take the punches while your mages kill everything. Also I find that most monsters in the late game are extraordinarily well-prepared against magic, with all their chain-contingencies cast and ready. Even with two mages flinging Breach and Pierce Magic left and right it can still be hard to get through.
I found the general lack of thieves for your party irritating. The only full one dies. Backstabbing mages is one of the easiest ways of getting rid of them.
Alistair I think is a well-rounded character, who I enjoyed having in my party. Witty remarks, yet still indicative that he understands what's going on and doesn't really take it lightly. Right now I'm tanking as a sword/shield fighter though, so I switched him out so I don't duplicate his abilities.
I really don't mind Morrigan much either. I originally liked Leliana more, but after listening to her conversations with Morrigan about the Maker... Morrigan sounded entirely like she didn't want to talk about it, but Leliana kept bringing up how she pitied Morrigan for not knowing His love, in a display that was just as condescending than Morrigan's ever been. I don't imagine you'd have great personal skills if your mother was an Abomination and you were raised in the dangerous wilds. Leliana's grown up around people, and even trained in manipulating them. She has no excuse for being bitchy and preachy. Also she talks about shoes way too much.
If you befriend Morrigan, you'll find she acts very differently towards you. It becomes clear that she's never had a friend. She typically only observed them before you came along. She too has some depth to her, if you can get past the outer layer of bitchiness. Being alone because that's what she's used to doesn't make her emo. Complaining about helping others because that's how she was raised doesn't make her emo. Slowly changing how she feels about people through your friendship with her seems meaningful.
