WILDERMYTH BATTLEDANCE PLUS

But even if it didn't, knock-back guard does damage plus prevents an enemy from attacking.Įven though it can clear a whole field of mobs in a single turn, there were plenty of times where even two swings was enough due to spacing and level design. And that great hammer is mostly one-shoting everything anyway. The Vigilance problem is exposed in solo play, but in a group, knock-back guard is deceptively strong by itself. Not sure what can be done about Vigilance. But even then, most everything is easily cleared with Warrior and Hunter. There's more mob counter-play there, too.

I'm finding some of the scripted battles in the other campaigns more challenging, but fun. Update: This was done in a three chapter procedural campaign. If there wasn't knock-back this might not be possible, but there might be a strat with a spear and Broadswipes, and even Long Reach for good measure. Is knock-back a problem? Probably not, but it's powerful. I still think bows and crossbows should somehow be less effective on non-hunters. A few times it allowed a crossbow shot and then guard in the same turn.

I see how it's supposed to fit in the game design, but it's far too good.īattledance is getting nerfed, but it rarely played a role here. It probably should have a limit on strikes. Many battles I ended up with more health than I started with.Īdditionally, only having one hero on the field made battles a little less chaotic, as every mob only has one target to choose from. If I miss (rare), they attack and Riposte often kills them. If they live, they are now out of range and can't attack back. Prioritize killing the ranged mobs with hurlaxe and crossbow.Įnemies run up and get whacked with the hammer. If there's a ranged mob on the field, try to get behind cover, too. Move to a position where there's room to knock-back enemies. I had to reload twice in chapter one before I picked up a crossbow. Other heroes did things like building and scouting.

(The 2nd hero didn't participate, though) If my initial warrior didn't happen to get vigilance, I would have had to 2-man it to get the required legacy points to hire the 'proper' hero. I had a more difficult time vs Morthagi.Įvery battle was fought with one hero, with the exception of the into battle and once spot where I was ambushed. Unless you're intended to be able solo battle max-difficulty campaigns. Whereas putting together a good melee strat requires a more intimate knowledge of how the various game systems work and interact.Īfter some experimenting, I'm come to the conclusion that Vigilance is over-powered. And after a hard drubbing from my first game, then reading strategies, they also led me down that path as well.ĭefensive range combat is the first easily accessible strategy. Similar games in this genre tend to favor that, skewing my perception. I think my initial impressions that defensive range dominates, come from two main points: Melee combat overall is completely fine and viable. Ok, so after putting more play time under my belt (50 hrs), I'm gonna revise my initial thoughts.

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