Posted by Dr. Dooom on September 09, 1999 at 15:38:42:
In Reply to: My observations so far... posted by The Arcane on September 09, 1999 at 12:52:17:
> Conjies look to be designed to be strong offensively, but die lots and lots. And die in messy ways that result in experience loss. A level 25 conjuror with an elemental in tow is *much* less dangerous than a level 25 necro with an elite storm giant zombie in tow. > Two main reasons: > Saying a conjurer is overpowered because their summoned mobs hit hard is like saying a necro is overpowered because their zombies hit too hard. Both are false, and in fact the former is much moreso than the latter. From what I've seen, at the mid 30's, elementals and archons do a LOT more damage than zombies. Plus, they cast their own spells (prismatic spray, geyser, etc). I took a ton more damage in a few rounds from a conjurer than I do when I fight necros.
> 1) Elementals do MANGLES and ***DEMs, but are low-level mobs and can thus be parried/dodged/etc by a decent tank of similar rank. An elite storm zombie does MANGLES and ***DEMs and is a mid-50s mob, which means that it's basically impossible for a mid-20s player to tank it at all.
> 2) Conjurers are limited in their personal abilities... they can blind you with flash, magic missile you... umm... faerie fire you. And beat on you with their mighty enhanced-damage-less axe. A necromancer, in the meantime, can do a dozen ugly things while his charmie's doing ***DEMs.