Might and Magic The Might and Magic Discussion Thread

[fantadomat]

kregans

Die really easy to sparks. Going for only one school is pretty stupid thing to do. The best combat spells are fire blast and sparks. Dark magic has some powerful spells but they are useless because of how frequently you will need to rest. The only useless magic in all the MM games is earth.

 

[lukaszek]

kregans

Die really easy to sparks. Going for only one school is pretty stupid thing to do. The best combat spells are fire blast and sparks. Dark magic has some powerful spells but they are useless because of how frequently you will need to rest. The only useless magic in all the MM games is earth.

in pyramid there are enemies immune to electric from my memory

 

[fantadomat]

kregans

Die really easy to sparks. Going for only one school is pretty stupid thing to do. The best combat spells are fire blast and sparks. Dark magic has some powerful spells but they are useless because of how frequently you will need to rest. The only useless magic in all the MM games is earth.

in pyramid there are enemies immune to electric from my memory

That is why you use the fireblast on those armies lol. As i said,it is stupid to invest in only one school. You will need to get at least mastery in air,water and fire. I always try to get 12 points in water as fast as i could for the mastery. Air mastery doesn't need to 12p for mastery,you get it once you finish the archmage quest. Fire is the best offensive school for sure,you do need it late game to spam fireblast in close combat.

For the pyramid,i belive that the blue and purple enemy were easy to kill with fire blast and the red ones easy to kill with spark. Genies were pretty annoying tho,especially the big water room. In that place i used a circle of fire while running around like a retard . Once you kill of the blue and purple ones,you could just pick of the red ones with acid splash or what ever the name of the water spell was.

 

[lukaszek]

fantadomat you are changing subject. i would dip into all the schoold to get mastery so will have some versatility provided from it. Question is which school to put all the extra points. Single one for most effect.
For example if its water then I can keep air at minimum since poison spray will out damage my spark

 

[fantadomat]

fantadomat you are changing subject. i would dip into all the schoold to get mastery so will have some versatility provided from it. Question is which school to put all the extra points. Single one for most effect.
For example if its water then I can keep air at minimum since poison spray will out damage my spark

And i answered your question,fireblast is maybe the most useful offensive spell,but a lot of high end enemies have immunity. If you simply want power,then go for meditation and dark magic with sharp metal.

 

[jackofshadows]

IIRC, in mm6, unlike mm7-8, shrapmetal does phys damage so yeah, you cannot miss with that one (immunity wise) for a solo run.

 

[lukaszek]

as i said, elemental

 

[dark_savant]

Better dungeons in M&M IX than M&M VI? Cmon, you must be blind or something. M&M VI has third best dungeons design overall in 3D RPGs after Wizards&Warriors and Dungeons Lords.

 

[DaveO]

I started Might and Magic with MM3. I still have a very soft spot for World of Xeen, although MM6 with its massive dungeons, map, quests etc is a very close second.

 

[d1r]

Better dungeons in M&M IX than M&M VI? Cmon, you must be blind or something. M&M VI has third best dungeons design overall in 3D RPGs after Wizards&Warriors and Dungeons Lords.

More people should play this game. Such an underrated gem.

 

[octavius]

CRPG Addict has now started on World of Xeen.

 

[DaveO]

I've not paid the Addict much attention since he tends to screw things up either party wise or in terms of development or skill choices.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

this thread and poll is very confusing
where is the dark messiah discussion?

 

[DaveO]

Dark Messiah is a totally different game. I bought it during the most recent Steam sale so I should soon have an opinion on where it hits or misses the mark(s).

 

[octavius]

Looks like someone is trolling CRPG Addict and Lilura.

 

[Sceptic]

Dark Messiah is a totally different game. I bought it during the most recent Steam sale so I should soon have an opinion on where it hits or misses the mark(s).

If it hits or misses as a Might and Magic? Don't even try to judge it on these terms.

It's otherwise a decent to good action/RPG/adventure hybrid. I think the system would've worked better if the kick wasn't so obscenely useful, but it's also a fun (if repetitive) way to play the game. Level design is pretty good in parts, much more linear in others. Taken as its own thing it's pretty good. Story-wise it's a sequel to Heroes 5 and its expansions (and I think is the last game in the Ashan continuity, chronologically), but that's pretty much its only link to Might and Magic.

CRPG Addict has now started on World of Xeen.

He ended up with a surprisingly not-terrible party considering he randomly generated it (pretty good way to replay WOX too IMO). Some of his comments on abstraction made me roll my eyes a bit, but he is absolutely spot on with that last paragraph, and thinking back I don't think I ever realized even while playing MM1 how novel the sheer quantity and variety of side quests was.

 

[Dungeon Lord]

Better dungeons in M&M IX than M&M VI? Cmon, you must be blind or something. M&M VI has third best dungeons design overall in 3D RPGs after Wizards&Warriors and Dungeons Lords.

More people should play this game. Such an underrated gem.

If you can play it on a modern system without pilot license.

 

[d1r]

Better dungeons in M&M IX than M&M VI? Cmon, you must be blind or something. M&M VI has third best dungeons design overall in 3D RPGs after Wizards&Warriors and Dungeons Lords.

More people should play this game. Such an underrated gem.

If you can play it on a modern system without pilot license.

GOG version is fine. I had no problems playing it on my old ass Win7 laptop.

 

[octavius]

Looks like someone is trolling CRPG Addict and Lilura.

BTW; by a funny coincidence JarlFrank posted the messages before and after "Lilura" and is even mentioned in the post.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Dark Messiah is a totally different game. I bought it during the most recent Steam sale so I should soon have an opinion on where it hits or misses the mark(s).

It's a masterpiece.

 

[JarlFrank]

Looks like someone is trolling CRPG Addict and Lilura.

BTW; by a funny coincidence JarlFrank posted the messages before and after "Lilura" and is even mentioned in the post.

Wait what? I don't see anything trolly.

 

[Gangrelrumbler]

Dark Messiah is a totally different game. I bought it during the most recent Steam sale so I should soon have an opinion on where it hits or misses the mark(s).

It's a masterpiece.

It's good for completely different reasons than standard M&M games. The strongest point of classic M&M which is exploration is non existent in Dark Messiah. So preferring one or the other has more to do with what games people enjoy more, rather than which is better.

 

[Jvegi]

I think I'm going to give up on VII (level 8). Reading guides to make it less tedious isn't appealing, and further exploration seems even less appealing.

I'll give VI a try. If it doesn't click then whatever. I have other things to do.

 

[Tweed]

Dark Messiah is a great game made even better by the fact that they really want you to be the bad guy.

 

[CryptRat]

I think I'm going to give up on VII (level 8). Reading guides to make it less tedious isn't appealing, and further exploration seems even less appealing.

I'll give VI a try. If it doesn't click then whatever. I have other things to do.

I love both but I doubt you'll like VI if you think VII is slow.