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Re: Re Arcanum : Of useless techs and fizzling spells

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From: aisa... Adam
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 15:49
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where are those beta test diaries?


On Fri, 04 May 2001 12:51:18 GMT, sgri...@carolina.rr.com (Grifman)
wrote:

>On Fri, 04 May 2001 12:28:47 GMT, twi...@myhome.now (TwinIon) wrote:
>
>>
>>Having played the demo three times with different character, is it me or are 
>>the tech schemes and magic spells underwhelming? Granted you can only have up 
>>to 2 levels of any spell or tech in this game but some do not make 
>>sense...take gun-smithy for example....you spent 1 precious CP so as to make 
>>one lousy pistol which you probably could buy or trade from a gunsmith anyway. 
>>While I can see techs like healing salve and spike trap of some use, those 
>>that allow you to make weapons or armor seemed rather useless .... and you 
>>can't make a profit from it anyway.
>
>(snip)
>
>As you noted this is a demo and you can't advance far.  Of course any
>discipline is going to be weak at the beginning.  I suggest you read
>the some beta test diaries on the web.  As one noted, by the time he
>got his gun skills up, he was blowing through enemies he struggled
>with at the same level using a pure melee character.
>
>Grifman
>
>
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