We just beat the game, and we are still wondering what exactly happened with those last fights.
I mean, The Trife acted only once, and the Dragon thrice.
I used Daggers Drawn on the Trife ( with proper prior debuffing from my partner ) to relieve it of more than half his health, then a standard Backstab to kill it, during the same turn - my second. And I still had some AP to go.
The Dragon spawned, attacked Astarte. Partner used Soulsap on it, instant -2k. Then he proceeded to use his carefully preserved stock of 0ap-on-use Voodoo Dolls and removed almost 8k of life from the Dragon. Guy had been saving them all in anticipation of the final boss...
At this point, the Dragon is standing at a bit less than 3k health. He acts again, launching everything he has at Astarte. I barged in, casting a fully Oath-of-Desacrated Death Punch, -2,5k. Dragon acts again and, probably in a fit of panic, breathes Electricity, effectively stunning HIMSELF thanks to his own blood puddles. From there, it's just a simple matter of a few auto-attacks to beat the game. He wouldn't even have reached his next turn anyway.
It should be said we were playing 2 Lone Wolves on Hard setting and it was our very first game with no spoilers, so we had no idea what to expect for this final fight... We were very close to level 22 ( we actually got it by killing the dragon ), and I suspect we could have reached it by being more thorough throughout the game.
I'm quite sure anyone would consider the Voodoo Dolls trick like "cheating", even when it's perfectly legit. Sure, it was 8k damage in a single turn for no AP - no one can do that. Still, one backstab ( 3 ap ) was probably going to inflict a bit less than 500x2, so those 8k would have been quite quickly covered anyway.
As far as character building goes, I started out as a Scoundrel, but ended up maxing my Int. I had 22 int, 19 speed, 16 or 17 dex. Maxed out Air, Fire, and Scoundrel, with 3 in Marksman and Witchcraft. Maxed out Tenebrium, too, as I didn't know where to spend my points anyway. Backstab, Guerilla, Bully, Bigger and Better, Leech, Lone Wolf, Pet Pal.
Partner started out as a Cleric if memory serves well, but ended up as a fully fledged almost unkillable Tank/mage ( water earth and witchcraft ) with Glass Canon ( and still almost 3k health ). Before the Resistance patch, it was almost painful to witness, when no physical damage could hit him ( blocking ), and any elemental damage would heal him.
So... Yeah. Very anti-climatic last boss. Still, we did everything we could to make some powerful characters and free Rivellon from any and all wandering quests, so I guess we could say we earn it...
Last edited by Dr Koin; 24/08/14 03:12 AM.
