Oh I know what the arrows do and are good for, I do use Silver Arrows ( this is my favorite arrow actually), Fire Arrows and Cold Arrows, but most of the rest its just better to shoot em and get more shots off or use Barrage or Ricochet, this is like my 7th playthrough. Yeah I am still occasionally finding something new to be fascinated with and learn how to do something better. Poison arrows are really more of a hindrance than a help, not a fan of poison even to set things on fire.
I am not knocking arrows I just rely on my knight and mage more since those are my mains and I prefer Greatswords and spells in this game, which is not my normal preference, since in Baldurs gates it was always an Elf Archer-Ranger with Longbow and arrows of biting, after I get tired of D:OS and Pillars of Eternity I need to go back and play Baldurs Gate 2 again and Icewind Dales...they are gonna feel very primitive I suspect. No Elves or Dwarves to play in Rivellon, Thats OK gives me a chance to play a Knight instead for a change. I never use Bully by the time I knock em down they are usually just dead.
as for damage well the Knight with Oath of Desecration and using a crafted Zweihander, with essence and sharpened, maintaining a 2-handed skill of 7 and a Leadership damage boost of 15% is per his sheet 233-464 before all the bonuses, at level 13, to which I can add melee power stance or Rage to increase it more. I usually also have a high crit chance as well so it doubles a lot. I
killed 5 cultists with one whirlwind this morning 500+ damage each or more. Battering rammed into the middle of em whirlwinded and all over, Creampuffs!
Flurry while under Oath of Desecration kills everything. I wish I could lower that cooldown to like 1 round! I love Battering-Ram, Flurry, Whirlwind and Dust-Devil and to a lesser degree Melee power stance and Rage. The rest of the attacks Crippling blow, eroding strike, etc etc I hardly ever use. I wish Rage was not so detrimental towards the user, thats why I use Power stance more often.
Rot doesnt kill NPC's? good to know ( but it can weaken them ) and yes I knew that Bairdotr has tenebrium 1 equivalent before the party has it, so she can pick up and use that wand without getting rot.
Thanks Raze.
Last edited by Felixg91; 24/03/15 01:43 AM.
