I agree that Meteorstrike, Hailstorm, Storm, Earthquake are not the big improvement over lower level spells in the colleges, not a huge improvement in damage, area of effect or additinal status effects. I still get em every time and use them but usually afterward think I would have done better with 2 lower level attacks rather than one higher level one.
Better to have all the lower level attack spells. And all colleges at level 4 rather than 2 colleges at level 5.
The thing gGEo is referring to in Hiberheim is a special boss Shambling Oak called a Guardian, it isnt a ogre or ape at all. Stabbeys way of dealing with it is to teleport it onto hot lava at the top of the stairs, the one shot wand gives no experience for killing it. I have killed it with melee weapons, fire-elemental summons and fire spells which takes a long time and is tedious.
Loremaster is underrated because its effects are subtle knowing an enemies resistances and identifying gear immediately and for free. Valuable but not obvious.
Last edited by Felixg91; 05/04/15 08:36 PM.