Yes I agree. It was much better in EA mostly because its saving throw was physical armor not magic armor like it is now. If it had a longer range then that would be fine, it would compliment a mage. Due to the proximity, its encouraging to play a warrior melee type, but now the saving throw is magic armor? Why did they change this?
My last playthrough in EA I had a great time with a 2-h dwarf, using petrify. Now its useless
