The problem I see with the endless waves is the concept that I could sit there and hit level 3 at the Helm by abusing the mindflayer guardian. If I got super lucky, maybe even hit level 4.
Presuming you would manage to kill more than one?
(Dont forget that right now you only get 2 more ... in this case you would get 2 more in EVERY turn ... and while curent situation is that they are focused on Illithid ... nobody said they would be.
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Yes ... possibly ... if there would still be XP reward.
I know it would make a lot of people agry that they just wasted another hour killing one more cambion for nothing ... but, lets be honest with each other ... every single thinking creature in that room is BEGING you to forget the fight and conect the transponder ... and if you (not you as you, you as random player who ignores them and keep fighting) just refused, you had it coming.
Also as i said, that is only "one of many possible solutions" ...
Another one would be that fires on Nautiloid would also start spreading (no biggy for cambions BTW) ...
Another one would be that Dragon we see fly to the helm would be actualy timed event (imagine it as: 10 more rounds to conect the transponder before the ship crash) ...
And there is many more ... but im too lazy to write them down.
The point stands ...
There are far better ways to foce players take the direction you want them to go, than striping thir companions off their basic mechanics ... especialy in TUTORIAL! You know, that part of the game where you are supposed to learn to use those mechanics rather than never ben even told about them.
All I'm really asking for is the option to customize and have greater agency during the helm fight.
OH we know, but you arent first (and probably not even last one) mentioning this problem ... so i believe its safe to presume Larian knows ...
Only time will tell what (if?) they are going to do with it.
BTW:
I have to make a wizard with Chill Touch (Cambions have no resistance to Necrotic damage in this fight)
Since first scroll you ever find in this game is Fire bolt ... what else would you like to have?
