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#212669 25/03/04 02:23 AM
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Well one of my questions is about gems... do they have ANY uses what so ever besides their sale price? Ive kept every gem that I came across because in Diablo they gave you stat bonuses but thats not the same in this game so...

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My guy is still a low level mage and Im clearing the catacombs. I was wondering is it worthwhile to boost points in Hell spikes, Meteor strike, and well thats all I can think of... or what skills should I try for or hold out for? and are any of the summoning skills worthwhile? As of yet I can only summon skeletons and vermin


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#212670 25/03/04 02:26 AM
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Well, you can use your gems to decorate your house if you choose to get one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I liked meterstike, a very powerful skill early on it the game.
Though, nothing is immune too hellspikes (IIRC) so, it might work well for you. I am just speaking from my experience. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
At this level, i think those are the best skills right now.

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charms or gems?

gems are for money.


charms are for...



#212672 25/03/04 03:14 AM
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gems
as in rubies emeralds amber and whatnot

I dont know about meteorstrike in high levels because if I level it then later in the game wont it be totally useless? This tends to happen to most skills you can get right away
well how about in later levels of the game...


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#212673 25/03/04 03:20 AM
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Meteor Strike is always useful as it's quick and cheap. There's an abundance of skill points and spell books available for those who look.

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I used meteorstikr all the while till the end, except in the last dungeon, but hell spikes HELLA helped me out there. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspicion.gif" alt="" /> I know. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />



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really? wow, in most games as mentioned above, skills chosen at the beginning tend to lose affect later in the game
I'll have to give meteorstrike a try then

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summons? worthwhile?

other mage skills worthwhile later on? or ones that you get later on that I should save for?


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Well the earlier skills still have level restrictions on them. You can't just buy five levels of Meteor Strike by the time you reach level 5. You have to get further through the game before they allow you to have the better skill.

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meteorstrike is the best skill in the catacombs...and if you get to level 5 in thta process just get meteorstrike level 2...

as for the summoning skills...well...I find them quite useless in the first part of the game

so just get meteorstrike and maybe a level in deadly gift if you find some scorpion traps...because a scorpion per catacomb level makes thing really easy


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the gems have no importance but to sell them for money.

i usually don't take any of the mage skills except the ones that i need. like freeze. i just wait and buy them all from Ars Magicana.


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so basically throughout the whole game Im just supposed to stick with meteor strike?


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#212680 26/03/04 01:38 AM
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no, you can choose some. elemental strike is way better. but you get it at level 28, level 1!!

But meteorstrike is a great weapon for the begining of the game, and is still useful later in the game <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />



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thanks thats more like it


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