So, my baby pyromancer and I are in Golem Tower, and we have a question: the first few NPCs in there are Balance creatures. So why...
a] are their Fire spells stronger than mine, and b] do their Fire spells fizzle less frequently?
I just died on the second floor, because I couldn't get a shot off- for every hit I manage to land, there are at least 4 fizzles before anything connects. I'm aware of the Fire school's horrible accuracy/high fizzle-rates (only Storm's is lower), but there's got to be something I can do to fix this, right (aside from gear boosts, since I'm not a high-enough level to benefit from them)?
So, my baby pyromancer and I are in Golem Tower, and we have a question: the first few NPCs in there are Balance creatures. So why...
a] are their Fire spells stronger than mine, and b] do their Fire spells fizzle less frequently?
I just died on the second floor, because I couldn't get a shot off- for every hit I manage to land, there are at least 4 fizzles before anything connects. I'm aware of the Fire school's horrible accuracy/high fizzle-rates (only Storm's is lower), but there's got to be something I can do to fix this, right (aside from gear boosts, since I'm not a high-enough level to benefit from them)?
Thanks!
El Veeb/Shadowsong/Angela
Golem Tower can be a tough nut to crack, I usually do the first two quests in it when given and then return just before leaving Wizard City to do all the floors, although it can be done at a lower level it is some work to accomplish, it takes planning and fizzling can make or break it.
Have you got a potion bottle yet? If so, use it halfway through or so. If not, don't worry, I died the first few times on the first few levels. You should a) summon a minion, b) use a pixie frequently, and c) (optional/difficult) have a friend teleport to you.
If you haven't noticed yet, the percent that your spell will not fizzle is the little (90%) in the bottom left-hand corner of the spell PICTURE. The higher the chance that your spell will not fizzle. Yes, fizzling is annoying and a waste of time and the spell card, but it makes the game a little harder.
See you in the Spiral! Cheyenne GriffinCaller Lvl. 40 Myth
Have you got a potion bottle yet? If so, use it halfway through or so. If not, don't worry, I died the first few times on the first few levels. You should a) summon a minion, b) use a pixie frequently, and c) (optional/difficult) have a friend teleport to you.
If you haven't noticed yet, the percent that your spell will not fizzle is the little (90%) in the bottom left-hand corner of the spell PICTURE. The higher the chance that your spell will not fizzle. Yes, fizzling is annoying and a waste of time and the spell card, but it makes the game a little harder.
See you in the Spiral! Cheyenne GriffinCaller Lvl. 40 Myth
Yep, and that's what I did with the bottle. ;)
I know where the number is, since I've already been through this with 5 other wizards (out of 24, one of whom is level 70), but am not familiar with the school. My main issue is that the enemy is Balance and I'm a pyromancer- shouldn't my Fire spells be stronger/less likely to fizzle than theirs?
Example: their Fire Cats hit for 120, mine hit for 90 max... but it's my school's spell, not theirs. Does that seem odd to anyone else?
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Only problem with your suggestion:
1. Fire doesn't have minions (yet);
2. I can only have 3 pixies at most in my current deck, and my health isn't much more than that (it's around 650);
3. I'm in a different time-zone, 4 hours ahead of my friends; that means that, when they log on after supper, I'm logging off to go to bed.
I finished the instance eventually, but I had to bring a Life henchman in for backup, just to keep me alive long enough to reach the top floor. That tower is way too hard for a low-level wizard (except Life and Storm), IMO.
Here's what I did to finish at level 4 I think: Pack 3 Ghost Touch's for the regular golems. Then pack 4 Ghoul's for the stronger golems. Then, use a potion. Then, use a Ghoul treasure card on boss and minion.
