Wizard - Seriously?

[CrankySmurf]

I feel like I should be memorizing the moves for mortal combat when I try to play the wizard.

Is there a simple "change spell" button?
I tried:
up up down down left right left right A B B A
Nothing...

On a side note, a good wizard is an awesome asset to a party.

[Colen Bardbarian]

Originally posted by CrankySmurf:

I feel like I should be memorizing the moves for mortal combat when I try to play the wizard.

Is there a simple "change spell" button?
I tried:
up up down down left right left right A B B A
Nothing...

On a side note, a good wizard is an awesome asset to a party.

The game taught you at the start did it not?

[PhamTrinli]

ya you just gotta memorize them ><

twin flame teleport is awesome btw :)

[PhamTrinli]

Originally posted by WylieC0y0te:

Originally posted by CrankySmurf:

I feel like I should be memorizing the moves for mortal combat when I try to play the wizard.

Is there a simple "change spell" button?
I tried:
up up down down left right left right A B B A
Nothing...

On a side note, a good wizard is an awesome asset to a party.

The game taught you at the start did it not?

Your name is morris moss, is it not?

[Arsomnus]

Wizard isn't nearly as bad as you make it sound...

You have 3 elements; ice (x), fire (y), and lightning (b). The first button sets the element of the spell and then the second button chooses which spell. So all you have to remember is XX, YY, BB, XY, XB, YX, YB, BX, and BY. Give it about an hour and you will have them all memorized.

[박니키]

Originally posted by CrankySmurf:

I tried:
up up down down left right left right A B B A

A Swedish pop group wont be able to help you.

[PhamTrinli]

Originally posted by MiGzs:

This is how it was in the arcade Gauntlet that came out in 1988, people would complain either way.

pretty sure that gauntlet 1 for arcade/nes did not have combos for the wizard

Also it came out 1985.

[Ham]

There's only 9 spells. They are not hard to memorize or input.

[CrankySmurf]

Originally posted by WylieC0y0te:

Originally posted by CrankySmurf:

I feel like I should be memorizing the moves for mortal combat when I try to play the wizard.

Is there a simple "change spell" button?
I tried:
up up down down left right left right A B B A
Nothing...

On a side note, a good wizard is an awesome asset to a party.

The game taught you at the start did it not?

Did ya miss this part?
"I feel like I should be memorizing the moves for mortal combat when I try to play the wizard."
Just saying the spell system is weak for such a simple game.

[Arsomnus]

Anyway, BX should be the main spell you are using IMO (chain lightning, auto aims on enemies in front of you and hits enemies behind them and around them sometimes, attacks almost as fast as fireball). BB + YY is a great combo for taking out spawners. Drop the shield and hide inside of it while using fireballs to destroy the spawner. The shield keeps everything away from you unless you are close enough to the edge of the shield for large enemies to melee you attack you. XB is good for large rooms, doubly so when you are playing with 4 people since it can slow the entire group of enemies down to a crawl. YX is mandatory for getting out of corners and through enemies.

Also, this spell system is just a simplified version of the spell system from their other game...Magicka. Imagine having 8 elements and you can use 5 at a time instead...game had like 1000+ combinations, granted you only needed to truly know about 50-100 or so. Some elements even combined into other new elements and some spells required you to cast the elements in a certain order.

[Star Paladin]

Ya, Wizard was going to be my choice to play, but changing spells is just loony. Even IF you can memorize 9 different combinations of buttons you need to push simultaniously to change spells, doing so is often very tricky, especially in the middle of hecktic battles.

[Arsomnus]

It sounds hectic on paper, but in practice, you are able to switch to and cast multiple spells within mere seconds. Teleporting away from enemies, then dropping a shield, then switching to chain lightning can be done in less than a second.

[Dark]

Originally posted by Javet90:

Wizard isn't nearly as bad as you make it sound...

You have 3 elements; ice (x), fire (y), and lightning (b). The first button sets the element of the spell and then the second button chooses which spell. So all you have to remember is XX, YY, BB, XY, XB, YX, YB, BX, and BY. Give it about an hour and you will have them all memorized.

Umm, yes it is. The Devs should have gone with a much simpler way to use spells. The Mouse Wheel for scrolling thought the spells would have been so much easier to use. But this system they got in place is a joke. It works somewhat ok, but it’s still a joke to try and use while in combat and ♥♥♥♥♥ chasing after you.

[Keyboard Warrior]

I actually created macros and pinned them to 1 2 3 for each spell etc it is much more fun

[76561198030043640]

Originally posted by Dark:

The Devs should have gone with a much simpler way to use spells.

Assassin's Creed is that-a-way >>===>, trash scrùb.

[👋🙂]

LoL

Originally posted by CrankySmurf:

I feel like I should be memorizing the moves for mortal combat when I try to play the wizard.