Full mage possible?

[goemo]

Like in gothic 1-2 ? Anyone that far ? As it seems you can only use magic in addition to a sword .. is that true?

[Motorola]

There are less magic spells compared to Gothic and different aproaches, you can go full mage ofcourse, if you are a psycho.

[Y Ddraig Ddu]

Originally posted by Motorola:

There are less magic spells comapred to Gothic and different aproaches

What are you basing this on?

[Motorola]

Originally posted by Y Ddraig Ddu:

Originally posted by Motorola:

There are less magic spells comapred to Gothic and different aproaches

What are you basing this on?

Gothic 1 2 and 3.

[Boink]

The int weapons I have found are largely laser / plasma weapons.

You can get some very nice free ones out in the wilds.

[goemo]

Originally posted by Motorola:

There are less magic spells compared to Gothic and different aproaches, you can go full mage ofcourse, if you are a psycho.

Why you say psycho ? I read at a few places the damage if you are magic only is not enough to go without a sword/rifle. True?

[Y Ddraig Ddu]

Originally posted by Motorola:

Originally posted by Y Ddraig Ddu:

What are you basing this on?

Gothic 1 2 and 3.

No, I mean, what are you basing your knowledge of ELEX's magic system upon?

[Motorola]

Originally posted by goemo:

Originally posted by Motorola:

There are less magic spells compared to Gothic and different aproaches, you can go full mage ofcourse, if you are a psycho.

Why you say psycho ? I read at a few places the damage if you are magic only is not enough to go without a sword/rifle. True?

Psycho in the sense that you want a tedious and bad made ranged combat using the very few mage skills that ELEX offer you.

[Motorola]

Originally posted by Y Ddraig Ddu:

Originally posted by Motorola:

Gothic 1 2 and 3.

No, I mean, what are you basing your knowledge of ELEX's magic system upon?

Im basing it on Monopoly the board game....

What you think im basing it upon?

[Jbrisco]

Originally posted by goemo:

Originally posted by Motorola:

There are less magic spells compared to Gothic and different aproaches, you can go full mage ofcourse, if you are a psycho.

Why you say psycho ? I read at a few places the damage if you are magic only is not enough to go without a sword/rifle. True?

It's kind of just the way that the game works. You can start out a fight with magic, but the enemy will inevitably close the distance on you (the more difficult enemies anyways) and when they're in your face, it's a bit tough to make magic work, plus you'd have to be constantly chugging mana potions. It's just easier to get enemies to 25-50% with magic, and finish them with a melee weapon once they get to you. However, I have cheesed a few Alb mechs purely with fireball.

[riles656]

yes you can go full mage. berserkers have some of the best (and only) spells in the game. clerics have psi, which is magic, but a pistol thing is used to cast it.

[goemo]

Originally posted by riles656:

yes you can go full mage. berserkers have some of the best (and only) spells in the game. clerics have psi, which is magic, but a pistol thing is used to cast it.

Ahh thats what had me confused the clerics. I heared similar but thought he ment the berserkers. Well i effed my savegame nayway and wait for a patch :D thanks though

[Horace Pinker]

Originally posted by Motorola:

Originally posted by Y Ddraig Ddu:

No, I mean, what are you basing your knowledge of ELEX's magic system upon?

Im basing it on Monopoly the board game....

What you think im basing it upon?

if you called the mage I call the thimble!

get in good with the berserkers OP, follow their laws, be a little snitch if you must to earn ragnar's favor since my understanding is they are the magi clan. Also, in ragnar's motel palace, there is a dining area off to the side near a main entrance that has a berserker amulet and it gives you 10 mana iirc. 10 of something, I think it was mana. You need the berserker skill unlocked to use it, and you have to go into sneak to steal it while the guards are not walking trhough, but it's a sweet amulet. Also intelligence and cunning can unlock further attribute points if you're willing to put skill points into it, so you could have a secondary weapon but I'm sure high intelligence weapons are in the game and no doubt they'd be likely cleric lasers or something.

[Lord_WC]

Originally posted by Motorola:

There are less magic spells compared to Gothic and different aproaches, you can go full mage ofcourse, if you are a psycho.

Gothic 2 had 30 spells.
There are 27 spells/stims in this game. And at least 6 more from the cleric items.

So the question is really valid - what the hell are you basing your statement on?

[Burninator]

Having 20+ hours into the game and almost the same level (near 20) I can tell you a magic only build is VERY challenging for one simple reason.

Unlike Gothic/Risen enemy "mages" do not sit back and fling spells slowly. They either have energy weapons, guns, or at will energy attacks like poison, fire, etc. And they are machinegun fast in their fire.

You will slowly fire back and run out of mana very quickly while they limitlessly massacre you with ranged attacks that do not require mana. Another one of the joys of combat.

Want to be a "mage"? Cleric---> PSI and/or Flamethrower ---> I WIN. Nothing comes close. I do it now when I'm pissed at the janky combat and just incinerate everything in my visual range but I wouldn't call it fun.