Meist Siva encounter......WTF

[Zeretrelle]

I need to save this guy but I get rekt by the crossbow dudes... their damage is insane (3 hits per turn~ 300+ damage and if it crits...) and they got considerably more hp than my characters even the tank has less than them...

My party is lvl9

beast(tank), sebille(daggers or bow) ,Lohse (healer) and summoner\necro

I have to say in my 15 something years experience playing CRPGs starting from the goldbox series, Menzoberranzan etc this is the first RPG I'm having such problems with... The balance in this game seems really off after you leave the fort.

Am I missing something here?

[ignorance[is]bliss]

Yes you do. Fight is not always 'best option'. Talk to Magister, who's sitting near Siva. She can be easily pursuaded to.. well.. you will see :)

[Hau]

The game tricks you with two level 9 guards at first, then spawn two level 12 guards and a dog. If you cannot take them at level 9 then level up and come back. You are not supposed to fight stuff higher level than you are unless you really know what you're doing or just cheat.

[ignorance[is]bliss]

If you noticed, Magister herself, her friend are same level is you. But those 2 crossbowmen are lvl 12. Probably it's been made like this for those looking for extra challange. You can kill them easily if you free Siva later, after you did some exploration/lvled up/got gear.

[Serrassi Effect]

Go first and disable her before her first turn. She won't call for backup if she's knocked down or stunned.

[ignorance[is]bliss]

That's impossible to do at the start of act2, unless you are playing on Explorer mode or have tons of wits, I guess.

[Serrassi Effect]

My rogue always goes first *shrugs*

[ignorance[is]bliss]

Were you able to drop down her armor with 4 AP points and then spend 2 for CC on Classic or higher?

[inouye]

Just talk to the Magister that is bossing people loading a boat, he is wearing white robe, if you lead this conversation correctly, he will grant you a paper that gives you permission to release Siva.

[fågel#3]

You can just persuade them to leave and you can free her without and issues. If you have invested in that perk that is

[Morgian]

You can stop her from getting reinforcements, if you kill her in one turn. That is very easy as lone wolf, but should not be a problem with 4 members either. I don't recall the fight as special when playing with four (maybe I killed her in round 1 too).

[felixsimon]

Dping this encounter at start of Act 2 IS possible, ive done it at lvl 9, but then again, im running a bit of an op build of 4 summoners, who just flood the battlefield with incarnates/totems, while the "important" characters hide with chameleon skin and avoid any confrontation with teleport. AI just cant handle 4 totems summoned per turn...

[Janicorn]

Originally posted by ignoranceisbliss:

That's impossible to do at the start of act2, unless you are playing on Explorer mode or have tons of wits, I guess.

I did it at level 9 on lone wolf/tactician without any problems (didnt have to heal once). It's all a matter of spells/skills, knowledge of AI and game, gear, etc. Not sure about 4-man-party tho, it seems to be harder than lone wolf.

[Serrassi Effect]

Originally posted by ignoranceisbliss:

Were you able to drop down her armor with 4 AP points and then spend 2 for CC on Classic or higher?

Prebuff with haste and clear mind, flesh sacrifice,backlash, stab a few more times, chicken.

[Jackal]

I killed her at level 10 in honor mode pretty easily, first you need to get the chicken quest, and teleport her and the silent close to the eggs, but first fill the whole way up with oil, and just stay up there spamming grenades arrows everything at them while they are busy killing the bug and eggs

[Zeretrelle]

I didn't even notice they were lvl 12 lol. That explains it..+my party is not ideal skills-wise. although I still don't like the huge impact level difference has in this game..