Easiest way to beat first tower floor

[Grim47]

I think this was the hardest part of the game actually lol, I beat the game years ago but for some reason I keep dying on the first floor of the tower (of ishal?). I think it's so hard because its a random dfiifculty spike haha, is there a way to set off the trap without all your party members dying?

[Hafu]

You know that hallway before you enter the main room? keep 3 people there and pull back into there once you have their attention, groups them up real nicely allowing to get in close without taking damage.

[FEZ. TF7]

What class are you playing ?

[Grim47]

Rogue, I'll try the hallway strategy

[FEZ. TF7]

Well being as your playing a rogue can you not disarm the trap ?
Also i recommend taking control of your mage once past the trap and use paralyze on the enemy mage, once he is disabled the fight should be pretty straight forward

[bushpig69]

yea i keep wiping on this bit lol
ive done it before many moons ago but for some reason it seems my tactics dont work properly.
whatever i set them at my guys just stand around >.<
any tactic tips?
my main is a rogue.

[New Moon On Monday]

You have to set your party on hold position to set up the ambush around the corner- don't forget to un-hold them when enemies turn the corner. Your range attackers will still attack on hold-position, but melee attackers will just stand around. I forget to un-hold my party a lot.

Also, on the tactics screen, setting behavior to anything other than Aggressive or Ranged seems to result in a lot of standing around.

[Xerica]

if you are a rogue and have enough cunning you can disable that trap buy right click on either post that is holding the wire.

I have never had any trouble with that fight to be honest. I use line of site often when facing darkspawn archers and mages. they will come to you.