GABYSOFT

This discussion is directed at end game players.

I am rounding the bend on lvl 30 for most of my meleers and in the process wanting to help my lower level casters to catch up a little. They are mostly in their lower 20s and a making me mad at how slow and difficult they are to level. I am pretty sure It has to do with my race/class selection and I was hoping you guys could shed some light on end game usage.

I currently have a Elf Sage that has become a BEAR to level up. 1) is this a bad overall choice seeing as they really are so much experience to level, 2) I should expect him to be lower level due to his versatility, or 3) try and level him on the more lower levels. As of right now, Every time I see a lvl 17 or above on floor 5, I let my sage hit it first, to try and maximize the experience. Are there any tips that would make this easier?

I also have an Elf Ranger (beta) and he is also rediculous to level up. I still have him in a melee slot and not only does he get constant chances to level, but he also is casting when there are casters present. I understand the game isnt an experience based leveling system, my lvl 27 Samurai actually popped a level on the first floor while making his way to lvl five for some grinding. I would just like some assurance that I am doing the right thing with these Elves as opposed to swapping out for Mages or dare I say it... Kobold Mages... *shudders at the frailty*.

Hellion

John,

I agree that power at a high rate of speed is always enticing, but at higher levels do the Kobold Mages suffer? It seemed one single bad luck moment killed mine pretty quick. Was that just shear bad luck?

Hellion

Hi Hellion, as John mentioned you should always keep your spell casters in the rear of the party. I also buff everyone to the best of my ability: protect party for all, strength and haste for my meleers, shield, fire protect and levitate for my magic using spell casters. For in depth info on just how difficult it is to level an elven Sage (or Ranger for the Beta version) check out Snafaru's Fan Page and guides at http://www.zimlab.com/oubliette/ipad/index.htm. Peter Liska also has an excellent guide for the original game (and much of the information is still useful) that discusses End Game Strategies: http://oub.liska.ca/files/Oubliette_Strategy.pdf


My current Beta Party is composed of: Tai Chi a Lvl 63 Halfling Saurai, Matilda a Lvl 62 Ogre Hirebrand, 4 more Halfling Samurais Herc and Akasagarbha both lvl 56, Nantembo lvl 54, and Maitreya lvl 53. The Party is rounded out by Bombur a lvl 56 Dwarf Sage (534 Hits and Maxed out Magic Spells) and 3 Halfling Rangers: Jaret lvl 56, Brandibuck lvl 59 and Merriadoc lvl 53.


My party with the original ipod version 1.2 game consists of five hardy adventurers:

Lao Tzu a Lvl 102 Halfling Samurai
Zhuangzi a Lvl 94 Kobold Samurai
M'ogre a Lvl 70 Ogre Mage (906 hits -31 AC with Armor, Staff and a shield spell)
Merri a Lvl 80 Halfling Sage
Larinya a Lvl 64 Kobold Sage

I'm really looking forward to continuing my adventures in the next Beta and the final version 2.0.

FYI, based on my testing, I don't think you will need as high level party as Lao Tza's to beat level 11 (I have done it with less).

If you have the right classes and the right equipment you should be able to beat level 11 with characters under level 40.