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Tournaments / Re: Nyarlathotep's Dungeon: Preparation, Rules, and Picking a Team

« on: February 26, 2010, 04:41:37 PM »

What role does Alicia fill, then? I just noticed she's in the team- are you trying to spam PWSes with Lenneth and Alicia? Mmm, that does make sense.

Yeah that's part of the reason why she's in there. It just adds a little bit of extra synergy to her. When I built the team, I was a bit struggling with who to put into that spot. I wanted someone else besides Lenneth who could revive and maybe act as a healer too, so the others can focus more on offense, and Alicia just seemed like the best pick here, since she also complements Lenneth quite well when it comes to pulling off a PWS.

The MT healing is an issue, but truth be told, I didn't find a way around that particular problem. I was hoping that with it's strong defenses and the exceptionally good ST healing, the team would pull through.

Also, thanks to Jo'ou for analyzing the team and giving feedback on where the teams weaknesses lie. Once again, thank you all for giving me so much constructive feedback and helping a newcomer out with getting started.

After all this analysis, I don't actually know how far the team will get in the dungeon, but I'm more eager than ever to give it a try and see how it goes.

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Tournaments / Re: Nyarlathotep's Dungeon: Preparation, Rules, and Picking a Team

« on: February 26, 2010, 03:18:11 PM »

The other is scratching its head thinking there is something missing.

The thing is, I have that feeling too, but I can't put my finger on what exactly it is.

You are both right of course, he lack of MT is quite a bother, but I think it should be doable. Strago provides it from the start, even if it's not amazing, it's ok. I was considering going down the light path with Kevin. That would give him a devastating MT physical starting on floor 3, and once he gets that, he becomes a serious threat if he gets the chance to pull it off. If I do that, I'd most likely go for the God Hand, which is just as strong as the Dervish anyway, and has Aura Wave, which can help him pull of the even stronger MT physical he gets then if given a round of ramp up time.

So yeah, I think I see now what might become an issue here. The team lacks speed and relies mainly on survivability to get through the floors. Early on  damage might be a bit lacking because of the limited MT, and later on it might struggle because it needs a little ramp up time in some fights. Damage is also heavy on the physical side, which might be an issue against teams that deal well with that kinda thing.

Then again, the idea behind this team was to beat the dungeon with superior survivability and resources rather than pure damage potential, and I think it will do a fine job of just that. Another thing to keep in mind is that it also has some nice status options to balance the lack of MT in some situations. Aika's confuse is not bad, and Strago, once he gets his better stuff, will most likely really start to shine. After all, later on, he does have a nasty status option for almost any situation.

Edit:

Wow, while I was posting, there were two new replies. It's great that there's so much feedback on this team, thanks alot guys.

About the Knight: Actually, I was considering him, since his tank potential is just sick. My main concern with him, and the reason why I ultimately picked Kevin, was the fact that this team would seriously lack damage potential if Kevin was left out. Just like you said, while he is great with firefly, he just can't deal as much damage. With the amount of healing present in this team, I'm just hoping Kevin will be tanky enough to pull i through.

As for Strago, part of the reason I'm using him is because I really like him. He's an awesome character, and he deserves some time in the dungeon. Apart from that, I can see tons of potential within him if he's got the team to support that.

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Tournaments / Re: Nyarlathotep's Dungeon: Preparation, Rules, and Picking a Team

« on: February 25, 2010, 05:42:58 AM »

Hello everyone. I've been lurking on this board for a while now, and I always liked this game, so I've finally decided to register to try and give it a shot.

I hope you don't mind newcomers joining your dungeon. <<

So if it's alright, without further ado, I present to you my team:

Lenneth (3.5)
Aika (2.5)
Alicia (2.0)
Kevin (1.5) (Firefly)
Strago (1.5)

Since it's my first try, and I lack experience, I might fail pretty hard, but I'll still give this team a shot. After all, it has the awesomeness of Strago in it.

I'll give you a detailed breakdown on how this team is supposed to work and what I plan to do with it later, when I'm less tired.