Low-level Spy

3 posts · 2006-03-25 21:26:52 to 2006-03-26 09:17:43

#35300001001 03/25/2006 21:26:52 Low-level Spy
I started a new alt on Recursion recently, and I've been trying to level up using Spy abilities.  As many of you already know, it's **bleep** near impossible to win in interlock on hard (maybe even medium) missions.  I'm happy to say this is no longer a problem in CR 2.0. 

However, I do wonder if it is a little too easy.  I noticed NPCs are doing hardly any damage at all.  At level 8 with no buffs, I can do roughly twice the damage of a level 9 NPC.  I give 20-30 dmg per hit and they cause 10-15 dmg.  Coupled with the fact that I have twice as much health as they do (500 vs. 275), there is no real danger, even when taking on multiple NPCs.  My health rarely falls below 90%.  When I put on buffed clothing, I'm pretty much invincible.  While I know 2.0 is supposed to be easier at lower levels, is this right? 

As a spy, I'm hoping my sneak abilities improve as I level up, because I'm still getting detected a little too easily.  It seems like I should be able to inflict most damage from sneak attacks, and things shouldn't be quite so easy in interlock.
#35300001002 03/26/2006 07:15:00 Re: Low-level Spy
I have to take that "too easy" part back.  QA makes you start over with missions, and I guess those first few missions are exceptionally easy.  To test my multiple NPC statement, I took my level-8 bad-*CENSORED* down to a group of Furies.  It wasn't instant death, but they eventually chipped away and killed me.  From that point of view, I guess the balance is right.  So, I'm good. :smileyhappy:
#35300001004 03/26/2006 09:17:43 Re: Low-level Spy
Yeah, I felt that way at first too. Taking down one or two is relatively easy, but if there's a group of NPCs attacking, they can kill you a lot easier. However, I don't think I've died once yet on the test server, and I've been doing all my missions on hard.
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