Enfluerage's Comments

Another thing that is fantastic about this game are the "alternate builds". Many people might think using a bow with a warrior is insanity (especially since most of the Warrior's skills are Melee) - but it's not ! You can have 2 warriors, one with a standard "heavy armor build" the 2nd warrior with say Huntsman, Omega Helm, Greaves of the Dwarf King, Indomitable Breastplate etc ... With a potion, you can achieve > 90 % DR even without a shield. You don't need fancy skills - just Resolve, Adrenaline and Inspire. I actually think against Pandora's boxes in Extreme, a bow warrior is better than a ranger. (Although, a ranger's "Hunter's prowess" is very powerful and useful against the deadly Beholder). Armor Proficiency is seriously powerful ...

I think Tartare's comment below (21 Sept) is very accurate. When I first started playing the game (in normal) I thought warriors were hopeless ... and thought the game was just about AOE spells (Hail of Arrows / Electrical Storm). Eg: 2 clerics, 1 ranger, 1 mage. I got a shock when I started playing Extreme... A warrior with 100% stun resist, 100% poison resist, >90% DR (99% with potion), 100% accuracy, Health regen and %Drain Health is exceedingly powerful (can single-handedly beat multiple bosses). For clerics, I actually think an optimum build is one that abuses the Smite skill. Use Punisher, have >100 blinding, >40 (+75) stun and move cleric to back row !!! (note these comments don't apply to FoT)

Monster's Den is a really amazing game. The brilliance of it is how many skills that appear fantastic initially (normal mode) actually aren't that great. While skills that initially appear "useless" are actually fantastic in deeper levels of Extreme. My latest game just cleared level 40 with 100% clear & 100% explore on extreme (and I managed to beat a Pandora's box with 3 gorgons). Just wondering though, how exactly does Nexus Engine's Void cannon work ? It doesn't seem to miss and even worse seems to "semi-ignore" armor. I think the hardest Pandora's box on Extreme is probably Minotaur, 2 x Nexus Engine, 2 x Beholder, Orc Warlord.