bfitz, vanessa is a good card, but vulnerable to lots of the others, example, CC with tome can kill VV in one blow. Anex can be effective and yoshi can own VV at times as well as the archer who can disrupt the light attacks, move away cheaper. Ever card has a counter if you know how to use them.
jmu008, use VV's other attacks. popo might try to interupt, but it takes lots of energy. Also, did popo have the feather? That increase the odds of the miss.
Just fought Opposik who is using 3 rings of curses. I was sure that someone would after the R3 came out. Seems to me that this is a bit out of whack, though I'm not sure by how much.
CC with tome can be a pain. At a distance he has the void which will cause up to 24 pts fairly quickly. Up close he has the hypno. Still, mostly fair. The problem with anex is her extra damage after she is down. Couple that with her speed stealing slash...
Kopa, all of the 5000 gold items are the best of breed stuff. Yes, it takes a long time to get the gold, but you get "free" upgrades when you beat a castle. You can get the sword after you beat the first map.
2nd world advice? get 5000 gold and upgrade your sword. Later you can get the shield. The life burst and magic burst add to your life and magic energy bar maximums
Great game overall. Giving it 5/5, but I still see room for improvement. Please give the BOSS monsters some kind of life bar so I can see if I'm making any progress. Currently I'm in the 2nd map, 1st castle, and its taking forever. Wish I had bought armor or shield instead of the frost sword.
beatenThunder, there IS a limit.
After a switch, there is "cool down" of one turn where they can not switch out. Also, if you know they are going to run you can intercept and do 35 pts of damage w/o using any energy. Even more damage if you have certain characters or use certain items.
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