You can sleep poison off. I don't think I ever needed an antidote.

I wasn't rushing or anything and finished first time through in 11 hours on normal. Steam says 19 hours played, so that accounts for pauses, reloads, and a few hours with my first party that I wasn't happy with, so I rerolled new characters.

- 19 hours in Steam
- 11 hours played in the save game file that I defeated the Cube and escaped

I did get down to about level 4 and start over once because I didn't like my party.

Xombium wrote:This is no longer about skill as your constantly just trying to single out one enemy so you can kill it with out other things coming out of nowhere to screw you up.

That takes skill ...

They are random but totally worth the investment, because they increase your damage massively.

4) Make an Attack all button like in EOB3. Yes please. And make it key-bindable. Actually yhere should be 2 key-bindable attack buttons. - 1 for all party attack main hand. - 1 for all party attack off hand. Any Mage rune sequences should pop up in the middle of the screen and bigger, so you don't ...

- Minimap: Not a cheat. It simulates the peripheral vision and spatial awareness of 4 party members. The limited Field of View provided by a monitor is not realistic.

- Move with map open: Should be enabled. Realistically, 1 of your 4 party members should be able to look at a map while walking.

The problem with mages isn't the casting system, it's their overall uselessness. Spells deal only about as much damage as the average dagger but cost ten or fifteen times as much energy to cast while cooling down about half as fast on top of their monopoly on your mouse. There just aren't many diff...

Really? My party is now level 11 with a Sword Warrior and an Axe Warrior. Found a bunch of good axes so far, but no really good swords or daggers.

I actually deleted my party with a Mage to make a party with 2 Fighters and 2 Rogues. I kill stuff faster and no need to click icons.