Author: Simulacrum  <nub>    66.140.100.51 Use this link if you want to link to this message and its entire thread of discussion. Post a Msg
Date: 7/3/2013 11:31:32 AM
Subject: RE: My warmage progress

I got over erectile dysfunction 200 years ago when I was still human.

Now, I must add some analysis.

Nananea's weapon and trap loadout is crap. I guess it's good for getting high scores, but to last 40 waves she has to jump around entirely too much.

For survivability, this loadout is better:

Weapons:

crossbow with mana regen on headshots
ice amulet

There is simply nothing more powerful in the game than this combination. That stupid stone staff doesn't do enough damage to justify its mana usage, and you have to get up in enemies' faces to freeze them. Although the crossbow/ice amulet combination takes up two slots, it's infinitely more powerful and safe. By the time you've killed one heavy with the stone staff, I've killed four or five with the crossbow/ice amulet.

Traps (warmage):

tar

barricades (healing vs. reinforced doesn't matter)

grinders with faster reset (essential for sappers and runners)

scorchers (unique upgrade doesn't matter -- you're using them mainly as physics traps to pitch enemies off the edges of ramps)

haymakers with stun (again, mostly as physics traps to kill or disorient healers)

zappers with stun (I can't imagine doing an endless map without these -- they make dogfood out of gnolls and trolls, and they slow up other heavies)

portals with coin gen (don't make the mistake of relying too heavily on portals in this map; you must kill nearly everything before the final heavies get to the portals; you must also use zappers on the ceiling above the portals to slow down the heavies and give the portals a little more time to recharge)


Trinkets:

mana rage (trap reset is useless -- you need mana for weapon damage if something gets past the traps; everything else is useless compared to mana rage, although you could conceivably make use of the healing trinket, as potions get very scarce later on)


This setup will get you through wave 42 with very little leakage. Your main concern prior to wave 43 will be earth lords and mages, especially earth lords. You must use the scorcher/haymaker combination to reduce the number of healer goblins. Otherwise, you're hosed.