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[rickvoid]

This game hates me. And is a horrible tease.

So I just beat the second chapter, and as a result, was pleased to discover that a freakin' Dragon had been added to my list of monster characters. Happily, I went to go build one so I could RAIN DEVASTATION FROM THE SKIES!!!!

Imagine my disappointment when I noticed that I needed over 2,000 friggen mana to create and Incompetent Dragon! Over 60,000 for a Genius!!

Plus, when I went back to the level in the hopes of DRAGON SLAUGHTER CARNAGE (hopefully bringing that price down to manageable levels), I discovered the dragon got replaced by a bloody Golem.

I take solace in the knowledge that the Dragon is probably less useful than regular humaniod characters, like the other monsters.

Still sucks though. 

[Hawkfrost]

This game hates me. And is a horrible tease.

So I just beat the second chapter, and as a result, was pleased to discover that a freakin' Dragon had been added to my list of monster characters. Happily, I went to go build one so I could RAIN DEVASTATION FROM THE SKIES!!!!

Imagine my disappointment when I noticed that I needed over 2,000 friggen mana to create and Incompetent Dragon! Over 60,000 for a Genius!!

Plus, when I went back to the level in the hopes of DRAGON SLAUGHTER CARNAGE (hopefully bringing that price down to manageable levels), I discovered the dragon got replaced by a bloody Golem.

I take solace in the knowledge that the Dragon is probably less useful than regular humaniod characters, like the other monsters.

Still sucks though. 

Hehe.

I find the succubus and cyclops monster classes are very good actually.
Dragon's arn't worth the mana, really.

[Sowelu]

Huh.  You can't capture monsters in D1 by hucking them into your base panel with powerful guys sitting in there undeployed?  Because you can do that in D2, once you've beaten a map in which you killed at least one of that specific type before.

[rickvoid]

Huh.  You can't capture monsters in D1 by hucking them into your base panel with powerful guys sitting in there undeployed?  Because you can do that in D2, once you've beaten a map in which you killed at least one of that specific type before.

You can, according to what I've read. But the chances of it working are a little random.

[Sowelu]

It's not THAT random.  Looks like the mechanics are identical to D2:  Only monsters, not humanoids or bosses; you chuck it into your base, it deals damage proportional to its SP distributed among random people in your base, then gets in numerous 1v1 battles to the death with individual random people until it dies or you run out of people.  If the former happens, it's captured (but dead); if the latter, your base panel is lost for the match, and the critter is standing where it was.

In general, if anyone in your base could beat it in a 1v1 fight, you have an almost totally sure victory; if they could do it as a group (with no buffing or healing) then you have a very good chance.

Oh yeah I remember the D2 mechanic now:  You could only capture monsters you could create.  Which means a tier-6 dragon can't be captured (auto-fail) if you can only make tier-3 dragons.  But I think that system worked different in D2, there's no mention of that in D1 where I'm reading.

[Ampersand]

Monster characters are only mostly useless. The Great Wyrm, however, has proven to be most useful to me. Very, very high stats, with plenty of high damage area special attacks. Getting it early, though, is very hard.

Most of all, you really just want to unlock all possible humanoid characters, to get the Hidden Fun Class.

[Sowelu]

Hey, in D2 some monster classes are awesome in the item world especially.  Ghosts have SP regen, so if you teach them useful spells, you don't really need items.  Rifle demons always hit with anything, no matter what, EVEN ON EVADE TILES.  (Not guaranteed to do any damage, but still.)  There's very useful immunities out there, and flight is always nice...etc.

Of course for raw power you can't beat humanoids with awesome weapons, but still.

[rickvoid]

My current Character Project:
Codename: Midnight.

Midnight began life as Shiva the the Blue Mage. Early on, she mentored a Good for Nothing Cleric (who taught her heal). After the deletion of the Cleric, and leveling two pupils to level 5 (a Red and Green mage, who taught her fire and wind), Shiva was reborn as Midnight the Star Mage.

She is currently on a world tour, solo'ing all the previously played maps at level 13, and just wiped the floor with the first map of chapter 4. By herself.

God I love this game. 

Almost forgot, I'm planning on eventually taking her through the Cleric progressions, so I can eventually turn her into an Angel.