by Ender » Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:00 am
As a thief/war, I get to fight both the splorkable and chop style mobs. AC has limited value fighting splork mobs and so damn would do almost nothing to help. Most chop mobs have AC thresholds. Basically I track them in terms of what AC they can't hit. For instance, I may know that if I fight a mob with -7 and blind, I will get beaten, but if I can reach -8 with blind, I can turn the tables on it. That makes his threshold -13 (-1 for curse). Lower thresholds generally equate to more xp.
Another factor about curse. It effectively lowers to the AC of everyone in the group with one spell. So, in effect, damning could significantly increase the lifespan of your undead hordes, depending on the mob you're fighting of course).
Lastly, yes, necro primes are more powerful. The juju is a nice buddy to have. Biggest downside I've seen to them is that they sometimes get killed by other group members who don't want them to get the kills.