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* While not necessary, you can hire a couple of generic party members in the first town of Gilded Vale to help fill out your party until you've picked up the official party members, and later use them to garrison your stronghold and run errands for you there. | * While not necessary, you can hire a couple of generic party members in the first town of Gilded Vale to help fill out your party until you've picked up the official party members, and later use them to garrison your stronghold and run errands for you there. | ||
* The | * The Temple of Eothas dungeon in Gilded Vale is also much easier to tackle after you've picked up either some generic henchmen or the Priest and Chanter companions found in the nearby areas of Magran's Fork and Caed Nua, respectively. It's also an option to go around checking new areas for more party members until your group of 6 is full before going for quests or dungeons. | ||
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* Especially on higher difficulties, Pillars is largely a game of finding enemies' weak points and focusing on them. For example an enemy with high Deflection but low Will is better dealt with Will-targeting attacks than physical ones. Weaknesses can (and should) also be created; For example the Priest spell "Divine Mark" targets Will and lowers the target's Deflection, making it easier for your physical attackers to deal with the aforementioned type of enemy. | * Especially on higher difficulties, Pillars is largely a game of finding enemies' weak points and focusing on them. For example an enemy with high Deflection but low Will is better dealt with Will-targeting attacks than physical ones. Weaknesses can (and should) also be created; For example the Priest spell "Divine Mark" targets Will and lowers the target's Deflection, making it easier for your physical attackers to deal with the aforementioned type of enemy. | ||
* Keep your enemies flanked whenever possible to reduce their Deflection. Making good use of flanking is especially critical if you have a Rogue or anyone else capable of sneak attacks in your group. | |||
* Crowd control is king in combat. Using all your available tools to keep your enemies prone, stunned, paralyzed, charmed, stunned or otherwise incapable of acting (or acting for you) is the most reliable path to victory. | * Crowd control is king in combat. Using all your available tools to keep your enemies prone, stunned, paralyzed, charmed, stunned or otherwise incapable of acting (or acting for you) is the most reliable path to victory. | ||