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Originally Posted by fld88
I don’t think it is a case of stupid spells it is more like the game forces you to make choices about which spells you want to take to level 3 because you cannot have them all. I like having lots of strategic options and I only upgraded spells I actually use to level 3 but I’m having a big crystal shortage this time around. Are there less crystals on hard?
I maxed out alchemy right after I achieved all three magic schools but I'm still out of crystals. The 15 from the turtle is only enough to take one of several expensive spells from lvl 2 to lvl 3. I'm trying to be selective as possible but I really like all the strategic options of the various spells.
In Order I have only taken Bless, Resurrection and Life Light to lvl 3 and they are a must. I also did Healing which I now regret but that wasn’t much. Dragon Slayer and Demon Slayer want 13 crystals each. Forget about Gift, Pole Axe, Dragon Arrows, Summon Phoenix.
I did take a lot of Distortion spells to lvl 3 but I use them all. I have upgraded Haste, Slow, Ghost Blade, Phantom, Magic Spring, Target, Pain Mirror, Trap, Blind and Geyser. I don't know which ones I could have chosen not to upgrade but I should have curtailed some of them. I also upgraded Teleport and use rarely it so I could have lived without that one. Hypnotize wants 10 crystals for lvl 2 and 15 more for lvl 3 so I will likely forgo upgrading it.
In addition to the 26 crystals I’ll need for Dragon and Demon Slayer, I’ll need a bunch for level 3 Chaos soon but at least they are not as expensive.
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I think the problem is you're too broad and not focused enough. I'm a control/burn mage myself so I don't have any order magic , who needs ressurrect when you have hypnotise+sacrifice
That said I just ran out of crystals myself (never went for Alchemy 3 way too busy blowing up stuff).
Chaos not too expensive? - heh try armageddon, fire rain and demon portal
Order magic is great for a paladin but imho wasted on a mage, all those unit buffs are great but a mage should be killing stuff with his spells, his units acting as meat shields, he generally lacks the att to make dmg buffs truly effective. Hey just my opinion it obviously works for you.