Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest Hints V (PS2)

Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest is a video game created by Snowblind Studios and published by Sony Online Entertainment. It was only developed for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and published in 2005. The game is classed as an action title with a dark medieval theme that sought to introduce some light role playing game elements. It is played from a third person perspective.

The game is a direct sequel to Champions of Norrath and the action is set yet again in the EverQuest universe. There is an evil power, Innoruuk, that was destroyed and his pieces or shards were scattered amongst the Planes of Power. The quest that the player undertakes is to collect all the shards; then, he can decide whether he wants to be good and destroy them or go down the dark path and restore him. Most reviewers stated that the story of the game was rather weak, with forgettable characters and uninteresting levels.

The level up elements and the weapon selection in the game are well done and there are various enemies that require varied tactics to take down. The combat in the game might be its strong suit.

The game offers two more races than the original release and there is an option to import a character that you have completed the original game with.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Developing a strong Barbarian

If you want to play a Barbarian character legitimately all the way to level 40 or 50, use the following to make a supertank out of him. By following this, at level 45 you will be able to kill the final Boss in two hits under the champion difficulty setting. Do not bother putting any attribute points into Intelligence; just put them into Strength and Stamina, with a little Dexterity mixed in. When you start out with your Barbarian, alternate your skill points between the Slashing and Bind Wound skills. Every time you gain a level, put at least one point into either of those two categories until both of them are at maximum. Early on when you are still getting two skill points per level, put some into Slam and Critical Hit to take care of the Bosses.

When you are getting three points a level, start putting the third one into Critical Hit as much as possible. At the point when you are finally high enough to use Ancestral Call, start putting points into that until it is also at maximum. The main skills you want to have 20 points in by the time your level 45 to 50 are Bind Wounds, Slashing, Critical Hit, Ancestral Call, and Slam. The other skills are your second priority, although by the time you are at level 50, you will have lots of extra skill points to spend into whatever desired. Start by saving the armor and weapon components that you find so that you can increase your attack speed and skills. Bull Runes, Bloodstones (use Bloodstones earlier in the game, but when you get into higher levels, trade them out for Regen Stones to put into your armor), Misty Globes, and Regen Stones are the ones you want to keep for the Barbarian. If done correctly, your character will have over 1,000 health and be doing over 800 damage on normal hits.

Defeating Bosses

When playing in single player mode, make a duplicate of yourself to distract the Boss. The boss will attack your copy and not your original character.

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