For example, melee-oriented characters can get better at using a shield to defend their allies or they can improve their two-handed weapon skills to more effectively attack opponents. In Dungeon Siege II, each specialty (Melee, Ranged, Nature Magic, Combat Magic) has a unique set of skills, that determines a character's particular strengths. In the original Dungeon Siege, the four character specialties (also known as classes) differed only in the items and spells they were allowed to use. There are options that allow the player's characters to automatically defend themselves and/or automatically continue to attack their targets, much like in the old system. Clicking on a monster and holding the right mouse button makes the character continuously attack until the monster dies. For players who liked the combat system of the previous version, the new system can be made to behave more like it.

Developer Gas Powered Games improved the old system into a more versatile one that incorporates additional elements of strategy.īy default, the new system turns off much of the original game's combat automation and requires players to click once for each individual attack of their selected character. The original game was criticized for being too automated and lacking replay value. Unlike Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Siege II takes a more varied approach to its gameplay. While in a cave, the player's party attacks a group of monsters, while one monster summons a creature.

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