Save the Trees! [Fire Susceptibility]

[Inigo Montoya]

I'm afraid you don't understand the depth of the problem. It has to do with the mechanics of resistance.

Let's say I equip the Treelord with a Burning Pearl (100% FR) and a Ring of Fire (100% FR). I still have only 50% FR because the maximum the game will allow me to get from items is 100%. Since I start at -50%, I only get to 50% FR.

But I'm clever and elect to empower my Treelord to Fire-1. I then script the Treelord to cast Fire Resistance. Unfortunately, the AI does not elect to cast the spell (for good reason I will learn later).

Thinking the problem is I have partial fire resistance and the AI won't cast the spell since it would be "wasted," I script for Fire Shield (which confers a 50% FR). But Fire Shield adds nothing to my Burning Pearl and Ring of Fire. I remain max'd out at 50% FR.

So perhaps some of the Gods of this game with greater understanding than I posess can chime in and tell me that it is hopeless. It is probably designed into the game this way that if you are fire susceptible, you can never be fire immune.