Pillars of Eternity: 10 Important Things to Know: Page 3 of 5

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5. Ciphers are considered the most kick-ass class

It has been discussed many times in many forums. While everyone agrees that rogues are the highest single-target damage dealers, the majority argue that Ciphers all the all around best class. Why wouldn't they be? Just look at the numbers.

Ciphers have their basic attack enhanced with a magical boost for more damage. Dealing damage fuels their focus, which is used for casting spells. At later levels, their focus fills up fast, giving them a near infinite spell casting pool. The spells themselves are some of the best in the game. Decent crowd control (including the best single target control spells in the game) and decent raw damage (which bypasses armor). Need I go on?

6. There are secrets!

You'll grow to love that purple color.

Oh what fun I had when I discovered this! It was completely by accident when I was looking for traps that I saw a purple selection appear on the screen. A secret! Ever since then I made a point of scouting each room and inconspicuous area to grab any secrets I find. Let me tell you, there're a lot. Some really great, others average, but it's still fun.

If you want, you can play the game at double speed and just spend the whole time scouting. Though I prefer to use my intuition and judge which area could have a secret and which not.

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