The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age: Difference between revisions

* [[Boss Dissonance]]: Balrog, dear God Balrog. He is the second "true boss" in the game, and is the final boss of Chapter 3: The Mines of Moria. The game is rather easy up to this point, but Balrog shows up to wipe the party. For reference, the first boss, The Watcher in the Water has 3,112 HP, Balorg has 72,317 HP, and the third boss, Grima Wormtongue, has but 14,927 HP. [[Justified]]: The Balrog is a huge fire-and-shadow demon of the ancient world, while Grima is only a normal human who's been corrupted (and given a few powers through it, it seems).<br /><br />The worst part of the Balrog isn't his obscene amount of hit points (that just makes him a [[Damage Sponge]] boss), nor is it the amount of damage he does, since you can and should have several ways to offset that by this point in the game if you've been unlocking skills correctly. By far the worst part is that 2 of his attacks hit your entire party and drain nearly all their AP in one shot. Without Gandalf's Wizard Drain, only Idrial would have a reliable way of replenishing her own AP. If Idrial doesn't have Aura of the Valar and Power of the Valar <ref>Two abilities that almost guarantee survival and eventual, slow grinding of boss health.</ref>, it would be nearly hopeless without Gandalf. In fact, it's entirely possible to let the party die and just have Gandalf kill the Balrog.