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<blockquote data-quote="Anguirus" data-source="post: 4478686" data-attributes="member: 41413">Doesn't mean they aren't poorly designed.&nbsp; It's been known for awhile that the zombie minion sucks terribly.I get the feeling that a lot of people in here just don't like minions.&nbsp; In that case, I heartily recommend not using them.&nbsp; I have a feeling that trying to make them something they are not will lead to frustration, but YMMV.Minions are very vulnerable to auto-damage and area-effect damage, intentionally.&nbsp; They are supposed to go down fast when one concentrates on them, but be too dangerous to ignore.&nbsp; In my opinion they accomplish this admirably.&nbsp; I don't personally use minions as the primary threat of an encounter, though I may try at some point.&nbsp; Rather, I use them as 8-12 distractions from the real threat.&nbsp; If the wizard spends a round killing minions instead of Webbing the Elite Soldier, then the encounter is much more challenging.&nbsp; And if the Wizard doesn't take the bait, I cheerfully have the minions gang-up on somebody and really make nuisances of themselves.Granted, I don't have much experience in paragon tier, but in Epic and Heroic they are useful in this exact fashion, I've found.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anguirus, post: 4478686, member: 41413"] Doesn't mean they aren't poorly designed. It's been known for awhile that the zombie minion sucks terribly. I get the feeling that a lot of people in here just don't like minions. In that case, I heartily recommend not using them. I have a feeling that trying to make them something they are not will lead to frustration, but YMMV. Minions are very vulnerable to auto-damage and area-effect damage, intentionally. They are supposed to go down fast when one concentrates on them, but be too dangerous to ignore. In my opinion they accomplish this admirably. I don't personally use minions as the primary threat of an encounter, though I may try at some point. Rather, I use them as 8-12 distractions from the real threat. If the wizard spends a round killing minions instead of Webbing the Elite Soldier, then the encounter is much more challenging. And if the Wizard doesn't take the bait, I cheerfully have the minions gang-up on somebody and really make nuisances of themselves. Granted, I don't have much experience in paragon tier, but in Epic and Heroic they are useful in this exact fashion, I've found. [/QUOTE]

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