Simplify rescue of Melinda

[ghostbuster]

Presently to acheive he rescue of Melinda you have to get her by the exit stair. In some situations, it can be a pain to do that with a character that has permanent summons (necro, doomed, ...). In that case, frequently the minions forbid Melinda to access the stairs. And trying to leave the lavel yields a message "You won't let Melinda inside" because she is a couple a tiles away from the stairs. After several minutes, I realized that the only solution was to kill the minions to free the stair access.

It is just silly. Why not consider that Melinda is saved if she is, say, less than 4 or 5 tiles from the stairs?

[IvenGray]

We can change requirements to:
-You can see Melinda;
-You can't see enemies;
-Melinda can't see enemies;
-No certain types of timed effect on Melinda.

[The Revanchist]

That seems fair. Even keeping a "Melinda is within x squares of the staircase" could be present.

Something fair like less than 6 tiles away, probably.

[Doctornull]

After several minutes, I realized that the only solution was to kill the minions to free the stair access.

The other popular work-around is to dig a room around the staircase so your minions and Melinda can all be adjacent to you.

We can change requirements to:
-You can see Melinda;
-You can't see enemies;
-Melinda can't see enemies;
-No certain types of timed effect on Melinda.

This sounds really good.

[evouga]

We can change requirements to:
-You can see Melinda;
-You can't see enemies;
-Melinda can't see enemies;
-No certain types of timed effect on Melinda.

100% agree. The crypt is filled with powerful casters that love to hit Melinda with AoE, and unless you happen to have picked up a skill that heal or entomb NPCs there is currently *nothing* you can do about it (you can't even tell her to "wait here" while you scout ahead, unlike the escorts).

Your choices are thus
1. Play the level as intended, and accept that it is a luck-based mission;
2. Read the forums, bring in a pick, and dig to the exit in complete safety
which is just a silly state of affairs.