I will not act like a macho man, I just admit it, battles in Temple of the Elemental Evil are really difficult for me. Tons of enemies and they can hit hard, a high miss rate (on my side, of course), not enough money, not enough good stuff to buy (at least in Hommlet). Well, the most difficult DnD videogame I have ever played. Well, sorta, Throne of Bhaal is a bit harder.

But my question is if fleeing combat is OK. My tactic is to battle the best way I can but when death comes near I try to escape the battle, then rest in a safe place and then return to the battle. It's ok? Is this how this game should be played or I just suck at the game?

Edit: Also I have another question based on I have just experienced. Can a soldier/soldiers come to you where you are resting after you escaped a battle? It has just happened to me. I escaped a difficult battle, only to be interrupted by a sergeant Id fought against while resting in a place "with green tent".

Edit2: Interestingly enough, there is no explanation of "Flee Combat" in the HELP menu nor the manual. In the game, the Flee Combat option is in the Movement category, but when I check the HELP in-game menu, there is no "Flee Combat" option explained in the Movement sections, just Run, Move, Double Move and 5-foot Step....

My questions now is, what the hell is "Flee Combat" doing in the radial menu?! :O

This is a single player game, play the way you enjoy!

I don't recall ever being chased around when fleeing however... where did that happen?

I know, but with the Flee Combat option the game becames lazy non-tactical as you just can leave whenever you want and when you come back all the dead are dead, so you just finish the rest off. That's just not good. I found out that at the release, the game had not this option, some later patches brought it to the game. Probably bacause of some players' backlash who had cried over the option not being in the game.

It happened in the moathouse near Kemmlet. I was fighting some enemies in the room nexto to Master's room when I decided to leave for resting. I decided to rest in the temple, specifically in one of the towers you can go and there are no enemies whatsoever. My rest was interupted by a sergeant I had fought in the very battle I left.

Sounds like it's not for you then ;)

About the sergeant - did you perhaps charm one of them? I don't see how it could happen otherwise...

BINGO! Yes, I remember casting the Charm spell upon him! :) So yeah, that makes sense.

The game is definitely for me! I love it :) I just do not like the flee combat option, which did not even be in the game when the game came out. That's why I don't use it.

Yeah I meant the flee option. Cheers!