I've played and re-played Might and Magic 6-8 since Mandate

>>3567862
Get Wizfast which speeds up the combat immensely, otherwise you'll be tearing your hair out with frustration.

>>3567878
On it!

>>3567878
This
There's also a content mod for wiz8 on RPGcodex but I wouldn't use it the first time through

>>3567878
Ditto. This is a major time saver. Game would be near unplayable by today's standards in those huge encounters.

>>3567862
Make sure to make a fairy ninja. Cane of Corpus is OP

>>3567862
Dracons are unquestionably the best front-line damage dealers.

Gadgeteers are underpowered at the start, but become near essential by end-game. Check their Omnigun when they level up to see if they upgraded it and what ammo it can take.

Bishops are spread thin at the start, and are tricky to level properly, but become god kings of magic by end-game.

Consider making a priest then dual class him into a lord at level 2. Lords & Valkyries are generally better than priests anyway.

The two characters put in the back row aren't going to be able to melee anything up-front unless they have a polearm, so put your casters & ranged specialists in the back.

Make sure your casters have high magic resistance, or they're going to get nuked.

Don't get flanked, put your back against a wall if you have to.

Female characters are slightly stronger, since they can wear jewelry, but you need at least one male PC for a late-game quest.

If you tell an NPC with voice acting to fuck off they'll give you some unique dialogue.

Good luck with Nessie.

>>3568323
Cane of Corpus might be kind of an esoteric strat for first time players tho.'

>>3568323
>>3569258
Yeah, the Ninja isn't that great a class in the first place, and a Fairy Ninja is basically complete fucking dead weight up until you get the Cane, which you will need an FAQ to even know exists so depending on how "unspoiled" you want to be...