Puzzle Quest...wtf grinding

[Bebpo]

I'm level 14 mage with 85hp and there are no new quests available (next optional one opens at lvl.15) and the main story boss is the 2-headed ogre guy who is level.18 and does 18 damage every attack wtf.

So as far as I can tell I have to go around and just grind enemies until lvl.15, then do that subquest and then grind enemies until I hit the level for the next subquest and repeat until I get strong enough to beat the next story boss?!? 

I dig the game but I did not expect there to be dead time where you're grinding.  I wouldn't mind the grinding either except the enemies/old quests give awful exp.  The best I can get is like 200 exp at a time and it takes me like 1000 exp to gain a level.  Am I missing something?

[GilloD]

Yeah you're missing something. Enemies level with you- Make better use of your skills. You can crank 60+ dmg a turn as a Fire Mage

[demi]

Don't let him attack you. lol

[pilonv1]

You could always put it to easy

[Vizzys]

most bosses in pq are luck based

[Bebpo]

Yeah you're missing something. Enemies level with you- Make better use of your skills. You can crank 60+ dmg a turn as a Fire Mage

At this point the only damage I do is 6 damage off 3 skulls or 4-7 damage off firebolt depending on my red spells.

Also even though enemies are the same level as me they give me shit xp so it doesn't help for leveling up for bosses (bosses have set levels).  Also I can't seige yet cause castles have like 200+ hp

[pilonv1]

most bosses in pq are luck based

the final one was the only one that really annoyed me.

[demi]

Yeah you're missing something. Enemies level with you- Make better use of your skills. You can crank 60+ dmg a turn as a Fire Mage

At this point the only damage I do is 6 damage off 3 skulls or 4-7 damage off firebolt depending on my red spells.

Also even though enemies are the same level as me they give me shit xp so it doesn't help for leveling up for bosses (bosses have set levels).  Also I can't seige yet cause castles have like 200+ hp

Seiging isnt supposed to be a cakewalk. Sounds like you are too used to JRPGs

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Yeah you're missing something. Enemies level with you- Make better use of your skills. You can crank 60+ dmg a turn as a Fire Mage

At this point the only damage I do is 6 damage off 3 skulls or 4-7 damage off firebolt depending on my red spells.

Also even though enemies are the same level as me they give me shit xp so it doesn't help for leveling up for bosses (bosses have set levels).  Also I can't seige yet cause castles have like 200+ hp

remember to always always always always match 4+ for the extra turn

[Bebpo]

Yeah you're missing something. Enemies level with you- Make better use of your skills. You can crank 60+ dmg a turn as a Fire Mage

At this point the only damage I do is 6 damage off 3 skulls or 4-7 damage off firebolt depending on my red spells.

Also even though enemies are the same level as me they give me shit xp so it doesn't help for leveling up for bosses (bosses have set levels).  Also I can't seige yet cause castles have like 200+ hp

Seiging isnt supposed to be a cakewalk. Sounds like you are too used to JRPGs

I'm sure it's not a cakewalk, I'm just looking for something different to do other than GRIND.  I just fought a random ogre and got 79exp.  That's not helping when I need 300+ more exp to get to lvl.15 to do this next optional quest

[pilonv1]

There's an item that doubles your XP

[Bebpo]

So I barely beat Dugog after an hour of retries on easy when I was lvl.15 and he was lvl.18.  Honestly I just think he was fucking cheap as hell with his 20% chance to do 18 points of damage every time he matched skulls + extra turn everytime he matched any gold (which meant A LOT) + his super high HP + some of his crazy spells.  I had 30hp once and he had 1hp and he did some all screen spell and killed me >_<

I like the rest of the game where the enemies level with you, but I don't like set level bosses. 

Also I realized I don't know why I picked a mage.  My HP always sucks and maybe I'm missing something but I don't have any zomg spells.  I mean fireball is nice for 6-7 damage here and there and wall of fire can be a good defense, but I'd rather just have a dude with high HP who does a lot of damage each time he matches skulls.

[demi]

Yeah, mages suck. Should have gone Warrior