Spells upgrading?

[Gando]

I noticed that Reveal with a Diviner's school specialization is very good...almost as good as a magic map scroll. Well worth the expensive cost to construct it. However the same spell without divination school seems almost as bad as the radius of a lantern. (Worse even if you do not invest heavily in its building. Mine is a radius 9 and reveals nothing I cant see otherwise.) Except that with a lantern it is on all the time. No need for a spell (though you do need to spend a few coins to make sure its constantly full.) So I wonder if the Reveal spell could be perhaps discounted or made more useful in some way? I wanted to add it to my arsenal of low cost detect spells but without the hefty ability point and skill point investment it does not seem to be a good idea as is.

There are some other spells that seem less than worthwhile since we are the subject.

War Blessing? What is the point? Evolve? same question. Haste Other? same thing. These would be worthy maybe if players walked around with lots of pets but the only time they will be worth it is when you summon something for 8 seconds and then watch it disappear after you use these spells on it. Or if you happen upon a creature that is friendly I suppose you could pump it with these spells but thats counting on the RNG favoring you. Most of the time if I run into those kinds of creatures I get rid of them asap anyway since they spam me with their useless fight messages even when they are off screen.

[grindorin]

If I recall correctly (and I could easily be mistaken, I don't make very successful mages), Evolve can be useful on enemies to turn them into something tougher (and generally worth more exp). For the other spells mentioned, I would prolly agree on their general lack of usefulness. Again though, I have a hard time with magely characters to begin with.

[Variaz]

Reveal could have a lowered cost I guess. Other than map-revealing, it's useful to shadow stalkers, as it reveals grids, but does not enlight them, so you can combine it with their teleporting ability.

The other spells, I agree that until we get a better companion system, War Blessing and Haste Other aren't too useful. Evolve could be used to turn enemies into higher depth ones, for the better or the worst, but it's generally not what you want.

Most of the time if I run into those kinds of creatures I get rid of them asap anyway since they spam me with their useless fight messages even when they are off screen

Yeah, so do I. I really need to put a way to turn the messages off. Either an option, or simply remove them altogether, I don't think anyone particularly care for them.