Galefury wrote:instadeath and stupid death really are the worst, especially late in the game.
This.
Dying due to inattention late in the game has happened to me a few times - stupid, pointless deaths where just looking at my inventory or (worse) trivially walking away from a fight would have worked, 12 or even 16 hours of play wasted because for some reason I stop caring for a crucial 30 seconds.
Then I care, when it's too late.
Those hurt the most. One of them is why I'm not playing at the moment
Getting killed by overwhelming force that I know I've done my best to overcome, and just not been strong enough (getting Abyssed before I'm ready, or chased down when I have the Slow mutation, or getting mugged by a surprise vault). These things I have no problem with, though obviously I'm disappointed to lose. I sigh to myself, and roll up another character.