The problem with skills

[ZipZipskins]

The major issue with skills as I see it is that turning them on is a no-brainer. The game simply isn't fun without them. The fact of the matter is that some of us want to embrace a skilless playstyle and Crawl is not a particularly accomodating game for us.

Hopefully the devs will realise that in a community driven game such as this, skills ought to be optional.

[Sandman25]

I don't see a problem here. I had a character who didn't enter skills screen (and died during orb run).

Edit. It used auto training (not manual) of course.

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+ Level 1.1 Fighting
+ Level 10.8 Dodging
 + Level 6.3 Stealth
 O Level 27 Spellcasting
 + Level 10.5 Conjurations
 + Level 2.3 Charms
 + Level 3.4 Summonings
 + Level 21.9 Necromancy
 + Level 6.4 Translocations
   Level 2.6 Transmutations
 + Level 5.6 Ice Magic
 + Level 1.8 Air Magic
   Level 1.4 Earth Magic
 + Level 13.7 Poison Magic


[and into]

^ Yeah, but those skills were still on. You didn't have the option to turn *all* of them off.

Open a new game and try to turn off all skills. The fascist skill menu screen won't let you play unless you have skill points going somewhere.

[ZipZipskins]

^ this exactly. anti-fun devs at work again.

[Hirsch I]

^ well, you can train only stealth or something useless for the whole game. justify having 27 stealth as the mosters ignoring you because you are so weak.

[ZipZipskins]

Ugh, but then I would be stealthy. I don't want to be anything.

[1010011010]

Learn a weapon skill without ever using the weapon (just have it in inventory), Make sure you don't cross train.

[Jeremiah]

Remove the orb. It's too much of a no-brainer as everyone who wins has it.