First Online Games

[GrumpD]

Geez, other people's ghosts. I went into Bailey, fought two ghosts, think "holy cow, it's ghosty in here, lucky I lived," and what should appear but a third ghost. I ran away from that one, thinking it better than pressing my luck. It is kinda cool though, not knowing what to expect, but I did not anticipate seeing so many. I feel like it's much rarer that I encounter my own ghosts offline.

[Sandman25]

You can use xv to check ghosts spells and stats (AC/EV/MR).

[Pollen_Golem]

I think people tend to run from ghosts, leaving them active. The ghosts are forgotten and left undestroyed. Characters die, ghosts become more frequent/varied/dangerous, and people have even more incentive to just run from them, leaving more ghosts active, etc, etc... making quite a ghost-filled dungeon.

[GrumpD]

If only someone were willing to...bust them.

[duvessa]

I think people tend to run from ghosts, leaving them active.

Ghosts are removed from the graveyard when they are placed. The only way for a ghost to appear in more than one game is for a player to die on the same level as the ghost.

[Pollen_Golem]

The only way for a ghost to appear in more than one game is for a player to die on the same level as the ghost.

So... if you make a Spriggan, dive to floor 15, and ^qyes, you permanently extinguish all the ghosts that were generated in your game on D:1-15?

[Pollen_Golem]

If only someone were willing to...bust them.

But... who are you going to call upon for such a task

[Blobbo]

The only way for a ghost to appear in more than one game is for a player to die on the same level as the ghost.

So... if you make a Spriggan, dive to floor 15, and ^qyes, you permanently extinguish all the ghosts that were generated in your game on D:1-15?

You could also just, y'know, delete your morgues folder.

[twelwe]

If only someone were willing to...bust them.

Lol grumpD

[GrumpD]

If only someone were willing to...bust them.

But... who are you going to call upon for such a task

Some loose consortium of individuals who feel prepared for the cause, even if they have no practical experience.

[duvessa]

The only way for a ghost to appear in more than one game is for a player to die on the same level as the ghost.

So... if you make a Spriggan, dive to floor 15, and ^qyes, you permanently extinguish all the ghosts that were generated in your game on D:1-15?

Yes. Probably faster to use formicids.

[Pollen_Golem]

The only way for a ghost to appear in more than one game is for a player to die on the same level as the ghost.

So... if you make a Spriggan, dive to floor 15, and ^qyes, you permanently extinguish all the ghosts that were generated in your game on D:1-15?

You could also just, y'know, delete your morgues folder.

We're talking about online, with a shared morgue on a server somewhere.

[tasonir]

I'd never delete the folder even if I could, because ghosts are

• actually dangerous, and therefore interesting
• generally fair - although there's a few edge cases like early draconian ghosts that were just barely level 7 and have draining breath, or really high level ghosts that have some horrible spell like glaciate and spam it
• Good exp, especially early, and thus provide a reward for actually engaging them

[Pollen_Golem]

I think people tend to run from ghosts, leaving them active.

Ghosts are removed from the graveyard when they are placed. The only way for a ghost to appear in more than one game is for a player to die on the same level as the ghost.

Doesn't this mean that most games should have approximately 1 ghost encounter, rather than many? Well, so far on webtiles, I think I've met way more than 1 ghost per game, on average.

Are GrumpD and I just unlucky that way?

[Nebukadnezar]

Are GrumpD and I just unlucky that way?

No, I killed 5-9 Ghosts in my 15-rune games

[duvessa]

I think people tend to run from ghosts, leaving them active.

Ghosts are removed from the graveyard when they are placed. The only way for a ghost to appear in more than one game is for a player to die on the same level as the ghost.

Doesn't this mean that most games should have approximately 1 ghost encounter, rather than many? Well, so far on webtiles, I think I've met way more than 1 ghost per game, on average.

Are GrumpD and I just unlucky that way?

Most games have 0 ghost encounters.

[Nebukadnezar]

In my 5 long games I had killed the # of ghosts:
4
8
8
3
5

[ololoev]

We should run a ghostbuster challenge. You should kill as much ghosts in a single game as you can.

Spoiler: show

this will lead to zig scumming

[Sprucery]

My favourite way of dispatching ghosts (especially in the early game) is playing an AK.