Interesting that there are so different opinions about this change!
Hurricos wrote:The removal of curse scrolls and subsequent rebalance is a gigantic debuff for Ashenzari
le_nerd wrote:Wow. Super awesome that change in Ash curse minigame is finally happening!
So what do I think?
First of all, randomness didn't fit at all to a god of knowledge and seeing. Thematically, this change is very welcome. Also, as speedrunner - no running back to stash - the appropriate scrolls often took 4 (!) slots in my inventory. Now you'll only need one slot for remove curse scrolls.
le_nerd definitely made the most important point about the new change:
le_nerd wrote:Not sure that "always get curse you need" is worth 3 cursefoo scrolls.
This will be the main question!
I remember that getting the favoured curse scrolls by sacrifice was vital for the development of the entire char. Unfortunately, this was very dependent on luck. And I remember two games in which I sacrificed > 10 scrolls per game and didn't get the curse scroll I wanted!
So worshipping Ash is less random now - you are guaranteed to bind one item you want. But you can't get more out of one scroll.
So I think as well: let's see how it works.