Make 1.1 speed standard between player characters

[Elitist]

The only monster speed that's changed is the "Ugly Thing" category, because they already move at 0.9 AuT and have killed many a fleeing player already.

Everyone else's movement speed is set to 1.1 AuT. Wait speed remains at 1.0. Boots of Running are not removed.

Spriggans get 1.0. Speed isn't such a great mechanic in this game but they get to stand out as the fastest race in D:1 as they've always been. Other fast races are now 1.1.
Vampires keep Bat Form, which remains unchanged.
Tengus lose their speed bonus and are given a Repulsion Field 1/2/3 at levels 4/7/10 respectively.

[lethediver]

why

[Elitist]

why

I'm proposing a solution to kiting while putting it in CYC so people don't take it too seriously.

Failing that, why not?

[BabyRage]

Why does crawl even have races with different move speed, instead of all just being the same speed? What design goal does it accomplish? (except just arbitrary making some races stronger than others)

[papilio]

Spriggans get 1.0. Speed isn't such a great mechanic in this game but they get to stand out as the fastest race in D:1 as they've always been. Other fast races are now 1.1..

Stop being stupid. Speed is almost EVERYTHING in roguelikes.

[Elitist]

Why does crawl even have races with different move speed, instead of all just being the same speed? What design goal does it accomplish?

I think it could work for race variation if being fast wasn't so much better than being not-fast. Centaur would be a pretty strong race even if it moved at 1.0 AuTs, as it stands it's just overkill.

@papilio I realize. Do you think there's a better way to make varying speeds an element in the game making fast overwhelmingly powerful?

[lethediver]

i think the only problem a small movespeed change like this fixes is using energy randomization to create distance and escape upstairs away from a scary melee monster.

for everything else (kiting to use DoT or high MP spells or breath weapons or rods or whatever). this just means you kite while tanking 1 hit every 10 steps.

[Elitist]

i think the only problem a small movespeed change like this fixes is using energy randomization to create distance and escape upstairs away from a scary melee monster.

for everything else (kiting to use DoT or high MP spells or breath weapons or rods or whatever). this just means you kite while tanking 1 hit every 10 steps.

Exactly.

[Midn8]

The damage is generally low enough in those cases that you get to continue using your rechargable ranged attack.