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Re: DCSS TrunkWatch™: "Dismissal dismissed
tabstorm wrote:Now that I think about it, wearing Harm on a normal-ish HP character is sort of like being a VS. Except you can heal, and don't have regeneration, or pseudo-vampirism. But you're frail(er), and do more damage. I'm not sure if this makes it a good item to use, though. I can't think of many situations where, assuming good play, that the effect of Harm will help you survive a situation where you would have otherwise died. In a game with permadeath driven by wide damage distributions, defensive play will almost always be the best strategy.
It is a lot worse than being a Vine stalker because a lot of a vine stalkers power come though the Pseudo-vampirism. Also, even though you can heal , your healing power is effectively reduced due to harm, not to mention that you won't have GS at all (unless you are lucky enough to find a hat of spirit shield) to give you the extra effective HP that VS has.
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