Shoals Surfer
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Joined: Monday, 20th June 2016, 15:27
Remove Berserker Background
Trog/Berserkers are overpowered, I really don't think I need to explain that.
I suggest removing the berserker background as a band-aid solution until we can agree on a way to end Trog's reign of terror.
- 1. That way at least you have to find a Trog altar and rack up some piety first. This is sure as hell not enough to bring Trog in line with the power level of other gods, but it should stop the bleeding. For now.
2. The existance of a background that starts with Trog only makes it harder to balance Trog because you have to make the weird differantiation between berserkers and people who picked him up at an altar.
3. Other Zealots were removed for a reason, I don't see why Trog gets special treatment in that regard. Abyssal Knight gets a pass because Lugonu is not a temple god and Chaos Knight... well, I'm just gonna take the easy way out here and say that Xom is just Xom. It works to shut down every other Xom-related topic, so why not here. The good thing about stupid conventions is that they sometimes work in your favour, too!
4. About the "new player" thing that will undoublty rear it's head: I would actually never recommend berserker to a new player. Starting out with an "I win" button is nice in the way that it reduces frustration for a new player (he or she can explore the dungeon past the first adder) but bad in the way that one would rely on being broken instead of starting with a more balanced, yet still hearty and simple start, such as fighter or gladiator, where you'd have to use your brain from time to time.
Now on paper, using berserk recklessly (what an ironic thing to say) should kill you, but frankly, it happens so rarely (because the effect is so strong and Trog makes it even better and partially protects you from backlash) that the learning potential here is close to zero.
Also, starting out with a loincloth is misleading for new players because one might falsely assume that they should stick to light armour and evasion which is probably a bad idea for most races. And of course, one could take the berserker part too literally and charge in headlong into hordes of monsters (and probably still get on top).
Have a nice day.
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