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Dial back Deep Dwarf HP aptitude.
Therefore, I propose reducing the deep dwarf HP aptitude to either +10% or +0% (the second is preferable to me, personally, but also more drastic).
A couple expected concerns:
1. This proposal doesn't go too far enough! Remove deep dwarves!
-Well, yes, I agree. I think that damage shaving plus no HP regeneration creates a damage balance conundrum that has not been resolved in a satisfactory manner yet. However, there have been calls to remove DD for a long time, and they remain. I think a good place to begin addressing their dominance is through incremental nerfing. HP is a pretty impactful thing to nerf. Even if it doesn't fix EVERYTHING that's wrong with DD, it's at least a starting point, and nerfs such as this are much more likely to be well-recieved than calls for removal.
2. But there's nothing wrong with some species being more powerful than others and some species being challenge species!
-Sure, but when a species is so much stronger than the majority of others, it starts to cross into no-brainer territory. DD is radically more powerful than most of the other options available. They are so much more powerful that even after nerfs, they still have the potential to end up ahead. In Crawl's no-brainer-averse philosophy, this definitely sticks out, to my mind.
In summary- DD presents a balance issue. One way to begin tackling that issue is to remove or reduce their HP advantage.
- For this message the author ZipZipskins has received thanks:
- duvessa