Vestibule Violator
Posts: 1591
Joined: Saturday, 3rd August 2013, 18:59
Remove Rings: rFire, rCold, rPoi, etc.
I really don't understand the purpose of rings giving these resistances, I've never found a ring of resist fire and though "hey cool, a ring of rF!" Even rings of teleportation make me go "oh, better use a remove curse scroll." While its far from stimulating, its at least SOMETHING. Some kind of interaction, and quite a flavorful one at that.
On top of this, they create inventory clutter and are rarely used outside of rare situations(well, rPoi is used in the poison themed branch, but I've found these places to be more enjoyable without rPoi).
Having resistances not be swappable is far more interesting in my opinion, and it makes way for potential design space based on creating more enemies that increase the importance of resistances.
As for artifact rings, I think its acceptable to maintain the status quo. After all, artifact rings are quite rare in my experience, often times only appearing on elf;$.
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