wheals wrote:Well, the game doesn't really need to help you when you make bad choices.
If switching weapon types is a bad choice by definition, then why is there crosstraining at all?
More importantly, though, why does it have to be a bad choice? I'm familiar with the idea that the only choices that matter are the ones made in the first few floors, but that doesn't seem an ideal state of affairs, as demonstrated by the frequent complaints that Crawl is too long, let alone one worth emphasizing.
On the other hand, I do think that the old crosstraining bonus was too strong for the specific case of switching from short to long blades, but that's only because there is a legitimate reason to make that switch: namely, that short blades are typically inferior to other weapon types for "regular" combat. And even then, I don't think many people used that option on a regular basis, because in most cases it's totally unnecessary. Lowering the bonus to +2 or whatever would fix that specific case (if there's anything to fix in the first place), and would more importantly also fix the issue with merfolk training polearms because they found a lajatang they wanted to use.