Crypt Cleanser
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Joined: Monday, 9th June 2014, 13:39
NON-Elite Player Trunk Evaluation
Attribute Loss
Removing potions of restore abilities (now attributes) was a bad idea. It needs to be brought back. Recent and actual in-game example: had a character to about level 15, completed D:1-15, Lair:1-7, Orc:1-4 and Shoals:1-4 (got the rune). Went to work on Spider (nowhere else to go but Elf, and MR+ only with no rN). Got trapped by a ghost moth on Spider:2. No see invisible. Nearly died, finally got away. Playing a Troll, so Dex was 1. Str and Int also down about 5 or 6 points. Since blink scrolls are as rare as acquirement scrolls, it was just an idiotic situation that there was no way to escape or fight this thing, and then the only way to regain attributes was to fight more. With 1 Dex. I left for the only real place to go, which was Elf, and tried bringing the attributes back up. Got drained an awful lot, but eventually got dex out of the red before being banished. He lived through that, somehow, getting attributes back, but, come on, what the hell was wrong with a damn potion? This is ridiculous, IMO.
Apportation Nerf
Really? This was too powerful? So the solution was to make it just frigging tedious? Very lame. So very lame.
Shortened Branches
Not enough XP for challenged species (like Troll) as it is, and so let's cut even more so a only select few can benefit. I really don't see the point in this, other than a few elitists claiming the game is too easy for them.
Square LoS
We finally have a winner! This should have been done a long, long time ago. It only makes sense on a square grid surface.
Teleportitis Mutation
I've already stated my thoughts on this. Purely evil, should be reverted to the old form.
Summary
So I've had enough of trunk. Done with it. I simply LOVE square Los, but I cannot take the rest. I know you guys do a lot of work, and I remember one dev saying you only do it for yourselves, but damn, look at the player base. The vast majority of win rates are nowhere near the elite's rates. You're just making it less enjoyable for the majority to cater only to the elite minority.