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When you came down the stairs next to the Troll, had you identified the wand of slow monster, or were you just zapping desperately?
I noticed once you got to the 20+ levels, you used a wand on almost everything dangerous. Maybe I conserve charges and items too much. I'd probably have tackled that Dragon on the way up. And I'd probably be dead.QuoteI also hate to make anything easier because then you've just cheapened the victory - yours would not match up to previous victors. So any improvements I can think of would likely be gameplay mechanics-related without altering the difficulty level.
I agree with you there. Especially now that we know it can be done.
No, I have never enchanted an arrow.
But it's not an arrow, it's arrows, you enchant them all. I doubt it, but it might actually be worth it under some circumstance. In any case, making enchanted arrows a viable tactical option is kind of improvement I think the game would benefit from. Let me know if you think of something that would expand tactical/strategy aspect of the game, or would otherwise make it more interesting.
Yes, the potion of haste self works wonders. It just doesn't last very long. What I don't understand is when I use a scroll of monster confusion, confuse a monster, but then he is not at all confused and continues to chase me. I've seen this Trolls mostly.
How do you know it works? When I am myself hasted I see monsters moving one tile when I move one tile, and when I hit them, they hit me in the same turn. On the other hand, when monsters are hasted with the wand of haste they move two tiles when I move one, and they hit me two times in one turn.
Like a lot of roguelike players, I am captivated by the concept of random. I love the difficulty level and how whenever someone actually beats Rogue it is likely the biggest accomplishment in their gaming career. I also have this ideal of maximizing every run I make, even if that run has no chance at victory. I rarely live up to this, but when I feel I have done the best I can do with the hand I was dealt, I find it satisfying despite technically being a loss.
Maximizing every run. That's interesting aspect of replayability. I haven't really thought of it like that before. It's a very good point, and I see now that's why hi-score table is important part of the game.
But, don't you think it's unfair, that something is wrong with the game balance, when you really don't have even a theoretical chance to beat the game without 2hand-sword? I think if there is no good weapons in the dungeon the game should compensate by providing more enchant weapon scrolls. I think that's what "game-balance" ultimately needs to provide, to decrease the impact of random factors and make separate runs have similar chance for victory.
By the way, have you ever tried enchanting arrows?
I also like how fast you can play a game, especially in version 5, without taking away from the skill of the game.
Then you will like Rogue+ with mouse support. I think with it the same game can be played in half the time than regular keyboard version even with its shortcuts. I'll upload new, now mostly complete, version later today.
I hesitate to say what I do not like or what changes I would make because I know so many people have already identified and changed these things in creating their own roguelikes, and I know more intelligent answers would come out of brainstorming with other gamers.
Having played it that much I think it is you who have the best perspective and can give the most valuable opinion about it. For example, don't you think the blindness effect takes too long? It's a good concept for a difficulty factor, but it's also annoying, and I think its long duration takes away from enjoyment, more than it contributes to the difficulty as a game mechanics.
By the way, have you noticed if the potion of haste actually works?
I got to experience level 11 for the first time since May 15. That run I died on Floor 18 to a Medusa. I was very fortunate this run to only run into the one Medusa and to find stairs somewhat easily after Floor 16.
Playing it for more than a year in a row, huh? Every week, every day? I like your passion, and I'd like to hear from you what is it you like about the game, what do you not like, and what changes do you think would make it even better game.
I had a series of good runs this weekend including my first ever meeting with and eventual death to a Medusa. I honestly don't see a way to beat her without some sort of action that short-circuits her ability to confuse/freeze me.
Make her invisible and she will not be able to affect you. It also works for some other monster(s)... or so they say.
I wish I could find a community that was still actively discussing this game. Thank you elwin for your web-based Rogue.
Well, it is very old. Most people would probably prefer to play nethack or one of the *bands over Rogue. In other words, the roguelike formula has been improved and strengthened a lot over the years, so I'm not surprised that much of the discussion is no longer centered on the 36-year-old original.
That said, the social media idea in elwin's post as well as a fancy website somewhat like this one: http://www.thegreatestgameyouwilleverplay.com/ could help breathe life into the Rogue community. So much of modern-day video game attention is based purely on marketing and packaging or as it is called, 'hype'.
