Lucky finds on level 1 (poll)

miyazaki · December 7, 2009, 19:23

The thread about speed got me thinking about the lucky finds I have had in games and which are the most useful. Which of these items would you most like to find on dungeon level 1? Which would give you the greatest advantage in a game?

Derakon · December 7, 2009, 19:41

Rod of Healing: too hard to use reliably by young characters, and is easily replaced by CCW potions anyway.
Staff of Banishment: too vulnerable to fire/acid attacks; limited charges.
Westernesse weapon: mostly useful for free action/see invisible, which aren't needed early on.
Telepathy cap: telepathy doesn't start being really useful until 1000' or so; with luck, you'll get Thranduil shortly thereafter.
Extra shots bow: actually fairly useful, but ring of speed does everything it does and more.

The G Masta · December 7, 2009, 20:31

RoS +10 hands down baby. Not even a contest.

PowerDiver · December 7, 2009, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by The G Masta

RoS +10 hands down baby. Not even a contest.

What he said.

I'd take =speed+5 over any of the alternatives.

Nick · December 7, 2009, 21:06

RoS, with a backward look at the Rod of Healing because I never find them.

Magnate · December 7, 2009, 21:09

I actually paused for a while between the RoS and the bow, before realising that the RoS turns every launcher into +1 shots until you start meeting fast monsters ...

tummychow · December 7, 2009, 21:35

SPEED totally. I don't use missiles early enough for the bow (although that would be sweet at maybe dlvl 15), I literally never end up using rods of healing, banishment is only kind of useful because it uses up your HP, and the dagger is good but not as good as an extra turn.

d_m · December 7, 2009, 21:57

I would take RoS. That said, if I found other speed items and failed to find Thranduil I would be pretty unhappy at myself for missing the telepathy.

Psi · December 7, 2009, 23:09

Do you even need to ask? The RoS is endgame quality nvm DL1.

shawnosullivan · December 7, 2009, 23:59

yeah, that's not a fair question. boots of speed +2 or +3 is a more realistic find (i think i've found boots of speed +3 from wormtongue before), and something more comparable to the other items.
of course, if you're talking about DL 70 or 80, i'd most likely take the rod of healing. as nick said, they're so damn rare, and you almost always have decent speed and telepathy covered by that point.
but 10 extra speed is going to be super useful from the moment you set foot in the dungeon...

View Poll Results: Which item would you want to find on dlvl1?
Ring of Speed +10	33	91.67%
Rod of Healing	0	0%
Staff of Banishment	0	0%
Dagger of Westernesse (+9,+9) (+2)	2	5.56%
Metal Cap of Telepathy	0	0%
Long Bow of Extra Shots (+9,+9) (+1)	1	2.78%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

December 7, 2009, 19:23	#1
miyazaki Adept Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC, Canada Age: 45 Posts: 227	Lucky finds on level 1 (poll) The thread about speed got me thinking about the lucky finds I have had in games and which are the most useful. Which of these items would you most like to find on dungeon level 1? Which would give you the greatest advantage in a game?

December 7, 2009, 21:06	#5
Nick Vanilla maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 56 Posts: 9,319 Donated: $60	RoS, with a backward look at the Rod of Healing because I never find them. __________________ One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

December 7, 2009, 21:57	#8
d_m Angband Devteam member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Age: 41 Posts: 1,516	I would take RoS. That said, if I found other speed items and failed to find Thranduil I would be pretty unhappy at myself for missing the telepathy. __________________ linux->xterm->screen->pmacs

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December 7, 2009, 19:41	#2
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,024	Rod of Healing: too hard to use reliably by young characters, and is easily replaced by CCW potions anyway. Staff of Banishment: too vulnerable to fire/acid attacks; limited charges. Westernesse weapon: mostly useful for free action/see invisible, which aren't needed early on. Telepathy cap: telepathy doesn't start being really useful until 1000' or so; with luck, you'll get Thranduil shortly thereafter. Extra shots bow: actually fairly useful, but ring of speed does everything it does and more.

December 7, 2009, 20:31	#3
The G Masta Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9	RoS +10 hands down baby. Not even a contest.

December 7, 2009, 21:09	#6
Magnate Angband Devteam member Join Date: May 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 5,060	I actually paused for a while between the RoS and the bow, before realising that the RoS turns every launcher into +1 shots until you start meeting fast monsters ...

December 7, 2009, 21:35	#7
tummychow Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 93	SPEED totally. I don't use missiles early enough for the bow (although that would be sweet at maybe dlvl 15), I literally never end up using rods of healing, banishment is only kind of useful because it uses up your HP, and the dagger is good but not as good as an extra turn.

December 7, 2009, 23:09	#9
Psi Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Age: 46 Posts: 870	Do you even need to ask? The RoS is endgame quality nvm DL1.

December 7, 2009, 23:59	#10
shawnosullivan Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 61	yeah, that's not a fair question. boots of speed +2 or +3 is a more realistic find (i think i've found boots of speed +3 from wormtongue before), and something more comparable to the other items. of course, if you're talking about DL 70 or 80, i'd most likely take the rod of healing. as nick said, they're so damn rare, and you almost always have decent speed and telepathy covered by that point. but 10 extra speed is going to be super useful from the moment you set foot in the dungeon...

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