Profile for marphod
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| Displayed name | marphod |
| Member number | 2936 |
| Title | Apprentice |
| Postcount | 7 |
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| Registered | Tuesday, April 29 2003 07:00 |
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| Changes for Better or Worse? in Avernum 4 | |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, April 7 2006 09:32
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quote:While I like the new death system (or lack thereof), the current system lacks the 'last chance' aspect that the 0hp-stunned system had. And it makes death significantly less notable, as you can just go to a town, or healer, and be back at full, whereas the old method had significant costs (at least until you got 'return life'). quote:Bah. I hope you consider other methods to address this issue. I love how 'outdoors' is mechanically the same as a town. Drop things, they don't disappear. The graphics are the same, and the other aspects of being seamless. However, the size of towns, compared to their surrounding territories is ridiculous. THe size of several towns and their notable metro area is significantly larger than the distance between towns. Avernum has felt, until A4, like a vast expanse of uncontrolled wilderness with occasional bouts of civilization. Now it feels like a sprawling metro area. (Compare, as before A4 it felt like the midwest/great plains. Towns and cities of size, but if you want, you can drive for days or weeks and never deal with anything larger than the occasional hamlet. Now, Avernum feels like the Boston-Washington metro area. There are expanses and open areas, but they are occasional and far between. Cities and major towns make up most of the land). quote:I hope you reconsider, or get a different mechanic for this. I miss secret passages. Maybe there is a better way than bumping into every wall (and more predictable than based on luck). And with the posts on this thread, there are a bunch of us who miss some secret mechanic. Posts: 7 | Registered: Tuesday, April 29 2003 07:00 |
| Ok, now where is HE??? in Avernum 4 | |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, March 30 2006 05:26
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Related question: Where the bloody heck is the guy you're supposed to speak to when Hosharr is dead? I went back to the town where I got the quest, an couldn't find them. (edit to finish the post, as I accidentally hit post early). [ Thursday, March 30, 2006 05:27: Message edited by: marphod ] Posts: 7 | Registered: Tuesday, April 29 2003 07:00 |
| Slith Warrior in Avernum 4 | |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, March 29 2006 06:46
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quote:There is no fixed level cap. However, as you characters gain levels, the amount of experience your characters get for each kill is reduced. Eventually, monsters of lower levels will get you no experience. (Now, if some of your party is getting experience and other's aren't, thats a bug.) Posts: 7 | Registered: Tuesday, April 29 2003 07:00 |
| Weapon Wisdom in Avernum 4 | |
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Apprentice
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written Monday, March 20 2006 12:11
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Slartucker's item list covers what items are and their statistics. (On the other hand, I don't know what the abbreviations mean, or their impact.) [ Tuesday, March 21, 2006 06:53: Message edited by: marphod ] Posts: 7 | Registered: Tuesday, April 29 2003 07:00 |
| Avernum V in Avernum 4 | |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, March 17 2006 10:07
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quote:Can we also go back to the more open-ended goal set of Avernum 1&2? A set of end-game goals, that can be achieved in an arbitrary order. One of the things I liked most about 1&2 was the ability to choose which paths to follow and when. in 3 (and it looks like in 4, although I just finished the demo, and I'm not going to be able to play the rest of it for a week or 2), the storyline is rather linear. Side quests can be done whenever, but the main plot plods forward, without any significant forking. Posts: 7 | Registered: Tuesday, April 29 2003 07:00 |