Save Scumming

[Baron Von Sucko]

It seems that treasure chests randomly generate their contents when you open them. It's far too easy to save your game, then keep opening the same chest until you get what you want. On harder difficulties, it might be tempting to play this way, ruining the flow of the game. Is this an intentional "out" for players who are struggling? Seems like it would make more sense to roll for every chest on the level at once, then preserve the results in save file.

[Schmo]

Ive done it a few times to get a ring, takes too long really.

[Event Horizon]

If you suggest, we can increase drop chance for rings and amulets. It is a bit too low now, especially that you can get such nice enchantments for jewelry. Would that help?

[noragrets]

having not bought the game yet, I'd still say it's always best to give the player the option to choose. If they want to save scum, then let them. An "ironman" mode could allow both pretty easily, where either the contents aren't randomized each time (only the once) or where reloading is not an option.

[Event Horizon]

Yes, we thought hard about locking the rng seed on each level upon game start, but it is too unpredictable with our fully random loot. So we decided to leave it as it is now.

[Exeter]

Range of stats on gear rolls seems overly wide. Combined with undesireable attributes for your build, low armor rolls and the like you end up with a lot of trash drops, and undesireable black smithed items. This just sorta lends itself to feeling the need to save scum for something decent.

[Chance]

It would be nice if you could blacksmith jewelery or if the drop rate of jewelery was higher since you can already craft normal items. You have no other way to get amulets/rings though (that I know of, not too far in yet).

[zangadong]

Originally posted by Chance:

It would be nice if you could blacksmith jewelery or if the drop rate of jewelery was higher since you can already craft normal items. You have no other way to get amulets/rings though (that I know of, not too far in yet).

that would make the game even easier. i am playing on epic difficulty and it was very challenging for the first two levels, then something goes wrong and i am finding myself owning every group of creatures. i will post my impressions when i end all the level available and i hope devs can read me and consider my opinion.

[Incen]

I agree about the range of rolls being too wide, especially for dusty scrolls.