Oni-Goroshi drop rate is ridiculous.

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鬼殺し wrote:

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Turtledove wrote:

Actually, gibbousmoon's idea to 5x uber Hillock but have him drop Oni only 20% of the time would likely improve the experience, I believe.

I disagree, and my disagreement there counts for an unfair amount I should think. :P

A more important tweak would be making him eligible to spawn even when you are level 1. Of course he will wreck your shit at that level.

That would probably be unacceptable to GGG, because then he will spawn for some poor first-time player somewhere in the world, and then that player is likely lost forever.

But having him spawn from level 3 would be a reasonable compromise, I think. (He'll still wreck your shit.)

It is the exercise of running the Strand over and over, while knowing that he will not spawn because you need to have run it a ridiculous number of times in order to level up before GGG permits it to happen, that I criticize.

Running low-level areas over and over for no other reason than to level up at a snail's pace is a shit experience, period. I often think that Oscar Wilde had the right of it when he said "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life:"

[Removed by Support]

Let's see if GGG insists on censoring this one as well:

Considering how many hours of play on average you would need to 6L some other item, farming Oni-Goroshi doesn't seem too bad tbh. I can bet that farming (average) 1000 fusings at the league start takes more time.

Oni is my favorite item in the game and if I would be playing ssf it would be worth farming it.

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TorsteinTheFallen wrote:

Considering how many hours of play on average you would need to 6L some other item, farming Oni-Goroshi doesn't seem too bad tbh. I can bet that farming (average) 1000 fusings at the league start takes more time.

This is a faulty analogy, since you literally play the game while acquiring those 1000 fusings. Farming an Oni-Goroshi involves enduring tedium instead of playing the game.

(Those rare individuals who enjoy pounding sand for hours on end are the exception, as I mentioned above.)

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鬼殺し wrote:

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Turtledove wrote:

Actually, gibbousmoon's idea to 5x uber Hillock but have him drop Oni only 20% of the time would likely improve the experience, I believe.

I disagree, and my disagreement there counts for an unfair amount I should think. :P

I agree that your opinion counts for more except I can't really agree with the "unfair" label since it's your dime. :-)

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gibbousmoon wrote:

A more important tweak would be making him eligible to spawn even when you are level 1. Of course he will wreck your shit at that level.

That wouldn't be a good idea, considering how many people start the game anew each league we'd have a burst of those that got wrecked by him and also people that got the sword by just passing through twilight strand, which isn't what the ruler ordered.

Maybe it should start lower, at L4 or something, so those that just pass through wouldn't be able to get it but the downtime before there's a chance of something happening is minimized. There's a difference between running with a chance to get uber hillock and running to fulfill a condition to run with a chance to get uber hillock, and GGG likes to give players the opportunity to get disgustingly lucky wherever possible, it's a staple in rng games.

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raics wrote:

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gibbousmoon wrote:

A more important tweak would be making him eligible to spawn even when you are level 1. Of course he will wreck your shit at that level.

That wouldn't be a good idea, considering how many people start the game anew each league we'd have a burst of those that got wrecked by him and also people that got the sword by just passing through twilight strand, which isn't what the ruler ordered.

Maybe it should start lower, at L4 or something, so those that just pass through wouldn't be able to get it but the downtime before there's a chance of something happening is minimized. There's a difference between running with a chance to get uber hillock and running to fulfill a condition to run with a chance to get uber hillock, and GGG likes to give players the opportunity to get disgustingly lucky wherever possible, it's a staple in rng games.

Did you read my entire post?

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gibbousmoon wrote:

Did you read my entire post?

No, the best part was removed by support.

Huh, was all that in it from the get go? Had to be still asleep to just go over it like that.

But, that's good, we saw the same problem with that and suggested the same thing based on similar grounds, that means it virtually can't fail.

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raics wrote:

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gibbousmoon wrote:

Did you read my entire post?

No, the best part was removed by support.

snort.

They don't like poo. Well, OK, I don't like poo either, so I guess I can't blame them.

I was saddened, because really, how often can you justify juxtaposing an Oscar Wilde quote with a gif of Cartman shitting into a bowl? Let alone do so gracefully and relevantly?

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Huh, was all that in it from the get go? Had to be still asleep to just go over it like that.

Yeah, it was, actually. Wake up!

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But, that's good, we saw the same problem with that and suggested the same thing based on similar grounds, that means it virtually can't fail.

Nah, GGG won't touch this issue. Our entire conversation is academic. Interesting, though.

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鬼殺し wrote:

If nothing else, my legacy here will be the number one progenitor of academic discussion.

Fixed it for you. :)
<3 yw

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鬼殺し wrote:

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bwam wrote:

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鬼殺し wrote:

If nothing else, my legacy here will be the number one progenitor of academic discussion.

Fixed it for you. :)
<3 yw

True, but the vast majority of it is academic, if by academic we mean 'of no real practical value but certainly Quite Interesting'.

That.

But now I regret my word choice. Americans who have never lived in Europe typically have a much more limited usage of that word.

Well, ok, teachable moment, then. "Hey, Americans. Be aware that 'academic' has a broadly accepted second meaning in English-speaking countries outside of North America. Just fyi."