ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Upcoming changes will leave the Trollmire (and other starting zones) with only three levels, which means much less time in which to prepare for the fight against Bill. We obviously don't want people to feel that they have to scum the first two levels until they feel strong enough to face the boss, so we can instead put in two bosses. The first boss is some wimpy troll on level three. Defeating him levels the player character up to L4. It also reveals a previously hidden path to the much-discussed secret troll stash-- basically a small, bonus fourth level of the Trollmire. Bill's waiting in the stash.

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+1. Don't forget to put enough cover in the stash to enable pillar dancing. There aren't many character classes who can go toe to toe with Bill even at level 4.

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The two bosses idea is intriguing, but wouldn't it pay havoc with the Kill Bill! Achievement?

-- The Haen.

Kill Bill! is possible, albeit quite hard

darkgod wrote:Kill Bill! is possible, albeit quite hard

I think you misunderstood me. I know that Kill Bill! is possible -- in fact, I've done it myself with a Shalore Fighter. What I'm saying is that under the idea being discussed, Kill Bill! will become quite impossible. Why? Because under the proposal in this thread, killing the troll boss before Bill forces the player to Lvl 4. And one can only face Bill after killing the first boss. Since the player will at least be level 4 by then, and since the Kill Bill! achievement mandates that the player be only level 1 when killing Bill, it becomes impossible to fulfill the achievement.

-- The Haen.

And I meant I accounted for that and it is still possible :=)

Ah...just saw the related svn change on my end. My bad. Thanks for fixing it.