Don't you hate....

[Tom]

You probably didn't want to do Bill first anyway.

A Phase Door rune is all I need.
I hate not getting a Phase Door rune before Bill. Absolutely hate it.

[Tom]

.... this?

[Hedrachi]

Yeah, PD rune/spell or two of those neato new greater egos that boosts damage type of something you already deal. Longsword of paradox + dagger of paradox + weapon folding = bill dies as you start to make your way backwards, unless you have a PD rune.

Anyhow, on topic again... "that the only way you know how to kill Epoch is with Slow, and then you got the Self-killer achievement, but the other one despite already having unlocked Paradox Mages"... admittedly did the slow epoch part with two "of paradox"-egoed weapons... but still, the only reason it worked is because he and his "clones" spent the overwhelming majority of the time bunched together, trying to "run away" from me as much as they could on that map.

[Tom]

... when you have a good start on an escort quest.
You feel fine, life smiles at you and you sing a little tune.

Then everything crashes.
On this escort task the paladin told me the portal was far up NE.
So we went close to the castle wall north and over east.
I was well ahead with movement infusion and engaged a couple of ants and snakes.
Backed in west to kill them off when.....
... in a few moves no less than two Xorns (what did they do in Old Forest?) dig out two holes in the wall.
The first hole, to the right I could handle as my escort was not affected, but then a second Xorn dug out the wall right below my escort.
When I killed them out came the rogues and my escort was toast.

Tom

[Tom]

.... new releases with unexpected features you did not know about?

This time I had the best lantern I have ever seen, in the shop in Last Hope.
It was to expensive for me when I was there and saw it, so I saved up.....
... and now the shop restocked!!!!!

*Grrrr*

Tom

[Tom]

.... the 5-10 minutes after you died, when you go over all the "if I only ..." or the "why didn't I....."

This time I was in the armory and got badly hurt by the orc wizards.
I was down to 73hp when I saw the Boss walk through the door some 10 moves away.
I had 1 move left of the cooldown for regeneration, but the Boss can Rush me I say to myself. (Not sure if he can)
Better to use a teleport......

If I only.....

*POFF*

The teleport brings me exactly 1 move away from the Boss who quickly close the gap.
At this moment I do the worst mistake one can do.
I panic.
Instead of leaning back in the chair and start thinking I quickly use my last Movement Infusion in an attemt to run away from the Boss.
I get one square away when I am Confused.
By by game.

Why didn't I ..... instead?
If I only......

Tom

[bricks]

I still think that the boss is the easiest thing about the armoury. A fighter in a sea of mages.

[Tom]

.... when you played melee character for 200 games without finding a good white weapon to imbue.
Then as soon you change to an archer or mage, the white stratelite weapons drop like mad.

..... when you played a melee character for 2000 games without finding a good combat ring,
and when you switch to a mage class you find Ring of the Warmaster!!

This must be intentional.
A cruel joke.
*grrrr*

Tom

[Nemesis1]

I hate when wyrms hurt me from off-screen with their breath attacks... Especially when you're in a wide open level without cover and you desperately deplete your teleport wands in an attempt to pop up somewhere the Wyrm can't hit you!