Beginning game balance
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:09 pm
Alright, so I know a little more about the game than before, and I figure, lets see what it's like if I actually play knowing what I'm doing.
So, I start a new mage. Off to fight the master spammers.
Now, I earn 2 gold for each monster I kill. I have to kill three of them to afford a heal.
More if I fight things with no money .
But those three paying wins come really, really close to killing me. I suspect it might have been a kill, with no way to heal, with just a little less luck.
Alright, level 1, and still not enough spam. Gaah, you think it would be more common. Many attacks later, and I've got my 5 cans.
Reward includes armor I can't use at level 1.
And, not enough money to buy a magic spell.
Alright, level 2, 38 gold, two spells I cannot afford.
Hmm. The first time around, I stuck in the easy zone a lot, and generally stayed in zones one-two levels below me; that gave me gold faster than XP, and I could afford spells. Now, I'm going up in level faster, and not getting money.
Not sure it's balanced at the low end.
So, I start a new mage. Off to fight the master spammers.
Now, I earn 2 gold for each monster I kill. I have to kill three of them to afford a heal.
More if I fight things with no money .
But those three paying wins come really, really close to killing me. I suspect it might have been a kill, with no way to heal, with just a little less luck.
Alright, level 1, and still not enough spam. Gaah, you think it would be more common. Many attacks later, and I've got my 5 cans.
Reward includes armor I can't use at level 1.
And, not enough money to buy a magic spell.
Alright, level 2, 38 gold, two spells I cannot afford.
Hmm. The first time around, I stuck in the easy zone a lot, and generally stayed in zones one-two levels below me; that gave me gold faster than XP, and I could afford spells. Now, I'm going up in level faster, and not getting money.
Not sure it's balanced at the low end.