On 05.01.2016 18:21, ManaUser wrote:
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> I don't see how this scenario has much to do with the recent changes, Elbereth
> still works perfectly well in this kind of situation.
Frankly, I didn't know about how much the engravings are nerved in NH-360.
But, thinking about it, I assume you are right.
> And how often do you get cornered by a floating eye, anyway?
It happened to me a couple of times in the past, and I know of a few times
where I had no means to kill it (no blindfold or missiles), and in some of
those cases (in my earlier NH times) I tried to hit it repeatedly as David
suggested, but (as far as memory serves) those situation lead to deaths,
at least I don't recall to have ever been able to kill a floating eye in
melee without protection. At some point in my NH life I remembered about
the possibility of an engraving, and since then I've done it if necessary.
> It's a pretty unusual event given how slow they are.
Sure, but obviously it happens, and it should not be yet another unavoidable
death. In addition one should also consider the situations where you have to
flee (from, say, soldier ants) and a path (one end of a corridor) is blocked
that way. Since Elbereth still works, as you point out, there's no issue.
Janis