Author Topic: Angband  (Read 5278 times)

September 16, 2004, 06:39:39 AM
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lolfighter

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Just admit it, you've never heard of Angband. Right? And if you have, may I hand you a cookie why have you never mentioned it before now we could've swapped stories!

Oh well. You don't WANT to play Angband, it's way too complicated for you. Go back to Diablo where you belong. Go marvel at your "pwetty pwetty gwaphics" and all that stuff. You don't even deserve Angband. Come again? You LIKE complicated stuff? Oh, you won't like Angband then. It's way too simple for your taste. Go play Nethack, NERD! Go mess around with all your strange, superfluous features that unnecessarily bog down the game. Go play WITHOUT a townlevel. See if I care. Leave me and my nice, simple Angband be. Say what? You don't CARE that the graphics suck? You don't CARE that your guy is represented by an '@', that you'll get killed by a kobold shaman looking distinctly like a 'k', that your sword is just a '|', that your first dragon kill will be kinda anticlimactic because all that happens is that the the 'd' you've been fighting against disappears from the screen? Well, ok, maybe you'll like Angband.




WHAT?? TIPS? You want TIPS? You want help starting out? Listen, dumbass, you're way too stupid for this game. Honestly. Sheesh. Oh well, can't be helped... For your first character, play a warrior. Maybe a human one, maybe a dwarf, half-orc or half-troll. Especially the half-troll will suit you, because he's just as ugly as you are!
Yeah yeah, you're dead, I know. And now you whine because when you load your savegame, you just get the character creation screen. Let me tell you something, smacktard: That character is DEAD. DEAD AS A DOORNAIL, as Dickens, the fruitcaek, would've said. There's no second chances in Angband. Saving is just for starting out again where you left off the night before because YOU COULDN'T HANDLE THE HEAT! Once you die, your savefile gets flagged as dead, and your character is GONE, ok? Use the savefile to start over again though, because you'll keep your monster memory. Yeah, that's where the game keeps a record of the pitifully few foes you have vanquished, and what you know about 'em. AS IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ANYWAY.

STUCK AGAIN? Yeah, can't say I'm surprised. You know, if you hit '?', there's help files you could consult INSTEAD OF BOTHERING ME!

You know, if you ever get used to this game (I doubt it), there's an option menu you can play around with by hitting the '=' key. But you can't handle all those options anyway.


Geez, these nubs nowadays. Talk to me again when you've reached 250 feet alive, okay?
Let's see if this reverse psychology stuff works as advertised.

September 16, 2004, 08:28:55 AM
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BobTheJanitor

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OH YEAH? I'LL SHOW YOU, BUDDY!

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there are a lot of aaaa...mmmmm.... "HAPPY" pirates on this ship. -GrayDuck

September 16, 2004, 09:30:35 AM
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Wasn't Angband where Melkor ..dwelled, or something?  From the Silmarillion.  If so, I'm interested!  Grond! Grond! Grond!
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September 16, 2004, 11:06:50 AM
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I prefer Ancient Domains of Mystery myself :p

September 16, 2004, 01:49:13 PM
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Wasn't Angband where Melkor ..dwelled, or something?  From the Silmarillion.  If so, I'm interested!  Grond! Grond! Grond!
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Yeah, you're right flaps. I still need to finish that book. I always get close then stop. Then I forget and have to start over again. <_<
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September 16, 2004, 02:03:12 PM
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Some parts are pretty dull, it's understandable.  After all, it's a history.  I want a doggie like Huan :(

I'll download the Angband game thinger once I'm on my own comp.
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September 16, 2004, 02:30:27 PM
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Meh, permenant death is retarded.

September 16, 2004, 02:40:06 PM
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Life has permadeath, life is retarded!!! D:<
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September 16, 2004, 07:22:49 PM
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Life has permadeath, life is retarded!!! D:<
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No, just you.

September 16, 2004, 08:00:13 PM
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Life has permadeath, life is retarded!!! D:<
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No, just you.
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Your comback-fu is weak, grasshopper.

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there are a lot of aaaa...mmmmm.... "HAPPY" pirates on this ship. -GrayDuck

September 18, 2004, 08:52:02 AM
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Permanent death makes the game fun. You can either accept this or deny it. But without permanent death, the game is no challenge. Quite frankly, without permanent death, you'd be too powerful. As it stands, you always have to be careful and don't take unnecessary risks. Permanent death is what makes the game exciting and challenging.

September 18, 2004, 05:39:36 PM
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Yeah. Because I notice everyone is BEGGING to play a game that formats your hard drive when your character dies.
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September 18, 2004, 07:29:39 PM
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>_> i stopped reading when i noticed lf was all yelly and mean :p
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September 19, 2004, 11:06:00 AM
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Yeah. Because I notice everyone is BEGGING to play a game that formats your hard drive when your character dies.
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^^, is that what this thing does? O.O  NOW I'M SCARED D:
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September 19, 2004, 12:36:27 PM
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Actually I quite like the idea of permadeath!

Face it; without permadeath people always eventually come to a point where death is meaningless.

Think about it...  would lord of the rings have been as good if boromir had just respawned at the nearest life crystal cursing about lost xp?
Would gandalf's fall into the pit with the balrog be even near as dramatic if you knew he'd be in the last town he saved at?

It adds spice and excitement to the game... heck it even adds a bit of history as people discuss the fallen legends of times past =3

September 19, 2004, 01:02:36 PM
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Let's please not bring that into the realm of Tolkien, it almost makes me want to cry, imagining LOTR in an RPG type setting, with people whining about various game mechanics and whatnot.  Also, let it be known that...uh.. Ship High In Transit = ^^ with the filter. o.O
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September 19, 2004, 01:14:54 PM
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ship in transit? ~blink~

oh and... http://www.middle-earthonline.com/ ~cackles evilly~
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September 19, 2004, 02:47:14 PM
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Would gandalf's fall into the pit with the balrog be even near as dramatic if you knew he'd be in the last town he saved at?
Who says he wasn't :p

Gem, you and your MMORPGs!

this is the .44 Wand, the most powerful wand in the world, so did I fire 5 or 6 fireballs? Now you got to ask yourself one question pal, do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?

September 20, 2004, 05:50:51 AM
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Uranium is in "obstinate" mode again... But there's light on the horizon: RL has permadeath too. >:D

September 20, 2004, 05:57:02 AM
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Would gandalf's fall into the pit with the balrog be even near as dramatic if you knew he'd be in the last town he saved at?
Who says he wasn't :p

Gem, you and your MMORPGs!
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For all we know, that may well be what happened. After all, he DOES come back.