Nillo
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 548
Registered: 01-04-2004
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There could be special Efficiency Stairs, that go to a Bonus Level if you won the level in par time, all monsters killed,
minimal turns taken, minimal sword swings, etc.
They would look like normal stairs.

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Oneiromancer
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2936
Registered: 03-29-2003
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Could be interesting, but it would be unfair for them to look like normal stairs, you would never know that you could use them differently. Perhaps a special color door would only open up if you got there in a certain amount of time.

I wonder if this could be simulated in some way...like you can beat a room in two ways, but if you beat it efficiently you get to take one exit and if you beat it inefficiently you have to take the other exit. That would be pretty cool, and you don't even have to add anything to DROD to be able to do it!

Game on,

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The_Red_Hawk
Level: Smitemaster
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Registered: 09-02-2003
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You could always just make a secret room with stairs in it.

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Screeching, flipping, gliding, sliding,
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zex20913
Level: Smitemaster

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Registered: 02-04-2003
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But finding a secret room doesn't have the same ring as solving to get to a secret room.

I'd feel mre proud if I did the hard way to get somewhere, then to do the easy way and open a wall.

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