Well it was good enough to totally knock the evening I had planned right off the rails. Conquered the hold but still have 2 secret rooms and that unrequired room left in order to master it. I will enjoy my #1's for a few hours only I'd guess, but it's nice for now. (And it moved me up to 64th overall and closing on Jatopian.)
Overall a very enjoyable hold. Many of the rooms were simple enough, though, having not played much since last June, the swordlessness was a new -- and therefore good -- experience for me.
A couple of the rooms were really... frustrating, but solvable in the end. (Thank you very much to CuriousShyRabbit and Rabs for their in-game help.)
Favourite room: Wrath: 2S, 1W - nowhere near optimised this room but I learned a lot about aumtlichs. I also enjoyed watching the adder gobble up slayers in Cruelty: 2S, 1W
Least favourite: Cruelty: 2S, 1E - this was just, er, cruel, for me anyway. Although again, I learned a lot in the process; but it's thanks to CuriousShyRabbit's help that I still have hair on my head.
I can't speak for those who have lots of experience with the 3.x engine and characters, but for me this was a really good hold to play. I have a much better understanding of aumtlich and slayer behaviour now, as well as using other characters to manipulate outcomes.
Thanks very much hartleyhair.
(Also, this is the very first hold I have ever completed before anyone else -- except beta testers of course -- so I will always think of it fondly.
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[Last edited by noma at 04-10-2008 08:12 AM]
