Restocking

[Zikke]

My post was along the lines of Buzzkill's point of view (never thought I'd say that ^_^) in that this is a solitaire game. It's a 1-player experience that people can play in any way that makes it fun for them.

To some people, the game is way too hard and they may want to townscum to make it easier. Some people savefile scum for the same reason. Having the savefile be "hot swappable" is due to the way it's programmed. Having store inventory be reset based on the number of turns that go by is also due to the way things are programmed. One may seem more egregious than the other, but the two methods of "cheating" are in the same category.

Personally I really like how Nick added ordering items in FA for those items you use a lot. Kind of adds a feeling of customization to the shops without really adding it.

[bebo]

My post was along the lines of Buzzkill's point of view (never thought I'd say that ^_^) in that this is a solitaire game. It's a 1-player experience that people can play in any way that makes it fun for them.

i absolutely agree, i probably didn't express myself clearly before

To some people, the game is way too hard and they may want to townscum to make it easier. Some people savefile scum for the same reason. Having the savefile be "hot swappable" is due to the way it's programmed. Having store inventory be reset based on the number of turns that go by is also due to the way things are programmed. One may seem more egregious than the other, but the two methods of "cheating" are in the same category.

We will have to agree to disagree here - the way i view things, town scumming is a mechanic available in-game, whereas save-scumming requires manually duplicating an external file while the game is not running and swapping it manually - it's not an option available in-game: this makes a huge difference for me.

[Zikke]

So the townscumming would be more of an "exploit" and savefile scumming would be a "hack" in modern video game terms.

I believe both are probably bannable in most MMOs.

[bebo]

So the townscumming would be more of an "exploit" and savefile scumming would be a "hack" in modern video game terms.

I believe both are probably bannable in most MMOs.

You are probably right.

In any case i'm deriving a lot more personal satisfaction (oh, my ego! ) playing without townscumming - finding that wand of teleport other or scroll of *Destruction* is that much more exciting. When i'll get good enough i'll try playing without connected stairs

[buzzkill]

I'm sorry if this post is a bit harsh, i hope i was able to convey my point of view without offending anyone.

Yeah, good luck with that.

[Nick]

Yeah, good luck with that.

If you weren't such a moron, you'd know it was easy not to offend people