thinking about a no artifact game, need help

[Timo Pietilä]

I don't think artifacts necessarily should be stronger than ego items. I really like to find an ego item that is stronger, because I think they are more cool than artifacts.

That's one sentence I feared to see here sooner or later. Now it is here.

This shows that finding an artifact is no longer "Wohoo!, something special" -moment.

[Zyphyr]

I can accept the absolute best egos being better than low level artifacts (as well as some of the wierder randarts), but in general Artifacts need to be better than Ego items.

[Magnate]

I can accept the absolute best egos being better than low level artifacts (as well as some of the wierder randarts), but in general Artifacts need to be better than Ego items.

artes didn't say "better", he (or she) said "more cool". In fact, s/he also said "I hardly use ego items even though they have such cool names, because I most often quickly find an artifact that is better."

This isn't about which items are better, it's about people having different preferences.

[sethos]

I tend to think that an artifact should be better in most cases, near all of the time. but if you happen to find that one high end ego item that gives exactly what you need, or got maxed out when it was rolled up, why shouldn't it be better than an artifact under some circumstances? mayhap it would not be better for a mage, but better for a warrior... perhaps.

I like the idea of having to *Occasionally* balance my super keen artifact against this truly awesome new ego I just got, and maybe finding that the ego will serve my purposes better.

[Storm-Sky]

after changing my mind several times i went with a high-elf warrior, because i've been feeling the warrior types lately, I think it's a good choice, will probably take many game turns to complete though, will post a dump later and update progress.