The One Ring

[APWhite]

The One Ring is so rare that I feel like you're contractually obligated to wear it any time it shows up, just on the principle of the thing. The experience drain is somewhat significant, but not insurmountable (it used to be completely trivial, but someone changed that at some point). The ring really is incredibly powerful. The main downside is the aggravation, not the experience drain.

He is absolutely right on all accounts. You MUST wear it.

[rhutson]

I thought that this question had been asked before, and I was right : rec.games.roguelike.angband - 07/25/95 :-)

I've never found it in twenty years!

I never found it either, but I certainly would wear it if I were to find it.

[MattB]

Your playing the wrong variant it some is easy for ex look winner below

You can play a teddy bear?!
Awesome.

[JohnCW9]

I've never found it in twenty years!

Your playing the wrong variant it some is easy for ex look winner below

[mushroom patch]

Worth using in the Morgoth fight, maybe Sauron. Otherwise, aggravation is just going to slow you down.

[Nomad]

There's such a ridiculously tiny chance of ever finding it (I think I've seen it once in about five years of playing the game)

I've never found it in twenty years!

The worst part is that it wasn't even a proper game, I was level-scumming with all the cheat modes on to test that the new templated rooms I'd designed were loading properly!

[MattB]

There's such a ridiculously tiny chance of ever finding it (I think I've seen it once in about five years of playing the game)

I've never found it in twenty years!

[Nomad]

Look at it this way: how would you feel if, having found the One Ring, you die in a stupid way on the next level without even having put it on?

There's such a ridiculously tiny chance of ever finding it (I think I've seen it once in about five years of playing the game) that you should definitely just go for it.

[Derakon]

The One Ring is so rare that I feel like you're contractually obligated to wear it any time it shows up, just on the principle of the thing. The experience drain is somewhat significant, but not insurmountable (it used to be completely trivial, but someone changed that at some point). The ring really is incredibly powerful. The main downside is the aggravation, not the experience drain.

[Freddo]

Vecna just dropped the One Ring.

It's cursed, and drains EXP, anyone know how much?
Do the benefits far outway the costs?