I am going to start an Ironman challenge with the following rules:
1. Hardcore Rules (Equipment wear, hunger/thirst, pretermined seed and save/load restrictions)
2. NO DYING. Dying results in instand Game Over!
I am asking you what kind of a character should I make for the challenge. No mages because I have already seen that. Preferably an "uncommon" build, such as the fighter with a ridiculous level in dodge for example.
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- Kreador Freeaxe
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Re: Ironman
It's actually not that hard not to die, if you're willing to do a lot of running back and forth. To up the difficulty, you can set yourself a one-time through any dungeon to complete the primary task (you can go back for looting, but the primary objective needs to be met in that first trip in).
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Re: Ironman
I would say to try making a merchant warrior. That is to say a warrior that knows how to sell things for more, gaining an absurd amount of money and trinkets originally not available for regular characters.
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Re: Ironman
I had "fun" once playing an all-Mercantile build. Getting all the non-combat XP early in the game and buying a Merchant's hat, you can get to a high enough level to sell things for more than you pay for them. To keep the game from turning into a complete cakewalk at that point, I continued to only boost Mercantile skill and take on the game as a clueless nobody with access to the best equipment money can buy.
Re: Ironman
Spotted Shroom, you are a mad genius. I love that idea. For a while now, I have wanted to make a character that I personally view similar to the Heavy from TF2 (Link - http://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/60452.png).
This character would have all skill points put into unarmed combat, and mercantile, and attributes put into endurance and strength.
This character would have all skill points put into unarmed combat, and mercantile, and attributes put into endurance and strength.
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Re: Ironman
That sounds fun! Let's try...Vroqren wrote:This character would have all skill points put into unarmed combat, and mercantile, and attributes put into endurance and strength.
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I decided that Unarmed is boring. I'll make a character that has mercantile and piercing instead. ("cutthroat capitalism"!)
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Re: Ironman
Lord_P wrote:I decided that Unarmed is boring. I'll make a character that has mercantile and piercing instead. ("cutthroat capitalism"!)
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Re: Ironman
Im trying to figure out how an unarmed merchant is anything like a big goofy guy who uses a machine shotgun.
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