Forum:Nethack sans Elbereth
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The server that I play on (telnet://nethack.csh.rit.edu) has "Elbereth" compiled out, and has for several decades. I once disagreed with this, but after realizing that the scroll of scare monster does the same thing, I conceded that removing the Elbereth trick is more in tune with the spirit of the game, especially now that the trick is very well known.
My question is: how much do people think this prohibition changes the game itself? Almost all advice and strategies mention it as an option. nethackwiki considers Elbereth to be a legitimate part of the game, while Polypiling and Farming are considered minor infractions on the Cheating page.
Davek 05:55, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
