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| + | **Well, I'm not even that far along. I made it to within two levels of the quest once. My biggest problem is that at a certain point, I think I can charge a group of low-level monsters without taking precautions. One way or another, my characters tend to die in combat during or after the mines. I know the corridor thing, I just don't use it when it really counts. [[User:JMarieStanton|Ms. J. Marie Stanton, Professional Valkyrie]] ([[User talk:JMarieStanton|talk]]) 20:18, 4 January 2018 (UTC) | ||
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I’ve decided that this year is the year I ascend a character. I’m going to focus on learning not to make the same mistakes (charging into combat against one monster too many is my biggest one) and on learning the more obscure techniques for surviving the middle game.
Who else has resolved to make their first ascension this year? We could start a group for beginning and intermediate players, which is something this forum has been sorely in need of.
——Ms. J. Marie Stanton, Professional Valkyrie (talk) 15:07, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
I have been playing since I found a disc at a computer show named 'Hack' in 1985. I have yet to ascend. I'd like to consider myself an advanced player, and yet I make a lot of stupid mistakes. I have made a sincere effort to play carefully and treat NetHack as the chess match it is. Having accomplished this, I now have several characters which are completely ascend-able —— about 4 in NetHack and 8 in SLASH'EM (either local or server) —— and cannot pull the trigger. I get so far with a character and just stop. I must resolve to get past this fear of making the stupid mistake and ascend someone! Honestly, I think my first ascension could be a pacifist, of all things!
And, yes, learning how to use corridors and walls to fight harder enemies one at a time is essential to mid-game survival.
--User (talk) 04:59, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
- Well, I'm not even that far along. I made it to within two levels of the quest once. My biggest problem is that at a certain point, I think I can charge a group of low-level monsters without taking precautions. One way or another, my characters tend to die in combat during or after the mines. I know the corridor thing, I just don't use it when it really counts. Ms. J. Marie Stanton, Professional Valkyrie (talk) 20:18, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
