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[M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« on: August 10, 2010, 14:22 »

Due to significant public demand, i present you a failure story of truly epic proportions.

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.1) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 Simon, level 9 Cacodemon 1st Lieutenant, killed by a arch-vile
 on level 23 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 66250 turns and scored 60741 points.
 He played for 1 hour, 16 minutes and 50 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 512 out of 552 hellspawn. (92%)
 He held his right to remain violent.
 He was an Angel of Berserk!


-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------

  Grim Reaper's Badge
  Berserker Silver Badge
  Longinus Gold Badge

-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

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  .......+.......#.......|.+..........[.=....+...............
  ###########################################################
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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health -1/60   Experience 35126/9
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +6  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +9

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Ironman          (Level 1)
    Tough as nails   (Level 2)
    Brute            (Level 3)
    Berserker        (Level 1)
    Badass           (Level 1)
    Vampyre          (Level 1)

  Bru->Bru->Ber->TaN->TaN->Bad->MVm->Bru->Iro->

-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   Longinus Spear (8d8)
    [c] [ Boots      ]   modified protective boots [2/2] (100%) (A)
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   combat knife (2d5)

-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------

    [a] modified red armor [4/4] (200%) (B)
    [b] modified red armor [6/6] (100%) (P)
    [c] modified phaseshift armor [2/2] (100%) (B)
    [d] Angelic Armor [7/7] (100%)
    [e] small med-pack
    [f] small med-pack
    [g] large med-pack
    [h] large med-pack
    [i] large med-pack
    [j] large med-pack
    [k] large med-pack
    [l] large med-pack
    [m] large med-pack
    [n] large med-pack
    [o] large med-pack
    [p] phase device
    [q] phase device
    [r] phase device
    [s] homing phase device
    [t] homing phase device
    [u] thermonuclear bomb

-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------

    68 former humans
    47 former sergeants
    19 former captains
    74 imps
    80 demons
    116 lost souls
    39 cacodemons
    10 barons of hell
    21 hell knights
    11 arachnotrons
    3 former commandos
    1 Angel of Death
    5 pain elementals
    7 arch-viles
    8 mancubi
    3 revenants

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 4 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 15 he encoutered the Phobos Hellgate.
  On level 16 he invaded the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 16 he found the Longinus Spear!
  He then destroyed the Unholy Cathedral!
  On level 20 he found the Butcher's Cleaver!
  On level 22 he was foolish enough to enter the Mortuary!
  On level 22 he found the Angelic Armor!
  He managed to clear the Mortuary from evil!
  On level 23 he finally was killed by a arch-vile.

-- Messages --------------------------------------------------

 There is a double shotgun (8d3)x3 [2/2] lying here.
 There is a Small Health Globe lying here.
 You open the door.
 You hit the revenant. The revenant dies.
 The arch-vile raises his arms! You are engulfed in flames! Your red armor
 is damaged! The arch-vile raises his arms! You are engulfed in flames!
 Unknown command. Press "?" for help.
 The arch-vile raises his arms! You are engulfed in flames!
 You start running!
 The arch-vile raises his arms! You are engulfed in flames! Your red armor
 is damaged! The arch-vile raises his arms! You dodge!
 The revenant fires! You are hit! Your red armor is completely
 destroyed! The revenant fires! You are hit!
 The revenant dies. The barrel explodes! The arch-vile raises his arms! You
 are engulfed in flames! The arch-vile raises his arms! You are

-- General ---------------------------------------------------

 Before him 42 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 23 of those were killed.
 4 didn't read the thermonuclear bomb manual.
 And 3 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

 Some rumours though, say that the Cyberdemon was killed already!
 Is he immortal? 12 souls claim to have killed him...
 2 sacrificed itself for the good of mankind.
 9 killed the bastard and survived.
 1 showed that it can outsmart hell itself.

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Dying moments after emerging victorious from the Mortuary, armed with the Loginus Spear and having the Angelic Armor, with NINE large medkits, TWO homing phases and a nuke, and only because You feel there is something really valuable here!? Why yes! Of course! What a superb idea!

I kid you not, when i scrolled through five pages of --more--, only to find that You die... <Press Enter>, i exploded with a forty second barrage of the word for sexual intercourse.

"Hey, i'm doing so well, maybe i should save and scum, just in case i get killed in an incredibly stupid way one level later... Nah."

I would have won.

Vengeance will be mine.
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2010, 14:55 »

Not much to say, you had it in the bag. I'm curious as to your health on the turn before your death, however: must have been high enough for you not to want to use up a homing phase. Revs, Viles, and Mancubi should always be handled carefully if you aren't zerking. Still, I'd say you're good enough to get it right the next time you hit Chained Court.

Also, this should go without saying, but wearing the full artifact set gives you extra armor, regardless of the condition of the Angelic Armor (it will even stay with you at 0% durability). According to Fanta it's +6; according to the Angelic Armor page on the Wiki it's +4: either way it's at least the equivalent of a red armor that doesn't slow you down, so there's little reason not to wear it once gained.

And I'm sure the Cleaver on floor 20 was a bit of a kick in the crotch. Seems you have the same disease as I do: getting unique weapons when they aren't useful (or usable).
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2010, 15:40 »

In retrospect, i should have used a phase device (a regular one). This might have allowed me to see what the heck was that something really valuable here! that got me into the mess in the first place.

The "funny" thing is i witnessed the synergy message from the Angelic Armor and i knew it was indestructible. I just got distracted and didn't pay enough attention to put the two together.
Learning new rules by dying an unexpected, cruel, stupid, humiliating death? Why yes! Of course! What a superb idea!

I'm sure the Cleaver on floor 20 was a bit of a kick in the crotch.
It was. On the other hand, the last time i got the Cleaver on floor 2, i got slaughtered immediately afterwards in Hell's Arena.
What was my point again?
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2010, 02:33 »

Well gratz on almost completing AoB. I have unlocked all challenges, but there's no way I'd win AoB. I didn't have even luck with AoMr or AoSg. But it's funny thing about DoomRL - sometimes you manage to complete harder challenges / bagdes. My 3rd silver for unlocking nightmare was competing Hell's Arena on UV, so I was like wtf.
Anyway, better luck on future runs!
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2010, 06:16 »

I would caution against doing any AoB runs on this release of DoomRL because of the Zerk-armour bug -- it can make a hard Berserker challenge even harder.  That said, if you do complete AoB in this release without scumming, you have my utmost admiration.  =D
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2010, 07:03 »

Seeing that a new release is unlikely in the near future and that the only other options on Gold Badges are Ultra-Violence games (and the Vaults), i don't think i have much of a choice.
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2010, 14:09 »

I would caution against doing any AoB runs on this release of DoomRL because of the Zerk-armour bug -- it can make a hard Berserker challenge even harder.  That said, if you do complete AoB in this release without scumming, you have my utmost admiration.  =D

what bug is that?  I've been finding AoB pretty addicting, though I think I need to stop trying Hell's Arena.  the one time I passed it I used more medpacks than I got, so it's just for the XP.
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2010, 14:35 »

what bug is that?
This one: http://forum.chaosforge.org/index.php/topic,3082.0.html

It is interesting to note that on this particular AoD fight the zerk bug did not happen, however on subsequent attempts it did.
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Re: [M|AoB|92%|YASD] Epic. Fail.
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2010, 17:38 »

wow, you weren't kidding.  went in with a berserk pack still active from the previous level and that made all the difference.  no need for cheesing out the angel this time!
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