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Question on Arach Caves

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Rabiat:
I agree with you on the difficulty level, which probably messes up generation/survival probabilities. But there in fact were consecutive cave levels (17,18 and 21,22,23, even if the Mortuary turned up after 22). Also I was not playing a pure melee character (despite defensive traits) - mostly used the shotgun, but found it easier to survive Arachs in melee range (again, probably the only reason I survived this was the difficulty level). But I trust my experience isn't very reliable as this was the first game I ever finished.

TFoN:
Arachs are very weak melee fighters, so your experience's well founded. The problem is when you're playing a purely ranged char, which is mostly necessary on harder difficulties. Also, it's likely that you met less Arachs in those caves than you would have on harder difflvls.

Fingerzam:
I think this is something you just have to learn to survive. The game is supposed to be random, so sometimes you get harder games and sometimes easier, but if you are well prepared, these shouldn't be that big of a problem.

Zarin:
Well,
sometimes the game is just a bitch.  I once had a game where I didn't get any large med-packs (I did see one former captain and one Baron use them :) and very few small ones - fortunately, including all four from the entrance - but that's it.  I survived until quite deep on a few Supercharge globes, all guaranteed (Arena, Chained Court, Halls of Carnage) and a few Berserker packs, but then got creamed when a Baron destroyed a wall behind me, opening the way for another Baron and a couple of Cacodemons or Knights, maybe even commandos or Arachs (I don't remember exactly whom).

As for the original question, I did encounter two Arach caves in a row during my only legitimate (not save-scummed) win.  I went shottyman route, which is probably the worst for such places (even Double SG doesn't cover 360o), and managed to survive by burning through all of my med-packs and shotgun shells, and then switching to chainsaw to finish off the few remaining ones.  This was on medium (hey, not too rough!) difficulty, and by then I had Ironman(3)/TaN(2), which is immensely helpful.

I think this is just the part of the game and you simply learn to deal with it.

FWIW,
    Zarin.

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