preuve wrote: As crazy as it seems, how about adding a load/save function mid game? There was some talk in the past about an 'Easy' mode. This could be added in as an option. Naturally if you can do load/save scumming, then you can't qualify for the online leaderboards.
I kinda agree with this...I know how "saving" and "loading" goes against all rogue is...for more casual players who do not care about the leaderboard, dying constantly so early ruins the game. I know that there were a number of times where I would make a stupid mistake that would cost me the game and would probably have given up on this if I was not so tenacious (I know thats what made me soon stop playing the free rogue).
Maybe in the settings you can have an option saying "training mode:on/off" where when its on it loads at the last autosave when you die, but nothing is put into the hall of fame.
In all honesty though...a lot of these people who complain about no loading will likely start complaining that they keep dying despite the loading, but it will still satisfy more people.
Another possible improvement is in-game you have a section with a listing of secret characters from previous updates. Relatively few people look at these forums and have trouble with the normal characters. By putting a list of at least a few secret characters in the game, and maybe a message that they can look in the forums for more, they will be able to start with much better characters and as a result be a lot less frustrated. I would not necessarily put characters like Neo on the list, but ones like Athena, Drizzt, Thor, and Zaphod B. are probably good ones (ie ones whose main advantages result from starting with better gear, not necessarily overpowering bonus powers).