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"mike3" <mike4ty4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hmm. So what do you do once the jackals have gotten uber, anyway?
That's the whole point when I say it makes you think. The point is that
you
prevent them ever becoming uber.
How?
Sneak up or tele****t to jackalwere and kill him right away or transform
him
or just lock him in the room or ... Think.
> And furthermore, why just jackals, why not every type of monster? Or
> is it just because jackals are so common?
Yes, because they are so common. Theoretically, uber effect can be
produced
by any monster type that can be randomly generated in the dungeon. But
rarely will you in a single game kill more than a hundred or so monsters
of
the same type( even orcs or goblins or kobolds) unless there are some
summoner that summons them or they are breeders( the only exception would
be
blue dragons that I can think of right now). But like coppro said before,
in
a single random wilderness encounter, you could be surrounded by dozens or
even a hundred of jackals. Jackalwares are the most common but you have to
look out for all kinds of summoners and breeders.
In almost 10 years of playing the game, I don't remember having a big
problem with uber-jackals. Like sandra said, blink dogs can become a pain
especially in the early game. Long time ago, I had a major problem with
worms in the big room so I'm still *allergic* to them and I 'shoot them on
sight'. Giant bee warriors get my vote for being the most annoying
monsters
in the game, they can produce some serious uber-giant bee warriors. The
biggest uber effect, as I remember, create chaos servants. That is why I
wouldn't want the uber effect removed because without it, the mana temple
and the final level would be a totaly different experience.
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