Possibly underused balancing approach

[Bloggorus]

And on a more constructive note: I was also wondering wether this could be used in cojunction with the VICIOUS tier difficulty to create flavourfull quests and quest chains and encourage players to play the sub-VICIOUS game a bit more before tackling VICIOUS, that's all. If only VICIOUS dungeons had dynamic slots, or simply specific dynamic features (like minibosses or bosses), then it could tie up storylines and give tackling VICIOUS a more "campaigny" feel.

This already exists: the PQI! Also the unlikely heroes quests.

I play the PQI and random run almost exclusively these days, it presents a lateral challenge that doesn't rely on scumming, perfect play or intimate knowledge of a dungeon (which i lack the patience for)

[dislekcia]

This already exists: the PQI! Also the unlikely heroes quests.

I play the PQI and random run almost exclusively these days, it presents a lateral challenge that doesn't rely on scumming, perfect play or intimate knowledge of a dungeon (which i lack the patience for)

Happiness

[Lujo]

I seem to have been misunderstood again, but what the hell. It was just a bunch of thoughts.

(And same for the PQI, that's a really good feature, but completely unrelated to what I was going on about).

[TigerKnee]

My PQI constantly gives me Slime Pits and boy do I not want to do that dungeon for as long as I live.

[The Avatar]

I seem to get only slime and cursed oasis, but when I don't, I love it. If you don't like your current PQI do a puzzle and it'll change.

[Sidestepper]

I've gotten pretty good at the Slime Pits because of PQI. I used to dread it, but now it's pretty routine for me. Cursed Oasis on the other hand, hoo boy, I'd rather just hit the burning dungeon and reset my PQI. I have yet to find reliable approach that works for all (or even most) classes.

[Fran]

I play the PQI and random run almost exclusively these days, it presents a lateral challenge that doesn't rely on scumming, perfect play or intimate knowledge of a dungeon (which i lack the patience for)

Same for me here. When I'm finally finding time to play the game, I'm playing these.

[Blovski]

Warmonger, Gorgon, Cursed Oasis...

shudder

[Darvin]

Warmonger Gorgon on its own is close to impossible in most situations. Warmonger in particular is an order of magnitude more difficult than other PQI's, and probably needs attention as a result. I know unless it's on a relatively simple level I'd much sooner just do a flaming dungeon and reset the PQI.

[Bloggorus]

I've always wondered why the races were put in the PQI. After all, there's no reward for finishing a dungeon with every race, only class!

Could that be put in this late in the game?