by Sidestepper on Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:33 pm
I think that the first big concept that I grasped is that monsters are resources, not obstacles. After failing a dungeon several times, I thought "If only the monsters I killed would stay dead next time, then I could win." And then I thought about it some more, and realized that was totally wrong.
The other big beginning concept is that it is okay to waste black space. I used to fastidiously use every single square, fighting whatever I could to keep my health and mana below max. As intuitive as this sounds, it's actually really bad technique. Finding good, high level targets is way, way more important than saving exploration. I will happily burn 30-40% of the map looking for my first 2nd level monster, something I wouldn't have dreamed of as a beginner.