Dwarf - Revision history

TheJohns at 19:05, 19 April 2023

2023-04-19T19:05:53Z

Choongmyoung: /* Human vs Dwarf */

2017-12-02T19:27:29Z

‎Human vs Dwarf

Choongmyoung: /* Human vs Dwarf */

2017-12-02T19:26:44Z

‎Human vs Dwarf

Choongmyoung at 19:25, 2 December 2017

2017-12-02T19:25:19Z

Zayyeh at 11:45, 11 May 2016

2016-05-11T11:45:38Z

MTaur: Parentheses around "per level" removed.

2015-05-14T04:38:29Z

Parentheses around "per level" removed.

MTaur: "+1 Max HP" isn't descriptive of what the race actually does.

2015-05-14T04:37:36Z

"+1 Max HP" isn't descriptive of what the race actually does.

Darvin at 21:12, 25 August 2012

2012-08-25T21:12:10Z

TheJohns at 07:35, 21 June 2012

2012-06-21T07:35:42Z

Madness: Robot: Cosmetic changes

2012-04-22T09:23:48Z

Robot: Cosmetic changes

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 |ShortHand=Dw
 |ConversionCost=80
-|ConversionEffect=+1 Max HP per level
+|ConversionEffect=+1 Max HP per level<br />''(Rewind)'' +10 Max HP
 |SuggestedClasses=Thief, Priest, Rogue, Bloodmage
 |Unlock=[[The Delta-Iota-Gamma Fraternity]]

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 == Human vs Dwarf ==
-As an attack is effectively exchanging your health into damage, Humans and dwarves are going its own way to pull off the damage output from a full health bar. Total damage done is roughly proportional to attack power multiplied by total health, so their racial bonus contributes equally here. However, while humans require 100 CP to gain a bonus, dwarf only need 80 CP. This means dwarves have the higher total damage from his/her health bar.
+As an attack is effectively exchanging your health into damage, humans and dwarves are going its own way to pull off the damage output from a full health bar. Total damage done is roughly proportional to attack power multiplied by total health, so their racial bonus contributes equally here. However, while humans require 100 CP to gain a bonus, dwarf only need 80 CP. This means dwarves have the higher total damage from his/her full health bar.
 However, it is important to note that not all healing effects will be improved by the dwarf racial bonus; the HALPMEH glyph and exploration in particular are not improved, so you will need to work harder to refill your full HP gauge.  For characters relying heavily on regeneration-fighting or magical healing, this makes human always a better choice. One-time bonuses such as {{s|GETINDARE}}, {{t|Death Protection}} or {{i|Reflex Potion}} favor human even more.

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 However, it is important to note that not all healing effects will be improved by the dwarf racial bonus; the HALPMEH glyph and exploration in particular are not improved, so you will need to work harder to refill your full HP gauge.  For characters relying heavily on regeneration-fighting or magical healing, this makes human always a better choice. One-time bonuses such as {{s|GETINDARE}}, {{t|Death Protection}} or {{i|Reflex Potion}} favor human even more.
-The true power of dwarf comes when there are no more exploration space; generally, that's where all the %-based health refills kick in. Almost every health refill, including {{boon|Protection}}, {{boon|Chaos Avatar}}/{{boon|Last Chance}}, {{i|Fire Heart}} and {{i|Health Potion}}, are all %-based. But the most notable one is {{g|Dracul}}'s {{boon|Blood Swell}} and {{boon|Blood Tithe}}, which even deducts a flat amount of maximum health. Moreover, it is uneasy to drink health potions under Dracul. This makes dwarf a much stronger class than the human especially in the endgame phase, but in other words, dwarves ''have to'' find %-based refills to be better than humans.
+The true power of dwarf comes when there are no more exploration space; generally, that's where all the %-based health refills kick in. Almost every health refill, including {{boon|Protection}}, {{boon|Chaos Avatar}}/{{boon|Last Chance}}, {{i|Fire Heart}} and {{i|Health Potion}}, are all %-based. But the most notable one is {{g|Dracul}}'s {{boon|Blood Swell}} and {{boon|Blood Tithe}}, which even deducts a flat amount of maximum health. This makes dwarf a much stronger class than the human especially in the endgame phase, but in other words, dwarves ''have to'' find %-based refills to be better than humans.
 Maybe the only exception of this rule is when you are planning to go on a regen fighting, but your maximum health is too low to tank a single hit. This is occasionally the case for {{c|Rogue}} or {{c|Assassin}}, who are very skillful for regen fighting but have no resistances to start with. Especially the Rogue takes great advantage from being a dwarf. The dwarven HP bonus is not affected by the Rogue's HP penalty, allowing a dwarven rogue to have above-average hit points without using any boons from deities.
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 One difficulty dwarves often have is fighting monsters with powerful attacks. For most characters, there isn't a big difference between a monster that deals 60% of your hit points in damage and a monster that deals 90% of your hit points in damage; either way you're not going to be able to get a second attack in. If dwarves cannot improve their HP enough to survive at least one extra hit, their entire racial advantage is useless. If you have high resistances the dwarf is even less attractive, because the ability to tank a big hit is no more an advantage over the human.
 To sum up, it's almost always better to use the {{r|Human}}, unless you find a lot of %-based health refills and some damage improvements.
 == Strategy ==

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 |Unlock=[[The Delta-Iota-Gamma Fraternity]]
 }}</onlyinclude>
-{{Stub}}The '''Dwarf''' race offers improved toughness and longevity in combat over other races.  The dwarf is difficult to work into advanced builds for a variety of reasons, but can still be very effective when leveraging the right bonuses.
+{{Stub}}The '''Dwarf''' race offers improved toughness and longevity in combat over other races. The dwarf is difficult to work into advanced builds for a variety of reasons, and is often considered as the least powerful race. But dwarf can still be very effective when leveraging the right bonuses.
-Hit points automatically recalculate every time you gain a new level, so it doesn't matter when you gain the conversion bonus.  It is important to note that not all healing effects will be improved by the dwarf racial bonus; the HALPMEH glyph and exploration in particular are not improved, so you will need to work harder to refill your full HP gauge.  For characters relying heavily on regeneration-fighting or magical healing, this makes the dwarf a poor race choice.
+Hit points automatically recalculate every time you gain a new level, so it doesn't matter when you gain the conversion bonus.
-== Strategy ==
+== Human vs Dwarf ==
-The dwarf works best when combined with effects that heal a percentage of your maximum hit points, such as {{boon|Blood Swell}}, the {{i|Healing Potion}}, or the {{i|Fire Heart}}.  Leveraging these effects is key to getting maximum benefit from the dwarf.  The biggest challenge the dwarf has is in improving his damage output.  Having high hit points will allow you to survive more attacks, but this means little if the attack damage you're hitting back for is low.  Played naively, it's almost always better to use the {{r|Human}}, who will make up for fewer attacks with higher attack damage and won't need to explore as many tiles to refill his health bar.
+As an attack is effectively exchanging your health into damage, Humans and dwarves are going its own way to pull off the damage output from a full health bar. Total damage done is roughly proportional to attack power multiplied by total health, so their racial bonus contributes equally here. However, while humans require 100 CP to gain a bonus, dwarf only need 80 CP. This means dwarves have the higher total damage from his/her health bar.
-One difficulty dwarves often have is fighting monsters with powerful attacks.  For most characters, there isn't a big difference between a monster that deals 60% of your hit points in damage and a monster that deals 90% of your hit points in damage; either way you're not going to be able to get a second attack in.  If dwarves cannot improve their HP enough to survive at least one extra hit, their entire racial advantage is useless.  Particularly when combined with glyphs that allow for free attacks chains, such as {{s|CYDSTEPP}} or {{s|GETINDARE}}, this can reduce the attractiveness of a dwarf versus a human.
+However, it is important to note that not all healing effects will be improved by the dwarf racial bonus; the HALPMEH glyph and exploration in particular are not improved, so you will need to work harder to refill your full HP gauge.  For characters relying heavily on regeneration-fighting or magical healing, this makes human always a better choice. One-time bonuses such as {{s|GETINDARE}}, {{t|Death Protection}} or {{i|Reflex Potion}} favor human even more.
-Dwarves make an excellent choice for the Rogue class.  The dwarven HP bonus is not affected by the rogue's HP penalty, allowing a dwarven rogue to have above-average hit points without using any boons from deities.
+The true power of dwarf comes when there are no more exploration space; generally, that's where all the %-based health refills kick in. Almost every health refill, including {{boon|Protection}}, {{boon|Chaos Avatar}}/{{boon|Last Chance}}, {{i|Fire Heart}} and {{i|Health Potion}}, are all %-based. But the most notable one is {{g|Dracul}}'s {{boon|Blood Swell}} and {{boon|Blood Tithe}}, which even deducts a flat amount of maximum health. Moreover, it is uneasy to drink health potions under Dracul. This makes dwarf a much stronger class than the human especially in the endgame phase, but in other words, dwarves ''have to'' find %-based refills to be better than humans.
 Dwarves make effective Thieves, Rogues, Priests, and Bloodmages.
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 '''Rogue'''
-Where the rogue suffers from horrendously low hit points, the dwarf compensates.  It's a great pairing.
+Where the rogue suffers from horrendously low hit points, the dwarf compensates. It's a great pairing.
 '''Priest'''

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 == Strategy ==
-The dwarf works best when combined with effects that heal a percentage of your maximum hit points, such as Dracul's blood swell boon, the healing potion, or the fire heart item.  Leveraging these effects is key to getting maximum benefit from the dwarf.  The biggest challenge the dwarf has is in improving his damage output.  Having high hit points will allow you to survive more attacks, but this means little if the attack damage you're hitting back for is low.  Played naively, it's almost always better to use the {{r|Human}}, who will make up for fewer attacks with higher attack damage and won't need to explore as many tiles to refill his health bar.
+The dwarf works best when combined with effects that heal a percentage of your maximum hit points, such as {{boon|Blood Swell}}, the {{i|Healing Potion}}, or the {{i|Fire Heart}}.  Leveraging these effects is key to getting maximum benefit from the dwarf.  The biggest challenge the dwarf has is in improving his damage output.  Having high hit points will allow you to survive more attacks, but this means little if the attack damage you're hitting back for is low.  Played naively, it's almost always better to use the {{r|Human}}, who will make up for fewer attacks with higher attack damage and won't need to explore as many tiles to refill his health bar.
 One difficulty dwarves often have is fighting monsters with powerful attacks.  For most characters, there isn't a big difference between a monster that deals 60% of your hit points in damage and a monster that deals 90% of your hit points in damage; either way you're not going to be able to get a second attack in.  If dwarves cannot improve their HP enough to survive at least one extra hit, their entire racial advantage is useless.  Particularly when combined with glyphs that allow for free attacks chains, such as {{s|CYDSTEPP}} or {{s|GETINDARE}}, this can reduce the attractiveness of a dwarf versus a human.

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−	==Strategy==	+	== Strategy ==
	The dwarf works best when combined with effects that heal a percentage of your maximum hit points, such as Dracul's blood swell boon, the healing potion, or the fire heart item. Leveraging these effects is key to getting maximum benefit from the dwarf.		The dwarf works best when combined with effects that heal a percentage of your maximum hit points, such as Dracul's blood swell boon, the healing potion, or the fire heart item. Leveraging these effects is key to getting maximum benefit from the dwarf.