Spike - Revision history

Flap at 08:57, 1 November 2015

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Flap at 19:18, 15 March 2015

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Flap at 18:05, 5 February 2014

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Flap: Just some basic list formating

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Just some basic list formating

Lujo at 14:54, 5 February 2014

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Lujo at 14:54, 5 February 2014

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Lujo at 14:31, 5 February 2014

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Lujo at 14:28, 5 February 2014

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Flap at 16:03, 4 February 2014

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Flap at 14:51, 4 February 2014

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 * Death protections
 * Blood pools
-* Gold (when it provides a temporary effect, such as the crystal ball)
+* [[Gold]] (when it provides a temporary effect, such as the crystal ball)
 * well anything else you can make use of, and that is in limited quantity...

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	.* Because it's a convention to differentiate between "spikers" and "regen fighters".		.* Because it's a convention to differentiate between "spikers" and "regen fighters".
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 * point out when he used a god in a fight rather than for buildup (most gods have a "spiking" boon)
 * point out that he didn't care about how many resources it took to take down a foe
-* someone wants to point out that a character isn't into regen-fighting. (Because it's a convention to differentiate between "spikers" and "regen fighters")
+* someone wants to point out that a character isn't into regen-fighting*

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 Since any execution can be seen as a spike, it's only ever used when it seems practical so you'll run into it when someone wants to:
-- note when he used potions instead of conserving them
+* note when he used potions instead of conserving them
-- point out when he used a god in a fight rather than for buildup (most gods have a "spiking" boon)
+* point out when he used a god in a fight rather than for buildup (most gods have a "spiking" boon)
-- point out that he didn't care about how many resources it took to take down a foe
+* point out that he didn't care about how many resources it took to take down a foe
-- someone wants to point out that a character isn't into regen-fighting*
+* someone wants to point out that a character isn't into regen-fighting. (Because it's a convention to differentiate between "spikers" and "regen fighters")
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-*Because it's a convention to differentiate between "spikers" and "regen fighters".

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 * '''The setup''', during which the player explores the dungeon and hoards/saves various resources
 * '''The execution''', during which the player spikes tough opponents, boss or bosses, consuming an important part of these resources.
 Since any execution can be seen as a spike, it's only ever used when it seems practical so you'll run into it when someone wants to:

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	* '''The setup''', during which the player explores the dungeon and hoards/saves various resources		* '''The setup''', during which the player explores the dungeon and hoards/saves various resources
	* '''The execution''', during which the player spikes tough opponents, boss or bosses, consuming an important part of these resources.		* '''The execution''', during which the player spikes tough opponents, boss or bosses, consuming an important part of these resources.
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		+	Since any execution can be seen as a spike, it's only ever used when it seems practical so you'll run into it when someone wants to:
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		+	- note when he used potions instead of conserving them
		+	- point out when he used a god in a fight rather than for buildup (most gods have a "spiking" boon)
		+	- point out that he didn't care about how many resources it took to take down a foe
		+	- someone wants to point out that a character isn't into regen-fighting*
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		+	*Because it's a convention to differentiate between "spikers" and "regen fighters".

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-The devs have given the most concise explanation of spike with: "Draw a graph of damage output, if it spikes, that's a spike.", even though it was the players who came up with the term when trying to map out the different approaches to playing the game.
+The devs have given the most concise explanation of spike with: "Draw a graph of damage output, if it spikes, that's a spike.", even though it was the players who came up with the term when trying to map out the different approaches to playing the game. The devs do advise against overusing the term as it's not specific enough on it's own. Even the people who came up with it agree, but find it usefull in discussions about theory and moments where a particular spike doesn't have a catchy nickname yet and has to be described by how it's performed.
 An idea behind "spiking" is that a run cycles through 2 phases:
 * '''The setup''', during which the player explores the dungeon and hoards/saves various resources
 * '''The execution''', during which the player spikes tough opponents, boss or bosses, consuming an important part of these resources.

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-However, there is no consensus to the exact meaning of spiking : a stricter definition would limit it to the fact of spending resources to inflict a short burst of high damages (at the opposite of tanking damages or [[regen-fighting]])
+The devs have given the most concise explanation of spike with: "Draw a graph of damage output, if it spikes, that's a spike.", even though it was the players who came up with the term when trying to map out the different approaches to playing the game.
+An idea behind "spiking" is that a run cycles through 2 phases:
-There has been a [http://www.qcfdesign.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3088&start=20 debate] on the exact meaning of spiking.
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-During that debate, the developers expressed their concerns that the wider definition of "spiking" would be too vague and engulf the whole game. They fear that such a broad term would convey poor information and mislead new players : to be of any use, strategic terms should be more specific.
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-An idea behind the wider definition of "spiking" is that a dungeon is being played in 2 phases :
 * '''The setup''', during which the player explores the dungeon and hoards/saves various resources
-* '''The final fight''' (or fightS), during which the player spikes the boss, consuming an important part of these resources.
+* '''The execution''', during which the player spikes tough opponents, boss or bosses, consuming an important part of these resources.
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-Spiking is mainly used against a boss ; but is also applicable for any other strong foe, against which you have used a large amount of resources.

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−	To spike a ~~monster~~ usually means using an '''important quantity of resources''' for a '''single fight''' (usually a boss).	+	To spike a foe usually means using an '''important quantity of resources''' for a '''single fight''' (usually a boss).

	To its larger extent, these resources could be anything :		To its larger extent, these resources could be anything :