score multiplier ending question

Jan 8, 2020, 3:49 pm

#1

Caped Crusader

Joined: Dec 17, 2007
Occupation: Taking Names, Formerly Kicking Ass
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 992

question - the wiki says SPOILER ALERT. Click here to see text.

that retrieving the shadow veil gets you a 2x multiplier but allows you to continue playing. If retrieve the veil and then do the freedom for tweraif ending (which also has a 2X multiplier but ends the game)

would the multipliers stack?

Booooooooooo!

Jan 9, 2020, 1:10 am

#2

archangel

Joined: Sep 8, 2010
Occupation: Petty Functionary
Location: Drinking pea soup in the world map
Interests: Mangoes
Posts: 1,216

No I don't think they stack unfortunately. They should though. I think that would be cool.

Batman? wrote

its been so long since i had gotten that far i didnt think it through. arrrr!!!!!!

Jan 9, 2020, 2:49 am

#3

wolf

Joined: Dec 14, 2017
Occupation: Student
Location: Finland
Posts: 230

Why not add some additional optional goals that would add a small multiplier to the final score?

Jan 9, 2020, 9:57 am

#4

archangel

Joined: Apr 2, 2014
Occupation: Navastating
Location: Aslona
Posts: 773

fejoa wrote

No I don't think they stack unfortunately. They should though. I think that would be cool.

That would be pretty cool. I'd suggest cumulative rather than multiplicative (ie. x2 + x2 = x3, not x4) stacking, though, or stacking two "easy" victories will beat getting only one hard victory.

The Library of Attnam

Jan 9, 2020, 10:54 am

#5

The town crier

Joined: Sep 22, 2008
Posts: 634

Having two x2 stack into a x3 still doesn't feel right IMO. Doing the Tweraif ending is practically just busywork after successfully grabbing and returning with the veil, and isn't really comparable to taking on Petrus for the chaos ending. Adding a static bonus score X for completing a quest seems more in line to me with the multiplier only being determined by the ending you get.

Jan 9, 2020, 3:29 pm

#6

Caped Crusader

Joined: Dec 17, 2007
Occupation: Taking Names, Formerly Kicking Ass
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 992

IMHO the mutual exclusivity of the various quests is kind of lame. I dont like how you cant do both. why can the high priest of petrus then go kick the asses of the armies of chaos?

Booooooooooo!

Jan 10, 2020, 5:19 am

#7

archangel

Joined: Sep 8, 2010
Occupation: Petty Functionary
Location: Drinking pea soup in the world map
Interests: Mangoes
Posts: 1,216

JoKe wrote

Having two x2 stack into a x3 still doesn't feel right IMO. Doing the Tweraif ending is practically just busywork after successfully grabbing and returning with the veil, and isn't really comparable to taking on Petrus for the chaos ending. Adding a static bonus score X for completing a quest seems more in line to me with the multiplier only being determined by the ending you get.

Static bonus seems like the best option. Either that or add the square root of the subsequent victory score.

Batman? wrote

IMHO the mutual exclusivity of the various quests is kind of lame. I dont like how you cant do both. why can the high priest of petrus then go kick the asses of the armies of chaos?

But what would be the victory condition after the high priest victory? Do we register the score at that point and stop counting, or keep adding to the score?
After all the quests have been achieved, I guess the only thing left would be for the character to die. That would definitely be in keeping with the game

Batman? wrote

its been so long since i had gotten that far i didnt think it through. arrrr!!!!!!

Jan 10, 2020, 9:18 am

#8

Caped Crusader

Joined: Dec 17, 2007
Occupation: Taking Names, Formerly Kicking Ass
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 992

if you quit the game after achieving a victory condition it asks if you want to retire instead.

Booooooooooo!

Jan 10, 2020, 12:37 pm

#9

archangel

Joined: Apr 2, 2014
Occupation: Navastating
Location: Aslona
Posts: 773

I think mutually exclusive quests add replayability and allow balancing. If you could access everything, especially with end-game character, you would completely break balance. Right now, the game is rather tightly balanced, and you can see on CLIVAN what happens when you start adding new areas without restrictions.

You can always play in wizmode without using the special features if you want to do have access to everything at once.

Edited 1 time

The Library of Attnam