Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-5557418-20131202044007/@comment-3547390-20131216030854

Oh, sorry I took it so literal. I thought for a minute you knew precisely how far you had to go :P.

So I guess you are stuck with the Thieves for a bit based on not being able to do much this weekend. With Christmas coming up I might actually slow down due to family and whatnot. The fan missions will be interesting (hopefully I have good luck with rope arrows, it seems that since the Bonehoard they have been working with me).

I also replayed Bafford's last night, purely to mess with those front gate guards. I know you are supposed to leave via the side way, but the front door is so tempting! Me being a master thief and all, I knew it was my obligation to knock out those guys as well and just leave via the front door. Course, I did the same thing in my regular playthrough, but it does get interesting (especially when running halfway across the mansion after failing to sneak on the tiles with three guards on your tail).

EDIT: Just assuming, but I think I am nearing the end. All without needing to consult a walkthrough beyond that time for the easter egg. I came close on the last level but ended up blundering on what I was looking for after searching for two hours (difference between average time to complete versus mine, it might just be me going slower but I believe it had something also to do with that one part) just before I read the walkthrough and after I had opened the document (I guess it doesn't count if you don't actually read it, but it just goes to show how close I was). Apparently it is infamous for being a pain to find. Good luck Raadec, hopefully you will luck out as well.

Apparently I am extremely lucky when it comes to blundering on things. It keeps saving me in this game. Maybe they purposefully put things in such a way that they will be blundered upon, but it always seems very easy to miss and can cause the player to wander aimlessly (some levels on the other hand seem very objective on where to go and by exploring the place you can achieve the loot objective). Not complaining, but it definately adds skill or luck (which I believe I have some of both) to the game.

You have time this week Raadec or are you deadlocked until Christmas week?

I tried Elder Scrolls Arena again. Even though both games use swords, the latter game doesn't thrill me in its combat. Furthermore, I seem to have more skill with Thief than with Elder Scrolls (even though Garrett is said not to survive long in combat). In my defense it took 5 times to figure out how to attack. I don't think Thief was so counter-intuitive (especially when I have played both before and had been away from Thief for a longer period of time). I wish more games used the sword as a viable weapon and actually managed it like Thief did (ironically I hear complaints about the combat). Maybe later Elder Scrolls fixed it, but Arena (based on combat) definately makes Thief (based on stealth) seem fast paced.