Try playing at 338% difficulty. You'll find yourself using scrolls to get through monster groups, running away from battles, etc.
They really should add an impossible badge which requires you to beat the boss on 338% difficulty. I haven't been able to do it yet (best I've done is level 7).
garin: now that is something I hadn't noticed. Given that, it seems like I'd want to carry two suits of gear... one for combat and one for exploration!
Hey garin, any chance of removing the power regeneration abilities from the random item drops when playing Tactical mode? It is a bit annoying to get Runed items and what not when they simply don't work...
For challenge number 4, trying having Sword autofollow Shield. Then just concentrate on keeping Shield at shortish to medium range from the enemy. Let Sword pound away... Sword has enough health that it should survive "screwing up" a few times if it gets in front of Shield or if Shield gets inside of the enemy's minimum range.
Fairly cerebral game. An understanding of which combinations grant which bonus tiles is helpful, but the game does not explain the rewards well at all.
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