"In the new mapping system, its not clear to me why increasing the difficulty should also increase the number of map fragments needed? Is there any reason why one would want to increase the difficulty factor rating? (if anything I should think it should reduce the number of fragment needed)."
You aren't increasing the difficulty, you are reducing the maximum difficulty.
I think it would be good to make Vinecent appear more often. I've kicked many, many times and I've only hit him once. This makes the upgrade somewhat useless.
Can someone please explain how you equip spells like fireball? I did the dungeon quest but the spell isn't in my sidebar. (My last question just got rated down info oblivion, sorry if I'm being ignorant but I just don't see how to use the other spells)
Is it just me or is anyone else having trouble using several spells? I see luck, sneak, mapping, heal and greater heal on the left side. I have unlocked others such as fireball, but I don't see any way to equip them.
I don't understand how to complete one of the last quests "Defeat 2 of the 3 critter kings". I've killed 2 different critter kings in one run and I still don't complete the quest. Any insights?
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 "AdVenture Capitalist"){kind=icon}
 "Kick The Critter"){kind=icon}
 "Dynetzzle"){kind=icon}
 "Flight"){kind=icon}
 "Arkandian Explorer"){kind=icon}
 "Knightmare Tower"){kind=icon}