KOL: Crimbo wrap-up and Stocking mimic

[yendi]

(Ignore if you don't play KOL; it won't make any sense anyway)

So, my general thought on Crimbo:

Damn, this was good.

I know that some folks have whined (vocally) that there was no present this year (because why shouldn't folks with dozens of multis just get free crap for having accounts?), and that the final battle was anticlimactic, but I enjoyed it all.

First, the newspapers/lemonade stand game to kick things off had some of the best-written content the game has seen in a while.

Then, when the holiday kicked off for real, we get more great content, bashing of both elves and penguins, and a continuation of the Mafia and the Crimbomination stories.

Yes, the final two days consisted of a battle you couldn't win, followed by one that was a series of carols. But the writing for those battles was just unbelievably funny, and already sets up next year's plotline.

As for the items, decent casino gambling and the like got me enough Crimbux for the new outfit, the familiar (and since I'm doing Tour Guide runs in HC, another Starfish is useful), and six spell books (trading five for the books from other classes). I've HC-permed Jingle Bells, easily the best of them, and will probably HC-perm the others, too (although not from this run, as I'm planning on perming Tao).

I also snagged the Stocking Mimic, which I love! I'm doing a 100% HC Turtle Tamer run with it, and it's great, and will only get better. The candy mechanic is nifty, and the drops will be great for later quests (Piddles means a huge prismatic attack when I face the Spirits during the level 11 quest, and the Polka Pops will be great for the nuns and the worms on level 12). Also, the fact that the familiar doesn't cap at 20 pounds is very nice, indeed.

So yeah, I'm pretty happy with where the game is headed right now.

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[blitheandbonny.livejournal.com]

Dammit I knew I was forgetting to do something. This is why family isn't allowed to come to my house. They throw my schedule off and I forget to do the important things, like slaughtering penguins.