mckcrackin5324:
It seems clear that you are a master of subterfuge and workarounds – something I will never be. And since I will under no circumstances replay this game, clever ploys are wasted on me. While several posters submitted what they clearly believed would be helpful ideas, it has turned out that none of them were unknown to me already, and none of them even marginally answered my original questions. While I appreciate and have enjoyed the interchanges, especially with you, the fact is that the discussion has gone off the rail and my conclusion is that either no one has an answer, or that possibly my game copy is in some way defective. It just does not behave in the way that it should, based on the posters’ repeated suggestions -- which do not work. Therefore I remain unable to upgrade my equipment – all the creation and modification options result in items which are far, far inferior to the “found” items I am equipped with. And by now I* have "found" hundreds of the same useless weapons, armor and they are just things to get rid of at a merchant stand. And of course everything the merchants sell -- sometimes for thousands of coins -- are also useless junk. I have boatloads of coin which is, as far as I have found, good for nothing too -- there being not a thing worth buying. So the hoard just keeps growing. Which leads right back to the original question concerning my inability to upgrade my equipment, and which has not had an answer that can help. You clearly enjoy the game, and especially the “gotchas” you have come up with. As for me, I am utterly bored by chasing after diamond-shaped symbols, by fighting the same enemies hundreds of times, and being unable to circumvent the rocks, mountains, chasms, picking weeds and stones, and the rest of the frustration techniques. In fact this game has entirely changed my sleep pattern. After perhaps one hour of doing these incredibly boring things, I fall asleep at my desk and need to take a two hour nap! You obviously are stimulated by the game. I am glad for you. Enjoy!
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