Recently I've been playing Don't Starve Together, it's one of the best multiplayer experiences I've had in awhile, specially since it's an indie (because it's an expansion to Don't Starve) game, it's an accomplishment for an indie to be multiplayer, while being successful.
One of the fundamental choices in DST to survive are choosing the right character. Doesn't seem about to be a tough choice at first, considering every character has their perks and downsides, right? Well, as any player who wishes to achieve I've been watching Don't Starve game play a long time ago, even before Don't Starve Together ever came for the purpose to learn about the characters and the game.
The most new-player friendly characters seem to be Wilson,Wendy because they don't have any major downsides also their perks seem to outweigh any downsides (as if Wilson had any downsides to begin with) that both of them have. Followed along Willow, WX-78, Wickerbottom,Wigfrid,Woodie,Webber, Maxwell who seem to appeal for a higher level of skill for players, just a moderately higher level of skill.
Don't get me started on Wes, we all know he's a joke/hardcore character. He was meant to be a challenge being played, especially by seasoned players, that doesn't include me!
Now here's what i'm building up towards, finally announcing, Wolfgang 'The Strongman'!
Wolfgang, the strongest character in the game if managed correctly! Dealing 2X Damage when 'Mighty' which occurs when his hunger is full! However at the same time it's a downside.... His hunger depletes 3X faster when mighty, normal form 1.5x, Wimpy 1x.
It seems like a fair trade, right? If you excel in beating the game's title (Don't Starve) with ease...
... But one tiny problem .... HUNGER IS THE HARDEST FACTOR IN THE GAME TO CONTROL!
Now, I know I might be be exaggerating but you know it's true. One of the most common deaths in the game occurs with starvation. While it doesn't occur in the early days, it most likely increases in difficulty over seasons, Winter: crops don't grow, Summer: drought of crops.
In a game about survival, trying to keep that belly full is important, specially since it's the whole premise of the game, Don't Starve.
Wolfgang always seems to be hungry all the time, no matter how much you feed him. Hell, why not just go be a Wilson and negate all those negative effects? Not worrying about hunger is a huge perk.
One could argue that to save food, you could stay in "Wimpy" form, but that's more of a curse, you walk slower, hit weaker. Even weaker than Wendy and Wes. Ironic how 'The Strongman' can be the weakest character in the game.
Don't get me wrong, I love Wolfgang even if his downsides at times seems a bit overwhelming. The problem I have with him is that the community usually alienates Wolfgang, not only that but also I barely see anyone playing Wolfgang nowadays. Why you ask? Because there's another contender that potentially can go on par against Wolfgang. Wigfrid.
Wigfrid possibly being one of the most over-rated characters in the game (I'm not kidding). I have witnessed servers compiled mostly of Wigfrids and Wilsons (kind of expected). She has a 1.25x dmg multiplier, while at first it doesn't seem like much, it still reduces the amount of times it takes to kill a mob. For example a spider (100 HP) only needs 2 hits to be killed with a Battle Spear (42.5 dmg) , because of the dmg multiplier (53 dmg as Wigfrid).
Otherwise she doesn't have any major backtracking debuffs, maybe being restricted to eat meat, but lets be honest here. Most of the diet in the game includes Meatballs, since it's arguably the easiest and efficient hunger-wise meal to be made using the crock pot.
Let's get back on topic.
Wolfgang is currently alienated, and ignored by the community. While it sounds false, considering he can be literally the strongest character in the game, he's still being ignored. Why? Because he goes against the title of the game, thus making him a harder character for any type of player.
Here's my dilemma. Does the community (YOU) think that Wolfgang needs a buff or a nerf? I mean, for being a strongman, he can't even dead lift at all, not even when mighty. It makes me cry a little inside.
Please answer the poll at least and maybe comment/reply below!
Thanks for taking your time to read!
