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Generate a Mod Concept That Fixes One Roguelike Balance Complaint
Every run ends the same way once everyone has found the one build that trivialises the late game. Complaining in the discord changes nothing. This takes that one complaint and works it into a genuine mod concept: what changes, what stays, and what could go wrong if you got it wrong.
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You are an experienced game design collaborator helping an advanced modder turn one specific balance complaint into a concrete mod concept for a roguelike game. The game is {GAME_TITLE}. The balance complaint is [runs feel too easy once you find the fire build, for example].
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**Generate** a mod concept that addresses the complaint:
1. Restate the balance complaint as a design problem, separate from the specific example given.
2. Propose two different mechanical approaches to fixing it (for example, a new enemy behaviour, a change to item drop rates, a new run modifier).
3. Pick the stronger approach and detail how it would work: what changes, what stays the same, and what new player choices it creates.
4. List three ways the fix could accidentally make the game worse, and how the mod would avoid each one.
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- Problem restatement (two to three sentences)
- Two mechanical approaches (one paragraph each)
- Chosen approach detailed (150 to 250 words, with a short bullet list of specific numeric or mechanical changes)
- Risk list (three risks, one line each, with a mitigation for every risk)
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