QUOTE(DarkFlameWolf @ Jul 15 2004, 04:12 PM)
EDIT: Furthermore, to address the complaint about a 320 rupee magic shield. There is a reason for such a high price. First off, to increase difficulty, duh. But to help promote unlinearity in the quest, its up to the player if they want a cheap shield or not. If you go at the dungeons in order, you'll encounter a cheaper magic shield quite late in the game, but if you choose to skip to level 5, get the flippers and head for Death Island or Volcano Island, brave the dangers there to get to those shops, you can buy the magic shield for cheaper. Its all a matter of WHEN you want to do it. If that doesn't interest you, you can acquire the red lantern, wand, and hookshot from levels 2, 3 and 5 and complete level b right off the bat (tough, but doable) to get the mirror shield before beating any dungeons, thus eliminating any magic shield buying permenantly. Its all a matter of WHEN you want to do it or if you are simply going to give in and shell out 320 rupees and be ripped off. That was my reasoning behind such high prices. Satisfied?
I actually did not purchase it for 320 rupees. I did wait for the Flippers, saw it offered for 140 at Volcano Island, and decided that it was a perfect time to purchase it.
It also saved me from a lot of Like Like troubles in Levels 3 & 4. Yet it still caused serious problems for me to not have it during those levels.
By the way, you need the Ladder to complete Level B, you do have to complete Level 4.
I think you should have just offered the Magic Shield the price you can get it for after completing the Master Dome in the whole quest though, 20 rupees!!!
