I played Nethack quite a bit as a teen but was never patient enough to ascend. Always YASD. I revisited the game a few years ago & was happy to realize I had,

I played Nethack quite a bit as a teen but was never patient enough to ascend. Always YASD. I revisited the game a few years ago & was happy to realize I had, in the meantime, grown the necessary patience. Ascending felt great.