CHEAP HINT#3 THE OPPONENTS BOTH IN THE ARENA AND WANDERING AROUND THE REALM ARE GEARED TO YOUR COMBAT SKILLS. SOMETIMES YOU WILL FIGHT BETTER OR WEAKER OPPONENTS BUT MOSTLY YOU WILL FIGHT EQUAL OPPONENTS. HOWEVER, THE CASTLE AND DUNGEONS AND TEMPLES ALL HAVE A SPECIAL VARIETY OF ENCOUNTERS DEPENDING UPON WHERE YOU ARE. THESE ENCOUNTERS COULD VERY OFTEN BE MUCH TOO TOUGH FOR YOU TO DEFEAT AT LOWER LEVELS. IN THESE CASES, IT IS BEST TO USE THE SPECIAL "SAVE" FEATURE BEFORE ENTERING A STRUCTURE. SIMPLY HIT THE "S" KEY. THEN ENTER THE STRUCTURE AND IF YOU MEET YOUR END...WHEN IT ASKS IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR PRESENT LOCATION AND STATS THE ANSWER WOULD BE "N".