Steps are only counted when Stamina is used (which, I think, is wrong)
Yes! It *is* wrong. As I've already posted (more than once in this long thread), I have watched closely on a number of occassions and seen quite clearly that I have still had an extra tile counted every time LF has kicked in.
I have definitely been credited with visiting 400 tiles while using (due to LF) only ~320 stamina
A diagonal step only counts as 1 step, even though 2 stam is used (which, I think, is wrong)
A step is a step is a step and, as such, should be counted IMO.
If you read this DQ carefully, I think you will find it tells you to "visit" 400 tiles, not "walk" 400 tiles and definitely not "use 400 stam walking".
In a diagonal step, even though you use 2 stam, you only visit 1 tile. You also take only one "step". Try walking a mile with 40 inch steps or with 30 inch steps: you will get much more exhausted (i.e. use more stamina) with 40 inch steps, even though you travel the same distance. A step is *not* a s step is *not* a step as far as effort/stamina is concerned.
A diagonal "step" is still just one step, even though a horizontal-then-vertical step will get you to the same place in 2 steps. (Going down,left,up,up,right gets you to the same place as one step up, but certainly should still count as 5 steps, not 1 step!)
This quest does exactly what it says.
Having said that, I do suspect that the diagonal step is the reason why people think this DQ is not working properly. If you simply click-and-walk from corner to corner of a map, then the auto-router will give you diagonal steps along the way. The auto-router was designed to get from A to B with the least use of stamina. It does not guarantee you will visit the most tiles or take the most steps in the process.
If you want to get this quest efficiently, the *do* use LF and *do* stick to the awdx keys.
Edited by rowbeth, 03 October 2016 - 06:25.