I've been playing DCSS on and off for about 12 years now I highly recommend it to anyone even knowing the learning curve is wildly steep and most people probably won't be able to win without putting in a lot of effort.
I played DCSS for a while, but they kept turning it into a different game. I think the real problem with that game is that only the heaviest players take an interest in developing it, and those players eventually get bored with the game as it is.
this has been my experience playing on and off for over a decade now. it's wild to check back in after a couple months/years and learn about how the game has completely changed in some radical way again—"btw no food anymore lol" etc.
