prismatic-trials

[frank marlin]

tp prongs

[rugged forge]

Oh wtf I thought it was stuck because the crystals were blocking it or smtg

How did I miss this 5 times

[plucky tartan]

What is the prismatic trials

[dapper stump]

Trials that are prismatic

[plucky tartan]

Makes sense

[dapper stump]

It’s a kind of speed run thing

2 stages with a set seed

So all items loot enemies etc are the same every time

You have to break crystals before you can use tp and tp instantly charges once boss is dead

Two achievements, Mercenary:Ethereal (complete a prismatic trial without falling below 100% health) and Prismaticslly Aligned(complete a prismatic trial)

They unlock the alternate ability slicing winds and the item harvester scythe, respectively

Someone should pin a good explanation of what prismatic trials are sometime cause it feels like a lot of people asking

[pearl berry]

yes

[cyan stratus]

5 crystals per stage, need to break 3, 2nd boss is always elite

[cyan stratus]

https://youtu.be/jOSiiKxFXQk

[green steeple]

I finally have the chance to ruin vulfs streak of getting the cabbage videos pinned but eh I don’t want to plus that would be really mean of me

instead I’ll just @solemn fiber another cabbage prismatic trial video

[solemn fiber]

no

#111

@indigo snow

[sly patio]

Does starting an artifact trial end the prismatic trial?

[solemn fiber]

starting a what?

[sly patio]

Going to the Bulwark place

[dapper stump]

@sly patio it does but only if you’re already on the second stage. Otherwise you’ll just go to the hidden realm

Since there can only be 2 stages

[ruby helm]

Wow todays trial is actually free

[faint quest]

i did ittt

sub 2:00 bb

and ye this one is free asf, get your merc R ability while ya can lol

[cyan stratus]

i think loader can get sub 1 but i'm too bad

[slender patrol]

Will I be able to get mercenary achivemnt threw this trial with glass on?

[icy urchin]

my 5 year old nephew wouldn't be able to do it

[quiet shoal]

I just finished a 2:21 with mercenary. I think a 2:19 is possible with him but I min/maxed the crap outa that run

[violet osprey]

cabbage did a no hit at 1:30 1:20, right?

@quiet shoal from his vid

[fierce geyser]

I got like 1:50 or something as captain iirc

because captain is slow like loader

oh nvm a 1:40
but it was a garbage run so idk

[violet osprey]

yeah captain is slow but his utility feels like it was designed for pris trials

works so well

[fierce geyser]

mhm
well actually captain is pretty fast on non-glass trials because he can crystal boost

[violet osprey]

wait what tech have you all found since i left?

[fierce geyser]

nothing new

cap can damage boost off of crystals

[violet osprey]

damage boost?

or just get knocked away?

[fierce geyser]

get knocked away I guess

he has very low knockback resistance

[violet osprey]

oh makes sense

[quiet shoal]

Link me to the mercenary vid

[dapper stump]

[quiet shoal]

That looks like a different run from the one I played today

[fierce geyser]

uh

[dapper stump]

Platform?

[fierce geyser]

final captain time, can always go a bit lower but it is pretty decent

ah but sometimes it is just fun to be like the only captain on the leaderboards haha

[cyan stratus]

i got 1:20 captain with vase but loader faster

[fierce geyser]

loader is always faster

but yeah vase is nice

[cyan stratus]

not always

[tidal abyss]

And here I thought my 2:20 was one of top times

My guess to get under 2m is not grabbing items or just one ?

[dapper stump]

Current trial is glass correct?

If so you don’t need items

[tidal abyss]

Ye

[dapper stump]

Maybe pick up a good equip if there is one

[tidal abyss]

There is backup mag

On first stage

[dapper stump]

Eh not really worth it unless it’s super easy to get I guess

You kill bosses super fast

[tidal abyss]

Its like on a way to portal

[fierce geyser]

there is AP rounds and a vase in the chance shrine

[dapper stump]

Vase is def worth it

Rounds is nice ig

[tough belfry]

backup mag could be worth for loader, i haven't seen the trial though

[dapper stump]

There’s vase so idk if it’s necessary

[zenith plinth]

On first stage royal capacitor is behind the teleporter

Is there a way to make it so that on stage 2 it isnt a blazing horde of greater wisps boss bc like mercenary challenge hard with them

[lime urchin]

woohoo

[cyan stratus]

room for improvement

[gray folio]

Anyone have any good strats for getting Mercenary's Ethereal done?

[clever hazel]

Who’s the hacker

[arctic spruce]

today is the day for everyone including me that doesnt have the merc:ethereal

[arctic spruce]

how to avoid the wisps tho

i did it 🙂

[gray folio]

I can't

[frank marlin]

ok

[gray folio]

I've tried for 2 hours and every single time i get hit by a random wisps that made no sound

[frank marlin]

just don't get hit

[gray folio]

Your not funny

[frank marlin]

I know

[gray folio]

If personal shield didn't count as health the challenge would be more manageable but it doesn't for some reason

[vapid sierra]

if you get unlucky and in this trial there are no topaz broochs, just try the next trial

[glass shale]

dodge lol

[gray folio]

Not Funny

[dapper stump]

Have you watched cabbages video

[gray folio]

Nope i don't even know who that is

[dapper stump]

Which platform

[gray folio]

Pc

[frank marlin]

[glass shale]

press r for iframes

[dapper stump]

K well cabbage does the prismatic trial for merc achievement every week, watch his vid

[frank marlin]

every three days

[dapper stump]

Yeah idk why I said week

[gray folio]

NOT Funny

[dapper stump]

Prolly auto correct

[glass shale]

when you press shift you can dash through enemies and im pretty sure there are some iframes there too

[dapper stump]

Yes there are

[glass shale]

prolbem solved

[dapper stump]

ok

[gray folio]

That actually helped so Thanks

[dapper stump]

Np

Thank cabbage lol

[gray folio]

Thanks Cabbage 😃

[eternal oasis]

Does anyone know what causes the second boss to be the overloading wisps vs the overloading worm?

[tough belfry]

time/difficulty if it's the same stage

[eternal oasis]

Got it. I’m going for the commander unlock and I guess i guess I got my path too streamlined because I’ve gotten the wisps multiple times in a row

Commando*

[bitter sage]

how do you guys kill the crystals as loader/...? I'm always dying lmao

[reef jasper]

r and alt m2

[dusty steeple]

Does using shift damage u?

[reef jasper]

yeah

Itll explode on you

[wraith jolt]

I hate these, solely because of Mercs achievement that you have to get.

I'm just trying to 100% the game.... I'm so close..... I just need to environment logs and Its complete.

[fierce geyser]

Thanks for sharing

[grand hull]

thats hard to do

i am try to get logs for environments and all characters abilitys and skins

[wraith jolt]

Yeah I've got everything, I just need two logs.

Just gotta the lucky enough to get the radar dish.

[grand hull]

cool

im trying to get the golden gate log

like the one with the golden Titan

[wraith jolt]

It's pretty easy of you go loader

[grand hull]

i did but i cant find it though

[icy urchin]

or if you have a vase

[frank marlin]

it's in the rings

[grand hull]

i know its on the rings

[frank marlin]

vase

[wraith jolt]

It's on top of one of the rings, I'm pretty sure it's the 4-5 one up

[icy urchin]

english is hard

[grand hull]

ok

[wraith jolt]

@icy urchin agreed

[grand hull]

ya true

[icy urchin]

it's the last ring that you can get to

if you try to go further up, you get tp-d down

[grand hull]

i kind of want to help u out plus

but im just starting to get some stuff

so i dont know how much i would help though

[wraith jolt]

Right now for me, it's just rng, I need to repair the radar dish on wetland aspect and sirens call, once I've done that, I've 100% the game also we can only play together if your on switch because that's what I play on.

[grand hull]

im on switch to

[wraith jolt]

Ah okay sweet maybe sometime we can play then. But today I've got to go to work

[grand hull]

and every time i try to get the log for the golden area the log for the environment it like glitched in the air and i touch it, but it won’t add it

and i have a half day today so i get out at noon today

i only have 3 more classes btw

[wraith jolt]

Nice I'm supposed to work till 6-7 but they might ask me to go home early so.

[grand hull]

pm?

[zenith plinth]

Whats this

Like the trials

[green steeple]

basically prismatic trials you have to break these crystals and complete 2 stages, compete for the best time and it’s also necessary to get mercenary: ethereal and some other item probably harvesters scythe idk

[zenith plinth]

I have every Person but not the items

[green steeple]

mercenary: ethereal is an ability btw

[zenith plinth]

Ohh

Im new ish

[green steeple]

unlocks slicing winds

slicing winds replaces eviscerate

[zenith plinth]

I just use rex and sometimes engineer if ppl need a mass healer

30 fungus and the antler red item is extreme over healing lol

[tawny jolt]

rejuv rack do be pretty good

[reef jasper]

also n'kuhana

[dapper stump]

Also aegis if you’re not on console 😔

[tidal abyss]

idk why people be hating aegis, for me its one of best items in red rarity

[frank marlin]

console

[fierce geyser]

uh but even on pc aegis is kinda uhhhh

bad

[vapid sierra]

it's good but your hardly proc it

[frank marlin]

at least it does something

[cyan stratus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5asv7bpDTg&feature=youtu.be

[solemn fiber]

#112

@indigo snow pin time

[light cargo]

I watch these every time, as if I’ll see something different, but I don’t.

And I kinda like that.

[solemn fiber]

check #50 and #100

[light cargo]

Omg, that's awesome

I love it lmao

I love how they're still crying xD

[zenith plinth]

nothing feels worse than trying to improve your time and seeing your global placement go down

[bold terrace]

How am I meant to do mercenary: etheral? I've been trying for hours now.

[icy urchin]

in the pins you can check the vid

if you are on pc

[fervent nimbus]

the one just before this one was super easy for this, but now that it's over, you can try your luck with this one or wait until a better one comes up

they usually talk about it here when there's a good one, so just keep an eye on this channel until then

[icy urchin]

as for general tips: barrier doesn't count as hp so if you have a (or perhaps an ) you can make mistakes and get hit, shields however do count

drones are turrets can take the aggro of you and help with killing

in some occasions you can trick the bosses to fall into pits

[sudden herald]

anyone knows what's the time of the top 10 on this one ?

[fierce geyser]

top 10 are usually cheaters

[sudden herald]

lmao

I'm prob in the legit top 100 then

Captain is the best choice for this one right ?

With his high damage abilities

[fierce geyser]

is it still the same one with plains stage one and rallypoint stage 2

[sudden herald]

Ye

[fierce geyser]

loader

[sudden herald]

Don't have him nice

[fierce geyser]

what did you get on captain

[sudden herald]

Two shocking beacons

[fierce geyser]

like what time I mean

[sudden herald]

Oh 2:37

Could be improved by a few seconds on the second boss fight but it's super messy

[fierce geyser]

ah thats decent yeah
I got a 2:29 using resupply and preon but my run was super messy
so it can prob go down to even like 2:20

for captain that is

[sudden herald]

o i should try to unlock the other two beacons

[fierce geyser]

yeah resupply is really good for trials

[sudden herald]

Recharge equipment ? it recharges his skills too ?

[fierce geyser]

just his equipment

[sudden herald]

There is an equipment chest somewhere that I haven't seen then

[fierce geyser]

preon always spawns on rallypoint

[sudden herald]

Oh haven't unlocked that yet too

Fuc

Actually I'll try to unlock it now

Shouldn't be too hard

[tough belfry]

rex probably good

i didn't spend much time looking at the trial but stage 2 crystals look bad for loader

[sudden herald]

have it unlocked now but can't find it

found 2 equipment chests and they had smth else

[rocky wedge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/559901453834256404/797194740827029574/unknown.png weee i did okay

[long harbor]

nice job!

[sudden herald]

mul T how

What was your strat

[rocky wedge]

double rebar hold R ZOOM

More detailed - You zoom to the first portal and snipe crystals by holding R so it rapidly switches rebars and you can fire them at high speed without the reload. Then you kill the first boss by ramming and rebar blasting it. Same for stage 2 (stage 2 the infighting usually kills the group of stone boys)

If you reach the 2nd teleport within the second pip of Easy it's always the stone boys, I think

[sudden herald]

hm

[cyan stratus]

very beatable time

[sudden herald]

o wow

[undone hemlock]

This a hard one

[cyan stratus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZRmyp1Yvac&feature=youtu.be

[indigo snow]

@solemn fiber

[solemn fiber]

#113

[undone hemlock]

Thanks

[sudden herald]

[bold terrace]

I have spent fucking 71 cycles trying to get etheral. (Yes I counted)

I cant even express my hatred at this point, I'm just apathetic.

[light cargo]

Have the videos cabbage makes not helped you?

[ancient ember]

it helped me for sure, so thanks to Cabbage

it was my first time playing Mercenary too, had to train a bit

[light cargo]

I had played merc like 1 or 2 times when I tried the prismatics. Honestly looking at the videos helped me learn how to move around efficiently too.

[green steeple]

I really wish that I could watch cabbages videos for help, but I play on console not pc and I don’t think there are any console players like cabbage

[light cargo]

Oh ooooof

I see the issue :v sometimes console players pipe in to mention when one’s easy or not, but not very frequently it seems rip. You could use the vids for suggestions though. Like certain artifacts are better to try the trial with. I wish thee luck tho

[fervent nimbus]

I got mine with glass and death

and since the point is to not get hit everything one-shoting you isn't a problem, it even lets you not have to reload each time

[light cargo]

Glass helps a lot for sure. Also with chaos you can cheese some enemies into fighting each other but it can still be tricky af. Command helps a ton, as it’s shown in the current vid.

[zenith plinth]

If you get stage 1 beetles stage 2 sky meadows your golden

[light cargo]

Oh, cause of artifact tp, ye

[polar dock]

I’m pretty sure there was one a few weeks back that was kin, command, glass, and honor. That was the only reason I could get ethereal.

[sharp timber]

@cyan stratus THANK YOU FOR THE GUIDES!!! I got the skill and i really never thought id be able to. tysm for the help

[cinder frost]

This trail was annoying

http://prntscr.com/wklejj
Might be because I'm not grabbing items that I should just run over others, but it's just the fun in the end I suppose

[blissful heron]

Hey you got command so it shouldn’t be that bad

[cinder frost]

227th for my placing lol

[tender knoll]

Hmm today I will do a prismatic trial

(clueless)

[frank marlin]

ok

[pearl berry]

yes

[obsidian robin]

so what's the strat for getting the fastest time and also is merc the best on this one as well?

[tough belfry]

merc is never best for fastest time

[cyan stratus]

it is for double vagrant trials but we're too bad to pull it off

[pulsar apex]

i am using loader and have gotten a 1:24 this trial but i cant imagine being able to go lower. is there some hidden mechanic im missing? im using rings on the loader

people seem to be sub 1:00 and idk how thats possible

also i one-shotted the first stone titan on that run when it usually takes me 2 shots to do it, but i have no idea how i did it. 0.0 any help ? 🙂

[obsidian robin]

how do you one shot the first boss?

also kjaros or runalds?

[pulsar apex]

kjaro first, runald only adds 300% wheras kjaros is 400

[cyan stratus]

judging by the leaderboard you probably have the fastest legit time

[pulsar apex]

@obsidian robin i have no idea how i one shotted the first boss. i have gotten to 1:28 without oneshotting

[cyan stratus]

crit

[obsidian robin]

wait so how many runalds and how many kjaros?

[pulsar apex]

I grab 1 kjaro on way to first boss and then boss drop i pick up one runald @obsidian robin

2nd stage i grab preon from shrine next to gem

[obsidian robin]

why not capacitor?

[pulsar apex]

@cyan stratus how can you tell that mine is the fastest legit time? thats cool if its true

@obsidian robin capacitor cant one shot the boss i think. i havent tried tho. can it?

[obsidian robin]

it can but with 3 kjaros

[pulsar apex]

probably takes too long to grab the third

[obsidian robin]

that's what I do

I take a crowbar and a band on a chance shrine near spawn

[pulsar apex]

whats your time? i end the run with just a kjaro and runic

[obsidian robin]

1:33.57

had some mistakes

but ig your strat is a lot better

[pulsar apex]

last question from me i guess, but is there a base crit stat? i thought you couldnt crit if you didnt have items

[reef jasper]

1%

[obsidian robin]

base crit is 1% iirc

[pulsar apex]

well if you crit the boss then i guess the fastest time is 1:18, without crit ive done 1:28, if people can optimize id love to see

[tough belfry]

how close are you to oneshotting?

without crit

[pulsar apex]

fully charged punch does about 55% with kjaros

i punch, wait the 10 seconds, then punch again

[fierce geyser]

getting another item or 2 might be faster than 10 sec

[pulsar apex]

ive tried but i think it takes longer than 10 seconds to reach the next item and get back on track

[tough belfry]

what stage 1 time?

[obsidian robin]

my best stage 1 was a tp press on 40 seconds

[pulsar apex]

I just did a 1:29 doing 3 kjaro strat

my best stage 1 tp also seems to be about 40 sec

[tough belfry]

you can definitely go <1:20 without crit rng

i'm failing the one shot on the stage 2 boss

[pulsar apex]

how?

thats the best i can do without crit

[fierce geyser]

just crit ez

[small mason]

POV: you angered a monsoon fanboy

[tough belfry]

how does kjaro/runald band damage work

[small mason]

so if you do a ton of damage

[pulsar apex]

@tough belfry im pretty sure i was wrong, its better to just stack kjaro

[small mason]

a fire tornado (kajro)

or ice stuff (runald)

will just spawn on an enemy

if you have both, you will have an around 10% chance to make it happen

[pulsar apex]

Alright I just hit 1:23 without crit in case anyone wants to try

[tough belfry]

nice

[pulsar apex]

grab kjaros in the tunnel right before TP, and then activate TP. Take bounce pad next to TP to top of ledge. Jump off and grapple into boss with charged punch. One shots boss. 1st stage TP in 36 sec. Pick up next kjaro. then stage 2 get prion and 1 shot

[tough belfry]

do you only use preon to one shot?

no punch?

[zenith plinth]

Okay... Just joined the discord since I wanted to chat about and try to find some advice on the freaking mercenary ethereal challenge...

I've been struggling with it for like almost 2 hours now and I cant get it done. I scrubbed out and looked up a guide by Cabbage and I'm still struggling with it due to the seed on console being different for the second stage.

I'm absolutely RAGING at this stupid challenge...

Could I ask any of y'all for advice on the subject?

[pulsar apex]

@tough belfry you need to be right next to it so that kjaros proccs on the boss

@zenith plinth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZRmyp1Yvac&feature=youtu.be

[tough belfry]

is console the same artifacts?

[zenith plinth]

@pulsar apex that's the vid I've been paying attention to, but that one only helps me for first stage due to the difference in seed between console and PC. Console has Sirens Call as stage two unlike PC which has Sundered Grove.

[zenith plinth]

It is. Just different stage 2.

[tough belfry]

what's the stage 2 boss?

[zenith plinth]

Overloading Wandering Vagrant. Real issue with the maintaining over 100% health though is the Elder Lemurian that harasses you near the cliff of the map.

Thing is a sniper with the fireballs

[tough belfry]

kill that first then

it should still be pretty much the same strat with brooches + damage items

it's probably worth it to spend more time to get more brooches than cabbage took (if there are any)

[zenith plinth]

Yea. So far that's what I've been working on with picking up the brooches as well as a razorwire and kjaro+runalds. I've also tried grabbing a focus crystal, APR, and a fireworks bundle but avoiding the damage that's just enough to kill from the elder Lemurian in stage two is a pain.

I haven't been spending much time in second stage, just trying to boss rush the vagrant after killing the Lemurian .

[tough belfry]

going outside the area where monsters can spawn and using capacitor might be easy if you do enough damage to get through the shield

(for vagrant)

idk where you're failing so i can't help much

[zenith plinth]

Only thing I've found with this run is that there haven't been any equipment that I've seen... May require me spending a little time in stage 2.

[zenith plinth]

No worries. The Lemurian and the splash damage from the Vagrant are what's annoying me.

It's probably just a matter me practing stage 2 until I can ace it but it's heckin H A R D

[zenith plinth]

Another thing I noticed is that things are damaging my health directly regardless of my topaz Brooch shield... Wtf is that

[small mason]

bleed I think

[zenith plinth]

From beetles and wisps? Is that a thing?

[cyan stratus]

you can cheese any chaos trial by clipping through wall in teleporter zone until 99, letting everything kill each other and then 1v1 the boss

[cyan stratus]

2747 people cleared the last trial, thank you verstatx

[zenith plinth]

Pain today

[cyan stratus]

very easy trial for ethereal

[pearl berry]

what if someone was above static's time though

[vestal inlet]

I did not even appear on the leaderboard tbh, but it'd be no more than 1-2 people

[cyan stratus]

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1f1gMPP0-8&feature=youtu.be

[zenith plinth]

Parents go brrr

[solemn fiber]

#114

@indigo snow

[zenith plinth]

Wait i got sky meadow how did you get acres @cyan stratus

[frank marlin]

are you on console?

[zenith plinth]

Yeah...

Damn

I gotta deal with parents

[spice kite]

so is the ethereal achievement really supposed to be this hard?

or am i just garbage

should i wait for an easier one or is this as easy as they come?

[obsidian robin]

how do I make the clay dunestrider do the attack where it rises up?

[tough belfry]

if you stay close or stay far away then it doesn't go up

then when you go to a distance where it can go up it will

[cyan stratus]

it goes up when it doesm't have to turn to face you for a bit / move towards you, not based on distance unless you're too far away

[waxen torrent]

glass is good for it, but it can get easier

[marble berry]

Ethereal's the last one for me too but the glass one today SUPER hard esp with the wisps

[boreal breach]

Guys apparently you can get 2 missile drones at the beginning of the trial they are both $60

[fierce geyser]

decent captain time I guess

the lesser wisps are garbage

but this trial doesnt have much gong for cap

aside from the vase but like
sacrifice rng 🤢

[wraith jolt]

Good f**kng luck my guy, if your on console I wish you the best of luck, what I did was a set an alarm to go off an hour after it changed and played in for a few rounds till I could find one that's easy enough to do him with (Good items, topaz, aprs, ukeles, focus crystals) command helps, but it really depends on the other artifacts and what monsters you have to deal with.

I spent 8 week grind that achivo out. It was the worst one to get, if your on pc just change the code to give it to you or something lol. Your sanity will thank you.

[fierce geyser]

ethereal is pretty easy

just like
wait for glass
or command
or some combination of those 2

even just a map that has brooches

and then grind it out for an hour

[cyan stratus]

you can also just do it normally but without getting hit

[fierce geyser]

This trial is easy since all you have to do is not get hit

[frank marlin]

Yes

[vestal wedge]

a

[sudden herald]

Agree

Just dodge duh

[fickle fable]

Who did you clear with?

Was finding it hard to dodge when just after I would a flaming parent would teleport on top of me for the one shot, but also understand the “get good” sentiment going on.

[sudden herald]

take the artifact teleporter

[fickle fable]

Ahhhh was actually just wondering if that was doable on prismatic, my first time with it^^;

Thanks^^

[young plank]

if someone change code for achievement it will appear on steam or not?

[spring crow]

lmao why would you cheat

[reef jasper]

it won't

[zenith plinth]

OH MY GOOD GOD THIS TRIAL IS FUCKED HOW THE FUCK DO I DO THIS ;-;

[frank marlin]

dodge

[zenith plinth]

That's such a rude response .-.

Literally the equivalent of "git gud"

[frank marlin]

yes

[zenith plinth]

Wow, actually go screw yourself

Don't be an elitist

[frank marlin]

ok

[small mason]

:/

why so serious

[somber aspen]

you know, if you beat it you will beat it

[fierce geyser]

uhhh just dont get hit ez

[small mason]

be good

duh

Why bad

[glass shale]

yeah but have you tried it yet

[fleet oar]

https://twitter.com/gabbo_verde_YT/status/1350172855997087745?s=19

Gabbo Verde (@gabbo_verde_YT)

Interesting softlock in this Prismatic Trial caused by Evolution, making the Bulwark Overloading and unbeatable. #ror2 #riskofrain2 https://t.co/4TmjxjpKQ2

▶ Play video

Twitter · Jan 15, 2021, 8:07 PM

Heads up for Console players who wish to still do this seed:

Going to the Artifact portal softlocks you.

[cyan stratus]

that's b/c 2nd boss is always elite in trials

[fleet oar]

Oh really?

[spice kite]

So

is this trial worse

[solemn fiber]

[fierce geyser]

didn't the trial like just reset though

[solemn fiber]

sad!

[fierce geyser]

rude

[coarse forge]

So console doesn’t have the same trial?

[fierce geyser]

no

[coarse forge]

Is it a previous one or totally different

[cyan stratus]

@vestal inlet did you do ethereal in 2min lol

or do i have to upload my 14min run

[vestal inlet]

I have a slicing winds loadout, so no, LOL

[cyan stratus]

ok uploading, will take 3 hours

[vestal inlet]

no boss skip L2 I take it 😛

[coarse forge]

@fierce geyser

[cyan stratus]

did you missile launcher skip the 2nd boss

[fierce geyser]

console trial will be same stages but different loadout

[vestal inlet]

yeah, I think merc works best for this trial

[cyan stratus]

i have never and will never figure out how to do that

but sub 2 should be easy if you can do that

[vestal inlet]

didn't get the triple slam L1 yet though

[cyan stratus]

i'm actually so bad at slamming nowadays

makes me sad since i was extremely consistent prepatch

[vestal inlet]

There was one trial way back (after patch though) where slamming a vagrant with spinel tonic was optimal, but I only got it once in all my attempts

stupid precise to land now

[cyan stratus]

doesn't seem precise, just rng

or i'm bad

probably a mix of both

[coarse forge]

This shit is hard I just wanna unlock the scythe man

[cyan stratus]

hey my video finally uploaded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBLMZhWikHA&feature=youtu.be

[fierce geyser]

cloaked chest in the trial hehe

[vague karma]

@solemn fiber

[solemn fiber]

#115

@indigo snow

[fierce geyser]

this is gonna get destroyed by merc times but uh

second boss fight was really sloppy as well, super 2:40 is definitely possible

[old iris]

I don't have trials?

Is it because I have mods?

[vague karma]

yes

[old iris]

Sadness

[coarse forge]

So I should try it as loader and camp up top and just use pryon

It seems like it wants you to do engineer but as soon as you hit the tele you get shafted by the golems

[fierce geyser]

you can do captain with resupply and just spam preon

or like
merc
everyone is doing it with merc

[coarse forge]

What beacons do you do

[fierce geyser]

resupply

[pliant prism]

Language

[frank marlin]

english

[pliant prism]

(if you would like to join the Risk of Rain 2 Language Police contact a member)

@frank marlin how are you in every channel at once

[frank marlin]

I do not have a life

[pliant prism]

Makes sense

I accidentally clicked this channel then saw a nono word and decided to stay temporarily

Adios

[frank marlin]

ok

[iron gazelle]

@frank marlin
||I do not have a life||
Good response

[vestal inlet]

@fierce geyser had this before my merc time without beacon cancelling and without boss skip

[vestal inlet]

Also I highly doubt anyone is doing this legit with merc. You absolutely need to slam the greater wisps and get the boss skip on stage 2 to get a reasonably good time with the character. I have not seen anyone else boss skip outside of @wraith cipher

[fierce geyser]

Oh that’s a pretty cool time

I wonder what I was missing on cap

[vestal inlet]

do you get level 4 on stage 1?

[fierce geyser]

Only got to 3 iirc

That explains it I guess

But to lazy to go back and redo it prob

[warm mantle]

is there a way to cheese this Prismatic trial?? Im just trying to get scythe

[kind kestrel]

how 2 boss skip

i just need the ps4 trophy for beating trial

[obsidian sable]

Why is it that sometimes i have 3 greater whisps spawning at the first teleporter and other times only 1

[fierce geyser]

depends on what time you hit the tp

[obsidian sable]

Ah so i gotta wait a little longer i guess
Its seems to always be three hitting it sub 1 min

[royal thicket]

i sometimes get three and sometimes 1, regardless if im sub 1 min or not, i dont get it

[royal thicket]

I barely managed 5min run, how are you people doing this so fast is beyond me

[jovial sparrow]

Hey the new prismatic trial doesn’t have a teleporter, you are going to have to wait two days before you can try to get mercs challenge thing

[solemn fiber]

teleporters are the first thing and a required thing for any stage to spawn, and if the stage somehow is unable to spawn the teleporter, it won't even load you in
it would continue to try to load the teleporter or a new stage until it works

the teleporters always exist on a stage

[jovial sparrow]

Aight I’ll check the map out some more

[solemn fiber]

follow

[jovial sparrow]

Alright I don’t know if you are going to believe me, it it wasn’t in the same place as it is now

Maybe I’m just extremely stupid

[solemn fiber]

you probably looked over it

[wintry harbor]

Hey, newish player here. I’m trying to complete the prismatic trial, any tips? Playing on console if that changes anything

[balmy tartan]

same this trial is cracked

[wraith cipher]

@vestal inlet Imagine getting a worse time than Engineer https://youtu.be/MCl4ZYcsm0Y

In other news, boss cancelling works against Hordes of Many

[untold girder]

hello what does the seed look like today?

[vestal inlet]

Don't know what you mean 🙃

nice to know you can skip hordes of many

[obsidian robin]

wtf how did you skip that boss

[vestal inlet]

if you have a missile hitbox in the spot the boss spawns on the frame it spawns, the game ends up removing the boss status from the enemy for some reason

I think it might be because it's hitting something that doesn't have health yet

only works with missiles because for whatever reason they hit one frame before anything else can

[cyan stratus]

and it's also actually just not possible to do for some reason

i'll tell myself that it's hardware/fps gated and move on

btw you can sprint cancel individual missiles while running

instead of standing still and firing 3 at once

[vague ice]

is anyone else trying to get mercenarys prismatic trial challenge?

Im hoping someone could give me some helpful tips to finish it.

[fierce geyser]

[vague ice]

Ok

Yea im on console so i cant slam enemies...

[vestal inlet]

here's the boss skip setup on stage 2

(ignore oob)

[wintry harbor]

Where do you get the missle launcher in this trial?

[vestal inlet]

When you drop down after spawning, there are two equipment barrels by the shore. The one furthest away has the launcher.

[wintry harbor]

Awesome, thank you. Got so close to beating it last night, just want to get the scythe unlocked

[feral oyster]

Im doing the same thing

[waxen torrent]

why should we, perfectly good way to do trials

a minute in stage 1 is glacial greater wisp horde of many btw

[vestal inlet]

https://youtu.be/9YvqZfUvTlM

[cyan stratus]

very nice slams but your merc movement makes me sad

[vestal inlet]

I am very aware my merc is hot garbage, actually never use the character. That said, I found that the movement with this loadout is very cycle based, so me not doing some things that logically would save time (getting 2 shifts off the beetle on stage 1) lose you time overall. Let's not talk about level 2 LOL

kind of ran out of time to optimise at some point, had things to do

[bold flare]

I learned how to move as merc from watching one of cabbage’s vids a few weeks ago and managed to beat their time in that trial by .05 or something. There is a sense of accomplishment when you master the movement cycle but it’s not really my cup of tea

[cyan stratus]

purity & effigy

[winter moss]

Hi all. New player here.

Quick question, I'm playing on ps5, I couldn't get past the first boss in this weeks trials. Was this seed harder than normal?

[dapper stump]

Don’t actually know

Lemme check the the ps seed

Nvm I can’t rn

Sorry

[winter moss]

No problem

[dapper stump]

What are the artifacts?

[winter moss]

I think it resets in 50 minutes. Cant check now.

[dapper stump]

Oh ok

[winter moss]

I'm just hoping it gets easier.

Atleast give me a mushroom so I can use the engineer. Completing this is the last thing I need for the platinum

[dapper stump]

Nice

[light cargo]

Prismatic trials are very randomized, but you can do a lot of them if you memorize the best and fastest way to finish it.

[dapper stump]

Trials usually aren’t that hard imo

But I don’t do em too often

Just to get scythe and then ethereal

[light cargo]

My first I got with Rex. Took a lotta tries though.

[winter moss]

Let's see what this seed brings. But I felt like victory was impossible

[dapper stump]

Sometimes it’s just like that

[light cargo]

Yeahhh

Are you just trying to beat a single trial?

[winter moss]

Yeah

The chests are bad though, back up mags, firworks

[light cargo]

Yeah you’ll find one eventually.

[dapper stump]

Back up mags are good

Depends which char tho

[light cargo]

Backup mags can be pretty good— yeah that

[dapper stump]

Having like one is good on pretty much everyone

Besides like engi

Or mul t

[light cargo]

Aren’t mul-t’s stun grenades decent?

[dapper stump]

They’re ok

[winter moss]

I've been over level 15 a few times in monsoon with 3 different characters, but this trial kicks my butt

Stage*

[light cargo]

Yeah, it’s very dependent on the artifacts :b

[dapper stump]

But it’s not really needed to have more than one every 6s

[light cargo]

Fair enough

[dapper stump]

Like If I see a mag printer I’ll usually just drop an item in, more if I’m like commando or acrid

But on mul t I just don’t feel it’s necessary

Then again I don’t play mul t too often

Also not too great on captain ig

[light cargo]

Yeah that’s fair. I don’t play him much either

Lol yeah, the single target stun isn’t very strong

[sand haven]

hey guys im trying my first trial any sugestions to help me out

[bright meteor]

watch cabbage

he does prismatic trials each time and his youtube vids are pinned

[cyan stratus]

this trial is uhh

interesting

[vestal inlet]

oh

[cyan stratus]

lol

similar reaction

[vestal inlet]

I found a fun strat for the first fight for ethereal

if you clip into the rock by the ledge near the tilted pillar, you can just wait for the templars to conglomorate by the edge and then just black hole them off

[cyan stratus]

i did something similar for ethereal but without clipping into a rock

[cyan stratus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSjj6shOTsQ&feature=youtu.be

[solemn fiber]

#116

@indigo snow

[vapid sierra]

that looks painful

[feral oyster]

@cyan stratus Thank you for your help man, maybe this time I'll get it.

[cyan stratus]

np this one is easy if you follow the route

[waxen torrent]

cabbage #420 when

[buoyant tapir]

deadass the last achievement I need
Let me 100% your game hopoo, Fuck

[fickle fable]

Masterclass

[neat zenith]

dude cabbage youre a godsend, that last seed was a crazy grind for me, couldnt get past the first stage then for etheral

[vague karma]

TIL how to stand on trees

[timber moth]

@cyan stratus god tier player

[vague karma]

yes

[fickle fable]

Now I only wish the console version had the same equipment cycleT__T no primordial cube so far

[winter moss]

Did todays seed and finished it

Got the platinum trophy

[zenith plinth]

lets fucking go

[pearl berry]

[scarlet reef]

its possible to skip bosses??

[quasi crane]

On stage 5 I know you can

Just input artifact combos

[robust scroll]

I have a question:

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT A HORDE OF BLAZING CLAY TEMPLARS

[solemn fiber]

follow cabbages tutorial

[robust scroll]

WHAT?!

[quasi crane]

Win 5head

[frank marlin]

yeah

[valid glen]

How hard is prismatic trials

[solemn fiber]

Check pins

[valid glen]

How did he skip the first boss?

How does that help?

[vague karma]

primordial cube to yeet templars off the edge

[celest sinew]

Is there a way to beat this trial without glitch/exploit?

[light cargo]

To get ethereal? Good luck. The bosses are pretty nasty to deal with as mercenary. Templars will very easily hit you at some point, and beetle queens drop a lot of AoEs

[soft fable]

I really cant beat this trial, cant manage to get from the tree to the mountain

its my first time doing one of these, is this one just particularly nasty this week or?

[reef jasper]

yes, also it's every 3 days so dw

[keen fog]

i suggest playing mercenary i did it first try with him just spam his abilities

[soft fable]

Yeah that's what I've tried, watching the video. Just don't have the skill to get from the tree to the mountain

If I try anything else I get destroyed at the tele

[celest sinew]

I managed to reach the second boss, but instead of the Beetle Queen, I got 2 nasty imp overlords

[vague karma]

did you go through Newt? and are you on PC?

[celest sinew]

Newt? Yes, I'm on pc

[vague karma]

newt altar

bazaar

[celest sinew]

oh, yes, I get through the blue portal to get the glass shard and the visions of heresy, like cabbage senpai shows on his/her video

[vague karma]

weird, should have given you a beetle queen

may be a time issue.

did you take longer?

[celest sinew]

nah

I get in there rather quickly

[keen fog]

oh i didnt do the newt thing

i just used plain merc to do it

[feral oyster]

I beat it, thaks everyone with your help!

[waxen torrent]

how much purity does it take to reach a no-cooldown default attack speed eviscerate? I feel like a command seed could benefit off that for ethereal

[vapid sierra]

you would need 5 purities, and you still have the 0.5 cooldown that can't be changed

[waxen torrent]

doesn't eviscerate still cool down while in it?

I'm gonna do some testing later

[tribal garnet]

is merc challenge possible today?

[solemn fiber]

[green steeple]

idk if it’s been re-rolled yet but check the pins @tribal garnet

dang beat me to it

[tribal garnet]

the trial changes daily right?

[frank marlin]

every three days

[tribal garnet]

oh so the pin works ok

ty

[proper basalt]

I got a record of 45 minutes

Pretty good

If you ask me

[subtle ocean]

Any suggestions for completing a trial? Just want to get the scythe item unlocked

[solemn fiber]

[subtle ocean]

How is he avoiding damage from the crystal when it explodes?

Also can’t seem to have enough money for the red chest

[solemn fiber]

with merc you have iframes

to get scythe, you can just play loader

[subtle ocean]

Okay, any tips for beating this with loader?

[subtle ocean]

I managed to get to the part where they teleport on the wall and get stuck there or something, but i can’t seem to find that ledge

[upper steppe]

yeah im not doing this trial

[quiet warren]

There's no reason to do Prismatics, save for 2 challenges

[upper steppe]

i need the mercenary ability

[fierce geyser]

this one is not that bad for merc tbh

like the first stage is a bit tricky but the second one is super easy

[upper steppe]

currently waiting for a trial that seems more or less doable for my lack of skill

[quiet warren]

Prismatic trials are seeded runs; seed is changed every 3 days

[upper steppe]

those blazing clay templars look like an absolute nightmare to deal with

[quiet warren]

Oh god, don't remind me

[fierce geyser]

well you never actually like

fight them

you just yeet them off a cliff

[upper steppe]

idk how to execute that

[fierce geyser]

did you see cabbage's video?

[quiet warren]

REX with DIRECTIVE: Disperse?

[upper steppe]

yea

seems hard though

[fierce geyser]

uh its not too bad tbh

[quiet warren]

Not really, just aim in the general direction of the enemy

[fierce geyser]

you dont have to copy him action for action

[quiet warren]

Just don't get knocked back yourself

[upper steppe]

so all you have to do is bait them to the cliff and dash through em?

[quiet warren]

I mean, yeah?

[upper steppe]

was there a point to all his wall jumping stuff

[fierce geyser]

no, cabbage uses cube to push them off as merc

wall jumping is just to keep him safe from monsters

until the templars arrive

[upper steppe]

oh okay i thought that messed with the templar pathing or something fancy like that

making them come to him faster

[fierce geyser]

templars just walk towards you

as long as you are over in that area where you want them to arrive in, they should move towards it

[quiet warren]

Just be careful when they start shooting

[fierce geyser]

and you technically can knock them off of any cliff but that one is prob the easiest

[subtle ocean]

the only reason he was able to knock them off was with the item he had, that creates black holes. getting that was completely random.

[quiet warren]

Not random, Prismatic runs are seeded

[subtle ocean]

so it was pre determined that the second equipment he would get would that cube?

[quiet warren]

Yes, everyone gets the same prismatic trial. The seed is reset every 3 days

[subtle ocean]

so i've done that run atleast 6 times, and i have never gotten that cube

[quiet warren]

Hmm. Seed determines map, chests, barrels, shrines, and whatever is in them

[subtle ocean]

okay its none of those things

[quiet warren]

Whatever is in them meaning items/equipment in chests

[subtle ocean]

one of the mods, or artifacts says that every time you use your starter equipment, it will then change to something else at random

in cabbage's video, he used his starter equipment almost immediately, and then got the cube

[quiet warren]

Hmm, yeah then that's RNG

Actually, no, it's probably not

He started with the Volcanic Egg, right?

[subtle ocean]

no he started with a totem i think

[quiet warren]

Huh, okay, then it is RNG

I remember when I took that run I kept starting with the egg

[frank marlin]

he starts with woodsprite

[subtle ocean]

also the monster placement has been very different for me then what is in the video

compared to his video, when he gets the wisp, i've had two of those birds already there waiting for me

[fierce geyser]

the enigma items you get are seeded, but they are per character
and based on the order you use equips in, so the order you activate mul-t's equips will lead him down different equipment paths

are you on console?

[subtle ocean]

yes

[fierce geyser]

console trials are different

than PC ones

[quiet warren]

That explains a lot

[subtle ocean]

rng based off of what console is used? not sure if i like that or not 😒

[quiet warren]

I dunno how different they are

[subtle ocean]

on console, merc has been starting with the buzzsaw alot

[quiet warren]

Hmm, based on the wiki, in general player choice affects outcome

I.e. visting the Bazaar on stage 1 could lead to different results for stage 2

[subtle ocean]

whats interesting is the items in chests have been the same on console

wisp, glasses

[quiet warren]

Ah, I see

Each player has an individual seed, based off what it looks like

[subtle ocean]

also the bazar shrine cabbage gets is in the same place on console

[fierce geyser]

console trials are similar

but console is on a different patch

so they will never be the exact same

[quiet warren]

Yeah

[subtle ocean]

different patch, wonder if that explains why i couldn't do that mountain trick during the first stage

[zenith plinth]

I hope the next seed is better, its coming out in an hour, correct?

[vestal inlet]

did ethereal for fun just before the seed ended https://youtu.be/EtYYl-o-sD4

[fierce geyser]

this is a work of art

[vapid sierra]

yes

[frank marlin]

yes

[quiet warren]

Peak merc gameplay

[scarlet reef]

how tf

[cyan stratus]

not sure how that chrysalis interaction worked but nice

how's today's trial

[vestal inlet]

it was just broken for me for some reason, no clue why

might be enigma

[fierce geyser]

yeah enigma breaks chrysalis I believe

[vestal inlet]

this one isn't too bad, enigma again with sacrifice, but merc doesn't get anything great

stage 2 boss is blazing titan, but it shouldn't be too bad with enigma

[cyan stratus]

sounds easy enough

[vestal inlet]

quick unoptimized commando run before I leave: https://youtu.be/IO623Ewp3k0

[cyan stratus]

oops forgot to post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFippxAotvw&feature=youtu.be

[vapid sierra]

**I have no ideia if I hate or love this image **

[frank marlin]

Wisps

[zenith plinth]

Is this seed good for ethereal?

Still trying to get it

[cyan stratus]

yes

[zenith plinth]

Great

I watched your video, great job

[solemn fiber]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/563138000771612679/800903285346664468/cabbage.mp4

#117

@indigo snow

My god the thumbnail

[indigo snow]

expert mode thumbnail

[old dirge]

I've been wondering if there's a website that shows like top #100 of prismatic-trials. You guys have any idea?

[quiet warren]

Not as far as I'm aware, but there's an in-game leaderboard

[ornate matrix]

Is merc like, bugged on console or something? I watched Cabbage’s video earlier and he’s typically destroying crystals in 1-2 hits plus an eviscerate. I’m destroying them in 4-5 plus an eviscerate

[quiet warren]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[bright meteor]

with the first crystal cabbage broke, he procced expose with first, used evis, then used m2

[ornate matrix]

Rewatched parts of it. Could have been that he used M2 at almost the same time as a primary attack

[bright meteor]

yeah, merc's primary attacks can carry over to m2

[ornate matrix]

Kinda sucks that we get Leech plus Volcanic Egg on console for equipments though

[bright meteor]

rip

[ornate matrix]

Would’ve loved meteorite

Just a quick question; has anyone beaten Mercenary: Ethereal on console and how did you do it?

[small mason]

lol no

[gilded zephyr]

Mercenary: Ethereal is just plain disrespectful.

[light cargo]

Overall it’s good to wait until there’s either command or glass artifacts, or if a preon is easily available, that helps a lot too. This goes for both pc and console.

[sly patio]

Yeah, glass is the way. Add kin for better results.

[light cargo]

Kin can help for sure, but I think it can depend on the enemy

[sly patio]

Yeah

[pastel radish]

next week fingers crossed , been trying for 4 hours and no luck at all

[rare gazelle]

Yeah let’s get glass bois

Hopefully also some shaped glass in pods or shops

[zenith plinth]

Also having kin beetles is really nice; and if you get sky meadows you can skip the level with the artifact portal

[brazen temple]

i'm not sweaty skilled enough to do ethereal this time around - from what i've read here y'all think it's better to wait for a set of RNG huh? inb4 git gud i really am trying but this is painful

[cyan stratus]

this is one of the easier seeds i recommend trying

btw @vestal inlet very nice commando run idk what optimized is if you call that unoptimized i could probably never do a run like that

[brazen temple]

do you have any protips during the first boss? the wisps and lemurians are just whack

[cyan stratus]

save dash for wisps and just kill them because if they're dead they can't shoot you

if you leave them alive and get shot that's why

[dusty steeple]

Fuck wisps bro

Reason why I gave up on merc thingy

[brazen temple]

yeah i don't think i'm good enough for this - i'm trying very hard i could usually get to the jellyfish but something stupid gets me whether it's a wisp, the laser from the golem cause i don't have any CDs, or one of the lemurians that didn't get killed from the equipment item

i really like this class but this challenge relies on stars aligning plus actual ninja skills

[waxen torrent]

so it takes like 5 purities to get to total invincibility with evisc
if you get an all-item bazaar with command, could that be possible

[odd shell]

Pro tip, play around and memorize the spawns with this seed. I just got the Ethereal today. 2nd stage is easier thanks to Cabbage's video about that spot in the wall you can clip through. 1st stage is harder to do but very doable if you can get to the teleporter and activate it 40s-1 min in. Not too many wisps/lemurians will spawn at that mark, especially if you activate the meteor equipment.

[brazen temple]

i did notice Cabbage's video - i just had an attempt where i got to stage 2 but a wisp sniped me out of nowhere after i popped the last crystal 😠

i'm ready to just throw the towel - really appreciate yours and Cabbage's encouragement but i'm willing to just wait for a braindead seed to spawn since this is going to get cheesed anyway

[odd shell]

Yeah it happens, just gotta stay strong and practice away. Look at it this way, you get to the 2nd stage and where you can clip through the wall, and you can basically breathe as you're basically guaranteed as long as you take your time from there.

[brazen temple]

i gotta say after this exercise i've gone from 0 to knowing a lot more about how merc is played

[fierce geyser]

thats the idea of ethereal yeah

[odd shell]

The 1st stage is definitely the harder skill-based part since even keeping track with spawns a fair amount of skill is needed as well.

[brazen temple]

i think the rng movement of the boss screws me too

if it flies too low it's easier for the lemurians to snipe me

[odd shell]

But yeah haha, Merc is honestly the you get what you put in character. Super fun to play once you get the hang of him but I admit it was difficult af learning him at first for sure.

[quiet warren]

Merc does have a high skill ceiling.

[brazen temple]

i really enjoy this class, but this challenge is bothering me : p

[odd shell]

Tip with the jellyfish is to kinda just use it as cover and try to stay on top of it as long as possible. Fav thing I do with Merc is to M1 M1 while moving back a bit, then animation cancel with M2 which sommersalts you back onto the top of the jellyfish. Gets both hits in AND you stay on top of the big blue floaty boi

[brazen temple]

can i use the jelly as cover from the golem lasers?

[odd shell]

You can

[brazen temple]

wtf

oh yeah sometimes i get slingshotted way up in the sky after using M2 -_-

[odd shell]

Haha yeah, it doesn't look like it but jelly blocks the laser too. I'm unsure if it blocks wisp shots, but it blocks lasers and fireballs.

Ya, whirlwind has 2 variations. The beyblade one when you're not in the air and the flip when you're in the air.

[brazen temple]

does the horizontal slash fling you up in the air?

[odd shell]

If you beyblade off the jellyfish you usually just fly up into the air, but if you space yourself properly, you can do the flip variation that gets both hits in and keeps you on top of the jelly

[brazen temple]

btw i appreciate the feedback and tips, i'm not going to get like super sweaty good with merc, but i'm having so much fun playing it despite how painful this challenge is

[odd shell]

I really love Merc personally and as a person who was absolute shit at him when I first started, I'm happy to help so no worries 😄

[fierce geyser]

you trimp off of the vagrant with horizontal whirlwind

[brazen temple]

what the hell

[quiet warren]

Yeah, trimping is a thing here

[odd shell]

Is that what you guys call it haha?

[fierce geyser]

but with vertical whirlwind you run little risk of getting substantial height off of a trimp

[brazen temple]

alright folks, gonna take a quick break - get some water, some snackies, let all of the insight and teachings i've gained from you folks set in and then i'll try agane

[quiet warren]

Well, from someone that's come from a Source engine game, yes.

[odd shell]

Honestly, it's not a bad idea to just play the game normally so you get the hang and flow of Merc more before jumping into the prismatic trials

[brazen temple]

i didn't know that i could use the jelly as a shield from laser and lemurians and i think if i can take care of the wisps with the dash i think i'll be golden 🙂

[quiet warren]

You can use teleporter prongs too, I think?

[odd shell]

You can yeah

[brazen temple]

yeah Cabbage totally did in the video, total 5head

[odd shell]

Cabbage totally styled on that wisp in his vid haha

*or her actually don't know mb

... Or even they

[brazen temple]

just in case i still can't manage this in 24 hours, surely there are better seeds for this challenge right?

[quiet warren]

Uh... Seeds are random

Every 3 days, it's a new seed, so it's more about hoping you get an easy stage

[brazen temple]

yeah i think i'm just going to give up

before i never play this game ever again- it's always the damn lemurian hitting me while i just get on the boss

always right after evis wears off

[frank marlin]

Ok

[brazen temple]

i decided to give it another round of attempts, luck carried me this time : p

[brazen temple]

thank you for the inspirational video @cyan stratus , thank you for the pointers and motivation @odd shell

[livid jetty]

finally got the merc achievement with this one

idc if i glitched into the wall

[brazen temple]

same ; D grats Wylder!

[silver trench]

I can’t get it

[steep gate]

Today i learnt that in alternate titanic plains, its possible to climb to the top of one of the arches without the use of any items

so the newt altar at the very top is entirely possible :LETSGO:

[rain olive]

Ethereal is so hard for me

[steep gate]

Todays prismatic trial sucks

Also what i said above wasnt meant to be in this channel

[limber plover]

How often are there trials that are doable with any survivor? Just tryin to get a scythe

[fierce geyser]

very often

[rare gazelle]

Try using loader, she’s pretty op

[ornate matrix]

New trial in 30 minutes

Hoping for an easy one for Ethereal

[cyan stratus]

lol

only way it could be worse is with soul and spite, maybe swarms

[vestal inlet]

🙂

[cyan stratus]

lol there's a cleansing pool with irradiant pearl s1

[vapid sierra]

[cyan stratus]

sacrifice so no lunar pods though lmao

[vapid sierra]

oh, right

that's so cursed lmao

[cyan stratus]

yeah it's the first trial with irradiant pearl

[ornate matrix]

God fucking damn it

Welp, guess I’m waiting another 3 days

Why does Hopoo curse us?

[cyan stratus]

not actually sure how to do this one yet

i'll try a bit more later

[ornate matrix]

Eh, I’m just gonna wait. Not worth it at the moment

I’d rather have an easier trial for Ethereal, especially if THE ALMIGHTY @cyan stratus doesn’t know how he’s gonna do it

[dense blade]

Arent you on console?

[thin wedge]

i am

on switch

[dense blade]

switching things up i see

[thin wedge]

[dense blade]

lul

[thin wedge]

bad

get out

unfunny

[ornate matrix]

I am on console

It sucks

[dense blade]

i am too

[ornate matrix]

Ah, welcome to the club friend

Which console?

[dense blade]

Does pc and console have a similar trial this time?

xbox

[ornate matrix]

Oh damn we’re on the same console

And ye I believe so

[rare gazelle]

Xbox gang

[steep gate]

Captain manages the first stage pretty easily, but the second stage is hell

[keen fog]

can someone tell me the artifacts in this trail

[frank marlin]

.

[keen fog]

ok thx

[formal roost]

this new prismatic trials is testing my patience

how am i supposed to do this with mercenary without taking damage

[fierce geyser]

uhh just wait for a good trial ez

[formal roost]

when even cabbage says this one is tough idk what the hell im supposed to do

[solemn fiber]

new trial
still no cabbage vid

[formal roost]

i wish i did this achievement before artifacts for ez win

[fierce geyser]

wha

[formal roost]

[fierce geyser]

it was way harder before artifacts

because like
glass and command didnt exist

[formal roost]

i have sacrifice artifacts that only spawn red whips and monster energy

and a bandolier

[light cargo]

Tis the seed

I remember my first prismatic cleared was with rex. Sacrifice is rough because the order of the items dropped might be the same but the timing for qhen they drop varies wildly.

[rare gazelle]

Do I try do prismatic trial merc

[deft steppe]

I wouldn't, this one is stupid hard to not get hit on

[rare gazelle]

But if I do it I will become a god

[frozen current]

can there be more than one artifact at a time?

[solemn fiber]

yes

[frozen current]

thanks!

[cyan stratus]

i did it

that was interesting

i recommend just waiting until next trial though

[rare gazelle]

But I wanna be a god like you cabbage

[cyan stratus]

i'm not a god i just clip into wall

[rare gazelle]

Imma try a few runs and if I see a good route then imma stay but if not imma go

I know there’s 3 gunner drones so I’m prolly gonna get those

[solemn fiber]

cabbage post trial ?

[vapid sierra]

pog

[cyan stratus]

takes like 10min to process after that though

[rare gazelle]

I just got absolutely decked by the boss

Are the drops from enemies also fixed with the seed?

[cyan stratus]

yes but not when they drop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPPOgjgI8I&feature=youtu.be

[rare gazelle]

Ah ok

Is it worth getting drones in prismatic trials?

[cyan stratus]

usually yeah but they get shredded on this one b/c honor

[rare gazelle]

So the items being the same Is that for the entire game or just per stage

[cyan stratus]

per stage

[rare gazelle]

Ok

[cyan stratus]

also you specifically want to avoid drones for this one because if the boss aggro's onto the drone and then the drone dies it won't aggro onto you unless you leave the wall

[rare gazelle]

Ah I see

Does that glitch work on console or just pc?

[solemn fiber]

#118

@indigo snow

[rare gazelle]

It’s just the flame elites

The do the ouch

Alright imma do my next run

[green steeple]

cabbage I have a question

when will you stop making prismatic trial videos? I mean surely somebody can’t upload a video every 3 days and do the hard task of having to unlock ethereal many, many times

that said please don’t stop making prismatic trials videos they’re really good

[quiet warren]

I agree, those videos are genius

[cyan stratus]

i mean it's only once every 3 days and not too much effort

some people upload multiple videos every day

[rare gazelle]

Imma just wait for a good trial

Fire elite scary

[vast timber]

[solar horizon]

Damn this one is so hard

[solar horizon]

I have never hated fire jellyfish so much

[rare gazelle]

Yes

[gilded zephyr]

I hate ror now because of mercenary trial.

[frank marlin]

ok

you don't have to do it

[gilded zephyr]

Yes I do

[frank marlin]

you can also wait for an easier trial

[solar horizon]

I've been trying today's for hours, think I'm going to wait

[frank marlin]

yes

[solar horizon]

I was going to do the wall cheese, but that takes the fun outta it

[gilded zephyr]

I've been waiting lol I'm just super salty

Exploits are not cool

[solar horizon]

Agreed, im not a fan

Well, some exploits are kinda fun lol

Sitting in a wall and holding m1 is not

[gilded zephyr]

Yes ^

[solar horizon]

Anyone have any tips for the blazing stone titan?

[solemn fiber]

[small mason]

you can dodge all of their attacks by walking in a straight line

[solar horizon]

Nah. like legit, not just standing in the wall. I'm pretty sure its possible

[solar horizon]

Ah, I didn't think of that

[small mason]

accept for the one lazer attack