h1-discussion

[spring cipher]

😎

[somber pawn]

i hope we get a new supergiant q&a

i want to know athena's favorite pasta noodle

[minor hornet]

this is only tangentially related to hades, but i's been a long while since I played, and I thought it couldn't hurt to ask: there's still no "gifting" method in the epic store to gift this game, is there?

[olive jungle]

Nope

[sharp wing]

I like the shield alot, but I think the bow is harder to use considering you have to stop in one place to shoot and time your shots. The bow is really fun to me

I actually thought the shield was a boomerang when I hadn't bought it yet

[minor hornet]

gosh, is it really only 4 days until the next update?

I've only done three runs or so with the rail

I need to reprioritize my hades playing time

[round herald]

Am i the only one that likes the first sword the best? I liked the hammer the most in Bastion too

[limpid goblet]

SWORD

[sharp wing]

I like the sword too, but that rushing shield thing is really fun to use and so damaging. Then thing i like about the sword is that nova blast

I can't wait to unlock that spear though

Also, I had 6 keys, and was deciding on either a new weapon, or a new attribute to pick in the mirror. It was such a friggin hard choice

[tired dirge]

I like the sword, especially when the special pushes tons of enemies away (even better with them multi-kills)

shield then spear are my next favorite

[limpid goblet]

I hate sword special

Shield autoattack is bae

[radiant tangle]

Sword special + Artemis special + Super Nova for Big Crits

[sharp wing]

Its interesting to me that nobody said the bow. I think that bow is high risk, but also so fun

[spring cipher]

Bow is cool beans

[olive jungle]

bow for lyfe

[spring cipher]

They nerfed triple shot for no reason

[prisma wind]

is nobody

[limpid goblet]

Bow is no fun imo

[prisma wind]

It's definitely a different playstyle, and it's ok to like (and dislike) different things I adore it, personally

[dawn bramble]

It's super cool how a weapon I suck at someone else loves, there's a lot to learn

[prisma wind]

They've done a great job of having all the weapons feel unique. They're all viable, but all require different playstyles that not everyone will enjoy. I am garbage at sword, for example

[limpid goblet]

Indeed

Shield is still the most op weapon doe

[prisma wind]

That's your opinion :P

All the high heat and/or speedruns that I've seen use spear or bow, which lends credence to them being the objectively most powerful

[limpid goblet]

Well

Yes and no and yes

I just feel like spear is really boring

I dont know about sr strats but I just like full on crazy melee with sword or shield

Even on high heat runs

[sharp wing]

What's a high heat run?

[limpid goblet]

Its a high heat run

[olive jungle]

Heat is a resource you get by beating the final boss. You can use it to increase the difficulty of the game

[velvet lion]

Guys no spoilers in this channel please

[sharp wing]

That was my fault. I was asking about it and didn't know it was end game stuff

[velvet lion]

other people should not be bringing it up as it is a spoiler

[olive jungle]

It's...I dont really think heat is a spoiler

[prisma wind]

I would agree, Heat isn't a spoiler

[olive jungle]

Not any more than the idols or limiters

[prisma wind]

It detracts nothing from your experience to know that Heat exists

[olive jungle]

And we generally allow mentions of the final boss here, just not details about it

[prisma wind]

Unlike, say, someone discussing what the (current) final boss is

[round herald]

I forget who gives it to you but that powerup where you get crits after you special i think it very good with the sword, and the spear. My favorites are probably sword and spear

[prisma wind]

That's a Hammer upgrade if I remember correctly

Yup, it's the Empowering Nova upgrade

For sword, anyway

[round herald]

Yeah i like the spear upgrade where you can hold it for the quick jabs

[prisma wind]

It's a good'n

[sterile peak]

heat comes from room rewards how is it a spoiler

[covert glen]

three 👏 days 👏 left 👏

before update

[radiant tangle]

It only comes from room rewards after clearing a run

[tender kiln]

does chaos have a legendary boon?

is there guide on how to get legendary boons?

[olive jungle]

No; the way chaos boons work kind of means there's not a clear framework for a "legendary"

there are guides on the wiki pages for the relevant gods, yeah

https://hades.gamepedia.com/Hades_Wiki

[tender kiln]

thank you

[olive jungle]

no prob!

[sterile peak]

zag always asks "where is hypnos" but he never asks "how is hypnos"

[prisma wind]

Nor "why is Hypnos"

[red coral]

What is Hypnos
(Asleep)

[spring cipher]

Man it would be so cool if chaos boons like warped your god boons

Maybe corrupted them

But that's just me throwing out cool sounding ideas with no backing

I just dont find value in chaos boons as I'm sitting here hard stuck on 120 heat runs

[sterile peak]

chaos boons are either stupidly broken or worthless
there seems to be no middle ground

[spring cipher]

I think they're either mediocre or worthless

But my experience isnt representative of a normal player

So I dont force my suggestions or feel to strongly about my opinions

[tepid orchid]

I will say this: Chaos boons are real bad when you get a random one

[ionic kettle]

I won't even bother to take them if I feel a run is going well, I usually only go for them when I feel a severe lack of synergy in a build

It's an easy way to turn a good run awful, and an awful run to a potential completion

[tardy flume]

duude
who else is hyped
for the new update?

its 100% thanatos, alecta and tisiphone]

[spring cipher]

If its not you owe me a soda

[tardy flume]

deal

and if it is

you owe me a double soda

[spring cipher]

[tardy flume]

the middle figure has a scythe and a hood+cloak which looks like a standard death-like person

the other two both have one wing like meg

and similar hair/body shape

guessing theres a completely new area coming with this update

and the boss is thanatos + both furies

Im also guessing the next area is either the Mourning Fields or the Elysium

Thanatos is greek myth apparently guards the doors of death

wait...

Maybe this update allows us to go into Hades room?

but thanatos guards it now or something?

[olive jungle]

I wouldn't get your hopes up for a major new area with this update

Just going by how long it took Tartarus and Asphodel to be developed, with Asphodel not even really being in a fully polished state at the start of early access, you can assume that a new biome would take at least 6 months to implement

[tardy flume]

hmm

maybe the other fury sisters are bosses

but they swap with meg

[olive jungle]

I've seen some theories to that effect, yeah!

[tardy flume]

so its a random fury fight every time

but I guess we'll have to wait and see on tuesday

[burnt pond]

What if we were all wrong, and it is just Demeter with a slick Scythe and sword combo.

[radiant tangle]

It's Dionysus again

He's in there twice now

[olive jungle]

no explanation, there's just two of him

[alpine stratus]

twice as dio-nice uwu

[tulip lava]

dio.........two

[radiant tangle]

Dio-twice-us

[tulip lava]

can't wait to change my nick into some other pun in three days

[radiant tangle]

I think I'mma keep mine, it suits me

[signal spoke]

im excited for the rapid change of nicknames and pictures after the update

[alpine stratus]

sorry 😔 giants ⭐ but i found the next cover art 🖌 in the files 💾 😩

[burnt pond]

Now do a version with that plus my Thanatos

Squad up

[tulip lava]

aaaa

[brisk trail]

hi just curious will hades have polish language?

like transistor had they told they gonna make for pyre too but they didnt

[round herald]

Artemis is a total babe, Artemis is best girl

Love them crits too

[tough ravine]

update waiting room

[fiery pebble]

The all-important question remains

How little clothing will Thanatos be wearing

[olive jungle]

well if he's a part of the house of hades, he's got to at least have the obligatory house of hades™ modesty tights

and he appears to have a hood too

and maybe some kind of like scarfy thing??

but other than that...

[alpine stratus]

tights, hood, thats it

[olive jungle]

honestly? that would be a hella look

[alpine stratus]

ok yeah it really would

[brazen lake]

really hoping we get a philosopher in the next update

as one of the new voiced characters

like maybe diogenes who insults you for using darkness and trinkets

[zenith fossil]

a philosopher??

ah

[brazen lake]

yeah, lots of philosophers in ancient greece

palto, aristotle, socrates, aesop

[alpine stratus]

hold up aesop from aesop's fables was greek??

wow...

[brazen lake]

oh wait he wasnt a philosopher

me dumm dumm

[alpine stratus]

hfhjfjfhj dont worry itd be cool to see him in hades anyway

[brazen lake]

oh the guy who's name escaped me

was pythagoras

math boi

[alpine stratus]

ohhhhhh him!!

[brazen lake]

and philosophy boi

[alpine stratus]

math boi

[brazen lake]

lets get some thinking bois in this game

[olive jungle]

you know what thinking boi i wanna see....

greg....where's odysseus,

[alpine stratus]

who do you think is in the new patch its three odyssi

[olive jungle]

gkjdfhgkdfjhgkjf

[brazen lake]

the plural of odysseus is odyssi

[olive jungle]

i wanted to say odypodes but actually that's the plural of oedipus
the plural of oedipus is. oedipodes.

[brazen lake]

lets get some oedipodes up in this game then

[olive jungle]

gfdkghdfg maybe not,

[brazen lake]

heck time for me to get banned

[olive jungle]

ofc who we see in the underworld depends on where this is supposed to be set in history too

like it's clearly after the trojan war so anyone from that time or before is fair game

classical greek philosophers and playwrights were mostly like...500s, 400s BC as opposed to the like

900s BC of Homer and the 1200s or so BC of the trojan war

[vale kite]

Hades is a dumbasses only game

The entire cast shares one brain cell

[alpine stratus]

all 7 hydra heads share 1 brain cell

[olive jungle]

athena and chaos are the only ones exempt from the one braincell rule

[alpine stratus]

chaos' coat heads all share one. parent said its my turn to use the brain cell

[tepid wedge]

epic blade rift cast with 6 cast slots feels OP 😂

[tepid wedge]

yeah this was easy

[red coral]

We out here loving blade rifts✨

[wet reef]

are they actually good? I had them once and were slightly disappointed

[vale kite]

it's good but it involves a different playstyle

[red coral]

If you’re gonna put blade rift on cast you need to be aware of your surroundings so you don’t send it into the lava haha

[tardy flume]

undead cronus as a boss

[tulip lava]

skelecronus

[radiant tangle]

Sans

[tulip lava]

you've heard of the good times update, now get ready for

[radiant tangle]

I already made that joke :P

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/473685187780411405/554340656794042388/sketch-1550081868195.png

[brisk trail]

wait

so

polush ir no

ew

[devout plinth]

Dionysans

[radiant tangle]

This guy gets it

[alpine stratus]

DIEonysius

[devout plinth]

it’s sans underworld

[radiant tangle]

THERE IT IS

[shadow mist]

Is this game's price going to increase after Early Access?

[prisma wind]

No

[real granite]

I just bought this game and I'm obsessed

I've only gotten to the second boss though >.<

[ionic kettle]

The second boss is currently the last boss

[real granite]

that's good then :3

[restive yoke]

Major patch in 2 days

The mad lads, how are they keeping this pace??

[prisma wind]

Dedication and commitment, I'd say

[shadow mist]

They're trapped in the underworld with nothing else to do.

[spare light]

new Bonus room, Just find the entire dev crew slaving over the game its in. Zagaras is throughly confused whenever he's done talking to them

[hexed smelt]

like finding gamefreak in the pokemon games

[velvet lion]

I would love a huge meta thing like that in the game

[brisk trail]

besgion there gotta be polish or no how sad

[hollow rock]

oml I saw undead cronus earlier in the chat and I was like ‘heck yea incel fishman went to hell’

[real granite]

it's got a good amount of polish too for early access

[blazing palm]

Fun fact: Spear Special can trigger pressure plates

[hollow rock]

Ooo that seems exploitable (for players who are better than me)

[brisk trail]

wait marshmallow are u bully or dont get what i mean 😫 🤔 😱

[gaunt bane]

ahaha marshmallow i believe what splunkfan is talking about is polish language

[olive jungle]

@brisk trail I don't think there are plans right now for any new language support. Maybe after the game is finished, SGG will consider more languages

[brisk trail]

cool thanks

[tepid yacht]

i can't believe i missed dionysus sans fdgkjhgfdjhkl

i've seen people do skelly sans so i didn't expect that

[red coral]

Dionysans

[shadow vapor]

Hey quick question. Just started playing the game. What do the little faces that appear over the ghosts (shades?) sometimes...

[olive jungle]

(dionysus voice) zag, man, you really shouldn't have done that, now you're gonna have to have...a bad time

fhfjg hi djrenren, the shade faces are just little emoji reactions, they don't do anything

[spark marten]

they're just like facial expression for them i believe

[olive jungle]

just a little flavor

[spark marten]

spice things up

[shadow vapor]

ah cool cool 😃 thanks!

[subtle cipher]

I've been wondering for some time, what are the hearts you see when looking at characters in the codex? I understand they increase when you give them ambrosia but do they change anything? Do you get different dialogue options?

[prisma wind]

You get different dialog, yes

[shadow mist]

Eventually, they'll add the option to get married and have a child. Then a new game will start, with you playing as the child.

[spare light]

Im disturbed by the connotations of that

[radiant tangle]

This is my husband, Bouldy, and our son, Dwayne Johnson

[spare light]

I was more disturbed by the idea of Him+achilles

Or cerberus

[dull iron]

I'm hoping they get into the origin of the gods more. Athena hinted at telling her origin and it would be awesome to hear it from her in the game.

[radiant tangle]

Achilles is grieving over a loved one, and we respect that. Cerberus is a dog. But Bouldy, Sisyphus, Meg (provided she and Zag fix their relationship), and Charon are all still available for romance

[subtle cipher]

so different dialog, got it, thanks

[olive jungle]

Yep 👍

There are some heart-gated events too

[radiant tangle]

Yeah, just different dialogue and cutscenes and such

[olive jungle]

convos you have to have a certain number of hearts to see

[hollow rock]

Speaking of events, Achilles just told Zag to “Go to your room,” all terse-like, but there wasn’t any event? Was there supposed to be? Or is it just part of his list of random responses?

[prisma wind]

That's just one of his standard "I have no unique things to say right now" pieces of dialog

I've always read it as Achilles encouraging Zag to try again

Without outright saying so

[hollow rock]

Ah then that’s nice then—

[olive jungle]

Yeah, I read it that way too - a lot of what he says to you is said with the knowledge that Hades is, like, right there lol

Like when you ask him about the weapons and he's like "Oh those? I have no idea how those got there"

[hollow rock]

Yeah, but a lot of his dialogue seems to disregard it too, so I’m a bit confused

[prisma wind]

Achilles is a very troubled shade, but that's a discussion for #h1-story-discussion

[hollow rock]

Oh, and are the Achilles and Aphrodite wall scrolls mutually exclusive? Or are both obtainable?

[olive jungle]

Both are obtainable!

[hollow rock]

Ok, cool, thanks!

[olive jungle]

With enough $$$ ofc lol

[hollow rock]

Yeah XD

[prisma wind]

Gotta make it rain

[olive jungle]

Gotta be loaded if you wanna live that merch lyfe 😔

[hollow rock]

Wait that means I passed the Aphrodite scroll like three times for no reason oof

Iim sorry but every time Zag says “You had it coming” HE HAD IT COMING, HE HAD IT COMING, HE ONLY HAD HIMSELF TO BLAMEEE

[olive jungle]

well he did!!!

the...

the hell block tango

[tawny pollen]

fated authority doesn't really feel worth it

[olive jungle]

I mean, it's a darkness sink

[tawny pollen]

yeah but 1000 dark for 1 opportunity to reroll

for the entire run

like. when i read it i thought it was per room

[prisma wind]

It's really an end-game darkness sink

[olive jungle]

considering the game is built on RNG, and that fated authority is a darkness sink explicitly, I don't think that's unreasonable

[prisma wind]

It's not something you should bother investing in until you've maxed everything else

[olive jungle]

If it was any cheaper it would kind of ruin the challenge

[tawny pollen]

maybe not every room but like in isaac its every 6 rooms on avg

[finite zodiac]

eyyy whens the patch out again?

cant b long now

[olive jungle]

tomorrow

[finite zodiac]

oh hell yeah

[round herald]

Tomorrow is only 45 minutes away in Australia

[limpid goblet]

Tomorrow is 9 hours 44 minutes away in Finland

[olive jungle]

wow, didn't realize y'all were so far ahead of japan 😮 it's 2h 45m away here

[finite zodiac]

12 hours away in ireland

[ancient elk]

Whats the guesses on the characters? Thanatos and the furies?

[olive jungle]

but ofc the patch is releasing 3/12 in pacific time soooo

that's been the most popular guess, yeah

[finite zodiac]

or possibly kronos is scythey boi

other popular idea i fink

[round herald]

It will be Hermes the booty boi

[finite zodiac]

ill cumddingd

[round herald]

I was one hit away from killing the second boss and he got me ;-;

REALLY

[alpine stratus]

sorry it does that jkgjkgkgk

[round herald]

Ahh well, watcha gonna do

[alpine stratus]

its a little overzealous

[olive jungle]

automod has its limitations but it does save a lot of trouble

[round herald]

Suggestion: make the discord bot final boss

[alpine stratus]

jhfvhfhjfhjfhj

[round herald]

every time zag says "mate" he goes back to house of hades

[alpine stratus]

rip

[flint gust]

Charon, ma- UGH (Dun Dun Duuuuun)

[round herald]

Charon is best girl, prove me wrong

[olive jungle]

i wouldn't dare

[round herald]

How do we get the tags in this server btw?

[alpine stratus]

#bot-commands !

[hexed lynx]

So we got 1 day or 8 days?

[alpine stratus]

1, i think? why 8?

[nocturne verge]

ye in game countdown says 1

[tulip lava]

🎵 it's the furies countdown 🎺

[alpine stratus]

(death and i kazzoo cover)

[tepid yacht]

please tell me this exists

[vale kite]

the painful way badly fluted

[tulip lava]

sighs

brings out kazoo

[limpid goblet]

It begins

[tulip lava]

i'm on spring break i have all the time to make kazoo covers

[limpid goblet]

How can it be spring break when it's raining show here

What is this

[vale kite]

hades tiktok duo death and i kazoo/badly fluted

[tulip lava]

😔

whatever gets me out of bed

[red coral]

If my music theory was any good I’d offer a ukulele cover but alas

[limpid goblet]

I could offer a sick drum solo using my table

[digital garnet]

Oh man yesterday I best the final boss w the sword ..... I hadn't touched the sword since I unlocked the bow/shield/spear 😂

I was fully expecting the run to be a wash

[limpid goblet]

I still really dislike the bow and rail

Except Rails special

Shield and sword are the best for me :3

[nocturne verge]

bow i find is very boon dependant

[limpid goblet]

Even with dash attacking

[nocturne verge]

but has some builds that can handle anything

[limpid goblet]

I just feel its slow

[digital garnet]

I usually only play with uh, shield

[limpid goblet]

Shield is still the best weapon by far

[flint gust]

Sword is punishing without a good daedalus

[nocturne verge]

i play with whatever has dark thist on it

[flint gust]

Also fair ^^

[nocturne verge]

like Poseidon knockback on the bow special gives you the space to use the slow primary attack

[limpid goblet]

I should have probably played more to get more darkness

I have like... 2,5 k saved up ?

[digital garnet]

I assume it's ok to share-- oh yeah I usually do that, except for when it was on sword lmao

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/208977026802122752/554489587188367360/unknown.png

This was the sword loadout I had

[limpid goblet]

I really like armor slayer 😄

[digital garnet]

It was the first thing I got

Then the roiling favour

Then I think it was cast, blight, number and pressure

[limpid goblet]

I'm really hyped for tomorrow

[nocturne verge]

i love electric shot

probably my favourite cast for the feel of using it

[digital garnet]

Yeah I went into 2nd area without much boon

[limpid goblet]

Inb4 boss calls me to tell me I have a double shift and I get out of work at the really early morning hours of 13th so I can't play Hades when the update comes out 😄

I'd say my favorite cast is still Ares

[digital garnet]

I think I got 90% from the second area on trial of the gods LOL

[limpid goblet]

If you go for full Arest cast build it just blends everything

[digital garnet]

I got 2 drunk dad+ Zeus trials 😂

[limpid goblet]

😄

[digital garnet]

But I'm excited for tomorrow!!

I'm going to be streaming it over discord for my girlfriends

[limpid goblet]

Good old discord streaming 😄

[nocturne verge]

ares cast is probably my favourite while using Rail

it goes so well with the special

[brisk trail]

Any news on what comes in the patch tomorrow?

[digital garnet]

Depends on time zone, I'm in Canada, Ontario, and it usually drops in late afternoon for me

[brisk trail]

Fosho

[limpid goblet]

Mine dropped at real late night

But that's time zones for you I guess ? 😄

[vale drift]

We don't have a specific time pegged for the update since the final testing time can vary, though we're based in the Pacific time zone and the last couple of updates, it was early afternoon our time. (It's about 12:30pm here now.)

[limpid goblet]

Thank yee Greg ™

[hollow rock]

ooo update sounds like itll drop near the end of my classes

[obsidian maple]

is the update already?

[alpine stratus]

Nope

[obsidian maple]

o

tomorrow,right?

[nocturne verge]

~ 15-24 hr

[limpid goblet]

Indeed

[obsidian maple]

o thanks

ik isnt hades question but how do u get roles here?

[nocturne verge]

#bot-commands

[obsidian maple]

thx

[fresh orchid]

Please read the pinned message and backread in #hades-feedback so you understand the rules and avoid duplicate feedback!

@obsidian maple, you joined Early Access.

[nocturne verge]

odd that the channel for setting roles is slowmoded?

[obsidian maple]

sorry

[alpine stratus]

do that in the bot commands channel please!

[obsidian maple]

i did

[nocturne verge]

its a half hour wait between roles

[alpine stratus]

HOUR?

[nocturne verge]

ye

[obsidian maple]

but then i also did here by accident

oof

[alpine stratus]

shouldnt it be 30 seconds

[velvet lion]

uh no it is 30 seconds

[alpine stratus]

hfjdjf if its 30 minutes weve uhhhh gotta fix that

[nocturne verge]

yea the timer layout must have confused me

[alpine stratus]

ahhh i see

[nocturne verge]

https://gfycat.com/JoyfulScaryAllosaurus

[velvet lion]

wait what

[nocturne verge]

🤔 i guess thats meant to be 20/30

not 30:20

[velvet lion]

no it is 30 seconds

[nocturne verge]

yea it is

the layout of the timer is just very much looks like 30 min

[velvet lion]

no you just shouldn't have that 30 there

[nocturne verge]

🤔

is my client bugged?

[alpine stratus]

proxy got it out for u

[nocturne verge]

[lucid sail]

what time from france for the update?

[prisma wind]

France is 8 hours ahead of PDT right now, and while there's no set time for the update, you can expect it probably late evening (12 PDT, 20 CET) give or take a couple hours

That's tomorrow, to be clear

Or I guess it's already "today" for France as far as update-day is concerned, but you get the idea

[lucid sail]

thx

[hollow rock]

I wanna make a shortish fan comic but I know I’m gonna get burnt out by page two 😓

[alpine stratus]

about what?

[hollow rock]

A modernish setting from the fight with Megara to the first room of Asphodel, but instead of Ancient Greece, he’s escaping a cthonic subway

[limpid goblet]

That sounds amazing 😄

[hollow rock]

Like each room is a local train, and he hops on a major train to go the next area

[dawn bramble]

That,,, sounds so cool, you should do it

[hollow rock]

But every hour I spend drawing that is an hour I’m not playing Hadessssssss

[alpine stratus]

where are the trains going to

[hollow rock]

Local trains lead to the next platforms or rooms, and transcontinental trains lead to the next area, like Tartaurus or Asphodel

[alpine stratus]

are the louts on the trains jgjkgjkk

[hollow rock]

Oooo that’d be cool

[alpine stratus]

ding dong! [boards train] [wretches from the underworld look up from their newspapers and murder me]

[hollow rock]

Oh, maybe local trains moves Zag to platform fights and express trains move Zag to train fights

[alpine stratus]

fighting on a train platform is terrifying

[hollow rock]

It would beeeeee

[alpine stratus]

literally when im just. regular going on the train. all i can think about is oh god i hope i dont fall in having a FIGHT there. scary

[hollow rock]

Oh, express trains constantly pass by the station and anyone not on the platform gets instakilled

On crowded days I side eye everyone as if they’re gonna bump me into the tracks

[dawn bramble]

sweats

[radiant tangle]

The announcer voice is Hades, and when the doors close he says "WRETCHES OF THE UNDERWORLD, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE" at every stop

[hollow rock]

One of the louts is just asleep the entire fight

[alpine stratus]

(hades voice) STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS, BOY

[hollow rock]

omfg XD

[dawn bramble]

meg is the ticket checker man and zag doesn't have a tucket

[radiant tangle]

Athena is on the first train he gets in and she gives him a literal shield then sits back and pulls up her newspaper

[alpine stratus]

hjgvhjgfhjfhj

[hollow rock]

I’m imagining Zag has a phone and the gods keep calling him with no caller id

[alpine stratus]

in asphodel zag can hop between train cars but it does lava damage

[hollow rock]

The trains as they pass the station splash lava everywhere

[radiant tangle]

Zag: In the name of Hades, Olympus I accept this message!
Artemis: You know you don't have to say that every time you pick up, right?

[hollow rock]

Oh oh oh I got it I got it

Zag wears Nike

[radiant tangle]

👌

[sterile peak]

wow I got 215 gold from zeus instead of a boon and that's the most disappointed I've been since the first time I got an onion

[radiant tangle]

Oof. That'll happen if they don't have any boons to give you (because, for example, you already dash, cast, special, and attack boons, plus in this case Zeus's vengeance)

[sterile peak]

lol I bought another zeus boon from charon and made a profit

[alpine stratus]

gaming the system

[radiant tangle]

Now that's thinking with portals

[livid cargo]

Hm its the 11th

[limpid goblet]

No, it's the 12th

Timezones don't even exist

[round herald]

Timezones are a human construct. In our hubris we have separated time itself.

[limpid goblet]

Indeed

[alpine stratus]

slams my hand on the table let's just put more hours in the day

[hollow rock]

Chronos is introduced and he has multiple personality disorder and anxiety

[prisma wind]

I support this motion, kam

[hollow rock]

Only if those hours are for sleeping drawing or gaming and not work

[alpine stratus]

hm azuki that could be interesting! id love to hear that headcanon so long as everyone talks about those disorders with respect

oh of course. gaming hours ONLY

[round herald]

Suggestion: the final zone should be Hadestown from the hit musical "Hadestown" and the enemies are overworked factory hands

[alpine stratus]

YEAH

YEAHHHH

[hollow rock]

YEAHHHHHHHH

[limpid goblet]

Yeah ? D:

[hollow rock]

Yeah.

Less musical, and thus inferior, suggestion: Zag’s next weapon is this knife:
https://twitter.com/folkvillain/status/1104983470831472641?s=21

stupid knife owner (@folkvillain)

i'm looking at knives online and i need youse to see this fucking. knife shaped like a motorcycle shaped like a wolf

Retweets

3019

Likes

8414

Twitter

[round herald]

Also a musical suggestion: add Yanni, the greek god of music to the game.

[hollow rock]

But Korb is already voicing Zagreus

[round herald]

I would recommend the SNL sketch "greed gods" for a solid understanding of all my future suggestions.

[hollow rock]

Also, are you talking about Laurel

[tulip lava]

or is it a wolf shaped like a motorcycle shaped like a knife

[dawn bramble]

is it motorcycle sized, wolf sized, or knife sized?

[limpid goblet]

What

[hollow rock]

Its all three he just has three motorwolfknives of different sizes and one of them howls

[round herald]

Just recycle the scene from transistor where Red is riding the motorcycle, but zag is riding it out of hell. Then Darren can do a cover of "highway to hell".

[dawn bramble]

Yes

[round herald]

Great ideas guys, why aren't we the developers? 😏 😏 😏

[dawn bramble]

Let's take over sgg

[sterile peak]

instead of twitch plays hades, twitch develops hades

[dawn bramble]

Hades is now a racing game and you Cannot stop us

[hollow rock]

It’s obviously a musical rhythm game based on all your favorite broadway show tunes

[tulip lava]

twitch chat: add a semicolon

hades is now a skeleton themed farming sim, tend to your skull crops and harvest dem bones

[round herald]

hades is now a Battle Royale

[dawn bramble]

Hades is now Minefract

craft

[hollow rock]

Hades is now a match 3 candy crush style game

[dawn bramble]

if you make a skeleton tall enough you can climb the ribs like a ladder out of hell

[chilly stump]

[Danny voice] In this episode, we capture the transition from a devoper led project... to an entirely Twitch run affair.

[alpine stratus]

Twitch Develops Hell

[smoky arrow]

pls no

[hollow rock]

Oh no the developers discovered the secret coup

[dawn bramble]

Twitch time Babey

[alpine stratus]

i call dibs drawing sprites for sappho

[chilly stump]

It's okay Aubrey it's all just a bad dream, tomorrow this will all be swept away in patch hype/discussion 😄

[alpine stratus]

JGKGJG TRUE

[sterile peak]

be me
purchase new sgg game
hades
start game
you only start with a sword
fight through enemies, get zeus boon
boon shoots small projectiles when I hit things
get to first boss
meg
she beats me into oblivion
T H E R E I S N O E S C A P E
zagreus drops into blood pool
screen fades out
screen slowly fades in
hear logan's voice
||hey red, we're not gonna get away with this, are we?||
||supergiant games you did it again||

[alpine stratus]

KDMCMFKFJFN

[dawn bramble]

gjklsgjsdlkj

Transistor 2

[smoky arrow]

oh

[limpid goblet]

Bamboozled

[chilly stump]

@hollow rock If you think THAT'S when I found the coup, go back and check those 😱 reactions.

[smoky arrow]

hypnos was messing with me the whole time!

[hollow rock]

wait did dr get to meg on his first run whuttttt

[prisma wind]

Tranzeustor

[alpine stratus]

red didnt get away with it so sgg could

[hollow rock]

Le gaspppppp these developers have far too skilled a spymaster on their hands

[chilly stump]

💃

You've discovered my true job title.

[sterile peak]

I definitely didn't get to meg on my first run
I wish though

[dawn bramble]

mg

[tulip lava]

is this the secret fighting pit in the sgg office i keep hearing about

[smoky arrow]

she dance
she dev
but most importantly

[tulip lava]

pitmaster caitlin

[dawn bramble]

f..ff.ight club.b..

[chilly stump]

Well if YA'LL are Supergiant now then.... anywhere you fight is the new pit right?

[smoky arrow]

she spy master

[dawn bramble]

omg shes so wise

[alpine stratus]

the real fight pit is in our hearts

[dawn bramble]

if hades becomes a battle royale is hades the pit???

[chilly stump]

Pitmaster Caitlin... thank you for this

[hollow rock]

Caitlin, head of the Discord Intelligence Agency

[chilly stump]

OKAY further fun Supergiant Takeover discussion and Title Discrepancies must go to #off-topic-discussion

[alpine stratus]

OKAY

[smoky arrow]

oh no

[chilly stump]

Pitmaster Caitlin Has Spoken

[hollow rock]

XD

[smoky arrow]

She's become too powerful

[hollow rock]

So this might just be a me thing, but when I first saw the Hades teaser, I totally thought that Zag was gonna be this snarky jackass with an inflated ego, but once I played I realized Zag was a very polite young man to people who don’t say “boy” and “stupid” in every other sentence I felt pleasantly surprised and kinda silly now

[dawn bramble]

Dude same

I was pleasantly shocked when I finally was able to play

[hollow rock]

Zagreus is strong in the real way

[dawn bramble]

I'm proud of one (1) boy

[olive jungle]

he's so GOOD

[hollow rock]

Wait but what about Cerberus

[dawn bramble]

sweats

I'm proud of *four (4) boys

[round herald]

I love how Zag says "mate" all the time

[olive jungle]

i get like highkey defensive when people say he's a brat

[dawn bramble]

He is Not---

[hollow rock]

Zag is a half dressed queer man with unrequited crushes and daddy issues I wonder why I love him so much

[round herald]

I feel as if they had to mellow out his edgy appearance with a solid personality

[alpine stratus]

azuki yeeaaaaaa u get him!!!!

hes so good :'')

[olive jungle]

he had some real parental guidance and support stuctures just, you know, not from. hades.

[dawn bramble]

zzag is...so good..

[hollow rock]

So good, the goodest good

[dawn bramble]

I'll cry if Zag doesn't escape

[hollow rock]

He’s almost... dare I say it... a gooder boy than Cerberus

[alpine stratus]

zag rly....went thru hell...is going thru hell......and has the maturity to stand on his feet, be determined, and still be kind and im 💖 are you winning son

[dawn bramble]

what if the ending of Hades is just the Entire Fandom showing up as wretches and carrying him out of hell

[alpine stratus]

YEEEESSSSSSSSSSS

[dawn bramble]

Lets go boys, we got a job to do

[olive jungle]

i've said it before and i'll say it again

hades: you will respect your elders, boy, and you'll respect me.
zag: hell no, screw you

achilles: you should show respect to others by default, lad, until they've done something to show they don't deserve it.
zag: yes sir

[round herald]

Okay let me interject because i feel as if we might be heading towards some kind of suicide cult

We are NOT going to hell just to help out

[hollow rock]

He’s just a poor boy, nobod— huh.— 1068 people love him— he’s just a poor boy from the richest family in existence

[alpine stratus]

JHGVJHVJHGGBJGVJHFGHJGVHJ

[dawn bramble]

But what if I WANNA go to hell to help out Mom???

[hollow rock]

:DDD

[alpine stratus]

1068 people love him....

[dawn bramble]

Omg you've made it

[alpine stratus]

jhfhjfhjfhj

its where he keeps his love

its red for ❤

[dawn bramble]

slhslhk

[signal spoke]

what is the green one for

?

[alpine stratus]

love but in green

[dawn bramble]

Love but for Dusa

[alpine stratus]

💚

[hollow rock]

Alternatively this means he’s Underswap Sans

[dawn bramble]

..

[hollow rock]

was it underswap I can never remember all these AUs, the edgy one

[alpine stratus]

underfell was edgy

[dawn bramble]

Yeah

[hollow rock]

Underfell he’s Underfell sans

[dawn bramble]

She's Strong

[hollow rock]

Because she’s too cool for symmetry

[dawn bramble]

actually no Azukis right

[hollow rock]

When I was trying to redesign her outfit for a modern setting the obvious avenue was hot topic

[dawn bramble]

ksjslkjfhsf

[hollow rock]

She has like ten piercings

[dawn bramble]

No, more

[hollow rock]

Oh gosh she has more

[dawn bramble]

h-hello???

[hollow rock]

Hm? I didn’t think I said anything bad

[dawn bramble]

Proxy,,,,,

[hollow rock]

Ohhhhhh

It thought I said a female dog

[alpine stratus]

you said the s word but you were right

like your sentiment...it was right

[hollow rock]

Oh righttt

[dawn bramble]

wha

[hollow rock]

I forgot about that sorryyy

[alpine stratus]

HJFHJFHJFJH YEAH

[burnt grove]

sooo

[hollow rock]

I drew Meg and she was either a yoga mom too tired for Zag’s stuff or a butch bi with shaved sides

[burnt grove]

patch soon?

what do we know about it so far?

except for Thanatos and meg sisters

[dawn bramble]

Do we know anymore than that,,,??

[hollow rock]

It just deletes the post, at least on my end @charred yoke

Wait we know that?? Cool!

[alpine stratus]

we dont

hjfghjfhjfj its a popular guess tho!!

[radiant tangle]

Kam was keysmashing, RMB.

[hollow rock]

Oh we don’t! Cool!

[burnt grove]

i had sifted thru code for some gameplay additions, but I'm not allowed by community managers to speak about it

[alpine stratus]

hahaha yeah
side note if you say a proxybanned word its deleted and stored in our log!

we see it forever.

[dawn bramble]

omg

[burnt grove]

i was just wondering if there's some teaser story addition

[hollow rock]

Wait it left it alone?

Waittttttt oh gosh Needa said that and not a mod I’m sorry

[radiant tangle]

Proxy is the censor bot

[dawn bramble]

Proxy is trying it's best

[radiant tangle]

Among other things

[hollow rock]

Proxy is Bouldey

Someone who runs a family friendly Discord and wants to protect it from angry people who swear a lot and brainless dunces like me who type too fast and skip over words

[fiery pebble]

They have been together once, thats not the problem

Also, its family friendly to a degree

[hollow rock]

Zag and Achilles and Skelly OT3

[fiery pebble]

For example, "Bastard" is allowed

Because Meg uses it ingame

[dawn bramble]

woaghh

[hollow rock]

I wonder if the final game is gonna have a romance route(s)

[dawn bramble]

That'd be fun, but like

[round herald]

I demand dating simulation

[fiery pebble]

I hope not

[dawn bramble]

I don't know if that fits with the games themes

[alpine stratus]

i think it could be fun!

[round herald]

Let him date his weapons. I want friendship meters for weapons

[dawn bramble]

Yes

at full hearts the weapons talk to you

[prisma wind]

Wasn't that asked in the Q&A at some point?/

[narrow slate]

So I'm thinking Cronus this guy for update https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus

[dawn bramble]

zag's bed fits him and his dog

[fiery pebble]

I mean, fun or not, it just feels out of place

[dawn bramble]

Yeah ^

[fiery pebble]

Especially since Meg is obviously the only correct choice

Since Achilles already said no

[hollow rock]

Not to be that guy but whenever anyone says Cronus, I think Cronus Ampora the incel from Homestuck

[alpine stratus]

oh him

[narrow slate]

Time powers

😃

[hollow rock]

I’m kinda hoping Achilles’ story is about helping him ||either get back with or get over Patrolocus||

[dawn bramble]

Yeah, Achilles' deserves closure 😔

[hollow rock]

Wait is that a spoiler

That was probably a spoiler

[alpine stratus]

i hope we get a lovely reuniting

[hollow rock]

I’m really hoping it turns out to be Skelly

[dawn bramble]

omg

[hollow rock]

Wait what’s the significance of a ceiling mirror

[prisma wind]

PG, folks 😛

[dawn bramble]

sweating

[narrow slate]

He never sleeps really

[spring cipher]

When can I play as female zag

for the joke ofc

[radiant tangle]

For which joke

[spring cipher]

sweats nervously

[dawn bramble]

does zag just have a whole boob out

[alpine stratus]

abt the mirror- if thats something not pg, it better not continue. keep it clean thanks!

[dawn bramble]

fem zag

[spring cipher]

Fem zag when?

[hollow rock]

Cross through the mirror and everything’s genderbent

[spring cipher]

hmmmm

gender bent everything

I would buy that

[dawn bramble]

April Fools 👀

[hollow rock]

That’s why Zag can’t see his reflection, because everyone there is the opposite gender

[narrow slate]

Digging optional Zag gender option

[hollow rock]

And it’s a secret to everybody

[dawn bramble]

Would Nyx know a about this alternate universe???

[narrow slate]

They just look at CAOS .. ah my bad guys

[spring cipher]

Damn caos switching everybodys genders

totally mad at this

I swear

[fiery pebble]

Ok but have you considered what that means

Female Skelly

[hollow rock]

I wanna see dude Megara

[spring cipher]

dude meg WOULD BE SUCHA HOTTI

Kyaaa

already have a crush on her

[dawn bramble]

Fem skelly would be exactly the same but with a wig

[alpine stratus]

skelly already has hair

theres no change

[narrow slate]

a neir style bow

[fiery pebble]

Dude Megaera would just be a Jojo character

[spring cipher]

and?

[dawn bramble]

wait skelly has hair i

[hollow rock]

Yes

[spring cipher]

i see no problems

[tulip lava]

3000 year old spoiler

[hollow rock]

Dude Megara the Dude we deserve

[dawn bramble]

i... feel obligated to draw this now

[fiery pebble]

Im more interested in male Aphrodite

[dawn bramble]

Eros

[fiery pebble]

Because uh, covering up what needs to be covered up is a bit harder without the long hair

[hollow rock]

Just make the hair even longer

[dawn bramble]

Who said he can't have long hair--

Hair so long it reaches the underworld

[narrow slate]

Wait are the gods gender swapped to

?

[hollow rock]

Yes

[dawn bramble]

Everyone

[radiant tangle]

Chaos stays the same since they don't have a gender, and have all genders at the same time. They're cool like that

[narrow slate]

yup

[hollow rock]

Chaos becomes slightly more masculine, slightly more feminine, slightly more neither, and slightly more both

[dawn bramble]

Chaos' gender is Cool

[narrow slate]

The same being with the vaping baby on it's chest

[radiant tangle]

Chaos' gender is Entropy

[narrow slate]

GRANDPA

[fiery pebble]

Yknow, what would female Poseidon be like

[hollow rock]

But what’s in your pants? Distain for my grandkids who never visit.

[alpine stratus]

ooohhh......oooooohhhhh i could get into the idea of girl poseidon 🤔

[dawn bramble]

ariel......

[fiery pebble]

... phrasing

[alpine stratus]

girl aries 😍

[dawn bramble]

Gasp

[fiery pebble]

Girl Ares, eh?

[narrow slate]

hmmmmmmmmmmm

[dawn bramble]

I already want her to Step on me

[fiery pebble]

How about girl Ares

But she is even more muscular

[dawn bramble]

yes

[alpine stratus]

GIRL HYPNOS

[dawn bramble]

OMG

[narrow slate]

kinda cute

[hollow rock]

Hypnos is always adorbs

[dawn bramble]

correct

[prisma wind]

Girl Bouldy

[alpine stratus]

bow-ldy

[dawn bramble]

I would give bouldy all my ambrosia no matter the gender

[radiant tangle]

Bouldy already is a girl you fools

[dawn bramble]

i.....you're so wise.....

[fiery pebble]

Girl Hypnos would probably just look like Hypnos

[dawn bramble]

hypnos but w some eyeliner

[prisma wind]

Nah, Bouldy is androckgenous

[fiery pebble]

He is kinda androgynous

... or however the word is actually spelt

[narrow slate]

Girl Hypnos needs swirl glasses

[dawn bramble]

correct

[spring cipher]

NO

[fiery pebble]

What would Girl Hades look like though

[spring cipher]

screw hypnos

[hollow rock]

How igneous of you wight

[radiant tangle]

Canon hypnos needs swirl glasses

[spring cipher]

you cant make her adorable

[fiery pebble]

Thats the plan, Baby

[hollow rock]

Both Hypnos need swirl glasses

[spring cipher]

I need to be able to hate them easily

[fiery pebble]

But yeah, Girl Hades is odd

[dawn bramble]

hypnos gives you swirl glasses as another trinket....

[radiant tangle]

Why would you hate Hypnos?

[fiery pebble]

Somehow I cant imagine Hades without his beard

[prisma wind]

Hades doesn't have a beard though

It's just a moustache

[dawn bramble]

Mustache

[hollow rock]

Don’t worry you’ll be able to hate them when they become the bonus boss because they know exactly how to fight

[spring cipher]

Who says a female cant have a moustache looking beard

[chilly stump]

Hades but as that shutterstock photo of the regal woman holding an owl.

[spring cipher]

[dawn bramble]

omg

[hollow rock]

Hades becomes the singing lady from Greatest Showman

Wait what what is this shutterstock photo

[chilly stump]

But with the beard, I'm onboard non-comedically, she'd rock it.

[fiery pebble]

What if Girl Hades just wore a fake beard

[chilly stump]

I'll try to find it!

[hollow rock]

Yayyy thanks

No it’s completely genuine 100% real

The mustache is so magnificent it transcends spacetime

[dawn bramble]

Chaos made it so

[spring cipher]

Im just here for dude meg

[hollow rock]

The mustache is order, chaos’ antithesis

[chilly stump]

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/woman-holding-eurasian-eagle-owl-sitting-high-res-stock-photography/200448608-002

[spring cipher]

😍

[chilly stump]

Hades

[hollow rock]

Ok ok ok, but what about dude hydra

[spring cipher]

hmm

Dude hydra

[hollow rock]

That is big hades energy

[spring cipher]

hmmm

BIG hades energy mometns

[dawn bramble]

wait hydra has a gender wha

[spring cipher]

Umm I dont know

big femfetale snek

[hollow rock]

I was just messing around

[dawn bramble]

I'm too trusting

[hollow rock]

XD

[radiant tangle]

SGG won't let Zag smooch Hydra, which is a personal attack on me, specifically.

[narrow slate]

Dear Fanart community genderbent characters from Hades are going to sell

😃

[dawn bramble]

If only I didn't have math homework I'd be drawing this sobs

[hollow rock]

If only Hades wasn’t so addicting I’d draw dude meg

[dawn bramble]

We have like opposite problems

wait what if i just dont do my homework

[hollow rock]

Well, I just finished my midterm and have a paper draft due on Friday I’m just actively avoiding work

[dawn bramble]

mood

[hollow rock]

That would be a terrible thing to do nods

[dawn bramble]

🤔

[thin rivet]

Do your hw @dawn bramble

You dumb whore

Oh wait how’d your chem quiz go

[dawn bramble]

No mom 😤

[thin rivet]

Test? Quiz? Same levels of anxiety

[dawn bramble]

chem kills me either way

[thin rivet]

DO YOUR HOMEWORK OR IM STEALING YOUR ENTIRE ASS LAPTOP

[dawn bramble]

sobs

[thin rivet]

Okay okay

But like

You’ll actually suffer

You know that right

[dawn bramble]

UwU

[thin rivet]

What hw do you have

You have history and???fench

French

[velvet lion]

guys please keep discussion on hades

[thin rivet]

Okay okay

[dawn bramble]

I told you this would happen

[thin rivet]

I know I know

[velvet lion]

if you want to talk personal should probably go in private dms

[hot juniper]

Saaame, I got midterms this week and I've been procrastinating by just playing Hades instead

Whoops lol

[dawn bramble]

All plans are cancelled tomorrow

Only Hades

[tulip lava]

you're on thin ice buddy

[velvet lion]

i have a day off so more time to play hades

[thin rivet]

I cannot play hades

I have nothing,,, to play anything on,,,

[dire ingot]

I can't expect to play and know Thanatos. I want Hefestus in next update

[hollow rock]

I wonder what ||granny|| Demeter’s up to anyway

[smoky arrow]

playing farm simulator b.c 703

[hollow rock]

Is there a debuff that shortens the length that bull rushes run?

I got hit with this weird thing during the hydra fight where by rushes moved a quarter to a third of normal

But this was the first time it happened

[dawn bramble]

I've had a glitch where the full marker/path thing? didn't appear but I still went the full length

[hollow rock]

That’s p common for me

But the marker appeared, but shorter, and it only went that far as well

I wanna say it cost me that fight with the hydra, but I was probably gonna die anyway

[dawn bramble]

That's.. weird

[hollow rock]

Yeah

[dawn bramble]

I don't think theres any upgrade/debuff that does that either way

Actually my most recent win against the Hydra near the end of the fight my movement speed was suddenly slower, unless the Hydra gives debuffs and I never knew

[hollow rock]

Yeah, I’m thinking it’s a bug

[olive jungle]

kjgdfhgd sorry pls no final boss spoilers here

spoilers and gameplay are fair game though ^^

[hollow rock]

Whoops didn’t realize the identity of it was a spoiler, sorry—

[olive jungle]

no problem! ^^

[little inlet]

its the twelfth of march

[olive jungle]

in uhhh some parts of the world, it sure is

[little inlet]

where them new peeps at

lol

[radiant tangle]

I'm a new peeps, sup

[little inlet]

hello

[radiant tangle]

I lied, I'm sorry, I'm not a new peeps.

[little inlet]

how dare u

i feel betrayed

[radiant tangle]

orz

[little inlet]

can't wait to see the new crew

if the new furies are as RAD as Meg is

then i will be a happy man

[jagged portal]

sorry theyre only tubular

[little inlet]

oh that is very S U B - O P T I M A L

[prisma wind]

Possibly groovy, gnarly, and or siiiiick

[misty willow]

Tubular Is definitely superior to rad imo

[little inlet]

potentially rockin sum SMOKIN' SEXY STYLE

Although SICKS SKILLS is also acceptable

but no SUBHUMAN

never subhuman

[misty willow]

Honestly, I'm going to be happy with literally whatever pops up. Rad or Goofy, anything in between.

[little inlet]

i wanna see if the new guy is Thanatos or Cronos

Timestop would be a great addition to the game

[prisma wind]

What is this, Kingdom Hearts crossover? You want Goofy?

[little inlet]

all i saying is that hades would greatly benefit from a style system

[misty willow]

I think I can get behind that idea. Though I'm wondering how they would manifest that in the abilities?

[little inlet]

give the sword exceed

and also give it snatch'

just turn Zag into Nero

[misty willow]

ehhhh, maybe.

[little inlet]

i joke

[muted lintel]

are infernal souls really useless or am i missing something

[misty willow]

Though maybe slowing would be more balanced than straight stopping? I have no idea. Game balance is tough.

[little inlet]

just do it like ragtime does

it creates a dot of slow time

[misty willow]

Infernal souls aren't useless but they are odd. One of the mirror upgrades makes them help you deal damage. Though I think they are rather weak without a boon.

Still, not enough experience to say anything definitive.

[little inlet]

what are infernal souls?

[muted lintel]

the right click skill

3 ammo max

[misty willow]

that's the cast.

[prisma wind]

The mirror upgrade is called Infernal Soul

The item is called a Bloodstone, the ability is called Cast

Not to confuse anyone

[little inlet]

ah ok

[misty willow]

ty for clearing up. Terminology isn't my strong suit.

[little inlet]

like i thought u where talking bout a new item

[prisma wind]

But yes, your cast is an excellent utility. It provides a range attack when you don't have ranged option (looking at you, Sword), the Boiling Blood mirror upgrade provides up to a 50% (I think?) increase to damage done to enemies with a Bloodstone stuck in them, and there are various boons that wildly change the nature of your cast

Some Cast boons will override the function of Boiling Blood since they don't stick into enemies, though

[olive jungle]

zeus caaaast

[misty willow]

I hate the sword. But only because I'm bad.

[olive jungle]

zeus attack may have been nerfed, but zeus cast is still great for clearing a room of small enemies like pests or numbskulls

[muted lintel]

like idk they feel really unbalanced compared to special and attack

[prisma wind]

Don't sleep on Cast! At minimum, it's a free 50 damage

[muted lintel]

not strong, limited use

[prisma wind]

I always open boss fights with unloading all my casts into the enemy

[misty willow]

Same. It's free damage with added utility. If it was op then weapon choice wouldn't matter.

[prisma wind]

I mean, Cast builds are a thing

[misty willow]

I imagine there are dash builds as well, but I definitely couldn't do it.

[prisma wind]

Yup

Zeus Dash is probably by far the easiest to pull off

I just had one yesterday, I think it was, that basically carried my entire AR run with Zeus Dash

[little inlet]

Imagine doing a special build lol

[prisma wind]

Bow Special build is really powerful with the right boons

Same with Spear

Sword Special build was the first Sword victory I ever had

[muted lintel]

shield special is the best imo

ricochet with poison

[little inlet]

btw i don't have the game yet
i just heard that specials are bad

at least a patch ago

[misty willow]

I just don't have the patience for Sword. I just want to hit stuff forever, but then I stay too long and die.

[prisma wind]

That's kind of old opinions, in my opinion. They've done a lot to bring Specials on par with everything else

[little inlet]

nice'

what about gun tho

[misty willow]

I don't like gun special, but I can see it being good for somebody

[prisma wind]

It's not my favourite, but some people like it. It requires a bit of work, in my opinion, to be equal to the rest. It's also the newest weapon, so hasn't had as much time to get polished and balanced as the rest

AR special is best with a mouse, I think

[jagged portal]

Its my fav of the bunch tbh

its what I used on my 120 run

[little inlet]

oh boo

hoping it would cool

cuz freedom gun

[prisma wind]

It is cool, it just needs more time

This is still very Early Access

[little inlet]

ye

[jagged portal]

Right now its mostly about hit and run with the gun

because you can hit stuff super far away w/ the special

[prisma wind]

Bow is still the best weapon in the game, in my opinion and for my playstyle

[jagged portal]

that is also why my 120 run was like 40 minutes

lol

[little inlet]

i wonder if they could make move while firing

[jagged portal]

honestly if they fix the reloading quirks

thatd be big enough

[misty willow]

I haven't used the gun enough, what exactly are the quirks in question? I only recognized that it felt kind of off.

[jagged portal]

well one annoying thing is that it auto reloads when you run out of ammo

[muted lintel]

whats ur wet dream build for the bow @prisma wind

[jagged portal]

and you can get caught int he reload animation and cant dash for like

half a second

and thats a huge deal with max whipped frenzy

[muted lintel]

i like the gun special coz you can put it on spawning monsters

kill them 1 second after they spawn

[misty willow]

Ohhhhh so that's what was happening! Thanks for the info QB

[prisma wind]

Inappropriate way to ask for this server @muted lintel 😆 But typically Hunter Dash, Athena Attack, Chaos to increase Dash Attack and/or Attack, Urge to Kill, Pressure Points, Clean Kill (if we're going full-on dream)

[jagged portal]

[prisma wind]

I don't try to force builds, however. I have fun just taking whatever gods come up and trying to make it work

[misty willow]

I haven't played for too long, but that's the way I've been taking it.

While I don't quite like all the boons, nothing feels useless at least.

[jagged portal]

I hate athenas dash with a passion

like it kills runs for me on high heat because I cant play with it

[prisma wind]

It definitely takes timing. It's not my favourite either

[misty willow]

Okay yeah, forgot that one. I will never take it again, it's just too hard to adjust too on the fly.

Still, probably someone's favorite

[prisma wind]

Hey, question, how many of y'all take time to destroy pillars in Asphodel? Particularly at the start of combat? Don't let that free go to waste!

The first 3-5 pillars will always drop , though I think there's some damage/spawn cutoff where they stop dropping

Hence, beginning of combat

[misty willow]

I've noticed that but never paid enough attention to figure out the cutoffs. It's definitely helpful!

[olive jungle]

they take too long to break so i generally ignore them >>

[misty willow]

I like any excuse to mash the attack button so it's win-win for me.

[prisma wind]

It's nicest with the Bow or AR since you have spam attacks that break them fast. The big pillars take 10 hits, the smaller take 9

It appreciably increases my stocks in Asphodel

[sterile bane]

Hi new here excited for upcoming Hades update

[olive jungle]

Welcome!

[misty willow]

Welcome! And same!

[prisma wind]

Welcome!

[jagged portal]

Cheers buddy 😃

[spring cipher]

I'm like

Sups excited

AHHHHHH

[flint gust]

What do you think we'll be getting in terms of gameplay?

Pretty much no one expected the rail in Dio update

[olive jungle]

well we still have one more olympian to go, but i doubt they'll be in this one

i wouldnt be shocked tbh if the three new characters and whatever systems they're a part of are the bulk of this update, along with a smattering of the usual conversation progressions

It'd be nice to finally have the other existing npc sprites finished out

But considering how much art had to go into these three new characters, presumably, again i'm not sure that'll be happening now

[misty willow]

I'd love more rooms in the entry area, but I wouldn't say I'm expecting it.

[prisma wind]

I can hardly wait to get home from work tomorrow. You'll all probably be hours deep into the new game content by then

[misty willow]

College is on spring break right on time. If it's out in the next 6 hours, I'm starting then.

[signal spoke]

same, ill be in class most of the day so ill probly come home to a lot of discord chat to look forward to

you guys better have some good memes ready

[dark jolt]

crashes in at the speed of sound

[olive jungle]

[dark jolt]

I just found this game and I have two VERY important questions

1. I own every other Supergiant Game, and I'm not sure if I want to buy this one in Early Access. DO I WAIT OR JUST PULL THE TRIGGER?! ._.
2. WHERE can I listen to that awesome track from the YouTube trailer because that got me PUMPED

[jagged portal]

https://www.youtube.com/user/supergiantgames/videos

I think they have all the songs on their YT channel

and yeah I think its worth pulling the trigger now