#h1-discussion

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novel wasp
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not so much

nimble ocean
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even from himself

brave thicket
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the buckler is medieval, not greek

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too smol shield

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athena bad'

frank ibex
tacit sparrow
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ok but yall pick

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Zeus or Poseidon?

novel wasp
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zeus

brave thicket
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iesous

novel wasp
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for maximum gilf

frank ibex
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Boons or popularity?

novel wasp
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looks

frank ibex
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Oh

brave thicket
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“IESOUS” is Greek For Jesus meaning — “Hail Zeus”

frank ibex
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Accursed

tight axle
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wrong one

novel wasp
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HAHAHA

frank ibex
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I WILL scream

tacit sparrow
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Zeus has a stache and a beard

tight axle
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steam doesn't copy right

tacit sparrow
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Pos has a beard

nimble ocean
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Than leaves the topic

tacit sparrow
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Hades has a stache

novel wasp
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hades is phat

tacit sparrow
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Zeus superior brother confirmed

frank ibex
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Poseidon looks marginally younger imo

novel wasp
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he doesnt go out and do exercise

brave thicket
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poseidon go sweeming everyday

tacit sparrow
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probably bc Poseidon doesnt have a stache

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also Poseidon smiling

brave thicket
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zeus is smiling too

pseudo linden
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Athena's great, whatchu talking about

nimble ocean
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Zeus's beard is clouds

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how can that be bad

brave thicket
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shes not holding the greek shield

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athena bad

tacit sparrow
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yea but Zeus' smile is like. subtler?

pseudo linden
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She's second on the list of people I never refuse in a trial, besides Artemis

tacit sparrow
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Poseidon got big award winning grin that makes him look younger

frank ibex
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Zeus looks positively massive. He could look at me and my weak little bones would break

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Whoops

brave thicket
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yea, he incinerated one of his wife by just revealing his true form

pseudo linden
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Sounds like a perk

regal junco
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Anyways this server is great and funny

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were just making fanfic 24/7

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Generally SGG is pretty great

nimble ocean
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that's how myths are made

brave thicket
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aeneid is a fanfic smh

regal junco
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Yuh

frank ibex
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I dont even really like isometrics and I've loved every sgg game i've played

brave thicket
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dvine comedy is further fanfic

frank ibex
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They just do it right ig

regal junco
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also imagine how cool it would be like if we got actual models for the characters

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even if they just stood in one spot

tacit sparrow
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divine comedy is self insert at its prime

brave thicket
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what is isometrics

frank ibex
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epic but unlikely

regal junco
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45 degree angle

frank ibex
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Well, possible

regal junco
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3D ARTEMIS

brave thicket
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would buy

regal junco
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also yeah ive played them all except pyre and this is making me want to finish transistor cus I only started that

tacit sparrow
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Olympians funko pops

brave thicket
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transistor weird

tacit sparrow
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is that what they're called

tight axle
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Artemis stays in the shadows... except when fighting boss # 3 when she refuses to go anywhere near the shadows

frank ibex
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I ahvent played transistor but its wicked cheap on steam rn

brave thicket
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iits not that good imo

frank ibex
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That being said I might wait to buy it full price since I can afford it and wanna support

brave thicket
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storywise its great

frank ibex
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🤔

brave thicket
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but i dont like the gameplay

frank ibex
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Which other sgg games have you played? Would you compare it to any of the others

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Like is it more similar do you think to, like, bastion? gameplay-wise

brave thicket
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only tried transistor

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refunded it

frank ibex
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Ahh gotcha

regal junco
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Bastion is similar to hades but like slow

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Honestly it seems like Hades is by far their best game yet

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Cus yknow its amazing

brave thicket
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pyre?

novel wasp
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nba purgatory

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epic edition

regal junco
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Didnt play it but I wanted to make a conclusive sounding statemnet

frank ibex
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I havent gotten far enough in pyre yet to say but it def. seems like hades has the best replay value as far as pacing goes (since its a roguelike, that is)

novel wasp
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GO ON AND SLAM

frank ibex
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There is a moth in my room ):

brave thicket
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eat it

novel wasp
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l a m p

frank ibex
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D:

brave thicket
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shrews are insect eaters dont blame me

regal junco
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Moths are good

frank ibex
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It is looking me in the eye

tight axle
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do bugs go to elysium?

brave thicket
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no

novel wasp
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yes

nimble ocean
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i think there is one significant change in Hades comparing to other games.. when you go further in the story, you don't want to cry.. and there is no heartbreaking ending

frank ibex
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I agree I like em but idk what to do with him

regal junco
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I mean there are fish

novel wasp
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they became the butterlfy ball to annoy you

frank ibex
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Not yet at least

regal junco
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Not yet there isnt

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Wait

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Hmmmm

frank ibex
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Hat

novel wasp
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Aphrodite granted me the love punch

frank ibex
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My heart was a little broken when I first beat the bbeg

novel wasp
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HAHA

pseudo linden
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@nimble ocean not yet

nimble ocean
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indeed

regal junco
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Artemis

novel wasp
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ArteMiss

regal junco
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Swiss miss

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Swiss artemiss

frank ibex
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Arteswiss

novel wasp
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Artiss

frank ibex
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Artemis aphrodite duo artekiss

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I am filled with Regret

brave thicket
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die

frank ibex
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On it boss

novel wasp
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🔫

brave thicket
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ya know how strangling yourself feel?

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pretty great

regal junco
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Now smiling than will come for you

frank ibex
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Death Approaches

regal junco
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Hey guys whys there a purple scythe above

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Guys

brave thicket
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like you hear beats in the air, corresponding to the song you feel in your heart

nimble ocean
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sometimes you say something you gonna remember 8 years later at 2 am without able to sleep and refill yourself with regret

frank ibex
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Thanatos killed them before they could finish

tight axle
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I love certain characters responding to than's... combat abilities

frank ibex
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Same I only ever use ||mort|| on enemies with dialogue so that I can hear them scream in terror

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figuratively

tight axle
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||boss #3 sounds so... offended?||

brave thicket
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why are everyone here masochists or sadists

frank ibex
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Ikr!

brave thicket
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i count myself as sadistic btw

regal junco
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Im not

frank ibex
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||what is he doing here!||

regal junco
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Im never going beyond hest like 5

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Scary

brave thicket
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so ur sadistic

regal junco
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What

tight axle
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just remember there was a time you couldn't kill Meg, so more heat is just an equivalent to that

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for everyone

brave thicket
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megs always been easy for me

frank ibex
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Some of them dont seem all that scary tho. Like extreme measures is scary until you actually try it

tight axle
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||Extreme measures 2 + The trap one = lava takes your death defiance as walking tax||

brave thicket
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yey

nimble ocean
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well, everything seems interesting.. and only timed option is scary

inland hawk
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Traps II: all traps instakill

frank ibex
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I havent even dipped my toes into the trap one yet

inland hawk
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How badly do you want the heat??

frank ibex
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Oh the timed one isnt bad if youre using ao demeter fists

tight axle
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traps was the first I used but I've since learned what a couple giant purple arrows can do

frank ibex
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lmao

regal junco
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Trap was the first one i did, seems oretty easy

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Just dont get git

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Hit

inland hawk
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Trap heat doesn’t matter until it does

frank ibex
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I primarily use pierced butterfly so I would probably be fine with it? I might try it on my next run

nimble ocean
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butterfly and feather are already like heat options

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should be interesting

frank ibex
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I like to go for builds like "kill them all before they can land a hit" so butterfly fits relatively well

tight axle
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I'm too scared to not have some invuln keepsakes by the fb so I usually ditch butterfly by then. Likely makes it 100% useless to have taken it at all but oh well

regal junco
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What dors butterfly do?

pseudo linden
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increases damage for every room you clear without taking damage

nimble ocean
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extra 3% on final boss are always nice

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FeelsBadMan

pseudo linden
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how did you manage 3% when it's 2% a room

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did you.. clear half of three rooms?

tight axle
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The modifier is different based on use of the item

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one of them can be a 1.5 I think

pseudo linden
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Oh right, I forget

tight axle
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For me I usually make a mistake or two in area 1, a handful in area 2, and very single room from there onwards

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though it has been a while since I've used the butterfly

novel wasp
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1% in level 1

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1.5% in level 2

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2% in max

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though, i do wish to get the bonus based on the room

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because you either take pierced till the end or you dont

burnt breach
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hey I've noticed an increase in people talking about hades mods here, I'd just like to inform you there is a hades modding discord, I post the link in #self-promotion every now and then. If you can't see the link, just type "hades modding discord" in the search bar, it should pop up

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glad people are interested in hades mods thumbsup

brisk trail
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Idk how

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It's related but hades made me better at another game

frank ibex
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Ahh that happens to me too lol. I think it must have to do with practicing motor coordination and also it seems like playing one game can help you approach others from a different perspective

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Im a neuro student so things like game-related cognition are interesting as all getout lmao

brisk trail
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Hmm maybe that's the case

gaunt dome
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I've noticed that hades requires a lot more thinking and coordination that I'm used to, timing attacks and dashes correctly have been the biggest learning curve for me by far

frank ibex
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^

brisk trail
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Timing dashes was my biggest issue

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Cuz u can still get damaged if u don't have athena

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But I'm alot better now

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Still only one clear tho :(

distant sun
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all of a sudden im getting lag spikes every so often. might be pc or game

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guess window updates lag the game when they want to override your game screen :(

frank ibex
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Same problem recently, even with razer. Not usually an issue despite playing with a 620 but I just close everything else I had open in the bg and am usually fine

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Windows updates notwithstanding, lol

worthy egret
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Damn i missed butterfly talk

brave thicket
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butt fly

worthy egret
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Dont talk about than like that

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:(

brave thicket
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well, he looks nightmarish

worthy egret
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No he doesn't :(((

calm laurel
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Than only sees Zag as a friend

tacit sparrow
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aight

worthy egret
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I mean i dont think so-

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Heuph

tacit sparrow
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same bro

worthy egret
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thanzag neighborhood

tacit sparrow
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solidarity

worthy egret
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😔 friendly friendly

tacit sparrow
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still trying to get the Than route 😔

brave thicket
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dont

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if you do the front face of him will appear much more frequently

worthy egret
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I honestly don't mind it

tacit sparrow
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there are sacrifices I am willing to take

worthy egret
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Ive done the Than route yesterday

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❤️ 😔

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Or well, the last heart

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And what happened after that

Anyway what im meaning to say. Than cute

brave thicket
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no

tacit sparrow
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frfr like... I finished the Meg route and Than still won't let me unlock his heart

brave thicket
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than skeary

worthy egret
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Boy takes time this is all very new to him 😔

brave thicket
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the face is old

worthy egret
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Tbh i had Meg and Than unlock themselves to me around the same time

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I mean DUH he's DEATH

tacit sparrow
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the front face is... awkward

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but Than's 3/4 is adorable

worthy egret
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That he's old doesn't mean dealing with having feelings for people isn't new

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Yeeee it is

tacit sparrow
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Than's being a jerk in my run rn

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bruh give me your FAVOR

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STOP POOFING A W A Y

worthy egret
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But he smiles in his front view and as weird as the smile is he SMILED

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Than is a master of DRAMATIC EXITS

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UGH MOM YOU DONT UNDERSTAND ME IM RUNNING AWAY!!! POFF

tacit sparrow
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Zag: Than we need to talk I-
Than: actually I got work now bye
dramatic exit with jade green filter for some reason

worthy egret
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Its how he avoids social situations he doesnt wanna be in

tacit sparrow
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Than practiced that dramatic entry and exit I bet

worthy egret
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He gets nervous and poofs

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And then feels guilty over it

brave thicket
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he hath NO WINGS

worthy egret
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He kinda does

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When he's poofing

brave thicket
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I DONT SEE THEM

tacit sparrow
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he has... a wing shoulder pauldron thing

brave thicket
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IM BLIND

worthy egret
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When he poofs, the effect around him kinda looks like wings

brave thicket
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they are gween, not blak

tacit sparrow
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gween

worthy egret
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Listen i absolutely believe he has them. For the good of my heart

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He just doesn't show them

tacit sparrow
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winged Than... yes

worthy egret
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I once saw art of Thanatos (not hades Thanatos, just the god in general) with star speckled black wings and I've never been the same

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I think our Than would benefit from just solid black wings but please,,,, please consider,,,, either a metallic green sheen on his feathers when the light hits a certain way, or stars on the ends of his feathers

novel wasp
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back to regular running away from home 850 BCE momento

tacit sparrow
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Hypnos with tiny pigeon wings 🥺

worthy egret
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YeSSS

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They have that rainbowy sheeeen

novel wasp
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Obsidian wings

worthy egret
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Zag popping out of Styx after he just got murdered

cinder lichen
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pdfffft

brave thicket
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what about no

patent topaz
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I saw this same vine in a compilation but it was Achilles in Styx not Zag 👀

regal junco
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Were divine figures having wings even a thing pre christianity

kindred onyx
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than is so cute

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and megara's smiling face is scary

quaint bramble
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@regal junco Yes, off the top of my head Sumerian reliefs often depicted deities as being winged

regal junco
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Neat

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Also how am I allowed to post in the feedback channel

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Do we have to get our thing approved first

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Because I find the fact that the hallway to zags room and the hallway to the courtyard do not line up exactly

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Unimaginably infuriating

sharp parcel
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check the pin

lyric talon
opaque nexus
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I haven’t been able to play this game at all

brisk trail
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Hello everyone. Yesterday i found this gem and fell in love with it. I was thinking and wanted to ask, are we allowed to Stream the game on twitch? 🙂

flat vapor
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yep! there's lots of streamers playing hades too

brisk trail
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Thats awsome ^-^

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@flat vapor Thx 🙂

regal junco
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Also can we talk about how amazing this game is for a minute.

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Especially how everytime you think your out of new content or mechanics there some new surpirse thing

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Or at least where I’m at on around run 50

frank ibex
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Agreed! The pacing is excellent

regal junco
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Especially when compared to other rogue likes (like Etg, Dead Cells, and Rogue Legacy (which are all great also))that mostly just have new item unlocks after the first hour or so

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And the writing is also amazing

tight axle
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Hypnos's "advice" is great too. I wanted to see what would happen if I turned heat to max and found out he still has new dialogue when something that has already killed you kills you again

regal junco
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Yeah hes my favorite

tight axle
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I've seen I believe 3 variations of the lout lines

regal junco
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Feel like im missing out considering ive never died to like most of tartarus

tight axle
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same, he unfortunately has less to say on victory than on death

frank ibex
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I'd be curious to see exactly how much time each character has in voiced lines alone lol

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Like if you were to put all of their dialogue audio back to back

tight axle
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and how much each va had to be paid because wow that's a lot of talking

frank ibex
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Aye

regal junco
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Like if you just msde it a visual novel no one would notice

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Yeah

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There are so many tiny lines that are like “wow, they took the time to get the zag va to actually say that”

frank ibex
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Especially for rare lines too. Got a final boss line for the first time on run, like, 75 or something yesterday

tight axle
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"in the name of someone very sore right now" is a personal fave

frank ibex
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Same lol

regal junco
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Honesty it reminds me of fire emblem but like good

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And also the pure genius of having a half god protagonist trying to escape the infinitely changing hell

frank ibex
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Fire emblem but with more replay value

regal junco
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It such a good way of contextualizing why nothing really changes or matters

frank ibex
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Fire emblem but the level grinding isnt a chore

regal junco
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Fire emblem but theres more thsn three character archetypes

frank ibex
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Gosh I cant wait for the update im so excited

regal junco
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Fire emblem but you arent having noble very important children kill mercenary bands when they could very likely die

tight axle
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Actually, it isn't half god

regal junco
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Yeah

frank ibex
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Fire emblem but there arent weird forced children mechanics that get progressively more strange

regal junco
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What

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Oh no

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Ive just played houses and never got to that

frank ibex
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Oh good

gray wind
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I can see the love for Fire Emblem abounds 👀

frank ibex
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awakening was weird but fates was a garbage fire as far as children mechanics

regal junco
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Instead of horny chess its horny doom

gray wind
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Did Three Houses even have the whole children shenanigans? I know it was in the earlier post-Awakening ones

frank ibex
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I rag on it a lot for someone whose invested so many hours playing it lmao. Its fun even if its not super high quality

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3h did not I believe

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I haven't played it

gray wind
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Nothing wrong with picking on something every now and then, even our favourite things aren't flawless, after all 🤷‍♀️

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Though I wonder if they'll surpass the invention of the child dimension one day

regal junco
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What

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The nani

narrow hemlock
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this may come as a shock to people but you can criticize the things you love, it will not make you love them less. i'm not directing this at anyone here but generally speaking people on the internet give me the impression that if you are critical of something, it automatically means you hate it, which is not true. but either way im not sure how this non-hades topic came to hades discussion

gray wind
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I don't know, I just hopped on. But very true

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It is surprising to me how averse to any form of criticism people seem to be nowadays, though of course that's probably only the loud minority making a fuss

regal junco
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I mean like hades doesn’t have an ending right now but like

gray wind
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That it has a lot of polish, no? With little lines for many things you wouldn't think they'd care to acknowledge with dialog

novel wasp
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im hongy

novel wasp
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funfact deflect only means for projectiles, because it cause "something" change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course.

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for melee, its called "Parry" and no you cant really just beat someone with their sword unless you are holding their sword

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so deflect is not misleading, you just thought a lil too much lol @regal junco

regal junco
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But like people dont think about that

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They think about how in games deflecting only goes for projectiles

novel wasp
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even if they were misinformed the first time, they could always learn

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infact the up/down kinda suggest this isnt the issue at all once you know it isnt

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you just well... know it

regal junco
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And yeah maybe i did, I personally didn’t think that you could deflect melee attacks and so was like athena bad cus bosses are almost all melee

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But like

novel wasp
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laughs

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are you serious

regal junco
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Probably?

novel wasp
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I abused redacted by keep deflecting his sugar skulls

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all boss comes with some form of projectile attack

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tis for example, easy to abuse them

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athena is probably has the safest boon in the whole pantheon and she def has a place

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learn to adapt to it

regal junco
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But like

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Theyre main thing is melee usually

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So i dont heckin know

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I mean

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But like

novel wasp
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unless you are colorblind and cant see projectile then i cant help you tbh

regal junco
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I wouldnt have learned that unless i was on the server and someone told me that athena counter

novel wasp
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athena has like the most straightforward description for what it does but ok

regal junco
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Like

novel wasp
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when i was new i had no idea that marked works and it took me several tries to know marked is objectively the worst against boss since you cant use it fully

regal junco
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Its clear what it does only if you know thst this is the first game ever to say that you deflect melee attacks aside from sekiro

novel wasp
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its called parry

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but ok

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🙃

regal junco
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Also are you trying to make fun of me cus every boss spawns adds or is a dual fight where is it somewhat useful

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I think in sekiro it is called deflect tho

novel wasp
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yes but what i wanted is marked to be continously reapply and it doesnt just apply once and we done with it

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its better for normal levels than for boss levels

regal junco
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Yes and so is deflecting if you think it only deflects ranged attacks

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?

novel wasp
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sekiro has deflect and parry

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parry especially, for melee

regal junco
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Well it used somewhat instead of not at all

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Ok and for honor too i think but thats on weird dodging stuff

novel wasp
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if you are so insist on that fine, help yourself then, infact some attacks can be DEFFLECTED

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like when numbskulls charges at you

regal junco
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I know

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They can be deflected

novel wasp
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i really dk what do you want here

regal junco
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Its just that the word

novel wasp
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aside from learn from mistake

regal junco
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Is a bit confusing

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Helping new players is important because thats the only way you get old players

novel wasp
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i honestly doubt that is ever a problem

regal junco
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It was literally

novel wasp
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heck, a serious one

regal junco
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A problem for me

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When did i say it was serious

novel wasp
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then its just you im sorry

regal junco
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Well how mant sources of evidence do you have that its just me

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Aside from yourself

merry harbor
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There's probably not a reason to be this mean about it? It took a while to realize that melee attacks could be reflected due to their pink AOE, and that was from observation of other people. I don't think the term is necessarily confusing, but it is something that can be hard to figure out at first.

novel wasp
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Helping new players is important because thats the only way you get old players
@regal junco you sound like this could end the game or something lol

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as if people cant learn mistakes

regal junco
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But like

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What if they dont

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Plus its not hugely important

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But its almost like random frustrating things are what the feedback channel is for

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Will infernal chests spawning on the time pact end the game

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Nay?

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Was it still requested to be changed?

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Yay

novel wasp
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those are qol and actually impact a game, and it has requested multiple times before, it would be nice to have, but not necessary a must fix

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personally, i dont see the problem myself since infernal trove can be skipped. I have managed to snag a few or two in lower heat, in high heat resource gathering is less of a concern at this rate

narrow hemlock
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you really... don't need to hammer in how someone is wrong. this topic going on this long is really excessive and reflects badly on you

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helping someone doesn't meant belittling them for thinking something that was incorrect

novel wasp
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Sorry if I sound like that, but I found it more frustrating when they sound like this is breaking the game and im just trying to explain it really isnt

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we are all once newbies and we never found problems with it

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Hey at one point i just kinda accepted bow special will stay and i was really hate it when i was new, now i vibe with it

narrow hemlock
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i get that, and indeed we were all newbies, and heck some of us may never get "good" at the game like other players, but i just found this whole conversation a bit 😬 no need to drag it out like this, it's really painful to watch

novel wasp
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yeah

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imma give up

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i either sound passive aggressive or straight up cant argue with ppl and i should minimalize it

brisk trail
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@novel wasp Dont be so hard on yourself, often their are thing to improve on, but not all bad situations are the own fault. Understanding and stuff, how you interpret something is in the eye of the viewer. 🙂

nimble ocean
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old hades gamers here?

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who was the first romanceable option in the game, Meg or Than?

novel wasp
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because than does not show up all the time

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while meg has a reliable way to show up aka beat her

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i say meg will always be your first romancable option

nimble ocean
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well, same, and it makes sense

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but i meant, who was the first available option added

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or they became romanceable simultaneously

pseudo linden
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I'm guessing Meg? Seeing as she's the first boss and everything and they already had a relationship with zag and all that

novel wasp
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think they are all romanceable as soon they were released

pseudo linden
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Than's mechanics seem more unrelated to the core gameplay than Meg

novel wasp
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but you could always check patch notes

onyx harbor
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what happens if I reject meg?

merry harbor
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Nothing! She accepts it and nothing bad happens, you just aren't in a relationship with her.

regal junco
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Also for the most recent feedback thing it should probably be dio who talks sbout

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Considering he replaced her in the pantheon i think

novel wasp
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there are two versions

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either it includes Dionysus

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or it includes Hestia

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but the "replacement" or Hestia willing to go down and let Dionysus step up was never recorded and is probably modern invention

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and both versions will never have both at the same time

regal junco
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Huh

sterile fiber
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I rlly have to draw but I wanna play hades again so BAD

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AUGh

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hades as a little treat for artist?

merry harbor
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Do it in bits between runs, or finish a zone and do like 5 minutes of work while the timer's paused?

sterile fiber
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I am not sure I trust myself

regal junco
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Honestly i really like how hades paces itself so each run is always like 30 minutes ish

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So i can measure proportionally my hades to work ratio

pseudo linden
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You should go work dude, I've been in the "just a little more Hades" mentality for a while and this game doesn't get any less enjoyable any time soon

sterile fiber
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hshshs

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good point

novel wasp
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shall i bring back the thanatos wallpaper

regal junco
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Gimme like a day and ill have finished drawing smiling than

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Which i guess is redundant because its already drawn

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By a way better artist

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Bet hrkc

frank ibex
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Ahh but are you drawing cursed smiling than or blessed smiling than

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Thats the real question thanthink

narrow hemlock
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y. you can draw things even if you think someone else has done a thing "better"

tacit sparrow
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you can draw something even if someone else has done it because it's still your art and it's still your take and it's great in its own way friendly

nimble ocean
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my friend really has to know that..

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she is afraid even to speak with people, and scared of critics..

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and has little self-confidence, bc someone else does things better

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im here half as her representative :c

regal junco
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Yeah ik, like there was a bit like that when i started writing

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And then looked at basically every piece of media ive ever like and was all “this is impossible”

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But then i remeber like i just need to practice and also nobody cares

wind nest
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So I'm not an incredible hades player or anything, but does the bow attack feel slow and bad?

merry harbor
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Usually, only if you're trying to force it to power shot all the time.

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Ideally you're only going to go for short, rapid shots.

wind nest
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I'm able to ice skate around with the shield and wreck, and the fists I can roll face with too. But even hitting power shots 95 percent of the time it's real bad damahe

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Oh is this my issue?

brave thicket
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shield bad

tight axle
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advantage of the bow is as long as you keep moving you aren't in range of a lot of attacks

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though there are quite a few ranged foes

merry harbor
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Yeah, if you're only going for power shots, it's gonna feel gross. You only really do that if you're sure it'll kill or if you have time due to it going like, invulnerable.

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It's higher damage over time to just do the shorter shots, too, especially once you get some boons for attack on it.

primal whale
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Shield is most definitely not bad

merry harbor
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yeah i wasn't even gonna touch that

primal whale
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haha

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I've noticed a lot of people like to make very confident and singular statements about what's good or bad

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It's usually a good way of identifying people that are getting into the game but still have a lot to learn. Honestly I love it; hearing the different opinions of what people find strong is a testament to how diverse the possible successful builds are and how some people's style of playing can be vastly different from others

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I know I prioritize some boons and hammers that others find trash

deep pivot
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@wind nest When it comes to the bow, the 3 different aspects have ways of achieving power spikes:

  • Zagreus: Daedalus Hammers make it deadlier, with upgrades like Twin Shot and Explosive Shot. It’s main source of damage is the Attack so capitalize on that (I had a run with Triple Shot + Explosive Shot + Frost Strike, for example, and I just steamrolled)
  • Chiron: specializes on Special so get boons that will boost it’s damage potential (Artemis, Demeter, Dionysus are good options)
  • Hera: gives emphasis to the Cast but you can also treat it as a Zagreus Aspect without natural critical chance. Getting Dionysus Cast is good with it since it will make the bloodstone drop faster (plus Trippy Shot has great Duo boons)
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As a general tip for Coronacht, regardless of which aspect you pick, attack from afar and dash-strike your power shots; they will charge faster and you will remain stationary less often

narrow hemlock
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there literally isnt any "bad" weapon, it's all a matter of personal taste and learning how to utilize the weapon, its upgrades and aspects

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i personally dont care for railgun, its one of my weakest weapons to run with because ive not hit a point im comfortable with it yet, but that doesnt make the weapon bad. i at least acknowledge that i dont have a clue how to use it yet lmao

cloud quest
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man I just tried out the fists for the first time

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usually I prefer the ranged weps but these things shred

narrow hemlock
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luv the fisty bois, they give in to my need to throw myself carelessly into danger and just hit stuff

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'that's probably why you're not comfortable with rail' yes.

cloud quest
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It's way easier than I expected to not take damage with them too

narrow hemlock
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oh yeah, they are very fun all around

cloud quest
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the magnet special feels super good too

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havent tried the other 2 yet

narrow hemlock
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thats talos isnt it, i think i usually run demeter

cloud quest
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yeah talos

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still on my very first run with them so I'll have to try out the others

cloud quest
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I didn't really have any problems with taking damage from pulling them in

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maybe I lucked out because I got a zeus lightning on special and picked up jolted before I got to elysium so anyone I pulled in self damaged on their first hit

primal whale
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@narrow hemlock It's funny because the Rail is my number one favorite

narrow hemlock
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oh yeah rail is kinda favoured in high heat runs isn't it?

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I actually used to hate bow but then I learned to utilize it better and now I really like using hera aspect, but rail still thwarts me

primal whale
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The current speed run meta uses spread fire on rail, and it can also be used at high heat due it's very high dps

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I find it it a little vulnerable for heat 32, but I haven't tried it a ton

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I'd recommend starting with zeus keepsake to force zeus attack

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eris aspect and then go for rocket bomb hammer if you can, artemis special, athena dash

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triple bomb second hammer if you can, but those are the core ones for me

narrow hemlock
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I've tried some of those and they don't vibe with me

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maybe I am simply destined to suck balls with rail, who knows! I'm burned out with the game for the moment as it is so I probably won't touch it again til the next update

granite ether
dusky perch
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oof

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there

granite ether
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ty ^_^

dusky perch
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srry, it's not everyday to see half of the final boss's health fly away with just three cast

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just getting hyped :>

oak lantern
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@wind nest Every weapon can benefit from a hermes speed buff and a few good hammers. My favorite way to build the bow is usually to focus on the Special as it works pretty well in big groups (especially to apply some kind of DoT) and it's especially lethal when used as a close range shotgun.

I actually had a really fun bow run today with Aphrodite on the special and Ares doom on the attack, which I got to bounce between enemies with a hammer upgrade. Basically everyone had weak and doom all the time, never got to attack me because I had whole groups stunlocked at a time, and it was surprisingly satisfying.

scarlet musk
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Hi all, just come to get one final say on whether I should actually get Hades, I play a lot of rogue-likes, and I enjoyed transistor, which is when I discovered Supergiant OuO

sharp parcel
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just do it

scarlet musk
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Alright 😄

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It's done.

inland shell
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its only begun, get ready for some serious have fun and story

alpine yacht
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Does Patroclus' jerky affect dash-attack too?

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I imagine so but...

livid cargo
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Yes

errant spire
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Hi all

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I just bought this game

alpine yacht
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Also are all the percentages multipliers or additive? like, boons + jerky for example

livid cargo
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I think its additive

alpine yacht
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feels additive yea

errant spire
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Is playable un terms of content or wait full relea se?

alpine yacht
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Marcos the game is very playable

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I'd say the only issue for me is there's no real ending yet

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but it's the most fun i had gaming in the past year+

livid cargo
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Yeah the story is the only thing thats really lacking atm but thats bc they are saving it till right before full release

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From a gameplay state its polished to the moon and back

alpine yacht
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if you like diablo (or any other A-RPG) and enjoy variety, this is a lot of good hours of gameplay, and the actual characters/plot are solid as always in Supergiant games

errant spire
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How many hours of content ate right now?

clever current
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complicated

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it's more of a very repeatable game

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and not of a play-it-once

alpine yacht
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Gonna come down to your skill and how much you like trying new 'builds' in A-RPG

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I found that it took me 20+ hours to reach the current ending, but then i keep on playing cause i wanna progress in the builds i can craft and see all the variations

sharp parcel
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yeah, it took me about 20 hours to get to the current end

errant spire
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Thanks all for the info

clever current
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what point is the current end?

quick tusk
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zagreus doesnt understaqnd the real world so he dies

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at least i think thats the current end

clever current
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oh, I thought that was referencing like the current end of the ingame narrative

quick tusk
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maybe

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give it a few days

molten drift
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anybody know if supergiant will be adding diverging paths similar to gungeon or isaac?

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maybe like something to do with Chaos or something

vague frigate
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i wish, but i think all the content planned is done

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except for the weapon aspects and keepsakes

molten drift
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DLC?

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lol\

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i'd pay extra for content like that tbh

vague frigate
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they have never done any dlc, but i heard a few people saying they are considering it

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no clue though

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I would too in a second

molten drift
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well they've also never done a roguelike before

quaint bramble
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I remember them saying they were planning on some boss variance, but hadn’t nailed down exactly how it would look. There’s more content, but the roadmap hasn’t really told us exactly what it looks like yet.

vague frigate
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i understood that the last boss variance is a harder version of the last boss with the pact

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i could be wrong though

molten drift
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okay boss variance would be cool but that's not really the same thing as like a completely diverging path similar to nuclear throne's bonus rooms, isaac's secret exits, and gungeon's lich/advanced dragun

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secrets are lit.

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especially in games like these.

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the only equivalnet currently in the game are the duo and legendary boons

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and forcing their prereqs.

vague frigate
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I'm really hoping for a diverging path in a dlc or something, i really doubt it will be in the actual release though

molten drift
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that's what im saying

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it could totally be DLC

vague frigate
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that will probably depend on how much the game sells

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i kind of doubt it because of their history though

molten drift
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but their other games had actual endings.

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Hades is about eternity and how these gods never die.

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alternate paths make sense;.

vague frigate
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it really does because its getting stale after beating it a million times

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I've been hoping for a new fire god, but my hopes were squashed

molten drift
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it has the potential to cement itself in roguelike S tier with like isaac and gungeon and spelunky.

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it just needs those secrets man

vague frigate
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the way its designed, its hard to make secret

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the thing I'd like to change the most in this game is the heat chambers where if you get hit once, you lose the reward, i never enter them because i always end up with an onion!

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i can't count how many times i get the exploding carts and im done!

molten drift
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Secrets in Hades could work pretty simply, like if you break a special glowing Vase that spawns randomly on Asphodel or something, it prompts one of the Styx rooms to have a special portal even that leads you to like Chaos' floors that're super hard and but let you get access to huge spikes in power that would be like required to be the alternate end boss or whatever.

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The heat thing is cool or whatever but it'd also be cool to be able to dynamically make my run harder through paths. More risk more reward. Chaos gates is the baby version of this. Make Chaos Paths the true gauntlet.

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Hell could even make Chaos Paths for every floor and have Chaos Alternations for the bosses that stack with their heat buffs.

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Charge me another $30 for the Chaos DLC.

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If Diablo 2 taught me anything about game design it's that literally everybody loves a secret cow level.

vague frigate
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pitch it to the developers and see what they say

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they are very active with responding with the community

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especially the diverging paths

narrow hemlock
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i think for the moment they are really mostly focused on getting the game to 1.0, anything beyond that is bonus

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there is still a lot of narrative content that needs to be finished by 1.0

molten drift
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it's just that the roguelike community is super anal on twitch and youtube, here's hoping that narrative content also extends to gameplay content too. a lot of people just skip dialogues and are in it for the mechanics.

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dead cells is a good example of that

sterile peak
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dead cells had no story whatsoever for a really long time though

molten drift
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basically until 1.0

sterile peak
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yeah, story was never a focus in dead cells, whereas it is in hades

narrow hemlock
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you can really tell who's playing hades as a fan of supergiant, and who's playing as a fan of the genre in general. supergiant is literally known for the narrative aspect of their games, and that still holds true in hades

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honestly for me the narrative is what makes hades more fun over dead cells. i had to drop dc because it became less fun for me as a casual player through each update. as much as i want to like roguelikes i'm just generally bad with the genre as a whole, and it almost made me hesitate on hades because i wasnt sure if i would just end up dropping it like any other time i play a roguelike. but i trust supergiant's ability to tell a story and i was rewarded for that bc i ended up loving the world they set up in hades the most of their four titles

kindred onyx
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@narrow hemlock I'm feeling exactly the same

serene obsidian
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As a fan of both I think they've done a great job of narrative plus gameplay...I think the only rogue lite I've played that has more of a narrative focus is Children of Morta, but the gameplay isn't as polished....SGG really hit right on target with this one

alpine yacht
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I always enjoyed Supergiant's worlds and characters, they make such great games, but Hades is the first game I keep playing after finishing since the gameplay loop is perfect for me. Always loved trying new builds in Diablo and the like, so this makes it a perfect game for me.

I feel like - once they finish the story proper, if they focus on adding more gameplay content I'd happily pay 10-20$ for it, no questions asked. I'm only just starting with heat runs, but I can see how it gets stale after 100+ heat-runs even with all the added challenge you can pick and choose.

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Adding a DLC with extra chaos-paths (for example) and tons of new god-boons would be 10/10...

sharp parcel
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they're adding more boons in June

alpine yacht
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Super!

sharp parcel
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and items, and aspects

alpine yacht
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I'm far from bored after like 30 hours and 50+ attempts, but I would love to never get bored!

serene obsidian
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Well @alpine yacht I've got close to 300 attempts at this point....and still not bored...not sure on time but that's not the best indication since I've been playing since launch and the tries used to go quicker lol

alpine yacht
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Took me 40 tries just to 'finish' the base game, now starting the heating process and variance of aspects of weapons...I can see it lasting 1000 runs without any additional content 😄

open musk
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had it for two days played about 18 hours. and. still working on the base game

alpine yacht
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Yea took about the same time here, but we seem to be on the bottom end of the skill ladder

amber hawk
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I finally beat it on my 30th attempt. And I'm still goin! I want The house to look amazing

agile saddle
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I mean as a Roguelike "finishing" the game is up to the person. I have been playing since Steam launch and and still play everyday. SG is pretty good about smaller patches inbetween the larger major patches which is nice.

thick tartan
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srr, can you tell me how much days till new update?

narrow hemlock
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not known

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there is currently no specific date set for the next one, only that it will be some time in june

thick tartan
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ok, thanks

jolly bridge
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I have 35 attempts and ~24 hours in the game. Still haven't beaten the final boss once. Other than not being bad, what are some tips you guys have to get to that next level? What are some good items to look out for? What are the best weapons for beginners?

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Also I'm so addicted, only got the game on Sunday. Loving it despite getting my ass beat every round lol

inland shell
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@jolly bridge best advice is slow down your actions and be more deliberate. learn about Duo Boons

deep pivot
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Hello~
Best weapon for beginners would be Aegis (the shield). You can block attacks with it, you can Bull Dash with it for mobility, and it has great Aspects squirtyay

jolly bridge
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Great! I definitely need to slow things down. I've only really played with the spear so far

deep pivot
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As for boons, it depends on the weapon/aspect

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Remember, trying to stay alive is more important than clearing rooms asap. Focus on survival and you will clear it!

wind nest
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I find the sword to be the most beginner friendly

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it has a great dash attack and the special is an aoe which helps clears nearby enemies easily

amber hawk
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@jolly bridge I would also give a gift to every character you meet and are able to. Some of the items you get are amazing and changing them up along the run in the middle stages between tarteris and asphodel and so on depending on your situation helps a lot.

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best items I use are from Skully, thanatos and dusa

jolly bridge
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I think I've gifted most characters! I've been using the one that brings you back to life once

amber hawk
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Nice! Then I wish ya luck m8.

primal whale
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I used the sword a lot when I started out, specifically with the third aspect once I unlocked it because it has a lot of value for only being at level 1

alpine yacht
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How does the mirror talent 'abyssal blood' stack against the normal 'boiling blood'? I only now discovered there are green talents and so am considering 😄

brisk trail
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25% isn't bad, but generally speaking more offense is better than more defense.

alpine yacht
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cool cool

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also wondering about golden touch, since i find myself spending a lot at styx

primal whale
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Does anyone know how stacking slow works? Is it straight additive and is there a cap?

tight axle
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golden touch adds up quick, though you have to hold off on shops a little bit

jolly bridge
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Just won my first game! Taking my time helped so much. Also got really lucky and had a crazy lightning strike spear build that melted everything.

alpine yacht
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Grats Cody!

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I find that once you get it done once it feels manageable quite fast

primal whale
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10 stacks of chill, killing freeze, abyssal blood, numbing sensation?

alpine yacht
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man i wish i knew how anything stacks in this game

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dunno if all the damage bonuses are additive or multiplicative and same for slow

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and cba testing myself

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wish we had a skelly between regions so we can test stuff

primal whale
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Nearly every damage bonus is additive, but there a couple that some people insist are multiplicative

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and yeah, one of the first feedbacks I submitted was to create a room where we could try out all of the boon and hammer combinations

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It would also lead to a more comprehensive and accurate wiki

alpine yacht
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i think a room like that might ruin the fun for a lot of people honestly

primal whale
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it's optional

alpine yacht
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but it would help us on the wiki page

primal whale
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Just a little room in the house

alpine yacht
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i would just want to have detailed tooltips, just sent that request in feedback

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like - as an option

primal whale
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for those that want to test things out

alpine yacht
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yea the test room is neat...i just know it would've ruined my fun a lot if i had run into it too early

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at this point, after clearing the base game, i feel i need one

primal whale
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Because to test things out you need to go through a whole run and just hope you get what you wanted to test

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It should be unlocked later

alpine yacht
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yea

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then 100%

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like, if it unlocks with heat i'm all for it

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that seems reasonable

primal whale
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I think jumping into the game without the wiki or this discord is the best way to start

alpine yacht
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it is 100% the best

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i had so much fun in those first 20 hours discovering everything

tight axle
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It should be a thing where you can only test a boon after finding it

alpine yacht
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but now when i start min-maxing its good to have real knowledge

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oh that can be a possibility too...

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might be rough for some

primal whale
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Exactly, and then when you start to learn the nuances behind the mechanics, you've got this base-line of gameplay skill that you built up and then can better harness knowledge that the wiki and this discord can provide

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I agree @tight axle

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Would be weird to be trying out boons and hammers that you've never seen before

alpine yacht
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I just open youtube for that

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to see what a certain hammer does for example

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it does ruin some of the fun though

primal whale
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You know what would be amazing is if they were to create a level creator for the game

alpine yacht
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man if we get more levels/mobs

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this game is gonna be real eternal

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if this game gets a mod scene its gonna be mad

primal whale
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seriously

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I can see people creating full on runs that are a totally different experience but equally as fun

alpine yacht
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yo...the testing room should be behind Achilles !!!

primal whale
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It's possible that locked room is reserved for it

alpine yacht
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aw man, i can't get enough of this game

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glad to know the locked room isnt locked just for me

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thought there's still smthn im missing

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it feels like there's an endless depth almost xd

tight axle
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how to explain a test room with the powers of the gods on standby in universe though?

primal whale
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If you are happy setting goals for yourself and working towards completing them, the game has a ton of replayability

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Hmm, good point, it would be tricky to add it in but still make it a logical choice for a room within the universe

thin carbon
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Maybe chaos or somewhere in the underworld where things arent as they should be

primal whale
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Maybe at some point, skelly reveals he's some sort of super deity

thin carbon
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Charon's stash room

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its how he refreshes all his wares

alpine yacht
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i thought the best solution for the test-room would be a prayer room (to get boons) or in a dream-state

primal whale
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Ahh yeah

alpine yacht
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but it is hard to justify lore wise

primal whale
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dream state is a great idea

thin carbon
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And urns are the dummies

primal whale
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The bed would just be the way to enter the testing arena

alpine yacht
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yea that's my best idea atm

primal whale
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And you go through your memories of everything you've experienced and can try it out

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like a lucid dream

alpine yacht
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seems legit

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it can even be the extra-bed (sofa?) you buy

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or a bed upgrade that u can unlock after beating the game

primal whale
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I was just gonna say

alpine yacht
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think that's a pretty solid idea

tight axle
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or maybe something about how your weapons remember what has aided them kinda like the aspects and allows you to bring them back in a limited fassion?

primal whale
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an expensive bed upgrade that is so comfy, that zag just can't resist

alpine yacht
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i love it

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man i see the feedback running in, the gang will never run out of great ideas to improve their game

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its beautiful, and probably frustrating

primal whale
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I wonder how they treat feedback

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My guess is they go through it and note ideas they find good

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and then slowly whittle down that list to things they really want to add

alpine yacht
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there's popular ideas too, i bet those are considered 😄

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and importance

tight axle
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you think they ever look at a popular idea and ask themselves why their fans are so stupid?

primal whale
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Yes

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But then I think they also look at a popular idea and think, wow, that's genius

alpine yacht
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I bet there's a few popular ideas that would ruin the game-experience for sure

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it happens with all games

primal whale
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Like, the fish tank idea is a very popular one and doesn't really affect the over-all game experience, so I bet it will get added somewhere down the line

alpine yacht
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man - i gotta say - i wish totalbiscuit was alive to see this game, not sure why this popped in my head except the fact he pointed me towards transistor and then i couldn't help but play all of supergiant's games

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or did he play it?

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i forgot this was in early access way back

brisk trail
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Oh, right. shadegrief

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He passed before it released.

alpine yacht
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hope zag is keeping him company down there

primal whale
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I have never heard of him before, but his name is John Peter Bain

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It just felt strange to me to refer to them by their screen name

alpine yacht
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he did some good work promoting lesser known devs, and when i heard of transistor from him when it was released supergiant was defo lesser known still

primal whale
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not offensive or anything, just strange. We live in a strange world

alpine yacht
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but god dang they make some awesome games, each and every one

primal whale
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Yeah SGG is the epitome of a great game company

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They deserve all the funding they need and to grow as much as they'd like, but then I feel like they have a tight crew of passionate people and that's why everything they make is top tier

alpine yacht
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the fact that they keep the same base-crew, or so it seems, between games

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and it works

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is magical

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So...think I should trade olympian favor for legacy? I feel its not that giant of a trade off but the risk of getting screwed with grey boons might be too much

primal whale
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It makes sense though; if everyone in the company likes each other and enjoy working together, along with their collective love of video games, anything they make is gonna be gold

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So I'm not a big fan of legacy

alpine yacht
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i feel its just gonna screw me, but will let me see some newer cool builds

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i like reducing the RNG though by having 40% rares

primal whale
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I will say, like with everything in this game, try it out

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But after trying it out, I feel like i end up seeing more legendaries and duos with favor

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Using yarns of ariadne or god keepsakes

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or taking the boon in a "skull" room when you have the prereqs for the legendary or duo

alpine yacht
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interestng

primal whale
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Plus having your core boons being rare or epic is almost better than finding that one legendary or duo, unless the build hinges on it

alpine yacht
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what's the base line of seeing a rare?

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can't fin that out in the wiki

primal whale
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Idk if anyone knows unless they've peeked at the code

alpine yacht
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i guess it would be 10-15% from my feel

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small sample as it was

primal whale
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But through fated persuasions and things that up boon rarity, I can usually get my legendary or duo that I'm looking for

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But just for fun, since im darkness farming on 0 heat, ill try some olympian legacy and god's chosen

alpine yacht
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yea i'm 'farming' while progressing heat slowly atm

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so after finding out the mirror has a green side, now after running heat 2....

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changed 3 talents only

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would change a lot more for speed-runs but for my purposes this feels right

primal whale
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I'd say extra dash (or its alt if thats your thing) and extra dds are probably the mandatory ones

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everything else is helpful

alpine yacht
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yea - just my gamestyle

primal whale
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But im sure you've got most purple maxed

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except the fateds

alpine yacht
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yea i got everything maxxed

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except the fated

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like, from the talents i picked

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could probably maxx the reverse of most too

primal whale
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I love the dash alt IF I can find extra dashes

alpine yacht
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but feels useless

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yea i'd pick that dash alt anytime if i could assure the extras

primal whale
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if I hit the final boss with 1 dash, I feel hopeless

alpine yacht
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maybe worth taking if u put the hermes gift

merry harbor
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Hermes tends to be pretty consistent on giving them in asphodel, thankfully.

primal whale
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Having fated persuasions also gives me more confidence

alpine yacht
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heck yea

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i kinda wanna try more keepsakes but the feather feels too stronk

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i can't avoid taking damage yet, almost ever

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plume*

primal whale
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I find using god keepsakes too useful, and then broken spearpoint a godsend for the part before the final boss

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(trying not to spoil anything)

alpine yacht
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yaya

primal whale
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I like anything that lets me control the rng

alpine yacht
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i bet on higher heats the spearpoint comes in handy

primal whale
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It pretty much prevents being posioned

alpine yacht
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i don't pick the god ones atm since i am not trying to go for a controlled build

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but i bet if u go for high heat u need something of that sort

primal whale
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Yeah I never chose the gods until higher heats

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I used Charons keepsake quite a lot actually

alpine yacht
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oh yea that's real useful i find

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especially elysium/styx

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if u can finish styx fast - rng - and get to the final boss with buffs

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oh my

primal whale
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definitely in styx. I had a cast build the other day and ended up getting to the FB with two extra casts (using stygian soul mirror)

alpine yacht
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i feel i wouldnt mind opening with chaos, moving to something else, and then finishing with charon's

primal whale
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I do that occasionally

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And if I have a disappointing start and no chaos gates, I just restart the seed

alpine yacht
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man i dont think i ever had a run without chaos on tart

primal whale
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It happens, but even 1 good chaos boon makes it all worth it

alpine yacht
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just unlocked my first companion finally, and maxxed it, wonder how much easier things will get before the final part

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any miniboss should be a joke now right?

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with batman

primal whale
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So already I can say I hate olympian legacy and god's chosen

alpine yacht
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rofl

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😄

primal whale
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My one tip with companions

narrow hemlock
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wait which is which, i forget

primal whale
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is use them any time you remember

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at first

alpine yacht
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god's chosen feels very weak to me

primal whale
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because you will forget to use them when they would actually be useful

alpine yacht
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i like currency, and dont feel i'm getting too few boons/hammers

primal whale
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I just hate getting common after common

alpine yacht
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yea that's what had me worried

narrow hemlock
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forgetting to use companions when they would be useful is the biggest mood

alpine yacht
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i like that its just 1 key to test stuff out though

primal whale
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It's a pretty common experience because they come after you've already established a play style

alpine yacht
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i could've unlocked it earlier but never bothered looking into the wiki and such before i finished the game first

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'finished'

narrow hemlock
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depends on how leveled they are, a couple of mine are hurting for ambrosia, which i've been saving for affection. but also depends on the fight. usually will save for a later boss but if i see a stupid butterfly ball in elysium im probably popping a summon if im not using skelly

alpine yacht
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all i wants is to heart aphro...not the others QQ

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u can't use the companions on bosses right?

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so i recall

narrow hemlock
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depends

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meg than and dusa cant be used on the final

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||bc thats their employer so that makes sense||

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i dont think you can use meg against furies? cant recall. beyond that there are no stipulations

alpine yacht
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right

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maybe i should've picked a different comp for starters

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cuz my only issue is the last boyo

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like, he can kill me sometimes

tight axle
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||I love that everyone in the house sides with you in the end to the point where if they all just decided to go against Hades at once there would be nothing he could do about it||

alpine yacht
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low heat

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hey, he can't do anything about just zag

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😄

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though i bet he isnt even trying

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like the boon choices

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between the gods

primal whale
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So I hate legacy mostly because it makes getting anything decent from Hermes impossible

dire grove
primal whale
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lol

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Yep, it happens

spring lava
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I go on a pot smashing rampage hoping theres a hidden money pot somewhere behind the others

narrow hemlock
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you always get urns in that chamber, until you actually need that one coin

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and then the game is like, hmm no urns for you

spring lava
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Also is it me or does the game give you waaaay more urns in styx

narrow hemlock
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the urns that give coins usually glitter so its easy to tell if you got one or not

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ye in the mini rooms you can plow through a bunch without even realizing it

primal whale
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Another chaosless tartarus...

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It does give way more urns in styx

dire grove
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got 2 chaos chambers in tar

primal whale
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It's when I try and farm darkness that chaos plays hard to get

tight axle
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sometimes I see urns that are so impossibly tiny and I'm pretty sure their size is randomized

dire grove
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i just got 2 chambers before that

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@primal whale

primal whale
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yup, but with my luck right now, not a single one will provide a darkness increase

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Just got a chaos in well as well as one in the chamber so there ya go

brisk trail
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do i have to clear the heat 1 level by 1 level in order to obtain all the bounty rewards?

flat vapor
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there’s nothing stopping you from doing high heat, but you’ll only get bounties one heat level at a time

novel wasp
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yea

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also @brisk trail lovely name i liked in a game about rains

spring lava
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whats everybodys favorite shield aspects? I cannot get used to this weapon

regal junco
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Zeus or bust

flat vapor
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chaos is the best

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can’t get the hang of zeus, zag is good for newer players

spring lava
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I put a point in chaos but I keep clipping edges of gaps and stuff and only fly like 3 inches when using bull rush

regal junco
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I dont like chaos personally cus the bulk rush feels really clunky to me

flat vapor
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imo chaos is just shield+, puts extra damage behind the most defensive and most mobile attack in the game

novel wasp
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or use the short bash hammer upgrade

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it shaves the time of bullrush

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and more chaos spam

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i for one doesnt like the bullrush in its original form as well

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also @dire grove why is the KoS having 20 uses wtf???

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ive never seen it

merry harbor
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Zeus Aspect is SO fun

inland shell
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@spring lava Chaos for sure. Extremely powerful for single target and helps clear. Zues is great but needs a grace period after launching special so you dont unintentionally cancel it immediately when youre mashing buttons in the heat of battle

brisk trail
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@novel wasp best item ever

novel wasp
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laughs in hammer

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tbh yea leaf clover is good too

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rejuv pack is the best legendary too

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like rip corpsebloom

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tfw i used to be able to exploit trans+shaped glass with 0 penalty just feels good

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now they patched it so trans shield will get halfed 😿

brisk trail
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Maybe we should discuss somewhere else? Like that server? Lol
But yes I exploit trans+glasses as well😩

novel wasp
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lol i didnt join that server rip

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anyway

brisk trail
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Get back to hades, I started getting bored for grinding titan blood and diamonds after playing for 50 hours

novel wasp
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you pimp thanathot with it

merry harbor
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There's a reason why I'm actually glad I can immediately recall the shield though. Like, two, actually. One is for Explosive Return, another is if I sent the shield off in the wrong direction on accident and need to adjust. @inland shell I can go into this more in Gameplay if you want to keep talking about it in detail?

brisk trail
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will the game include more variant for maps, boss, environment instead of the fixed four stages and bosses we are definitely going to see in every loop

inland shell
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Yes , I keep seeing this question come up. The game is at least another 6 months away from a full release and that’s not mentioning further expansions free or otherwise@brisk trail

brisk trail
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That's great, then I am definitely looking forward to it👍

novel wasp
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i doubt theres new biome

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but the layout def can come since those are much more managable

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than say, whole new biome

cinder lichen
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shadegrief gonna borrow this

alpine yacht
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@spring lava - as a no-skill player I feel the shield is one of my favorites. Either Zeus or normal aspects work best for me, 10% damage reduction is good always (5% for 1 blood) and that Zeus special can be insane with the right boons (posi/dio for example)

spring lava
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I put a bunch of blood into chaos on a gamble and am running Ares

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things die quick

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Also Satyrs are now easy. I despise those. oh thats really nice

narrow hemlock
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there's not gonna be a new biome, go through the ask supergiant channel, this was confirmed

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they might add new chambers or smth but an entirely new area won't be added

dire grove
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also @dire grove why is the KoS having 20 uses wtf???
@novel wasp theres a thing that change it to 1 per chamber and this grants additional health after revive

novel wasp
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eh

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so it gives 20 more hp?

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yeah that sounds lackluster chief

dire grove
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it gives 10% more for 20 chambers

novel wasp
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i thought you can use 20 rez lol

dire grove
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yea, would be broken af

novel wasp
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i prefer DD

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rather than SD

calm laurel
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Names of Zagreus:
Chaos: O' Son of Hades
Zeus: Dear Nephew
Poseidon: Little Hades
Hades: Boy
Demeter: Young Zagreus/Lil' Sprout
Athena: Noble Cousin
Ares: My Kin
Aphrodite: Little Godling
Dionysus: Zag-Man
Hermes: Coz/Boss
Nyx: My Child
Dusa: Prince
Thanatos/Megera: Zag
Achilles: Lad
Sysiphys: Your Highness

novel wasp
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Demeter: Young Zagreus
@calm laurel what about lil sprout

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also Charon is the HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

calm laurel
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huh, thanks

tacit sparrow
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also Athena's 'noble cousin'?

calm laurel
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so that's what her's is

narrow hemlock
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ares always refers to zag as my kin

calm laurel
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Ah I forgot about him shadesmile

sharp parcel
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where's Artemis? I believe she calls him Zagreus all the time

calm laurel
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yeah

west chasm
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@calm laurel Hermes be like: Ey b0ss

calm laurel
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true

sharp parcel
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forgot to add Bouldy, too: "..." bouldy

alpine yacht
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Always wanted to be a Godling

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See, Aphro gets it

calm laurel
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Afro-dite

sage marten
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So who do you guys think is going to be the fire god if another ones gets added? Hestia or ya boi Hephaestus?

brave thicket
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apollo

calm laurel
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Helios

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maybe

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I'd imagine it's like a hermes thing

sage marten
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Nah, hermes had not fire under his domains surprised he doesn’t give any bonuses with death defiances though

calm laurel
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No I mean that Helios has little time to chat

sage marten
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Oh

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My bad then

calm laurel
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's fine

novel wasp
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I want Heppy to be hammer boon

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while Apollo to be fire god

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Hestia and Hera would be nice addition to tell you how much a douche zeus is

sage marten
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Nah, apollo feels unlikely to be the fire dude

novel wasp
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but idk what boon they can give

calm laurel
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I'd imagine Apollo would make you a war bard or a light mage

sage marten
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Yeah, Hestia and Hera also feel likely because they got aspects too

novel wasp
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they will only get one new character roll in

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and i swear it might be ||persephone||

calm laurel
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I don't imagine getting her boons

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tbh

sage marten
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Death defiance shenanigans?

novel wasp
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they specified characters

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but not necessary olympians

calm laurel
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maybe

novel wasp
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ares, god of bad haircut

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also feature sunburn around his eyes

calm laurel
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that's why he has a helmet

sage marten
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Maybe but he’s got baller blessings to compensate

novel wasp
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he uses his blade rifts to cut his hair

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canon

calm laurel
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"battle" scars

brave thicket
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why

sage marten
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checks out

brave thicket
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he has a kopis

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why use blade rift instead of his sword to cut

novel wasp
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would you use those to shave

brave thicket
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no

sage marten
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Because it’s cool™️

novel wasp
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he enjoys blender

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thats why the first smoothie shop is opened by him in hades universe

brave thicket
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why is he holding a kopis instead of a xiphos?

novel wasp
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he just enjoys to maintain blender blades to the point his family kinda worries about his hobby

sage marten
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Olympians
Caring about anyone

west chasm
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I gotta ask

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If i get dodge from Hermes' feather

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And replace it

novel wasp
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just like butterfly

brave thicket
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you wont keep it

novel wasp
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you wont keep it

west chasm
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Do i lose the dodge

novel wasp
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damn it

west chasm
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Yup i see

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Sad indeed

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Alternatively

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How does dodge stack?

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Linearly?

inland shell
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Additively*

west chasm
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I'm going to commit a few hate crimes brb

inland shell
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which is graphed linearly yes

west chasm
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Wait so