#h1-discussion

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uncut dagger
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eh, not really

tribal mulch
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man, this game is really sad when you think about it

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pers can never return to the underworld or else there would be no game

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theres no happy ending

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and zag cant stay on the surface

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also no game

mossy finch
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moobie how many times have u beaten hades?

tribal mulch
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like 8 now

mossy finch
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get to 10

tribal mulch
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oh?

signal aspen
mossy finch
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10 is happy ending :)

tribal mulch
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but also if she did

signal aspen
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oh

tribal mulch
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there would be no game to play

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zag would have no reason to leave

signal aspen
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hmm

cerulean ferry
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So who's gonna tell em

tribal mulch
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wow thanatos is kinda mean

mossy finch
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thanatos is best boyf

tribal mulch
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maybe its because im doing his job better than him when we meet?

mossy finch
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just give him lots of nectar

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you will make him happy

tribal mulch
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eh

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the only two people i want to get to 100% on are dusa and charon

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charon was my first

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love that guy

mossy finch
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ive forged a bond with orpheus and skelly so far

cerulean ferry
tribal mulch
void vigil
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gotta forge a bond with everyone for that sweet 100% completion ron

mossy finch
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tru tru

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ive mostly been trying to average out every's relationships rn

uncut dagger
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dat sweet seet 100%

mossy finch
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get them to nearly completion then just complete them 1 by 1

tribal mulch
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skelly is like the most mysterious person in the game right?

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i cant think of anyone else i know less about

mossy finch
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nah not near the end of the game

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well "end"

void vigil
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ill never have true 100% because i struggle with 20 heat on some weapons

uncut dagger
tribal mulch
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the only two hiddens im missing is fists and shields

void vigil
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so i drop the game and when i come back im bad at it again LOL

tribal mulch
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uh oh

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i think so far excalibur is my favorite hidden aspect

signal aspen
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guan yu best aspect

mossy finch
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im unlocking excalibur rn, looks cool

tribal mulch
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since i can get stupid damage and 200 hp right off the bat

void vigil
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excalibur is sooo good and so fun

tribal mulch
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excalibur is broken

mossy finch
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getting the satyr sack on one of ur first rooms always makes me sad, i dont want to enter any other rooms incase i lose a lot of hp, but then i lose rewards lmao

void vigil
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i got all the sword bounties with artemis on it, i dont think i can play regular swords now

mossy finch
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i just got it on my 2nd room haha

tribal mulch
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so what does the aspect of gilgamesh and beowulf actually do?

signal aspen
tribal mulch
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oooo

mossy finch
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oh so its like the bow aspect?

tribal mulch
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like hera?

signal aspen
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yeah

void vigil
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but you take 10% more damage, right?

signal aspen
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yeah

void vigil
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worth it. its pretty fun

signal aspen
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gilgamesh can maim enemies with its dash upper, maimed enemies deal 50% more damage to you but take 25% extra damage

tribal mulch
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LMAO i havent beaten the game with fists at 0 heat but i have at 1

signal aspen
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nice

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0 heat too hard

tribal mulch
signal aspen
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ye its bad

void vigil
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it has an extra dash though, doesnt it

signal aspen
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2+ dashes

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it also makes your attack slower but deal more damage, and your dash attacks extremely weak

void vigil
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i havent really played a lot of it because i like zag aspect too much

tribal mulch
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hm

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the base one?

void vigil
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yep!

signal aspen
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zag aspect is a lot better than gilgamesh

tribal mulch
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really?

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why is that?

void vigil
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cant go wrong with dodge chance

tribal mulch
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ah

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i was really hoping i could get the 3-burst infinite ammo on the gun on lucifer

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i was disappointed

signal aspen
tribal mulch
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yeah but no ramp

signal aspen
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ye

tribal mulch
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the best part of lucifer

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what does extreme measures do to Lernie and the duo?

modern garnet
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Lernie's neck no longer binds him, he can float around and bite you

signal aspen
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for lernie it changes the map and brings the heads closer together

tribal mulch
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whaaaa

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thats actually kinda cool

modern garnet
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And asterius gets a rocket hammer

signal aspen
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and for the duo theseus gets a chariot with rockets and a machine gun and runs around the map shooting you

tribal mulch
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...

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he what

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that just seem so stupid

cerulean ferry
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Asterius becomes a beyblade

tribal mulch
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THAT DOESNT EVEN SOUND FAIR

signal aspen
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his slam attacks hit you in an aoe

modern garnet
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It's 2 against 1, it was never fair

tribal mulch
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well

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tbf Zag is a god(?)

signal aspen
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ye

tribal mulch
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with the help of olympius

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WAIT

cerulean ferry
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And he gets support from like 4 Gods in a run

tribal mulch
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IS THE BLACKSMITH ONE ON THE GAME?

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i forget his name

signal aspen
void vigil
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nope, just mentioned

tribal mulch
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ohh him

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i forgot his name

void vigil
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hephaestus is mentioned once, but its pretty much at the "endgame"

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if you can call it that

tribal mulch
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i remember i had a total god run once

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heh

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god run

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oh does recognize how broken aretmis's call is?

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at max

signal aspen
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arty call is great

mossy finch
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i just got hit by the megaera x zag conversation flushedthic

signal aspen
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epic

tribal mulch
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is it normal to have "beaten" the game like 8 times in 40 hours?

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or am i just slow

signal aspen
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yeah

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everybody beats the game at different times

brisk trail
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theres no normal ye

cerulean ferry
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Don't compare yourself to others, just have fun

tribal mulch
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it took me like around 31 attempts to beat it once

mossy finch
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im on 57 attempts rn and beaten it 9 times, its different for everyone

tribal mulch
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damn nice

cerulean ferry
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On my first save it took me over 120 runs to get my first clear so

mossy finch
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some are new to the genre some arent, so theres a pretty wide gap of skill

tribal mulch
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i think im on like 80 or 90 by now

cerulean ferry
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Istg my typos

signal aspen
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im on run 400

mossy finch
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ooo i just unlocked aspect of rama, it seems cool

tribal mulch
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NOOOO I MISSED THE CHAOS GATE

signal aspen
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rama is great

tribal mulch
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DAMNIT

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THE ONLY REASON I WENT ON THIS RUN WAS FOR THE ASPECT

signal aspen
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rip

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hit give up and get the chaos gate

tribal mulch
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i feel like if you're gonna do darkness = healing, you have to use the darkness thirsty weapons

signal aspen
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you dont need to get dark thirst on that but it helps a lot

mossy finch
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it tells you if u have bonds with people in keepsakes, does that change anything?

mossy finch
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o ok

hazy ravine
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No information about latest steam paches? i was looking about it but found nothing

tribal mulch
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME

signal aspen
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what

tribal mulch
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IT DIDNT EVEN SAY THE LINE

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I FOUND A SECOND GATE

signal aspen
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nice

tribal mulch
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this cannot be on purpose

signal aspen
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getting the correct dialogue for hidden aspects is really hard

tribal mulch
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so i just got the chaos boon that gives a boost to gem and darkness gain

signal aspen
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its all rng

tribal mulch
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what are the odds

crude surge
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Depends on how many options are in the dialogue pool

tribal mulch
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would chaos troll

iron loom
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oh my god

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there's no achievement for getting all achievements

tribal mulch
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well

iron loom
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what's worse is

tribal mulch
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that would be a paradox no?

iron loom
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it would be a perfect 50 achievement

signal aspen
iron loom
mossy finch
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playstation has one on basically every game

iron loom
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i ge the "uselessness" of it but

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cmon man 50 achievements

tribal mulch
mossy finch
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yup

crude surge
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Probably the same reason there’s no achievement for 32 heat

tribal mulch
crude surge
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Too hard for a good amount of people to clear

iron loom
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49/49 just doesn't feel the same thanthink

signal aspen
crude surge
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It’s halfway though

tribal mulch
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god this game's music is f$(&@)(% awesome

cerulean ferry
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Sure is

tribal mulch
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oh yeah what is the reward for 8🔥

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other than like 3 diamonds

cerulean ferry
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You'll see

signal aspen
tribal mulch
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thats it

uncut dagger
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there's another hting you get in the courtyard

mossy finch
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@tribal mulch have you brutally murdered skelly yet?

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to the point of no return

iron loom
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also only on like my 7th fight with charon i realised his fight's theme is the main theme but a trap-ish remix?

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darn i guess lmao

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thing bops too

signal aspen
iron loom
mossy finch
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yes

tribal mulch
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also does chaos appear anywhere outside of tarland or should i kill myself?

iron loom
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honestly one of the things that made me laugh out loud the most in the whole game lmao

mossy finch
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chaos appears everywhere except for styx

signal aspen
iron loom
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been trying to get chaos's legendary boon but freaking thing doesn't exist apparently

mossy finch
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skelly's pranks make the game 10/10

iron loom
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been trying since yesterday

signal aspen
cerulean ferry
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Same

tribal mulch
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whats it do?

signal aspen
iron loom
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using the egg, rerolling charons thing to try and find the thing that guarantees they spawn but its so rare omg

tribal mulch
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._.

mossy finch
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ooh i think i got chaos legendary boon, im checking the codex and it doesnt have the prophecy icon

void vigil
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you should save your rerolls for your second chaos, imo

mossy finch
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looks like i only have 2 boons left for chaos

void vigil
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that’s how I got it iirc

iron loom
tribal mulch
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does quick recovery get higher than like 100% on max level?

iron loom
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even rerolling the well

tribal mulch
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bruh

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useless boon

signal aspen
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its 60%

iron loom
signal aspen
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and you cant pom it

iron loom
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would be great

narrow hemlock
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doesn't chaos legendary require you already having a chaos boon?

iron loom
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yes

signal aspen
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yes

iron loom
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at least 1

narrow hemlock
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so re rolling the first is useless anyway

iron loom
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nah i reroll charons well

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to try and guarantee chaos

void vigil
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once you get the second one though, that’s where you should reroll

iron loom
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but i rarely get 2 chaos's in 1 run anyway so rip

signal aspen
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i reroll the pool of purging so i can purge all my boons

void vigil
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To get a higher chance at a legendary

narrow hemlock
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chaos would like to play with you a bit longer

iron loom
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chaos's legendary boon and 3 duo boons

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are all i have left, prophecy-wise

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almost there

void vigil
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rerolling a shop seems kind of useless since there are so many items it could give you

iron loom
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merciful end / hunting blades and ice wine are SO hard to get my god

signal aspen
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i reroll the pool of purging so i can purge all my boons

iron loom
void vigil
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I did the duo boon prophecy when there were less duo boons... but I got less ambrosia for it so rip

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Not like I’m not swimming in it now

signal aspen
narrow hemlock
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i think i was like 250 hours in before i ever saw chaos legendary yeet

iron loom
void vigil
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if you’re fishing for it you’ll probably get it soon 🙏

signal aspen
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ye it took me a while to get the legendary boon, but after i got it i started seeing it a lot more

hollow hawk
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I dont think ive ever gotten the chaos dd

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I picked it once

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But then died

signal aspen
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nice

hollow hawk
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Because the curse was like +80% foes or something

signal aspen
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you should just go to the item shop in hades and buy the boon

mossy finch
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does god mode increase chance of legendary boons?

narrow hemlock
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No

hollow hawk
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No

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Lol those no's

void vigil
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It only gives you damage resistance

mossy finch
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oh nice, like the first time i activated it i got hella legendary boons

narrow hemlock
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god mode only increases your damage reduction, it has no affect on anything else

iron loom
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had a really good odds run to get some of the duo boons just now

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missclicked give up instead of quit

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heckin -> rip

signal aspen
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one time i got 3 duo boons in a row

hollow hawk
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Oof

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That sucks

iron loom
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biggest f for this brain

iron loom
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on styx's shop

brisk trail
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Are you immortal in God mode?

signal aspen
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no

hollow hawk
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Just gives you +20% dmg reduction, and it increases by +2% every time you die, to a maximum of 80%

brisk trail
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Oh

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Cool

iron loom
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is it possible for a "trial of the gods" boon to be duo?

signal aspen
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no

iron loom
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if so, is it possible for it to be a duo of the two gods present in the trial?

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oh

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well f then

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HUNTING BLADES

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FINALLY

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2 duos to go

signal aspen
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nice

void vigil
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You’re missing merciful end, right? I find it’s pretty easy to get, just remember that athena dash is not a requirement anymore

iron loom
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missing merciful end and ice wine still just these two

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yeah only divine strike and divine flourish

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got a notepad with the specifics so i dont choose the wrong ones during runs lol

void vigil
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That’s dedication, haha

iron loom
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3 prophecies left, got to go for it

void vigil
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I was pretty proud of it when I managed to clear all prophecies

signal aspen
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i currently have a build that can get you 8 duos

void vigil
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Though, one prophecy still doesn’t appear, it’s a bug...

iron loom
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which one?

void vigil
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the game treated it as if I got them all though. I got the dialogue for it and all

iron loom
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~oh my god theres dialogue for that?~

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looking forward to it

half zephyr
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there's so much dialogue in this game

iron loom
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true

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for such specific things too

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yakko's video said it best

void vigil
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the reluctant musician

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it’s for freeing orpheus, but I’ve been playing since before freeing orpheus was required, so I think it’s bugged and will not appear

iron loom
# iron loom yakko's video said it best

"so many dialogue options make me feel like I've discovered some secret line of dialogue only I know about, because of how specific some of them seem to be, even though I know that lots of people have also seen it"

void vigil
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there’s also dialogue for completing the codex

half zephyr
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isn't there dialogue for if you get a clear on your first ever run too hehe

signal aspen
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and dialogue for fulfilling all prophecies

void vigil
mossy finch
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i just caught a scyllascion and flushedthic they look cool

void vigil
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there’s also dialogue for maxing all bonds

half zephyr
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and for using certain keepsakes

void vigil
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basically, any 100% thing you do in this game is rewarded with dialogue

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I don’t know about maxing all bounties because I haven’t done it yet but I’m sure there is for that

iron loom
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also all the hades dialogue once you max extreme measures is just chef's kiss

stiff musk
signal aspen
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It's a dash boon

stiff musk
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i mean

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merciful end

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shut up

signal aspen
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Ares attack or special and athena attack or special

mossy finch
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using rare crop can a boon get legendary?

brisk trail
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No.

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It will reach Heroic.

mossy finch
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aight

brisk trail
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Duo and Legendary are outside the scaling rarity system.

iron loom
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got ice wine just merciful end to go on the duo boons

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the hugest w

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also got merciful end 3 rooms later what is this luck

mossy finch
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i finally finished the story and mmmmmm the credits song was so good

half zephyr
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it was my fave song until em4

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though that one is more of an instrumental hehe

mossy finch
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is em4 song the rock version

signal aspen
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Nah it's a separate song

half zephyr
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The Unseen Ones speaks to my soul

so to speak

void vigil
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Almost got the onion dialogue from eurydice but orpheus was there so I got nothing 😭 😭 😭

half zephyr
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lol

signal aspen
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Nice

void vigil
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pls I wanna see it

half zephyr
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better luck next time

signal aspen
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"ogres are like onions"

iron loom
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so good

south comet
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why does everyone flame zag for having red blood?

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every boss erupts in red blood when they die too

uncut dagger
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except for Meg

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and Theseus

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I don't think the Bone Hydra has blood

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also Hades

south comet
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Hades does erupt in red blood

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Pretty sure Meg does too

uncut dagger
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I think that's an effect of the Styx

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the Styx has a similar color to blood

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easy to make the mistake

south comet
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all of the fury sisters have red blood

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actually idk about alecto

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I barely even see her

uncut dagger
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I don't think they do

south comet
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they have the exact same death effect as zag

uncut dagger
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yeah

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when he gets taken by the Styx

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again

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similar color

uncut dagger
half zephyr
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that's why

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they have golden ichor so zag having red blood is different

halcyon oriole
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it's just a bit visually confusing because the styx looks like it's their blood

stiff musk
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why does zag have red blood

half zephyr
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possibly because of his grandfather on his mothers side (in the game at least)

idk akashrug

stiff musk
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what grandfather

uncut dagger
half zephyr
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ze mortal one

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in the game dem has persephone w a mortal farmer or smth

uncut dagger
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he is supposed to be the God of Life, right?
seems apt to have mortal features if you're the God of something that represents mortality

iron loom
# stiff musk why does zag have red blood

just had a dialogue with hades about that he mentions the possibility of it being related to the conditions which he was born under, as well as his grandfather (human side)

stiff musk
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i see

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ok dont tell me

half zephyr
iron loom
half zephyr
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so there's many options, up to & including "the devs wanted it that way"

uncut dagger
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this is what I found out from a Google search

half zephyr
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ye

unborn remnant
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oh

half zephyr
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rebirth

unborn remnant
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its zagreus from hades

half zephyr
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hunting

unborn remnant
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cant believe it

uncut dagger
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also I think it is incredible that whenever you look up Zagreus now, you get art from Hades

half zephyr
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mysteries too hehe

iron loom
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oh my god thats why there are all those lines about him joking with dio about them being the same dude hahahaha thats amazing

half zephyr
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well, there wasn't much on Zagreus to begin with hehe

uncut dagger
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hunting might explain why him and Artemis have a lot of similarities

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in the game, at least

unborn remnant
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They arent that similar

uncut dagger
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I think they share a couple similarities

half zephyr
uncut dagger
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they seem like they're more down-to earth and less quick to anger than their Olympic/Cthonic counterparts
they both have a distaste for their families and yearn to escape from them

half zephyr
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they're family too

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woo

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hunting cousins

uncut dagger
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hunting cousins

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👍

unborn remnant
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Yeah I guess

iron loom
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zagreus and artemis, sitting in a tree, hunting s-a-t-y-r-s

half zephyr
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hmmm

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doesn't rhyme

unborn remnant
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zag will never hunt on the surface

uncut dagger
half zephyr
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satyrs can be found underground at least

unborn remnant
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if he does itll be for a very short amount of time

half zephyr
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but trees are a bit rarer

uncut dagger
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are trees in Elysium?

half zephyr
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ok, I need to go sleep - still on babysitting duty & it's getting late & I just know my baby nephew will wake me up before 6 am again
catbye

uncut dagger
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bye!

unborn remnant
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I dont think so

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elyisum is made of moss

uncut dagger
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yeah

unborn remnant
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at least the river is consistent

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the ending makes me smile

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its simply goated

iron loom
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can you get more than one legendary boon in one run?

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please say yes for all that is holy

unborn remnant
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"Run all you like from the place you belong" pretty much sums up the whole game

silent pumice
iron loom
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oh thank god

silent pumice
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I've gotten both Artemis' and Ares' in the same run.

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Now that was a storm of swords.

iron loom
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blade rifts all around, nice

south comet
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does the increased damage from traps heat modifier increase the damage dealt by the green urns in the hades fight?

south comet
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because I got hit by one and it did 150 damage

iron loom
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lost a run for not knowing that lmao

south comet
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same

iron loom
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yeah thats what it was

brisk trail
unborn remnant
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How do you go to Olympus?

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completion bonus?

iron loom
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you really wanna know?

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big spoiler here

brisk trail
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Oh, sorry, you don't visit Olympus.

narrow hemlock
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it was just a joke about the topic lol the regions you see in game are all you ever visit, as zag's goal was never about getting to olympus

uncut dagger
unborn remnant
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oh

chilly sonnet
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On a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being base maegara and 10 being em4, how hard is em3

simple blaze
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8

chilly sonnet
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really? dang

brisk trail
chilly sonnet
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dang i want that extra 3 heat for my later runs but i dont even like base theseus

signal aspen
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Em3 Theseus is easy

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Bull gets annoying

chilly sonnet
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how is 7 easy tho

narrow hemlock
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its mostly learning how they attack. theseus does still do his own thing for the most part, occasionally zipping through the arena

modern garnet
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When the bull jumps at you, you gotta dodge before he lands

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But in em3, you have to start dodging before he's in the air

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Because his slams deal a massive aoe

lament night
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what does em stand for

modern garnet
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Extreme measures

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Post win stuff

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You gotta win to unlock it

chilly sonnet
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Okay this is actually getting ridiculous now

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I’ve ben keeping track and dark thirst lands on the shield literally every other run

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Without fail

modern garnet
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Thirsty shield

crude surge
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thorst

wraith ginkgo
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I defeated the final boss!

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time to do that 9 more times

crude surge
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nice

sturdy sphinx
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gg

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at least 9 more times zagluv

livid canyon
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does Achillies spear only use for cast build

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is there a good attack build for this spear

wraith ginkgo
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what is the highest amount of hp you've had in a run. mine currently is 416

inland shell
livid canyon
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charge build ?

brisk trail
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Achilles speedruns with Flurry Jab and Deadly Strike.

livid canyon
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im listening//

brisk trail
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You Raging Rush, hold down Attack and mash Dash a few times, then repeat.

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Most of the footage I've seen only sporadically uses Raging Rush, but I feel like it could be done a little more aggressively.

signal aspen
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I've gotten 500 hp

wraith ginkgo
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wow

livid canyon
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um is ther eany reason my number keys doesnt work anymore in Hades

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  • and + still work
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ah nvm it worked

peak zealot
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ugh... why doesn't rare crop affect hermes boons?

chilly sonnet
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Tried em3 for the first time

peak zealot
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how did it go

chilly sonnet
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Beat it without dying but I’m also using chaos shield with a really good build so

peak zealot
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I generally find EM3 to be easier than runs without EM3

chilly sonnet
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Definitely worth it. Theseus was less annoying than I thought and the constant laughing was hysterical

south comet
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am I the only one that thinks that hades is less annoying than theseus and asterius

chilly sonnet
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Idk how long it took to get those laughs just right but they’re amazing

peak zealot
#

Theseus gets way easier to deal with. Asterius gets a minor buff. All in all, boss fight gets easier

chilly sonnet
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Asterius tho... I definitely would’ve gotten pounded into oblivion if I didn’t have the shield

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Big meaty hits

south comet
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asterius isn't really that hard to deal with imo

peak zealot
#

His hits are still super slow and easy to just kite

south comet
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theseus is more annoying than asterius to me

peak zealot
#

agreed, but EM3 theseus is a push over. base theseus is much more of a threat

south comet
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EM3?

chilly sonnet
#

Em3 Theseus is frankly easier most of the time

south comet
#

is that the modifier that buffs the bosses

peak zealot
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ya

chilly sonnet
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Em3 asterius seems pretty hard to 1v1

south comet
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I haven't tried it yet

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I'm still only at heat 1

chilly sonnet
#

Base Theseus is wayyyyy easier than base asterius cause he has literally two moves that are both easy to dodge

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Sometimes his second phase can be annoying depending on what god he gets but most of the time it’s more than manageable

south comet
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the only annoying thing with theseus is in his 2nd phase

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by himself he's fine

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but if you didn't kill the bull first then it's a really annoying fight

peak zealot
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His second phase sucks and base theseus does a really good job of covering asterius' vulnerabilities. Base theseus snipes from off screen so much

chilly sonnet
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I think Theseus/asterius is the boss that every beginner player despises and calls@unfair until you get better and realize that they’re not that bad

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That’s how it was for me anyway

chilly sonnet
south comet
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I die on Hades more than I do with Theseus/Asterius

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but I like the hades bossfight more

chilly sonnet
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I don’t like hades summons

peak zealot
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@chilly sonnet I'm aware, it is just another annoying thing to have to constantly track though. Hence "theseus is annoying"

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Em3 theseus is much less annoying by comparison

chilly sonnet
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Hades is challenging but when you have to fight longbows or the chariots on top of that, with armor, it’s really annoying

south comet
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I died to the green vases earlier

chilly sonnet
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Especially when hades just starts going RANDOM BULLSH*T GO!

south comet
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because I had the trap damage modifer

peak zealot
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EM4 hades summons get kind of ridiculous. You haven't seen annoying summons yet

chilly sonnet
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I’m not doing em4 hades lmao

chilly sonnet
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Maybe after I do everything else in the game I’ll just do pure extreme measures but it does not sound fun

south comet
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which weapon should I kill hades with next

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I've legit only done shield

half zephyr
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dark thirst one

south comet
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and shield is boring

half zephyr
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follow the darkness!

thin socket
chilly sonnet
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With a good zag aspect malphon build it shouldn’t be too bad though cause that trivializes half the game

peak zealot
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IDK, I personally like grinding at 16 heat. Admittedly without EM4, but I did grind EM4 to complete all the bounties

half zephyr
chilly sonnet
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Yeah I do

half zephyr
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much dodge so speed

chilly sonnet
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Zag fist + plume + ruthless reflex + pray for greater evasion

peak zealot
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An alternative fist build is gilgamesh blade dash

chilly sonnet
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And if you get lightning strike or support fire?? Yeah the games over

half zephyr
south comet
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I usually run lucky tooth in styx but I'm starting to think that plume is stronger overall if I use it from tartarus

peak zealot
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As far as I know, it has higher DPS than any other fist build

half zephyr
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how's that going for you Ramora?

peak zealot
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at least, potentionally

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@half zephyr I've gotten one hermes boon away from optimal several times now. As is, I've had to settle for about 2000 DPS in the final boss fight instead of 4000

half zephyr
south comet
half zephyr
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I only use it from tart if I do plume hehe

south comet
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I had over 30% dodge with it + greater evasion last run

peak zealot
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I did some plume runs starting from second floor when I was fishing for hermes legendaries to complete prophecies. Ignoring that, start from first floor

south comet
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I need to use more keepsakes though

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I only use tooth and plume

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it gets boring to only use the same 2

half zephyr
#

then do some collection runs w other keepsakes

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get some more darkness & stuff on lower heat or no heat & upgrade/try out keepsakes bunnygirlroll

peak zealot
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Grinding keepsakes was the worst

half zephyr
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or you could try for certain builds

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I still have 1 keepsake left to max..

I just never want to use the stupid featherduster

peak zealot
#

@south comet all the god boons that force an encounter are very useful once you learn which duo boons are good

half zephyr
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it's such a waste

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I don't need hp chance from urns >.<

peak zealot
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It takes something like 2-3 runs to max a keepsake, if you only have one left.... it isn't that bad right?

half zephyr
#

it's just that I feel like I could use better keepsakes then that one

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and so it's just sad

peak zealot
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I mean, it is definitely terrible

half zephyr
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I don't even break urns unless I see gold

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it's just a placeholder keepsake sigh

peak zealot
#

On the topic of keepsakes, I really really wish the shattered shackle turned off the increased drop rate of primary slot boons. It feels so bad to use shattered shackle right now

half zephyr
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shackle was easy to lvl at least

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it did something useful for a while!

half zephyr
peak zealot
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It just feels really bad to be trying to do a shackle run and get constantly forced to take primary slot boons that disable my keepsake

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I know it only disables it for the affected move slot, but still

half zephyr
#

at least you gets moneys

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obols everywhere

peak zealot
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kind of. Sometimes you are forced to take more boons than you can sell

half zephyr
#

true I guess

peak zealot
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I agree that its rare

half zephyr
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I only ran shackle until I filled the core slots then swapped hehe

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I have yet to do boonless

peak zealot
#

broken spear point is another basiclaly useless keepsake IMO

half zephyr
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ye

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the cooldown is so long

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I mean I get it, but

peak zealot
#

cosmic egg also feels bad to equip.

half zephyr
#

I like the look of it, but I've reached that point where the hp drop doesn't matter much anymore :/

peak zealot
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I mean, it just feels bad to equip a keepsake that only MIGHT be relevant in the run

half zephyr
#

I wish it increased fishing spot odds too

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if cosmic egg increased the chance of a chaos fishing spot spawning

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I'd be using it again

south comet
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Am I seeing things, or does the rail have a higher fire rate when it shoots the last few bullets

peak zealot
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I'd prefer it if it forced a chaos encounter but made the rarity worse or something to compensate

half zephyr
#

I just want chaos fishies for darkness

peak zealot
#

I've never noticed that with rail. But I use aspect of hestia so I only ever fire 1 shot between reloads @south comet

half zephyr
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I don't pay attention to firing rate on rail when I use it

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I just point & shoot

peak zealot
#

I'm on switch. I don't even point

half zephyr
#

and dash

half zephyr
#

I still point tho

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I move the joystick around a bit "pointing"

peak zealot
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I suppose

half zephyr
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I don't aim

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but I do point in the general direction

peak zealot
#

Have you ever been doing a rail run with BP2 and encountered the shileded skull swarm..... that is a miserable fight

half zephyr
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heh

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it's a fun fight

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just boomboomboom

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specials all around

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I usually run Eris or Lucifer hehe

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no

peak zealot
#

its probalby not as bad with lucifer

half zephyr
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sorry, it's early

peak zealot
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Or eris

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With hestia, it is really miserable

half zephyr
#

late?
early?

it's 4:57 am

south comet
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my current goal is to get aspect of arthur but I need to beat the game again to get it

peak zealot
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probably the hardest encounter in the game

half zephyr
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I woke up at 2:37 am

south comet
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hopefully I can finish another run tonight

peak zealot
#

if you want runs to go faster, turn on TD1

south comet
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which one is that

peak zealot
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it isn't a huge benefit, but you do get to skip the time trial rooms

half zephyr
#

timing

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9 mins pr region

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leftover time rolls over

peak zealot
#

9 mins is super easy

half zephyr
#

mhmm

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I usually end up w at least 16 on Hades

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which is overkill

peak zealot
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I usually use TD2 and enter hades fights with about 9 minutes on clock (which translates to 17 on TD1)

half zephyr
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I don't wanna do TD2 yet

south comet
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I don't really care about how long runs are

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I usually take my time during runs

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I ain't trying to rush it

half zephyr
#

I don't feel confident enough in the heats yet

peak zealot
#

Just saying, it is basically a free way to increase heat

half zephyr
#

it's why I'm doing a hell mode file on the side bunnygirlroll

heat training!

peak zealot
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between EM3 and TD2, the first ten heat are so smooth

half zephyr
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it's forcing me to get good fast

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I just need 4 keys & I'll be able to buy the rail!

and that means aspects

south comet
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I've been running the trap damage modifier honestly

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I'm on heat 1 lmao

half zephyr
#

that's the worst one

peak zealot
#

Trap damage modifier seems like it should be good to choose. But it makes the final hades fight WAY harder

half zephyr
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the urns at hades fight are traps hehe

south comet
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I know I died to one earlier

half zephyr
#

it's a more difficult heat

south comet
#

I don't mind

modern garnet
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trap damage increase is the only heat that can instantly end your run

half zephyr
#

easiest heats are arguably TD1 & EM1

peak zealot
#

It also just means random deaths in styx and elsium

south comet
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I'll just have to be more careful in the hades fight

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I almost killed him twice with it on

dapper gull
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which weapon are you guys using ?

half zephyr
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maybe BP1 & MM?

idk about those 2, but I find them easy fun

south comet
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I can do it for sure

modern garnet
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yeah of course you can do it

half zephyr
modern garnet
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but if you were running jury summons you would've beat him twice already

peak zealot
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I generally grind with EM3, BP2, MM, and TD2

half zephyr
#

BP2 is so much fun

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so much random

south comet
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I'll try another heat if I lose this run too

modern garnet
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MM makes the minibosses not boring

half zephyr
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the shield guys are more annoying though... and the flame wheels.. and witches ia_think_thonk

but even they are fun!

south comet
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but I'm sure I can beat hades

peak zealot
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the hell did I say

half zephyr
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something bad

dapper gull
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bot got bad at ya XD

peak zealot
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BP2 and MM are pretty significant difficulty increases, but they make runs way more fun

south comet
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the spear has nice range, I can probably break the urns with the spear without taking damage

peak zealot
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that was the message I was trying to type. I'm not sure what I typo-ed to infuraite the bot

half zephyr
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who knows

south comet
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last time I died from the urns is because my athena dash broke one

half zephyr
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I dash through them to break them

modern garnet
#

if you really wanna avoid dying to pots, purge your dash boon in elysium

half zephyr
#

double dashing~

south comet
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or I just don't pick a dash boon

dapper gull
#

this is my I like Drunken Dash

peak zealot
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splash dash is way too good to purge

half zephyr
#

agreed

south comet
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I have splash cast, didn't get splash dash this run

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sadge

half zephyr
#

also good

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if it splash it good

south comet
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ye

peak zealot
#

all of posiedons boons are good

south comet
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I don't like poseidon attacks though

half zephyr
#

hmmm

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all

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I don't agree

south comet
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at least not on melee weapons

half zephyr
#

I don't like the legendary

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the combat one

dapper gull
#

posiedons boons are good at melee combat

south comet
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only poseidon legendary I got was the fishing one

half zephyr
#

I might still be salty about not getting it for the longest time when it was the last one I needed

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but it's so underwhelming

peak zealot
#

I mean, the legendary is overkill for sure, but it isn't bad.

south comet
south comet
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but I'm running achilles spear so it wouldn't be too bad

wraith ginkgo
#

last run I realized zues special and jolted is great for chaos shield

half zephyr
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compared to others

south comet
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I love achilles spear so much

peak zealot
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Compared to other legendaries? maybe.... Compared to boons in general, its fine

dapper gull
half zephyr
#

but it's not a general boon

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it is a legendary

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I'd have loved it as a general boon thing

peak zealot
#

still better than aphrodites legendary

half zephyr
#

no

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that legendary is great

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cuz it can make you stun Hades with regular attacks

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if you get charm to trigger he gets stunned

dapper gull
#

aphrodites boons have highest percentage damage, right ?

peak zealot
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I'm aware. I just don't think there is much value in randomly stunning hades for a quarter of a second

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You can't rely on it

half zephyr
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it is when you need just a tiny bit of extra time

modern garnet
#

welll you can do it when he does an attack thats about to hit you

dapper gull
#

that randomness has saved me so many times from the final boss

modern garnet
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it's like an extra acorn charge if you use it right

half zephyr
peak zealot
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You should dodge when he is about to hit you. Hoping for a trigger is worse than dodging

half zephyr
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I don't wait for the trigger

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I say thank you when it happens

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it's better then the poseidon one

peak zealot
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it is a purely incidental buff that barely helps against bosses and does essentially nothing against normal enemies. At least posiedon legendary makes normal enemies die in half the time

half zephyr
#

but normal enemies do that anyways

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I build for Hades

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not for normal enemies hehe

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and since I do a lot of aphro anyways, the legendary is always a nice bonus

peak zealot
#

Agreed, poseidons legendary is overkill. But its fun overkill that at least combos with a duo boon. Aphro boon just does nothing strategically

dapper gull
#

@half zephyr , you using hera's bow ?

half zephyr
modern garnet
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oh my bad i thought we were talking about aphro call

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that's the one you can use like acorn

peak zealot
#

And poseidons legendary does make mini bosses and hades summons die a lto faster too

dapper gull
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aphro's cast on hera is OP

peak zealot
#

aphro primary boons are great in general. Except for the dash of course

half zephyr
#

I just don't feel like a 2nd knockaway effect is worth legendary status I guess

peak zealot
#

I don't know why the dashes are so Imbalanced

dapper gull
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i'll say, its about playstyle, if you can make the dash work, then it would be worth having that boon

half zephyr
#

I love splash dash

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but the legendary is still meh

dapper gull
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lol, you hate that legendary

peak zealot
#

Splash dash is S tier. Athena and Ares dash are A teir. Zeus is C tier. The rest are only useful for applying status if you couldn't get a good dash

half zephyr
#

and poseidon is one of my fave gods in general mythology too hehe

I love the Ocean

dapper gull
#

I honestly don't care about ranking boon in tier,
I mean, we all have different play-style, so the boon's ranking would differ for everyone

half zephyr
peak zealot
#

I don't think the rankings would vary much. Peoples play styles aren't that different, and the dashes are super imbalanced

half zephyr
#

mhm

dapper gull
peak zealot
#

The rankings for ares would probably be all over the place. The rest of the dash boons would be consistent

modern garnet
#

it's ok for boons to be better than other boons

half zephyr
#

I'm at around 118+ runs total

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I haven't had much time to play cuz babysitting hehe

dapper gull
#

yeah, earlier statement wasnt making any sense.
wow, that's great man

peak zealot
#

@modern garnet I agree. I just think the gaps are a bit too large for the dash slot

half zephyr
#

and then I'm doing my hell mode file

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which is not fine

#

it's the worst feeling

peak zealot
#

I should really start a hell mode file. At this point I'm just grinding rank on my main file

half zephyr
#

dying to theseus of all people sigh

#

gonna feel so good when I can kill him again

dapper gull
half zephyr
#

heat training hehe

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and it's fun

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it's not easy getting to heroes on 1 dd tho

#

I'd forgotten the feeling

peak zealot
#

does hell mode limit to 1 DD?

half zephyr
#

no aspects, not fully maxed mirror

peak zealot
#

or are you just super early in progression

#

just super early

half zephyr
#

I'm only on run like.. 10? 13?

dapper gull
#

I started hell mode, but realized I had one goal pending, and thus returned to normal mode

#

I have completed 2-3 run with no mirror upgrade

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it was fun

half zephyr
#

I haven't gotten enough darkness yet

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I haven't even been to chaos yet

peak zealot
#

@half zephyr FYI, if you do a 32 heat run on the tenth hades fight, you get to skip the fight and meat the criteria for the statue easier

half zephyr
#

but I did finally get to see eurydice so yay acorn

modern garnet
#

yaycorn

half zephyr
#

I've never even done 32 on my main file

peak zealot
#

You have time. Have to beat hades 9 times before you make the decision

half zephyr
#

I've only gone up to 13?

#

I haven't even beaten him once!

theseus keeps killing me

#

it's so sad

peak zealot
#

Maybe try EM3?

half zephyr
#

I take out asterius & then theseus snipes me in the back

peak zealot
#

EM2 on hell mode probably sucks though

half zephyr
#

NO ASPECTS

#

this is basic weapons

peak zealot
#

soon aspects

half zephyr
#

I can't even access the menu nyaTears2

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so sad

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just need 4 keys

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and a rail run

peak zealot
#

I was so confused about titan blood on my first play through. Took me forever to find the aspect menu

half zephyr
dapper gull
#

aspect starts from spear, right ?

half zephyr
dapper gull
#

then only you can unlock others

half zephyr
#

that's hidden aspects

#

I'm talking getting aspects in general - you need to unlock all weapons for that

dapper gull
#

ok

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ohh, my bad

half zephyr
#

well, it's been fun talking but now I've got to go again

peak zealot
#

so many keys

dapper gull
#

so little time

half zephyr
#

my nephew will be waking up in 30-60 mins

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so I gotta be prepared for that

peak zealot
#

Its like 150 keys to unlock mirror and weapons?

half zephyr
peak zealot
#

audios

dapper gull
#

may the fates favor ya

south comet
#

did it

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completed my 2nd run

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finally I can unlock the aspect of arthur

#

I also only used up 1 DD in the entire run

#

and it was because I was mindlessly hitting hades at the end because there was no way I could lose

#

is there a way that I can switch the flowers next to nyx back to purple?

compact badger
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Ask the contractor for other flowers you've purchased. You'll have to scroll down a bit

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Also congratz on the strong escape. Arthur is fun 🚚

south comet
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ty

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I really like how the purple flowers look next to nyx lol

compact badger
#

Same. But I switch to red every now and then. One has to imagine that new flowers have a stronger scent

peak zealot
#

Hard to say. They are underworld flowers so they must be just as dead as anything else. Do flowers still have strong scents in the afterlife?

compact badger
#

That's a fair point, but aren't there bushes in Elysium?
Also, fishies are alive in the river, so it's not much of a stretch that special kinds of plants would be alive in Tartarus

peak zealot
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I assumed the fish were all dead too. Hence why they are often on fire or ghostly or whatever. Its underworld. Everything is in the afterlife right?

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well, except for the fish in the overworld that is. those are just normal fish

hollow hawk
#

yeah i always assumed the fish are like the enemies

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though idk what bad deed that knucklehead did to deserve life in tartarus

compact badger
#

I thought they were all created by Chaos? At least those that live in its domain.
Also, some Styx fishies' Codex entry say things like "When alive, we thought these fishes were mythical" IIRC

south comet
#

does level EM1 only buff meg?

modern garnet
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It only makes the first boss harder

peak zealot
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It will make the first boss harder regardless of which sister you face. It doesn't only buff meg

south comet
#

I might get my 3rd clear

#

4 DD's and full hp at hades

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with 390hp LMAO

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yep

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hades dead

eager patrol
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Does cast effects stack?

#

Cause it really doesnt feel like it

modern garnet
#

What effect?

void vigil
#

If you’re talking about boiling blood, it does not

south comet
#

wait, to have the aspect of arthur, do I need 5 titan blood invested in 1 aspect, or 5 titan blood invested in stygius total

modern garnet
#

total

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but apparently investing in zag aspects doesn't count? I've heard mixed info on that

craggy barn
#

it doesn't count for guan yu specifically

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should be fine for the other hidden aspects

peak zealot
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weird

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but guan yu is weird I guess

south comet
#

I already have guan yu

eager patrol
radiant estuary
#

So odd question, but is there anywhere where I can see the full image of the picture that's used at the top of the game's page when it's in your library?

radiant estuary
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Yeah, that one

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Thanks

dapper gull
#

well, i found this one on steamgrid

signal aspen
half zephyr
signal aspen
#

bp2 is not fun

half zephyr
#

Is so

signal aspen
#

weird

half zephyr
#

I like the random

signal aspen
#

what heat do you normally play on?

half zephyr
#

Not much

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The highest I’ve gone is 13 I think?

signal aspen
#

oh

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bp2 ruined my 40 heat runs

half zephyr
#

That’s why I’m doing the hell mode heat training

half zephyr
signal aspen
#

i dont need enemies that deal extra damage if i already have hl5

livid canyon
#

hmm can u use gem stone on anything else beside house decoration

#

i need to spend 5k

signal aspen
#

you can trade with it

livid canyon
#

ah aight

signal aspen
#

but thats it

livid canyon
#

also isnt the main menu suppose to show ur total darkness since started playing right

#

why does it show my current darkness only

signal aspen
#

are you looking at the darkness counter on the save file?

livid canyon
#

well it said i ned to accumulate 15k darkness

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i have full mirror upgrade

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but since the Charon thing i doubt it ognna bug again

signal aspen
livid canyon
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no im trying to unlock theme

signal aspen
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you need 25k darkness for the theme

livid canyon
#

wait wat

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no no

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i need to do some requirement

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so the house contractor will review all the theme

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im not talking about chaos theme

signal aspen
#

you need to get the chaos bond

signal aspen
livid canyon
#

themes

void vigil
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do you need to accumulate a total of 15k or do you need to have 15k on you at the moment to unlock the theme?

livid canyon
#

uh

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man

void vigil
#

like, not in the mirror

livid canyon
#

IDKkk

#

the guide said so im just following it

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here check

signal aspen
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it says you need to purchase all ingame upgrades, spend 5k gemstones, spend 30 titan blood, and accumulate 15k darkness

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i have never heard of that

livid canyon
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then idk

void vigil
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the wiki says you simply need to have all non-theme items in the work orders tab. and for woodland you also need 3000 unspent darkness

livid canyon
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im following that

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it why i came here to confirm

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wa

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woodland ?

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im so confuse rn

signal aspen
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its a theme

void vigil
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the woodland theme

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you can see its image in the guide

livid canyon
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yee but how do i reveal all of them

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i cant purchase if they aren't even in the house contractor

void vigil
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did you buy everything in the "work orders" tab

signal aspen
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im pretty sure you need to get bonds with certain characters

livid canyon
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yes i did

signal aspen
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whos bonds do you have?

livid canyon
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i bond with everyone

signal aspen
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and you bought all the work orders?

void vigil
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do you have extremer measures as well?

livid canyon
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YES

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Yes

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dde pls i already played this game for 400 hours+

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i finished everything

signal aspen
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bro your save file is broken

livid canyon
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urgh

void vigil
livid canyon
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wow i cant even send imge here

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is there a way to check how many of resource i have

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in save file

signal aspen
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if you go to the save file menu you can see the total amount of darkness you got, and you can see how many resources you have by looking in the bottom right (you can only see it if you are not in battle)

livid canyon
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aight nvm i got it to work,i verify files on steam

void vigil
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and they showed up?

livid canyon
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yee

void vigil
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yay!

signal aspen
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oh

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nice

livid canyon
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it said 1 file was missing

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weird

signal aspen
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explains a lot

livid canyon
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but jc 25k for Chaos theme tho-

void vigil
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it used to be 50k

livid canyon
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my god-

void vigil
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honestly, when it was released, i had that amount lying around

livid canyon
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wow

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how much hours were u in at that point

void vigil
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probably in the 300s

livid canyon
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also Woodland is 100 nectar now

void vigil
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i could buy every theme pretty much immediately, but the most painful one to buy was stygian, because i need that titan blood for weapons...

livid canyon
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oof

signal aspen
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i bought every theme pretty quickly, but i used most of them once

void vigil
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i use the lovely theme the most

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i like it

signal aspen
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im using the most expensive theme i have rn

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it used to be lovely

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now its the chaos one

void vigil
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i used that one for a good while, its very pretty as well

iron loom
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good morning everyone

signal aspen
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good morning

iron loom
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day 3 of trying to get chaos's legendary boon todays the day im feeling it

void vigil
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but i renovated the house again a while ago and changed every decoration i could to be red or pink so i switched back to the lovely theme

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you got this. today is the day

craggy barn
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make sure to reroll every well for chaos gates

iron loom
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i try to save at least 2 rerolls for the second chaos encounter

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but yeah I'm also rerolling wells from time to time

craggy barn
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probably best to reroll each well once

signal aspen
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put on cosmic egg