#h1-builds-and-combat

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dry ember
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i mean she says tempest strike does 20% (it's actually 30% at common, btw), that's disregarding boon upgrades + knock back damage, too

pliant anvil
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I don't disagree with you. I think shackle is a meme outside of challenge runs. I don't see a place where it's all that useful tbh

opal lodge
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i like my runs like i like my pizza

dry ember
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is there like a punch line after that?

onyx silo
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do %'s add or multiply on top of one another? for like damage resistance, is there anywhere in game that describes mechanics in detail or should this be on a wiki somewhere?

dry ember
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they add together, except for crit, which is a x3 multiplier of the total sum

pliant anvil
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@onyx silo damage resistance is multiplicative, but all damage sources except crits are additive. Crit chance and dodge chance are also additive

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This means if you have a +20% attack boon, +20% chaos attack boon, +20% backstab damage, and +20% global damage bonus, and +20% damage keepsake, you have a 100% damage increase on attacks when backstabbing.

opal lodge
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is there like a punch line after that?
@dry ember b(o)onless

pastel hamlet
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uhm yes hi i joined the server cuz i got to (and almost killed) what i think is the final boss with a build on my third ever run of this game and i wanted to ask about this and whether its real good or if i just got lucky (or if the game isnt as hard as i was led to believe)
i had the shield and a boon from zeus that affected the special, giving it 38 extra damage per hit with the shield special, when normally the shield special does only 15 it did over 50 with one hit. i also got a Dionisius hammer that did 50 damage on shield return, as well as a pom on the zeus boon i said earlier.

torpid abyss
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You know

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I have

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A single critique of Hades overall

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The fact flamewheels exist in Erebus

pliant anvil
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congrats on almost killing the final boss! shield + zeus special is also a pretty powerful combo. It's fast and safe-ish. You might have gotten a combination of both lucky, and be good at the game

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Flamewheels are a warcrime, change my mind.

spare scaffold
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Hades the game honestly isn't hard

torpid abyss
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Like really that's the only thing i feel legitimately hurts the game

spare scaffold
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if you are any good at hack'n'slash, it probably isn't

pastel hamlet
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Yeah, it seemed extremely good considering how safe it felt and how much damage it did

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and ah alright fair enough i suppose

spare scaffold
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I'm not but since I am fairly confident at sub 16 heat it's probably isn't hard at 0

torpid abyss
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Well it's just my problem

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but i feel a not-so-small portion of the playerbase agrees

silk hearth
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yea flamewheels not fun

torpid abyss
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Flamewheels are obnoxious in Elysium, that's fine

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But in erebus?

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They legitimately suck the fun out of the game

pliant anvil
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the majority of hade's difficulty comes from pacts, and the learning curve imo

spare scaffold
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Yeah I was clueless when I first played the game

torpid abyss
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Like Erebus, if you're not using a ranged weapon, Flamewheels are pretty much an instat loss

pliant anvil
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Once you get over the learning curve, it's not so bad

spare scaffold
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absolutely awful

torpid abyss
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Because they explode the second they die

dry ember
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I mean Hades is not hard if you turtle behind a shield for eternity

torpid abyss
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My point is, it's bad design to have an enemy like that

pliant anvil
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on the other hand, athena dash clowns on flamewheels

torpid abyss
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IMO if the explosion was larger / stronger, but with a delay

dry ember
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but the simple fact that Tight Deadline exists means you need certain level of finesse to get through the game consistently.

pliant anvil
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^

torpid abyss
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It wouldn't be as infiurating as it is

pliant anvil
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That's what I find the most fun about hades currently, attempting to push my best time

torpid abyss
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My problem is that they just like

pastel hamlet
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also id like to ask on any tips for the champions of Elysium cuz i didnt feel confident with the fight even though i had some really good stuff, and i feel like i wouldnt be able to consistantly kill them

spare scaffold
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I can no-damage flamewheel chambers with melee weapons sometimes

opal lodge
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speed is a helluva drug

torpid abyss
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Slap flamewheels everywhere like it

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But say

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Do you have fun with that?

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Or is it non stop stress

spare scaffold
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for sword, dash-strike and special have good enough range

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shield has blocking

opal lodge
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@pastel hamlet they're pretty annoying tbh and i hated heroes more than i hated final boss for a really long time

torpid abyss
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Not if you have tight deadline maced

spare scaffold
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fists is.. problematic

dry ember
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also id like to ask on any tips for the champions of Elysium cuz i didnt feel confident with the fight even though i had some really good stuff, and i feel like i wouldnt be able to consistantly kill them
the usual approach here is to kill the cow first then theseus, try not to trigger his phase 2 too early.

pastel hamlet
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yikes alright

opal lodge
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basically you want to focus bull until he's low and leave theseus alone

torpid abyss
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Also

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I feel SGG is aware of how dumb they are

dry ember
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listen to audio cues for spear dodging, learn to play arounf pillars

opal lodge
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and then once you deal with bull you have enough time to deal with chad

pastel hamlet
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alrighty cool

pliant anvil
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Yeah, once asterius is down, theseus becomes much easier.

opal lodge
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blondie basically only has three tools in his kit

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the big spin

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the raging rush

dry ember
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from what I gathered, many people die at phase 2 theseus

opal lodge
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and the spear throw

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once you figure out the tells for each he becomes very predictable

dry ember
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the screen is chaotic which makes it difficult, just... keep calm, I guess

torpid abyss
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Theseus' difficulty comes from his shield

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He needs some maneuver

pastel hamlet
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also how do you get the bull to stop charging? i got pretty lucky to have hermies +100% speed after dash boon so i could simply out outrun it, but if i dont have that what would i do?

torpid abyss
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Use the pillars

pastel hamlet
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so run around them?

pliant anvil
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pillars/walls

pastel hamlet
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is the bulls turning circle not that good?

pliant anvil
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run him into them

dry ember
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dash behind the pillar, stand next to wall

pliant anvil
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yeah, his turning is bad

dry ember
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bull rush is the most bs part of the game tbh

pliant anvil
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and you can dash through him btw

opal lodge
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his turning circle isn't great so if you can bait him into a wall that's pretty good

spare scaffold
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make sure he collides into the pillars, or if you are on shield, you can block his charge

opal lodge
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@dry ember yeah im pretty sure a good 60% of my runs have been ended by FO2 EM3 HL5 bull rush

spare scaffold
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sort of but he can circle around you during that

opal lodge
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he just tracks you so damn quick

pliant anvil
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oof yeah

dry ember
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his turning circle isn't great so if you can bait him into a wall that's pretty good
ik we are talking "vanilla" cow here, but i swear FO2 EM3 cow is a heat seeking missle

pliant anvil
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that combo makes for a scary bullrush

opal lodge
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FO2 EM3 cow finds your last bit of hope and rips it out

dry ember
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im very salty when he does that, and it's 72 damage per, yikes

split orbit
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How fun/useful would a poseidon chaos shield run be?

pliant anvil
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how much is it on a hit? over 100?

spare scaffold
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oh fair enough I'm not good with FO

torpid abyss
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Anyway yeah

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I'd legit mod flamewheels out

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If i knew how

pliant anvil
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I recommend 1 level of FO to get used to it

dry ember
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he does 72 iirc on HL5

pliant anvil
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oof

dry ember
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so 36 without?

pliant anvil
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so, close

split orbit
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With the special knock back and the one where the water pulses when an enemy smacks into a wall...

dry ember
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I tried that

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it's not as good/fun as it sounds, unfortunately

opal lodge
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ive just gotten used to FO2

dry ember
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once you get to asphodel elysium the stage is too big for that

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and styx is just a fraction of the game

torpid abyss
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Ah who am i kidding

spare scaffold
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Poseidon focus def works better if you get Sea Storm

torpid abyss
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Idk about code i can't mod at all

spare scaffold
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otherwise it's kinda meh really

opal lodge
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tidal dash is very good but every other poseidon core i find there are usually better options on your build

torpid abyss
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Guess i'm here

dry ember
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@torpid abyss I think it's just a mental block.

torpid abyss
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Huh?

dry ember
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that you hate flamewheels

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i like seeing them. they kill themselves.

pliant anvil
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I hate them when I run fist or sword

opal lodge
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love getting flame wheels with hyper sprint

split orbit
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If you have Athena dash you can deflect the explosions

opal lodge
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like what are you gonna do? hit me?

spare scaffold
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They can explode themselves on Erebus pillars too right?

dry ember
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i just dash back and forth between a pillar

torpid abyss
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Like

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In Elysium? Obnoxious

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In Erebus? Why

split orbit
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Now idek about erebus... still haven't unlocked those holes

spare scaffold
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I faced them once or twice in Erebus

dry ember
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many things in Erebus just seem unfair

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butterfly balls

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seeker witches

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cloners skulls

spare scaffold
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Oh yeah I'd probably argue that butterfly balls in Erebus is a bigger problem

pliant anvil
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Man, I always end up with armored splitters who have the speed buff

dry ember
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10 million range spear man

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sniper bowsman

opal lodge
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speeder slugger superelite chariots have entered the chat

pliant anvil
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also BB are the worst in erebus

silk hearth
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athena dash is good against butterfly balls

dry ember
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speedster chariot

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the list goes on and on

torpid abyss
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I suppose, yes

opal lodge
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to a certain extent elysium will simply test how easily you tilt

pliant anvil
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that sounds about right

torpid abyss
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I just have a personal vendetta against anything resembling "don't get hit" philosophies

pliant anvil
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I'm ALWAYS tilted by speedy archers

torpid abyss
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You see, there's a difference between enforcing and rewarding something

dry ember
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I'm ALWAYS tilted by speedy archers

pliant anvil
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also true

opal lodge
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well

torpid abyss
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It comes in several forms and ways

opal lodge
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this whole game is kinda "don't get hit"

torpid abyss
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An example is WoW's Xp management

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They didn't want players playing too long

pliant anvil
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inb4 revenge builds

torpid abyss
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So they tried to reduce XP after several hours of play

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This was detrimental to the playerbase because they punished them for playing

opal lodge
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i dont really see how those are similar but go on

torpid abyss
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However, what they have now, the rest system, rewards them in order to achieve the same purpose: Take a break

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Now look at Hades

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There are these 2 optional challenges i'm gonna take as an example

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Troves and Erebus

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Troves have a set reward, which goes down the longer you take to complete

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So regardless of what you do, well, you get something unless you fight through the full loot, which is unlikely

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In Erebus, however, you outright get nothing, arguably less than if you had taken another route

opal lodge
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then don't take erebus gate

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LOL

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both of those examples

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by the way

dry ember
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I mean that's kinda how Double or nothing works?

opal lodge
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completely optional

torpid abyss
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One rewards its challenge, while the other enforces it

pliant anvil
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yeah erebus gates are tests of skill

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and I don't think they count as a "room" iirc

opal lodge
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completely optional and you enter knowing the consequences

pliant anvil
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I could be wrong though

dry ember
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you get double rewards, or you get nothing

silk hearth
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they do

opal lodge
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you get a super good boon

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or a double reward

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or nothing

silk hearth
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i think im not too sure

torpid abyss
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My point is

silk hearth
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otherwise it would be quite strong

pliant anvil
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technically you get 1hp 😛

dry ember
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I understand how Erebus is not the perfect thing

torpid abyss
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The idea behind enforce and reward are complex

dry ember
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but what you mentioned is simply the double or nothing mechanics, which isn't new

torpid abyss
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Some things should be forced to meet

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But there's a factor here, you see

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If a game just "forces" you to play in such a way

opal lodge
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erebus isn't perfect, neither is pact

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the best thing is that the game doesn't force you to take either

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KEK

pliant anvil
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I like the concept of a high risk/high reward room personally

opal lodge
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^

torpid abyss
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I'm not talking about that

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The matter is their design and all

pliant anvil
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sometimes a +2 pom/money/higher rarity boon is all you need

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And yeah it could be tweaked (i.e. butterfly balls...)

dry ember
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Why do you think SGG forces your hand?

torpid abyss
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But point is, i simply dislike demanding perfection from the player

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Look, the matter is not whether or not i must take Erebus

pliant anvil
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Well, then erebus rooms aren't for you

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They're a way for a player to shake up a run and see if they can play REALLY well

torpid abyss
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It's too cheap to simply say "it's not for you"

opal lodge
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well

dry ember
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well

opal lodge
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they are also heat gated

pliant anvil
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or if they have to lame it out against an armored seeking speedster splitter

opal lodge
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clearly they are intended once you've reached a certain level in the game

torpid abyss
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I never got the heat gate tho

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You get to see them

dry ember
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what heat do you play on?

torpid abyss
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But you still need the heat?

pliant anvil
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the deeper you get, the harder they are

torpid abyss
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No like

dry ember
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it's at least 5 heat to enter

opal lodge
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per biome

torpid abyss
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Why do they spawn if you can't get it

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It's not like you can change the heat mid run

pliant anvil
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heat is a way of trying to make sure the player is probably up to par

dry ember
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Why do they spawn if you can't get it
Ease of coding, I assume

opal lodge
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i imagine it's easier to code it that way

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yeah

torpid abyss
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Yeah, i suppose that makes sense

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But i'm sure there's also a way to hide them when the heat req isn't met

opal lodge
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probably

torpid abyss
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Since the req is literally a "if runHeat => 5"

pliant anvil
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well, if it doesn't show up, players will have trouble understanding how to access them

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where as if they DO show up, players can access them and see what they need

dry ember
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I mean we are not the devs

torpid abyss
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Ah well, it's not too much

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Just confusing at most

dry ember
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many interactions are not ideal

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Stubborn Defiance + Earrings is one

opal lodge
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yeah i don't really understand the gripe here tbh

dry ember
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but eh

opal lodge
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wym stubborn defiance + earrings?

dry ember
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I had my 321 hours for $20

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#worth

torpid abyss
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Ah, i just enjoy to break down games

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Figures how they work

dry ember
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nothing wrong with that

torpid abyss
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Hades is fun because the gameplay loop is one of the best game designs: Simple

dry ember
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but honestly i don't share your sentiment with Erebus, which also has nothing wrong witht that

torpid abyss
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You hit stuff and get upgrades

opal lodge
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foxhope does the skull earring not work with SD

dry ember
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wym stubborn defiance + earrings?
@opal lodge Earrings should be active on 30% health or less. SD revives at exactly 30%.

opal lodge
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ah so it doesn't work immediately AT 30%?

dry ember
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But upon revival, Earrings is not activated

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yeah

pliant anvil
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but HP restored rounds up

opal lodge
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that sucks

torpid abyss
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Roguelikes can be hit or miss, since the roguelike mechanic lives and dies by its second mechanic

opal lodge
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that mega sucks

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LOL

pliant anvil
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so, you usually end up above 30%

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so THEN you have to get again

dry ember
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but HP restored rounds up
@pliant anvil probably, but the wording is confusing

opal lodge
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i was using meg earring for a bit on an experimental 32 heat speed trial and was wondering why it sucked so bad

torpid abyss
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Uhhh what i mean is

dry ember
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afaik the dev is aware, so hopefully this interaction will be fixed

torpid abyss
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I love Hades! But saying the game is perfect feels disrespectful

dry ember
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would be a nice buff to a lesser used keepsake tbh

pliant anvil
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I don't think anyone was saying it's perfect

opal lodge
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i wouldn't say it's perfect either

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i just don't really understand your erebus critique

pliant anvil
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I personally think it's very close. Almost as close as one could get really

torpid abyss
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Speaking of lesser keepsakes, what about Sisyphus'?

river wing
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huh? i mean. I wouldn't know that i need 5 10 15 heat respectively if they didn't do this.

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the game is teaching that to you

torpid abyss
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I never knew how to make it work

river wing
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for your future if you run with heat

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this is good design.

pliant anvil
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I don't have any major complaints really. Some minor ones like erebus and butterfly balls and flamewheels

dry ember
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I personally think it's very close. Almost as close as one could get really
@pliant anvil say what you want, I think Army Men RTS is the perfect game

pliant anvil
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Sisyphus's is just don't have boons

dry ember
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it's perfect in my eyes when I was 6

torpid abyss
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But like

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"oh but you can have dio zeus ares"

pliant anvil
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@dry ember I can't argue with that. I think I also played a (pirated) version when I was young AF

dry ember
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Speaking of lesser keepsakes, what about Sisyphus'?
@torpid abyss it's used more than errings, for sure

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see boonless runs

pliant anvil
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yeah, someone just did a 42 heat boonless run iirc

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which is NUTS

dry ember
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well don't tell anyone, I also pirated it xD

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boons are overrated, apparently

pliant anvil
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just git gud or something

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and play hestia rail

solid hazel
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does anybody know if you have to unlock codex prereqs for duo boons?

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cuz my friend and I have different pre-reqs listed and we are on the same build of Hades

river wing
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eh? the prereqs should be the same

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which specific duo do they differ on?

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oh i get your question now "unlocking the prereqs to display"?
I don't think so, I think I had them all listed very early on, but am not 100% certain.

solid hazel
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yeah I was trying to post both links, but I was having server issues, it thought I was spam

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I've been sorting it out with a Heartful Peach, who has been super helpful

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but it still won't let me post the second picture

naive tusk
solid hazel
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thanks @naive tusk

dry ember
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Peach came in clutch

solid hazel
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So anyway, we didn't know if it was a bug or if you like you have to unlock somehow

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you can see divine dash and tempest dash both missing from the bottom pick

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My friend only noticed it cuz he got Unshakable mettle without apparnetly having any pre-reqs but he actually had divine dash

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which in my codex shows up as a preqreq

river wing
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that does sound like a bug? I just open my codex and it isn't there either 🤔

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the dashes

solid hazel
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he's submitting a bug report now anyway

worn folio
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So I just tried Zeus special on a maxed out Chaos Shield, and it felt extremely underwhelming. Am I missing something?

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a lot of people seem to swear by it

solid hazel
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I do'nt think so? I use it and it seems pretty strong

river wing
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there's a cooldown on zeus special.

solid hazel
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like things don't live very long when you hit them with the discus

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oh ...you mean chaos

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lol sorry I thought you meant zeus aspect

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I swear by Zeus special on Zeus aspect, but not Chaos

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it's pretty bad oh Chaos

river wing
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zeus on zeus is really good. the hit rate fits the cd very nicely.

worn folio
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but a lot of people say it's extremely good on Chaos as well, and I just don't see why 🤔

solid hazel
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I disagree with them

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I think it's just worse than Ares special

river wing
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Ares special is really good for clearing out rooms. with chaos

spare flare
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You're probably reading old advice.

opal lodge
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zeus special bad on chaos thanthink

spare flare
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People don't adjust to patches, but patches do adjust the game significantly.

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In every bloody game, I see sixteen articles telling me the same metagame for something that was valid on day 1 (and, mind you, not necessarily even really optimized then), and then it was slightly nerfed while something else was buffed, but do those bloggers ever submit an edit? Maybe write another article as an addendum? Even just make a note in the comment section, eh? Naw. They just want clicks for ad revenue. Post obvious copy pasta advice for a hot, new game, get easy money, repeat.

solid hazel
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yeah you're probably righ @spare flare Chaos used to be king, and now it's like mid-tier

worn folio
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It's just a really safe option for beginners I think

spare flare
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Aspect of Chaos? Not any safer than any other Aegis aspect.

untold vortex
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pre 1.0 Chaos Aspect was incredibly safe

spare flare
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Actually, I'd call Beowulf the safest and Zeus the second. Zeus because you still have a local copy of Aegis with which to shield yourself while your special Blitz Disc is out and about, and Beowulf because things can't hit you if they're already dead.

solid hazel
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I think chaos pushes you into a safe style of play

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cuz you can sit there and block until it's done, missing with the bull rush barely matters and then throw your special from anywhere

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beowulf if you block too long, you'll miss your flares

spare flare
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Aye, it's pretty mindless.

warm snow
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I find that Chiron with Artemis special is so-so

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I switch to Dionysus special and find that it's better

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Lucifer with Zeus special is also so-so

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Dionysus or Athena is much much better

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I do the math and find that Artemis is like +some% to attack/special

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For this, Aphrodite is much easier and better

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+20% dmg with 15% critical chance means: 1.2* (0.15*2x + 0.85x) = 1.38x. It means you have +38% dmg on average.

cunning urchin
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Deadly Flourish is the best single-target DPS you can get on Chiron.

warm snow
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already tried that

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too slow

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Dionysus has stacked effect

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"I tend to steer clear from Artemis, because her Boons rely far too heavily on the RNG of critical hits."
from https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/09/30/hades-boons-guide-the-best-boons-and-gods-to-choose/

silk hearth
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breh

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that is wrong

warm snow
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I sometimes choose Artemis when I can deal 150+ dmg

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like Arthur or Cluster Bomb with Rocket Bomb

cunning urchin
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That's kinda a bad guide tbh.

silk hearth
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using a guide from someone who doesnt play high heat isnt the best idea

warm snow
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so your suggestion is... ?

cunning urchin
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Drunken Flourish is strong, but don't dismiss Deadly Flourish. It's incredibly powerful, too. You can delete Hades in seconds with that.

warm snow
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yeah, I use it twice with rocket and cluster bomb

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1000+ dmg

cunning urchin
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I mean on Chiron specifically.

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Speedrun record for Chiron uses Deadly Flourish.

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That's mirrorless, and he still dies that fast. squirtnya

warm snow
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What about other builds with Atermis?

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I'm curious. How do you calculate DPS exactly?

frank dew
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staying away from artemis? thats just blasphemy

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i mean the fact that she can add crit to any build even if you dont go for her attack or special is increadibly good

silk hearth
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i actually like demeter call

keen hazel
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demeter call is v strong

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esp with the 10 chill stacks damage

proven osprey
calm bluff
frank dew
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i feel as aphrodite is just like the convergence of good duo boons

silk hearth
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her duos are so good

unborn pebble
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Wooooow

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Only way that could've been better would be the inclusion of the Dio Legendary and the Ares-Zeus duo.

toxic rose
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World spliter hmm

unborn pebble
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Hmm, ahh, yeah. The Chaos attack boost is pretty nice here tho'.

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I am about to burst a vessel.

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Perfect AchilleSpear BladeSpin Cast run. Artemis duo, Ares Legendary, extra cast damage, errryyyythang!!! Even got the Athena Attack and Dash and the Snow Burst on the cast.

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And my laptop hich-ups, framedrop meaning I am stunlocked in the phase 2 lazer and it pierces through my DD and kills me. SCREEEEEEEE!!!

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And it crashes.

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And I lost the run.

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F that.

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new run.

calm bluff
#

world splitter was me getting prophecy hammers

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didn't actually care if it helped lol

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Just finished an ares run with the rift cast, call and dash

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that was pretty fun

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Just need aphro's last boon and then I only have to focus on hammers and legendaries

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But legendaries I'm not too worried about. If I gettum I gettum

somber summit
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hi does demeter's boon for boosting life regen apply for ||guan yu|| spin attack regen?

barren otter
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no, it will still regen 1 hp

somber summit
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aight thanks

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oh but

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does it work better with mirror trait

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that heals you for 60% of that black essence?

barren otter
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I'd imagine it will.

somber summit
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alright ill check that

dusty ridge
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afaik, demeter's boon does work with hidden, it's just that the increase is too low to survive the rounding down since the minimum heal is 1 point

somber summit
#

is the boon upgradeable?

dusty ridge
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not sure how high it can go

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don't think it can work with it tho

barren otter
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it's not upgraded with poms. only through rarity

gray shore
#

I feel compelled to also reiterate how insane Artemis is for upgrading your damage

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A completed Arty-centric build is basically unparalleled in terms of dps

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especially with Chiron, the high number of hits combined with Hunter's Mark alone

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starts shredding

midnight scaffold
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any build on chaos shield that isnt zeus special? sometimes i cant find his boons until elysium

gray shore
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Dio special can work with Aphro strike best, Demeter can work, I've even seen Ares on special if you can get Merciful end (with Dire Misfortune?) and Divine Dash, so kinda a highroll build

midnight scaffold
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thank

open heron
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I feel like I am relying super heavy on arty rn

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Super consistent compared to other builds that need a specific duo or whatever

sinful magnet
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any build on chaos shield that isnt zeus special? sometimes i cant find his boons until elysium
@midnight scaffold Thing with Zeus special is that it is absurdely good once you max chaos. If you wann try something new you can always go the Art + Dio

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Crits, arrows, hangover everywhere

midnight scaffold
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i know zeus is good, but i think it's a little unreliable since i need 3 of his boons to deal real damage

sinful magnet
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Although I don't like it personally, but it is fun

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Personally my two favourit combos in the game is Dio + Zeus and Demeter + Zeus

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Always if possible with an Athena dash

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Dio + Demeter is also great

calm bluff
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Tbh if you like arty keep going arty if it's working for ya. I'm trying to expand my comfort zone outside of Athena lol

copper sandal
celest bay
#

What does Targeting System do with Rocket Bomb?

calm bluff
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I loooove support fire with fists

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Oh that's with shield, huh

copper sandal
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Aspect of zeus tho

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so the special is dps-o-clock

turbid needle
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Support fire is legit great on Zeus shield

calm bluff
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Zeus shield looks fun

turbid needle
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It's definitely one of the more unique aspects in this game

still vigil
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A bit tricky to use at first

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Love it tho

calm bluff
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Tbh anything you can just throw out and just dodge around is pre great

still vigil
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So

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Does gilgamesh dash atks have some lag of some sort?

calm bluff
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I aspire to one day have the ??? aspects.

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Kek

still vigil
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Not all are created equal qwq

calm bluff
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I'm at the locked heart for most gods and Achilles still hasn't talked about it

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Feel like me winning all the time is making the dialogue not come up lol

still vigil
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It'll come up

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Rest assured

calm bluff
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Yeah, maybe after his story.

copper sandal
#

Honestly, I started a new save and got a ??? really fast

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Not sure if that would help

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anecdotal evidence and all

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(because my old save was like, really old)

waxen comet
#

Does Scintillating Feast benefit from cast damage bonuses?

barren otter
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the lightning strikes? no, they shouldn't. they will benefit from double strike/high voltage/splitting bolt though

waxen comet
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Noted, thank you!

weary halo
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Could I get a hint at how to unlock the other 5 weapon aspects? ||I have the secret spear one, and I want to know if I have to beat the game with it or if I can focus on other stuff||

sonic epoch
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friendship and dialogue

weary halo
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Thanks, got it

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Don’t answer this, but is there an aspect of Cerberus?

unkempt pagoda
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Could I get a hint at how to unlock the other 5 weapon aspects?
spend more blood

still vigil
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Spill more blood

summer mesa
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Does splitting headache require the attack to have some critical chance for it to add on top of it?

unkempt pagoda
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splitting headache is just global crit chance, like pressure points

summer mesa
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Nice thanks

unkempt pagoda
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👍

summer mesa
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Oh how about hunter's mark?

unkempt pagoda
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also global crit chance, but you need something with crit to activate it anyways

summer mesa
#

Yeah I get it, thanks again

unkempt pagoda
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no problem!

waxen comet
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Is there anything that straight up cannot crit? I've heard Zeus' lightning can't.

unkempt pagoda
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i'm dubious about lightning not critting, as nothing else seems to work like that

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but ig i can't be sure until i do some testing myself

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(also, like... why make it not crit?)

waxen comet
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This is according to Haelian, at least

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Though it's perfectly possible he's just being daft; I know I can be 02derp

jade escarp
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what's the best build for aspect of Zeus (shield) ?

turbid needle
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Depends on your heat setup

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But you want to build around the special

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Zeus boon on the special and digging into it for boons like Double Strike is a good strat, assuming your mirror's good

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Artemis boon on the special is the most consistent source of damage, as far as leveling with poms go, and opens itself up to some nice duos (Deadly Reversal with Athena, Heart Rend with Aphrodite, Splitting Headache with Dionysus)

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You can also go for the Merciful End duo boon with Athena and Ares on attack and special. Ares on special works best for bosses, while on attack, it will be better for rooms. Do note you need Athena on Attack or Special, and a doom effect of Ares to get the duo

proven osprey
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Btw I watched your 50 heat run

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Amazing dude

jade escarp
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thanks, @turbid needle

proven osprey
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I'm not used to bullrush so I take a bit of dmg

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But blocking is so strong

turbid needle
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The strongest trait of shield

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Is that you can stick to the mid-range and still be safe

waxen comet
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Zeus' Aegis is very good with on-hit damage

proven osprey
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mid range point ?

waxen comet
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Lightning and Drunken Flourish, perhaps Curse of Agony with the requisite Doom-stacking buffs

turbid needle
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Range should have been what I said

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Instead of point

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But being able to stay almost near the bosses' melee range constantly is great for not missing out on DPS as much.

proven osprey
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These bullrush tho

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combined with athena calls

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you were invincible

turbid needle
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Pretty much LOL

proven osprey
#

I'm in a middle of a run (styx I believe) with that kind of build too

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I have the double strike and dio attack, funny one

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I'll see if I'm able to first try that sweet 32

turbid needle
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Good luck!

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Oh, and side note for Dionysus on Zeus shield special : It's alright. If you are going for speed, it's not ideal, however

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Most specifically, rooms. Having your special hit for more than say, 3 times, can be hard if you want to go fast

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And you only really get the base special damage by that point, takes a while for the Hanghover stacks to deal damage. By the time you build it up, other gods' special would have done the work already

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For bosses, it can work fine, but it's about the same, if not worse, than the other options

stiff jacinth
#

Hey, when you have Chain Shot with Chiron Bow, does the initial target still get marked?

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By that same token, how does Chiron interact with Triple Shot?

pliant anvil
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the last target hit with chain shot is the marked target iirc

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not sure about triple shot

stiff jacinth
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Kind of a nonbo, then

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Thanks

barren plume
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Idk how to make hangover builds work

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I get the tipsy shot is a glorious blessing but hangover is just....

waxen comet
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It stacks almost linearly with Poms of Power, and Ares and Aphrodite alike crank up his power quite spectacularly

turbid needle
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^

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Also you can snatch a Doom boon from Ares and get the Ares/Dio duo

waxen comet
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Either through 30% more ticks or 60% more stacks

barren plume
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Ahhhhh

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Whenever I find Dion I usually get zeus or poseidon after.

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Not by my own will

waxen comet
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Ignoring boon rooms in favour of Poms is a legitimate strategy for Dionysus tbh

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There's also Dio's legendary but keeping bosses in Festive Fog can be a bit of a pain in the neck

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Generally you're better off focusing on either Trippy Shot or Hangover instead of both, in my meager experience

turbid needle
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Had one run in my 50 heat attempts where I tried out Dio special on Zeus aspect of shield. Had to natch the Trippy shot, got the legendary in Asphodel. It actually wasn't all that impactful

icy kernel
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Guys, does Aspect of Hera work with Triple Shot?

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Like, will I send out three cast-blasts?

turbid needle
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You won't get triple cast blasts

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But it's still good to get

waxen comet
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Still more hits

icy kernel
#

So between Point Blank Shot, Triple Shot and Piercing Volley...

turbid needle
#

Shotgunning peeps with bow attack is still great

icy kernel
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I was leaning towards Triple

waxen comet
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Point-Blank imo

turbid needle
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Point Blank or Triple

icy kernel
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I do have the Poseidon Dash

waxen comet
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But I like single target damage

turbid needle
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Honestly, up to you. I'd go Triple

icy kernel
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triple it is~

turbid needle
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If you get close enough to enemies (most notably, bosses), you can land all three hits

devout ether
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Triple gets you 300% da-- yeah that

waxen comet
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Ah, Tidal Dash makes PB a bit difficult to use for normal fights

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My recent Hera run actually had three Stygian casts of a very cranked-up Trippy Burst

icy kernel
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in hindsight PB might've been the best choice

I seem to be unloading in the faces of enemies with by Aphro Cast Blastr

waxen comet
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Lv5 Heroic with two Casts and a Grasp boon from Chaos

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And then the cast consumable for Hades

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Seeing 2k damage pop up every 3 seconds was cathartic

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My only regret was that Demeter didn't want to give me Ice Wine

turbid needle
#

Some peeps argue Ice Wine can actually be bad for you

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With Hera

waxen comet
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Guessing the delay makes it a bit difficult

turbid needle
#

When Ice Wine is used with Hera, there's a bit of a delay before the cast comes out, yeah

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You do get a damage up, so there's that

waxen comet
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I know I ran into that issue with my Beowulf prophecy run

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Scintillating Feast was neat, at least.

turbid needle
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Feast is fantastic

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Especially if you get boons like Double Strike and Jolted

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or the Splitting Bolt legendary

waxen comet
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It didn't pan out like I wanted it to

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But it still tacks on damage

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The dream was Scintillating Ice Wine

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I seem to remember reading that the two can work together

turbid needle
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It does

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It's beautiful

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Had a run or two with that combo

icy kernel
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I need an "I Survived The Witches On Forced Overtime" T-Shirt

restive patio
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Denied. Next!

Says Hades, having heard the plea of a worthless shade, wishing for a T-shirt.

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It's what he'd do, tbf

pliant anvil
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I mean

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how would they wear it?

restive patio
#

The contractor shade is wearing a helmet

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Same thing

pliant anvil
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yeah, but he's not worthless

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and maybe he died wearing the helmet

icy kernel
#

in fairness if some random shade named "WiseguyD" beat his witches he'd probably fire them

restive patio
#

Perhaps that shade is just better at magic than them

waxen comet
#

Witches aren't that bad on Forced Overtime

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Bizarrely, they're easier with Middle Management

restive patio
#

What-

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Very logic, much wrinkly brain

icy kernel
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I had no deflect.

restive patio
#

Welcome to my most recent spear run

waxen comet
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They eschew some of their bullet hell in favour of shots you can't just slice through

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Deflect makes them a joke but it's still reasonably easy, especially if you can quickly burn one or two of them

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I'd much rather fight the Witches than the Megagorgon and Cyclops

restive patio
#

Megagorgon is fine, I'd say

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Then again, I didn't do Middle Management or Forced Overtime yet

icy kernel
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I FORGOT TO SAY HI TO THE SUPPORTIVE SHADE

This run basically doesn't count

waxen comet
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I just hate having to play defensively, honestly. I can simply react to Witches, but I have to wait and see what shot pattern MegaG is firing at me, and my patience is not good

restive patio
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Athena Dash helps

waxen comet
#

Divine Dash makes them incredibly easy, especially if you happen to have Brilliant Riposte

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I've killed them with nothing but Divine Dash, it's funny

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It's even better if you enabled Hard Labour, since all that extra damage still applies to them

keen hazel
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Nice pro tip. Max out hard labor and go for a deflect build

waxen comet
#

Just saying, Deflect goes from good to great under Hard Labour

keen hazel
#

I for real might try that out for laughs

restive patio
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No room for error there

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I get hit too often for that xD

waxen comet
#

Splitters blow themselves up too, it's grand

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I go out of my way to Deflect the projectile clusters, since it's a quick kill

icy kernel
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aaaaaaand I died while one shot away from victory by dashing into an exploding vase ;-;

restive patio
#

Ah, those 150 hits are chunky

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I'm just assuming you're talking about the ones summoned by ||redacted||

waxen comet
#

Those soul jars are a pain

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Spoilers have free rein in here, Pidge

restive patio
#

Ah

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Cool

unborn pebble
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So, Beo-run, how bad an idea is Athena-Cast?

waxen comet
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It's not bad but you'd probably be better off with something else iirc

stark ore
#

It's good, Artemis/Aphro are usually better though

waxen comet
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You want casts with high base damage

unborn pebble
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Athena Cast and Aphro Cast have same base.

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I was more wondering about the Aoe

calm bluff
waxen comet
#

Ice Wine is a fun time.

calm bluff
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Mega burst damage

unborn pebble
#

I just had a thought, wouldn't Demeter's Ravenous Will boon be active when you fully load your BeoShield or HeraBow?

waxen comet
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Try it with a cast-on-attack weapon like Aspect of Hera

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It is, EdinoiZ

unborn pebble
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Ohhhhh

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Why, I think I might have to try Athena-Cast, can always sell it and try to force an Aphro one.

waxen comet
#

At that point I'd stick with Athena and level it, honestly

unborn pebble
#

Well, just got offered an Erebus gate with a pom in, took it, and one of the exit was a Duo Demeter-Athena room xD

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And Demeter gave me Snow Burst

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It's happenen!!!

waxen comet
#

Trials of the Gods can't give Duo Boons, btw

icy kernel
#

I love Trials. Like as a mechanic.

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... Also getting two boons rules

waxen comet
#

Yeah, it's risky but potentially rewarding

unborn pebble
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I know. I actually don't want the Athena-Demeter duo since I'm not running the Worst DD.

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So fun combo I noticed between Snow Burst and Beo, if you're doing the "Loading Cast After Rush is Starting"-tactic, you both proc the burst where you land AND get the benefits of 3 casts xD

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And Deadly Reversal on 5-Pom rare Athena Cast = Get!

waxen comet
#

I've found Stubborn Defiance to be useful at high Heat, where normal Encounters start being more dangerous than bosses

queen patrol
#

if i get 2 herme boons if the first 2 stages

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if i equip his keepsake will i get hermes again? or will i only get him at the end

unborn pebble
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Fair Point. I guess that's where the Regenerating DD would be better too, right, JuliLynx?

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Ahh, Hermes Keepsake does not force boons like the other Olympian God keepsakes do.

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So I found something amazing about the Athena Attack+Cast combo on Beo and the "Deflected Attacks Deal More Damage" boon she gives. Due to the Cast Pulsing at the end of the bullrush, that's a LOT of deflect opportunities.

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That's a lot of damage!

restive patio
#

Regenerating DD?

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You mean the duo?

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Or Stubborn Defiance?

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I prefer normal DD

waxen comet
#

Stubborn Defiance, yeah

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If I get knocked to 0hp more often by normal enemies than bosses, then Stubborn Defiance becomes far more worthwhile

restive patio
#

I have little problems with normal enemies to be fair

waxen comet
#

Noticed it when I was dying in Asphodel and Elysium when having Stubborn would've kept me going

restive patio
#

Anything less that two DD's on Hades is suicide to me

waxen comet
#

I can fight bosses just fine

restive patio
#

At least with some of the weapons

waxen comet
#

I pulled out all the cheese on Hades, especially since I had EM4 on.

keen hazel
#

that will change over time

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you will need less and less with hades

restive patio
#

I try to keep my weapons on the same heat level

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To get good at all of them

waxen comet
#

I was doing 32 Heat for the last statue

restive patio
#

Tbf I have yet to do 8

waxen comet
#

16 can be a bit spicy but I'm still comfortable with Death Defiance

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32 made me use Stubborn Defiance instead

restive patio
#

There are some weapons that I just can't beat Hades with without at least 2 DD's yet

unborn pebble
#

So I have a Verdict.

restive patio
#

Spear, Rail and sometimes bow, for example

waxen comet
#

Well, Stubborn Defiance and Lucky Tooth is two, heh.

restive patio
#

Once

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And I still prefer Acorn over Tooth

unborn pebble
#

Athena Attack+Cast is pretty good on Beowulf. Especially when you manage to snag Aphro Dash and Arty Spec and then get their duos with Athena

restive patio
#

At least on my heat levels

waxen comet
#

Tooth goes after Stubborn, just put it on at Styx

unborn pebble
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Especially since Phalanx Flare and Passion Flare have the same Base damage.

waxen comet
#

Nice

unborn pebble
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Phalanx Flare has a smaller AOE delivery.

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But it deflects

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Which, with Brilliant Riposte, makes for STUPID single target dps on bosses.

waxen comet
#

Nice!

restive patio
#

My Poseidon Sword strategy in a nutshell

unborn pebble
#

I had Poseidon Sword with Arty Attack, Athena Special, some cast I don't remember, and Arty's Exit Wounds a while back.

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That, that chunked quite a bit.

waxen comet
#

Phase 3? What phase 3?

restive patio
#

I like Athena cast, status curse attack, status curse special, exit wounds and crit chance on Poseidon sword

unborn pebble
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xD

restive patio
#

I abuse that 40% damage buff from the mirror heavily

waxen comet
#

18 seconds of invuln gooooo

restive patio
#

Meaning my builds involve two curses most of the time xD

waxen comet
#

Family Favourite is pretty decent tbh

unborn pebble
#

Family Favourite is great for Crit-Builds

waxen comet
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Since you usually end up with at least 4 gods, so an always-on 20% buff

restive patio
#

I won't watch the vid to protect myself from phase 3 spoilers

unborn pebble
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Fun part, Pidge? Far as I can tell Hades didn't have enough time to use any of the Phase 3 specific attacks.

restive patio
#

I could tell from the header

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Propably that deflect build you've talked about before

unborn pebble
#

What was the rarity on your Aid and your Brilliant Riposte?

waxen comet
#

Aid was Epic

unborn pebble
#

mmmmm

waxen comet
#

Had it at 3.12s base

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Times six for a Greater Call, so...

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I didn't have Riposte

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Just deleted him with volleys

#

1300-1400 damage per Special thanks to Poseidon and double Volley

unborn pebble
#

Ohhhh

#

DAMN IT! I forgot to take the Victory Shot on the current Build xD

restive patio
#

Oof

devout ether
#

There's always the archive

primal hazel
#

Yo does achilles buff apply to lightning rod? I don't think so right?

torpid abyss
#

"Hey this run looks like it'd be pretty goo-"
No attack boons

waxen comet
#

You mean Jolted? I don't think so since it's Curse damage, not Attack or Cast

primal hazel
#

No I mean lightning rod

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If I would've meant jolted I would've written jolted

waxen comet
#

Oh

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I forgot that's the Artemis/Zeus duo

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Never see it since I'm hooked on Stygian Soul

primal hazel
#

Same
Unless I'm doing casts

waxen comet
#

Not sure, probably not?

primal hazel
#

One hand it's cast based
On the other it only applies after the cast has dropped

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That's my conundrum

waxen comet
#

I'm guessing it's like Scintillating Feast, where only global damage boosts would work

primal hazel
#

Same

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Would be sad

kindred trout
#

Yeah it's not cast damage.

primal hazel
unborn pebble
#

So you guys know that moment when you beat Charon in Tartarus, 10 HP and 1 DD left, and manage to beat the following room which gives you a heart?

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And then you get 2 infernal chests with Gold Rewards in the remaining 3 rooms before the floor shop?

#

I have never felt this filthy rich xD

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700 Gold as I strolled in.

solid hazel
#

lol money for days

unborn pebble
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Oh, I forgot to mention that the non-chest room was Sisyphus and Bouldy!

solid hazel
#

hah I guess you could take every store for until you get to Styx

unborn pebble
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Yup. All the boons.

solid hazel
#

well depends if you have that pact on though

unborn pebble
#

Nope

#

Not playing with it yet.

#

Trying to complete a run for each pact before I hit the real high heats.

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Oh, also, started out with Artemis. Now I have Athena Attack, Artemis Special, Dio Cast lvl 2, Zeus Aid, and Scintillating Feast xD

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This is Chiron Bow, btw, the hell is this run?!?

primal hazel
#

Still got lots of heats to go before high heats strats ^^

unborn pebble
#

Mhm

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on 7 rn

solid hazel
#

I just had a run with way too many buffs to apply

primal hazel
#

Yup still ways to go xD

solid hazel
#

Not nearly enough mental RAM for this hestia build, had Chaos Lunge + Hunter Dash, Artemis strike, Heart Rend, Crush Shot (boiling blood), smoldering Air, Billowing Strength, Divine flourish with exposed, targeting system

unborn pebble
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I'm trying to learn the patterns of EM1-3 bosses so that I can try and have them and Tight Deadline.

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And then add Forced Overtime too for high-value heats.

solid hazel
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so to get max damage, I need to hit them with the special, hit them with crush shot, mash call for billowing strength, then reload and dash strike a backstab hestia shot and it needs to crit

primal hazel
#

Why didn't you just take aphrodite flourish?

solid hazel
#

Aphro didn't come until much later

fathom violet
#

what's you guys' favourite aspect of the stygian blade?

solid hazel
#

like middle of asphodel, athena came by and I thought deadly reversal was good enough

primal hazel
#

Arthur

solid hazel
#

which I did get, but it's no good to keep up on hestia, duration too short

primal hazel
#

Aphro is always better

solid hazel
#

I mean I've played so many runs, I'm just looking for fun new things to do

primal hazel
#

Fair

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Sry

solid hazel
#

I know what is optimal, but it's boring to always play those things

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no worries, assuming you just trying to help

primal hazel
#

Idk I'm 150+ in and still repeat some builds "optimally" since I want to have a "perfect" run with em

fathom violet
#

@primal hazel what are your go-to boons with Arthur?

primal hazel
#

Yk that god run feel where you get everything xD

solid hazel
#

@fathom violet I like poisedon a little more than arthur to be honest, but it's not for everybody

primal hazel
#

Poseidon is awesome too!

solid hazel
#

For Arthur, it's basicalyl any combination of the triple AAA raw damage goddess boons

primal hazel
#

Arthur artemis attack, heart rend, hunter dash, double edge/curse slash/shadow slash/greater consecration/breaching slash

solid hazel
#

Athena/Artemis/Aphro

primal hazel
#

Core hammer would be double edge for me

fathom violet
#

I'm trying poseidon now, I'd like to get Artemis' boon where it deals dmg when cast crystals exit but no luck...

solid hazel
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really on arthur? I barely use dash strike on arthur, the three hit combo seems much stronger

primal hazel
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If you're experienced you can also play for the third combo strike and buffer

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Combo is way too slow in most cases
Usually you just buffer for the third hit

dusty ridge
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your dash strike can continue the combo instead of interrupt it

solid hazel
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I find that an extremely safe way to play Arthut that sacrifices dps, is just go divine strike

primal hazel
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Dash striking works well and is easier in most cases

dusty ridge
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so you could do the first two and dash strike the third

primal hazel
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Also double hits, double triggers and damage boost through hunter

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Dash strike doesn't really sacrifice dps

solid hazel
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that doesn't count as a dash strike for double edge though @dusty ridge N

cunning urchin
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Full Attack combo is fine. thanthink

primal hazel
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What you lose in raw damage you make up in attack speed and mobility

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Yeye I just like dash striking too much

cunning urchin
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Dash-Strike > Attack x3 is really good.

primal hazel
cunning urchin
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You can dash between Attacks.

solid hazel
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what does it count for double edge...I guess I've never tried

primal hazel
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Also going for dash strike doesn't mean you have to only use dash

solid hazel
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it'd be stupid good if you you can 3rd hit x2 with double edge

cunning urchin
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No lol.

primal hazel
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Nooo not like that

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That's an attack not a dash strike

solid hazel
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yeah that's what I figured

primal hazel
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Double edge is usually one of the strongest sword hammers imo
(Well aside from poseidon)

cunning urchin
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Just take Heartbreak Strike and try to stay within your Holy Aura when possible. Your eHP will be super high.

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Then just throw in any damage reduction or dodge you see on the way.

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Dashes are better, of course.

unborn pebble
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So my Chiron Crit Run became a Caster Run. Scintillating Feast and Lightning Rod @.@

solid hazel
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sounds like you picked the wrong aspect at the beginning haha

unborn pebble
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I mean

primal hazel
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Scintillating feast and lightning rod?

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Oof

solid hazel
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that's what hera runs usually turn out like...asuming everything goes well haha

unborn pebble
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I also have Divine Strike, Deadly Flourish, and Deadly Reversal xD

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AthenAttack, ArtySpec, and AthArt-Duo

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ArtySpec at Epic Rarity :V

primal hazel
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Don't i wanna get my stones back for scintillating again?

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Instead of letting them lie around yk

solid hazel
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I mean with that going, your chiron is way better than scintillating feast...you might as well just leave them on the ground for lightning rod

primal hazel
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Yeah but I'm more so taking about Hera

unborn pebble
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Oh, yeah, def for Hera.

solid hazel
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I mean I was joking for comedic effect, on hera lightning rod is obviously a minor upgrade at best

unborn pebble
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Ok, here we go, Elysium.

solid hazel
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I usually run stygian with hera anyway, I just find that dashing into enemies to pick up bloodstones is not worth the extra burst damage

primal hazel
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Later on it is

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But yeah usually i run stygian with scint too

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I don't get your "that's how a hera run usually turns out" statement then

unborn pebble
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I've heard good things about Beo/Hera and Ice Wine Scintillating Feast on Stygian

solid hazel
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and getting bad news is way more exciting than getting greater recall

primal hazel
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Def
Although greater recall feels smoooth

solid hazel
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Some people like the beo/trippy shot, but I prefer passion

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the trippy shot thing you have to wait for bloodstones to pop out

primal hazel
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I like em all xD

unborn pebble
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Nate, you gotta try Phalanx Flare

solid hazel
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which on beo is kinda annoying

unborn pebble
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Divine Strike and Phalanx Flare

solid hazel
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I've tried that, it's alright

cunning urchin
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Even if Lightning Rod only hits once before you pick it up, that's just straight +70 damage to your Cast.

solid hazel
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I actualyl liked tempest flare too, cuz you don't have to aim as well haha

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which is a problem for me haha,

primal hazel
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Auto aimsquirtnya

solid hazel
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and you get to yell get wet!

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well like it's not so much the direction as the timing on beo

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like you often have to decide if you want to block a bit longer but then your bull rush is going to overshoot

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or just let it rip at right distance and hope you don't get hit afterwards

unborn pebble
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I mean, my run may have been carried really hard by the fact I had AphroDash and ArtySpec and got all 3 Duos with that too xD

solid hazel
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yeah heart rend is probably worth way more than deadly reversal

unborn pebble
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And then, Snow Burst (common, but still) and a rare Ravenous Will from Demeter

solid hazel
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cuz like..it's probably not easy to be deflecting things on your build

unborn pebble
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Athena Attack

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And Athena Cast

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The Casts pulse

solid hazel
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I thought you were scinitllating feast?

unborn pebble
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Oh, yeah, that's the current build.

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One moment, I'mma link what I'm talking about

untold otter
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Hey guys, i got a question, this is about boons.
you know guys, how works boons and their obtaining?
I think that less we take god, better boons we have, am i right or no?
Thanks

proven osprey
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Nope

untold otter
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so how can we upgrade our droprate for legendary boons ?

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this is completely random ?

proven osprey
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Mirror of Night as a perk for it

primal hazel
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Also the chaos boon works right?

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Since it says rare or better

untold otter
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yep yep i know this point but in game, how can we play to got easier legendary

proven osprey
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also; you should know that legendary boons have prerequisites

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the same goes for duo boons

primal hazel
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Check codex for prereqs

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Reroll

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the same goes for duo boons
@proven osprey ya mean the chaos boon?

proven osprey
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Also the chaos boon works right?
@primal hazel sure thing

primal hazel
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Noice

untold otter
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arf yep, didn't remember this fact lmao

primal hazel
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Thanks someone told me yesterday and I couldn't quite believe them

proven osprey
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No I meant that duos have prereq just as legendaries

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hm

primal hazel
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Is there any in game confirmation aside from just "feels"?

proven osprey
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Legendaries

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fixed

untold otter
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ok thanks guy for answer, i have an other question
Is it that the fewer gods we take, the more chance we have of crossing those we have taken?

proven osprey
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well I did not datamine or anything but the wiki says so

untold otter
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(sorry about my english, isn't good af :s)

proven osprey
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And I can confirm it with my little experience

primal hazel
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4 slots for goss

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Gods

proven osprey
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which is nothing of value but yeah

primal hazel
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The game will usually force until you have for

solid hazel
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I doubt it @untold otter,it seems like the game will try to always to force you into taking 4 gods + hermes at minimum

primal hazel
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Aside hermes and chaos

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Then you meet those for

proven osprey
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you can force a 5th with keepsake I think

primal hazel
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If you have less than those for your chance to see other random gods will prolly be higher

ripe glade
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Hermes is like dudeulus hammer though.. you will always get at least 2 hermes and 2 hammers

solid hazel
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I swear somebody showed me a run where they got 5 without keepsake also...

primal hazel
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Obvs but you'll kick one out

solid hazel
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but I don't have any proof haha

proven osprey
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It's rare but possible (I think ?)

solid hazel
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I think it might be possible thru shenanigans around mid shops

primal hazel
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I hardly doubt it

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Aside form maybe scripted events

solid hazel
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like if you already have 3 gods, it might possible you walk into a mid shop, it's already determined a new god for you in the shop, but also theres a new god in the next room too

proven osprey
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yeah

ripe glade
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always take hermes and dud hammers... but otherwise the game will try to direct you into a build.. but by late game.. you can completely do a 180 when you get presented with heroic boonx.. even if you don't want to change.. follow the heroics... good chance to get legends then

waxen comet
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I've probably seen four in Tartarus once in a while, and Hermes has a habit of showing up in Asphodel

solid hazel
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Hermes can't show up before end shop in Tarturus I believe

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so it usualyl means he shows up in Asphodel

ripe glade
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you will always get at least 2 times to get hermes.. so I don't really use his keepsake.. but trust me.. his +3 dashs are awesome... and I do like other skills of his

solid hazel
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oh btw...this was weeks ago, but somebody was asking if FF caps at 25% even if you force 5 + hermes

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and the answer was definitely, no. I have a screen shot

primal hazel
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Didn't think that needed an answer xD

proven osprey
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why would it be capped ?

solid hazel
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well somebody asked and I never tried it

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I try to reserve judgement unless I see proof

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there's plenty of hidden mechanics in the game that aren't stated

primal hazel
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Yeah but on the other hand a lot can also be pinned down to wording

solid hazel
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even @cunning urchin wasn't sure at the time

primal hazel
proven osprey
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EVEN

solid hazel
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she knows everything haha, don't question her

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I dunno @RollingStone, the hidden mechanics I'm referring to are never stated

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like icd on zeus special

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additive dodge vs multiplicative damage reduction

waxen comet
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DR is multiplicative?

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(Case in point.)

solid hazel
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we think so...lol I'm gonna be honest and say I've never tested that either

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pepole thought dodge was multiplicative until like a month ago too

proven osprey
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I always knew it was additive

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since a month or so

primal hazel
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Good one

proven osprey
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thanks man I'm trying so hard

primal hazel
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Also the term is reductive multiplicative afaik

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Since multiplicative would mean exponential raises

solid hazel
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I'm gonna have to go full hipster on this story:

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i was saying dodge was additive and broken back in blood pact, but ledger told me it wans't, so I just believed him

primal hazel
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As far as we know it was shadow changed

proven osprey
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I don't trust Ledger either

primal hazel
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Also you'd have to @ ledger for the i told you so

solid hazel
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hah, he probably doesn't even remember

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cuz I was only on the hades discord for like 3-4 days during blood pact, before I decided to stop playing until full release

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so I doubt anybody even remembered me from that time

proven osprey
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I do

primal hazel
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Do it for the feeling

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Nothing better than an "I told you so" that's been a long time coming

waxen comet
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I somehow did a 17min run on 5 heat with Hades' spear. GyariBlank

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Nearly tied my Eris PB

primal hazel
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Oh hell yeah
Parting shot, greater recall, fully loaded, 1 stone from chaos

proven osprey
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oh, that's my time for 40 heat GY dusa

primal hazel
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Living the life bois

waxen comet
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I'm improving

primal hazel
proven osprey
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I've got a hack to go faster

waxen comet
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Used to struggle getting sub-20

proven osprey
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Run TD3 : sub 20 guaranteed

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(almost)

solid hazel
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I think it's great @waxen comet, ignore all these haters squirtmeh

waxen comet
proven osprey
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It is great

primal hazel
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Big simping

proven osprey
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But I never get to flex

primal hazel
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Jk Astaos is jking

proven osprey
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so when no one's watching I do

solid hazel
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lol we always watching @proven osprey

proven osprey
solid hazel
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it's like the truman show, but just for you

waxen comet
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I know the speedrun WR is like 6:30
But I'm not that skilled. I'll be surprised if I belt out a sub-10 in my lifetime

primal hazel
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The youman show

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I call it midbrow humor

proven osprey
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it's 5:56 actually

pliant anvil
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the speedrun WR is below 6min yeah

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like, a weekish ago

waxen comet
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Damn

proven osprey
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the WR is pure fire

primal hazel
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Not like we aiming for WRs here

proven osprey
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we aim

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but we fail

pliant anvil
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I'm pretty excited for GDQ's hades all weapons race

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that looks like fun

proven osprey
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so it looks like we're not even aiming

unborn pebble
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... So remember how I said that my Crit Build became a Caster Build?

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It is now a Call Build billy

pliant anvil
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rip

waxen comet
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Criticallster build

unborn pebble
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It is the former two as well xD

primal hazel
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Oof 1.3 k athena casts let's gooo

waxen comet
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Builds that use everything are fun tho

unborn pebble
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Zeus Call, Lightning Rod, Scintillating Feast, lvl 3 common Double Strike, lvl 2 common Billowing Strength, common PP, rare Hunter Instinct, lvl 2 rare Static, and Splitting Bolt.

waxen comet
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Everything and the kitchen sink, I see

unborn pebble
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Yup.

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24 boons billy

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Anyway, lvl 3 Epic Trippy Shot or lvl 3 Deadly Flourish?

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I do not have any external dmg boosters on the special that aren't global.

pliant anvil
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I say trippy

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doesn't feast remove the travel time from trippy too?

unborn pebble
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Nah, that's Ice Wine

waxen comet
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No, that's Ice Wine.

pliant anvil
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ah ok

unborn pebble
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Well, Ice Wine technically has travel time

waxen comet
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Scintillating increases radius and adds zappies

pliant anvil
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yeah, I thought it also teleported it

unborn pebble
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Ice Wine shouldn't have travel time, but it do.

pliant anvil
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but that'd be too much 😛

solid hazel
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it's not a call build without smoldering air

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and then it's a call build, and everythign else is irrelevant haha

unborn pebble
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Oh, right, don't have that.

primal hazel
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There is no call build

torpid abyss
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So, how are you all?

primal hazel
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Eh

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You?

waxen comet
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Hungry.

primal hazel
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Shame I just cooked

unborn pebble
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But yeah, this build does everything billy
wat even is this run AAAAH

primal hazel
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A winning run

split orbit
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Yo i like Arthur. I've finished the Thunderdome build and its lit

unborn pebble
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Hopefully.