#h1-story-discussion

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vestal yarrow
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Was I right or wrong? Don't care. All that matters is that:

They cute and they deserve eachother. Patroclus is so gloomy he needs Achilles.

golden crater
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Dude

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They've been interpreted as being in a relationship as far back as Plato

bleak osprey
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whether it's true or not, topics like incest aren't really suitable for discussion on the server - feel free to discuss it in dms if you'd like!

vestal yarrow
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Aye, I was trying to move the convo a bit away. So to jump to a completely other topic:

I never noticed that the Furies "bleed" butterflies when they are vanquished.

bleak osprey
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i think they're bats, actually!

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.....possibly 🤔

vestal yarrow
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At least with Alecto they look like butterflies more than bats-

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Or then I'm just blind, which is more likely the case.

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Meg's stunning looks have caused me to lose sight.

fickle yoke
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their movement not lika bats

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but like batterflies

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more smooth

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less chaotic

modest yacht
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So, I might be reading too much into it, but I finished the codex entry for darkness, and it said that those who use it are tied forever to the underworld. Does that mean the only true escape ending you can get is to finish the run with no darkness upgrades?

fickle yoke
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@modest yacht nice theory

modest yacht
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It sorta fits with the idea of Zagreus cutting ties with everything Underworld

steady beacon
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I mean, I have my own theory about Zagreus not being able to escape the underworld, but from an entirely different perspective

full anchor
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because it's early access? 🤔

steady beacon
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I just wish I could find the exact quote Hades said once in one of his randomly appearing pre-run cutscenes that helped support my theory, because I might be remembering the phrasing wrong

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no, but that's entirely valid 😂

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But yeah, in one of the quotes Zagreus can remember as he starts a run, Hades says something along the lines of "There is no escape from the underworld, with the architecture constantly changing. Trust me, I've tried!"

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But I could be remembering wrong.

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But if I did remember the sentiment properly, and combine it with how Hades sometimes emphasizes how he and Zagreus are family by blood...

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They might be cursed to not be able to leave the Underworld.

atomic forge
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i don't remember that and if it is in there, it's probably a quip
anyway, you do find your way out and escape the underworld, most post-hades deaths are in the real world (banana peel, rake to the face, toxic shroom, tiny beetle etc)

steady beacon
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True! But those could also be quips to get our hopes up, as the majority of those deaths are jokey.

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But you're likely right.

atomic forge
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they did mention in one of the amas that the ending would be brighter than in other sgg games

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otherwise my money would be on the olympians having cursed zag and using him as a new toy

steady beacon
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Oh, I think he's gonna be able to get out. I just think it'll take a lot of doing (and dying) to get there

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Also, in the Orphic myths, Persephone inflicted curses on men once they came to the underworld. Once again, if I recall correctly.

jovial fossil
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He's gonna be able to get out, but not for more than 6 months.

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Zag is going to spend 6 months with his mom, then go back to the underworld and spend 6 months with his dad, and that's why winter happens. Every year the god of life and blood has to fight his way out of the Underworld to bring spring back to the Earth and visit his mother, then dies and goes back to the Underworld to spend time with his father and the rest of his friends.

fickle yoke
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and every time he wants back - he have to through this stuff again?>

jovial fossil
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Yup, every single time. If the groundhog sees his shadow, that means Zag turned on Middle Management and keeps getting Barge of Death, so spring is going to be delayed for at least six weeks.

fickle yoke
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funny

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and good realisation of constant dying

runic terrace
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hey yknow what? hades tried and couldnt but then again, didnt hades draw the short straw for ruling underworld?

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zag did no such thing! and we see other cthonics leave just fine

fickle yoke
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who said he couldnt?

atomic forge
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Hades does.

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"You think I haven't tried?" During one of the flashback openings.

fickle yoke
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i remeber

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but who said it's true?)

atomic forge
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We know that Persephone is a massive sore spot for Hades. I imagine that when Hades says "She is gone!" she really is gone for as far as Hades could try.

jovial fossil
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Hades is fully bound to the Underworld. He is incapable of leaving. Zagreus, being half-cthonic and half-olympian, is only half-bound to the underworld, so he can leave for half of the year.

steady beacon
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I think Zag might have trouble, if Achilles was right about him being god of blood, as being such a direct descendant of Hades might mean he inherits the curse as part of his bloodline.

cobalt linden
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I have a question. I have already maxed out than’s hearts, however I also want to give Ambriosa to Megaera, will something bad happen? Shdjfk I mean this is technically cheating and I don’t want to ruin than’s relationship and I can’t help but think about that

atomic forge
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You can have both simultaneously and there is no downside.

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They do comment on it.

cobalt linden
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Ooo ok

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Thanks

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I’m just err you know drawn to both of them hehe

atomic forge
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Yeah, this game is amazing for people of every orientation. There's someone smoking hot for everyone.

cobalt linden
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Agreed

snow vector
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Just had an amazing run with spear. Completely deathless (no heat). Loved the damage on this spear special :D

cobalt linden
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Whoa damn

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the special attack’s damage

snow vector
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I only upgraded it 8 times... :P

cobalt linden
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Nice

snow vector
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:D

last tiger
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Ohh, I never noticed that the Styx enemies don't spawn in from summoning circles, cause they aren't shades conjured by Hades. That's a neat little detail. Instead they have unique spawning animations, like the rats burrowing up from the ground.

rose mango
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Just got to hades, I was so confident in winning, but after some time I just knew there was going to be another phase, lost then.. so sad

atomic forge
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Congrats in reaching him in the first place!

tall pond
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dont know how stop heart beating shadefear

pearl plank
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do y'all think there will be more than 6 companion trinkets eventually?

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if not, who do you think the last 2 will be??

drifting citrus
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if i had to guess, achilles and nyx

main gulch
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Nyx and Charon

jovial fossil
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Dusa and Hades

main gulch
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or maybe like a duo one where Achilles and Patroclus both assist you

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that would be cute

pearl plank
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ooh dusa, interesting lol

jovial fossil
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I can see into the future
Dusa's summon deflects all bullets on screen

main gulch
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if a dusa one happens and it like stones people

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that would be gud

jovial fossil
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literally a screen clear

pearl plank
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i'mma say... achilles and dusa 😄

drifting citrus
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let us gift date the broker

pearl plank
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and the chef!

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and asterius lol

main gulch
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nyx and dusa both need more content so it could be them

remote knot
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I like dusa

pearl plank
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agreed, i expect things to go a lot deeper at least with nyx, but somehow i don't see it as the type of relationship where she'll give you a companion trinket..not sure how to explain my feelings on that lol

remote knot
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How good is the game story wise

jovial fossil
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nyx has already given you the mirror

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I doubt she'll give you a companion keepsake

runic terrace
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oooh you know who i want a summon from? chaos.

remote knot
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Oh god

bleak osprey
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i'd love to see either achilles or patroclus as a summonable companion

runic terrace
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yess!!

bleak osprey
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maybe in the form of summoning them in to help you clear a room

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kind of like how thanatos will move around and kill enemies?

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give achilles a similar moveset to an exalted longspear, perhaps

runic terrace
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NICE
chaos with a random effect...... could be doing damage to many foes, could be concentrated damage, could be a buff to your health

bleak osprey
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(he does, after all, mention that their fighting style is inspired by his)

pearl plank
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i like that idea, random effect summon

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and the idea of a temporary buddy, could lead to some dialogue too like if you have achilles come help you against the dynamic duo

runic terrace
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yeah!!!

pearl plank
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or if you summon him in patroclus chamber

runic terrace
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AAA THERE U GO

pearl plank
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team achilles and chaos for last 2 companions 🤘

runic terrace
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summons achilles to fight boss: never
summons achilles to hang out w pat: always

pearl plank
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lol yes

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max cute

rose mango
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So is Pat an NPC that I haven't met yet or where is this coming from?

runic terrace
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yeah, he's an npc!

rose mango
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When do I meet him?

runic terrace
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in elysium!

bleak osprey
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you'll see him randomly in elysium!

rose mango
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Oh, haven't yet

bleak osprey
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like how sisyphus is in tartarus and eurydice is in asphodel

rose mango
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I have met Thanatos in Elysium, not Pat yet, though

upper vigil
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the problem is there are more than two people i'd like to see have companions 🤔

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chaos companion would be incredibly cool but somehow i doubt that will happen

pearl plank
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same

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yeah..

upper vigil
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also i love dusa but she'll have to get a lot more lines :(( i don't think she's gotten.............any new story lines in early access, actually

pearl plank
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it'd be cool if chaos grew fond of us cuz we come to visit them all the time lol

runic terrace
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litle plush goobaby

upper vigil
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asterius is my 'this isn't going to happen but i will pay a million dollars to see it'

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yesss

bleak osprey
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what would the achilles plush be shadethink

runic terrace
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aster's keepsake is just the plush pyth from bastion

upper vigil
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pat or achilles would also be cool, i think achilles is more likely 🤔

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YES

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okay

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hear me out

runic terrace
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mhm

upper vigil
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ariadne, as aster reminds u in some yarn of ariadne dialogue with the champions, was asterius's sister

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kam i've already told you this i think

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ariadne > yarn association already exists

runic terrace
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oh yeah!!

upper vigil
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asterius's legendary keepsake could be a knitted/crocheted bull she made for him owo

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please.............please supergiant games...........

bleak osprey
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;w;

upper vigil
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supergiant games hire me as a writer please

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some of my story wishlist in no real order but w some of these more plausible than others

  • get achilles and pat back together (i WILL riot if no)
  • resolution to orpheus/eurydice that.........Isn't them getting together, tbh, because it doesn't feel right to me with where they both are now
  • more dusa content/friendship please??
  • asterius friendship/interaction or legendary keepsake or yknow. romance
  • multiple people have mentioned this but now that they have, the hydra's real plain w/r/t interactions or story compared to any other boss
  • okay. PLEASE it would be..........it would be really nice if there were more content in the nyx/chaos storyline owo
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let them reconcile a little if they want to...........

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i also strongly got the impression from greg in the q&a that there aren't going to be any more romances in the game. but also, i don't like either of them so it would be nice. if i could smooch a guy

bleak osprey
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they can have little a reconciliation

steady beacon
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@rose mango Pat is reclusive and severely depressed, but he'll show up as the special encounter exclamation point in Elysuim eventually, similar to Sisyphus in Tartarus and Eurydice in Asphodel

rose mango
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Alriiiight

pearl plank
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nyx/chaos?

upper vigil
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chaos is nyx's parent!

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she has dialogue about this after you meet them

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and both of them mention it's been a really long time and that chaos was distant/not very close or kind to her.........

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and they both seem kind of regretful.........

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i just really want them to be able to talk

pearl plank
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ohh

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i forgot/missed that

upper vigil
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understandable there is just so much dialogue in this game

bright jasper
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stanced up

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i don't think this is a spoiler actually i'm not quite sure why i put this in the spoiler channel sorry

glacial storm
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Zag reaching out to hold megs hand

modest yacht
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Hades says its my turn on the xbox

small galleon
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I bring you Choccy milk Meg

winter thunder
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anyone know if the next major patch is full release or not?

drifting citrus
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it's not

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full release is some unspecified time during the second half of 2020, probably

dusk acorn
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this should probably go here but skelly wants me to kill him. i have a fully upgraded zagreus aspecft spear but it does not work. do I have to use the sword fully upgraded or do some sort of other interaction?

drifting citrus
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it's zag sword fully upgraded

dusk acorn
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ah okay i don't remember him saying a specific weapon, just zagreus aspect

pearl plank
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I think he says "blade" iirc which, I can see how that could apply to spears as well

broken pasture
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do u guys mind giving me a mild spoiler? i noticed some characters can give u special keepsakes, and i understand i have to max out both convos and hearts to get them, right?

drifting citrus
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you don't have max them out completely

lucid salmon
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Don't think the game ever calls Stygius a sword, it's Stygian Blade

drifting citrus
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the characters that give special keepsakes are the ones with the locked hearts. first you need to gift them nectar up to that point, then fulfill a certain condition to trigger an event that unlocks those hearts

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from then on, you give them ambrosia, and the first ambrosia you give lets them give you a special keepsake

broken pasture
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hmm..i actualyl have meg on a locked heart, so working on her convo unlocks, cuz i have no idea what else might trigger her to unlock more

drifting citrus
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i'm not entirely sure what unlocks her hearts, but ||you probably have to beat her a certain amount of times and maybe extreme measures is a part of it?||

broken pasture
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hmm..will try that, thx for the help ^^

atomic forge
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How many nectars do I need to give bouldy? I must've given him a dozen by now.

forest meteor
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Strictly speaking, you don't "need" to give Bouldy any. All it does is give you a small buff each run.

shrewd arrow
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wait waht?

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what buff

forest meteor
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It's a random 3-6% buff to one of your stats called Heart of Stone.

shrewd arrow
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also what are the characters that you can get the legendary keepsakes from

atomic forge
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I thought he gave something. I'm an idiot

shrewd arrow
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I just got one from skelly

atomic forge
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I wasted so much nectars

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I'm crying

forest meteor
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Just the satisfaction that you've made Bouldy happy!

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Yeah.

shrewd arrow
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skelly and meg are all I know of

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who else?

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I have yet toeven encounter thanatos

forest meteor
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It's just in case you want the extra boost when doing a hard run, or if you're one of those die-hard role-player types that can't stand to ignore a character interaction.

shrewd arrow
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so....

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meg, skelly

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....

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for the special keepsake

forest meteor
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Legendary keepsakes - Than & Sisyphus.

shrewd arrow
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ty

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btw what are the "first of skelly's prizes"

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in the fated list

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for beating the game with heat

forest meteor
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They're hidden under some sheets in the Skelly courtyard.
I'm not sure I should tell you what they are....shadesmile

shrewd arrow
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oh the statues?

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Idk what they do

forest meteor
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Nothing.

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Zip.

shrewd arrow
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oh

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so the prizes are just cosmetic

forest meteor
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You get a small convo with Skelly about each.

shrewd arrow
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ah

forest meteor
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At least you're supposed to.

drifting citrus
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bragging rights

forest meteor
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The second convo didn't trigger for me & I haven't gotten the 3rd one yet.

shrewd arrow
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interesting

forest meteor
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Yes also a visible reminder to yourself that you beat the game on high heat.

dusk acorn
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oh, thing I just realized

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you know Thesus having god's favor and all? i think the god's favor that is chosen is specifically one of the gods you don't have any boons of. (or have the least boons of)

atomic forge
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How do we talk to the boulder?

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The one next to Sisyphus.

paper pawn
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keep giving him nectar until he gets to a locked heart, iirc

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can't recall if you talk to bouldy before that or after you buy the item that frees sisyphus

last tiger
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I love how the Styx temple is run-down and in shambles... it really shows how little respect Hades gets compared to his relatives

paper pawn
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and has a rat/satyr problem qq

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for which you are the exterminator

hollow badge
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@dusk acorn According to the wiki at least, that's correct. He calls one of the Olympians you don't have a boon from that run. No idea what he'd do if you managed to get all 9. ...will the game even let you?

dusk acorn
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the game seems to weight gods you've already gotten

hollow badge
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I did notice that with my 4 Artemis boons in a row earlier today >_> ...none of which offered any of the boons I actually wanted from her...

dusk acorn
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hypothetically the game could ensure you never get boons from all gods by making sure there are three gods you never get boons from from asphodel onwards(ignoring forcing a god via trinkets)

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it also seems to favor things you don't have blobshrug

glacial storm
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Currently if you have all 9 he calls a random one

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I reckon that there should be an alternate event if you have all 9, though, considering how hard that is to make happen

dusk acorn
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ah okay

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i also kinda wanna see if there's special dialog for beating people without using the mirror at all

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or without any god boons

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it's hypothetically possible with rerolls to never get a god boon ever

atomic forge
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There is dialogue for beating Meg without the Mirror.

dusk acorn
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to do so you have to get a daedalus hammer first item, then avoid every g od boon. if they have a god boon, reroll it(i think you can reroll a god boon to another permanent upgrade?)

atomic forge
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Not into permanent upgrades, but cash or HP (unless it's a miniboss, then you get a boon).

dusk acorn
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oh yeah, because boons are temporary

drifting citrus
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you might get stuck in a god loop

dusk acorn
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ah, you have to avoid the minibosses too

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it would be funny to kick hades ass without any god boons tho

drifting citrus
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could erebus with health or gold past minibosses

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it'd take a real good seed

atomic forge
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@paper pawn Thanks!

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Also, another question, what are these three curtain-like-covered things?

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One of them needs like 8 heat.

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Beat the game with the labeled Heat and see for yourself.

jovial fossil
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I'm not going to say what they are, but I will say that they're absolutely worth the trouble.

hollow badge
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It wouldn't be completely without boons, with you could probably use the Pact that forces you to give up boons between areas to get to Hades with none. Would just need some luck in Styx

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Or probably a bit easier, get to hades without any useful boons. pick up the one that turns poison into a slow, then ditch your poison, for example

atomic forge
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@atomic forge That's why I am asking in a spoiler thread in the first place.

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@jovial fossil If they really worth the trouble, will do then, they look interesting enough.

lime orchid
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@jovial fossil what have you done xD

jovial fossil
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||He'll realize what they actually are after he completes the 8 heat challenge. Or at the very least, the 16 heat challenge, which isn't too painful.||

lime orchid
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||Such a bully lmao xD||

pearl plank
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@glacial storm all 9? Can Theseus even call on Hermes or Chaos?

atomic forge
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He cannot.

pearl plank
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Figured

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So you'd only need the other 7

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That'd be cool if he could call on Hermes tho

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Tbh I think his god calls should be more interesting/diverse than they are now, which is just.. different colored damage circles lol

atomic forge
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See, I thought it might be interesting if he called an Olympian's Trial attack (with buffs/changes to Aphrodite, Poseidon, and maybe Artemis) but people didn't like that.

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Probably because getting Ares means he'd delete you.

pearl plank
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I suggested something similar too

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I imagined him surfing at me on a wave lol

atomic forge
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Theseus's spin attack carries him across the entire screen.

pearl plank
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I can't picture that one

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Also

atomic forge
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He only uses it when he's not in the chariot.

pearl plank
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Unrelated

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Hades is a sadboi

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I hope he can gain some respect for zag in the story and maybe find some peace

atomic forge
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Btw, about my theory two days ago, about Hades being Skelly - Possibly lowkey being Skelly - I might be wrong.

pearl plank
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Whaa

atomic forge
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Can't wait to see what the developers are gonna do with the story. It's super interesting.

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Leusid, random thoughts. lol

pearl plank
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Yeah

lime orchid
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Well someone said you can summon skelly in the fight against hades

atomic forge
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Really?

lime orchid
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if that's true... skelly can't be hades

atomic forge
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Okay, then that really is changing things up, yeah.

lime orchid
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idk i never tried it

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but i do have skelly rn

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ima try this run if i remember

atomic forge
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What made me reconsider was the dialogue I had with him, asking me to take him out for good.

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  • Ooh yeah, boyo!
lime orchid
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Skelly's such an epic prankster xD

atomic forge
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^

pearl plank
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I keep 100% forgetting about companions

atomic forge
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I have to admit, for real, I never expected this game to be THAT good.

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Especially Early Access.

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Supergiant Games know how to put every single greedy triple A developer in to total shame.

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I wonder if we unlock the rest of the companion support items below, like Meg's battie, in this version.

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I get the feeling the last two on the right are probably really broken/strong.

lime orchid
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we shall see

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i need to unlock bouldy and battie still tho

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;-;

atomic forge
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Battie was easy for me, but the Bouldy one? Good luck.

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I still haven't done it...

lime orchid
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i got the 10 gems ready

atomic forge
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My body is ready JoJo!

tiny sequoia
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free my man bouldy

atomic forge
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Now, I want to see a JoJo body-sized Zagreus posing in front of Meg and Dusa.

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Meg will be like " Tch, I used to date that guy?" and Dusa will be like "Ohhhh princsssssssse!!!" and all that.

lime orchid
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🅱️ouldy

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Dusa has the biggest crush on zag its so cute

atomic forge
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I thought I was the only one secretly shipping them.

lime orchid
uneven pike
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beyond getting keepsakes for first gift is there any gameplay relevant strategy towards gifting priority

lime orchid
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maybe unlocking the legendary keepsakes?

tall ingot
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and now i realized we dont have emoticon for best Skelly

lime orchid
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This server needs a whole lotta emotes

tall ingot
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We have 40 while we can have 150 🙂

lime orchid
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exactly

prisma breach
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Is there some way to progress the story of Orpheus and Eurydice? I've got the heart with a clock on it for both in the codex

tall ingot
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Early access, they will add more

lime orchid
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I think the heart with a clock means there'll be more in an update?

prisma breach
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Oh ok

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I really hope they get together

lime orchid
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Hearts with locks tho mean you can progress the story further

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||I'm just here to see Persephone at some point... ;-;||

open loom
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I hope they stay away from each other I need this upgrade on my boons for my runs :D

lime orchid
dusk acorn
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wtb dusa plush

paper pawn
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I can't believe zagreus thought the acorn was one of eurydice's babies because she's part oak

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she dispelled that real fast

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the line was to the essence of "No, I didn't give you one of my babies, you dip"

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though I can't recall the exact phrasing

shy anvil
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on one hand, better boons

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on the other, more music

lime orchid
rose mango
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Yeaaah, I beat the game!

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Thank you Thank you

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Wasn't even sweating

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ahem..

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But than again, I would have been horribly bad if I were to lose with 2 legendary boons and a duo boon between Artemis and Athena

lime orchid
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its ok... i just lost a run to hades at like 10% hp with a good build

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:)

rose mango
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Well that's 10%, I had 2 death defiances and won with 0 and 50 HP

tall ingot
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This morning I did Spear Rocket 🚀 build. Totally by accident, first time when I used only 2 buttons + stick to win game 🤣

rose mango
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It's very effective, most of my rail playthrough are like that

formal ivy
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spear rocket?

tall ingot
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Spear with hammer which make special to explode 🤯

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And as I had zag aspect at full (150% distance and speed) it was cool 😎

spring yarrow
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Boom

worldly zealot
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What does it mean when an olympian has a golden outline of a heart with a clock inside?

lime orchid
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Means you did everything with their story for now

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They'll add more in the upcoming updates

worldly zealot
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Thanks

shy anvil
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finalllly

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got the sisyphus summon

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only took like 30 tartarus only runs

slim jewel
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Hey guys, is the Bag for cerberus 100% all the time in one of the 3 non boss paths?

atomic forge
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At what point are you supposed to meet Thanatos? I’m on my 20th run and 5th clear and nothing yet

grand mantle
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Than is completely RNG

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It took me until my 30th or so run to actually find the dude.

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And bag isn't. It's 100% RNG as well.

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So that's why I usually do the boss paths first; if I'm gonna lose health, may as well do the hardest paths

atomic forge
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I cry

grand mantle
atomic forge
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but, I shall forge onwards regardless

grand mantle
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yep!

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he's quite helpful when he appears

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Actually, he's explicitly helping you. He's like "Looks like you needed a hand." or "I don't have much time, so let's make this quick."

atomic forge
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I presume getting all his dialogue then can take a very long time? I’m trying to get it all

fickle yoke
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@slim jewel it's logic

grand mantle
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Hades and Than have an interaction where the former is chewing the latter out for being absent or late, because the latter is clandestinely lending a hand to Zaggy

fickle yoke
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if there is boss path - there should be boss in the end

grand mantle
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Yeaaaah.

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It's slow. I'm still waiting.

fickle yoke
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and how it can be bag?

grand mantle
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Collecting dialogue rn

atomic forge
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Oh, perf

grand mantle
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Than is the last to get of the companion keepsakes

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Yah. Feel free to share it around, just my side project so people can see what they don't have/reread stuff

slim jewel
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@fickle yoke the reason im asking is because i had a bag as the end of a boss path. Also please learn to be less sarcastic. I just wanted an answer to the question.

So i think i found a bug for everyone to know, if you clear 1 non boss path, take the end portal, and exit the game. (i came back like 12 hours later) but i then cleared the remaining 2 non boss rooms, and found no bag. I then cleared 1 boss room and had a boss. The final boss room had the bag, so i think the game resets the area by picking 3 rooms to put the bag in, but since only 2 non boss rooms were available, it took a boss room as well in the choice.

fickle yoke
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@slim jewel it's not sarcasm

slim jewel
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@fickle yoke Saying it's logic isn't answering the question nor helpful. It was a yes or no question.

fickle yoke
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@slim jewel i guess i just translated it wrong

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sry for misunderstanding

visual laurel
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@slim jewel The sack isn't 100% for a non-boss path, no

formal ivy
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just got little Battie!!!

slim jewel
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@visual laurel thank you!

plucky oracle
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A question; what do the timers on the gifting hearts mean? I figured it meant that I was supposed to gift them Ambrosia, or that I could gift them once I reached the end, but they've still got timers. Does it just mean it's something yet to be implemented, or am I missing something here?

graceful wharf
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It hasn't been implemented

plucky oracle
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gotcha, ty

graceful wharf
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Though you can still give Ambrosia to 4 people atm

plucky oracle
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it hints at who in that list of fates thing right?

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or is the thing regarding skelly something different

drifting citrus
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the ones with the locked hearts, rather than the timed hearts, are ambrosia people

graceful wharf
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The skelly thing is different

plucky oracle
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ahhh I see

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thanks

drifting citrus
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but you still have to unlock the hearts first before you can start giving them ambrosia

graceful wharf
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You're welcome

indigo kraken
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Why is there no special dialogue for deny Thanatos even a single kill in his event room? Thought it would be something cool where he or Zagreus would make a remark.

warm pier
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cant summon help vs hades :<

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me sed

cobalt linden
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@grand mantle You are a saviour

dusk acorn
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@grand mantle excuse me two miniguns what

turbid hearth
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wait what

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I got the Than keepsake first

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he hangs out next to Hades's room in the house

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also I sometimes found entering Zag's room (and the courtyard?) and coming back out the NPCs changed places or some who were / weren't in the room flip flopped

hidden zephyr
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I am guessing when the update happens were going to have to do the end boss again plus the update?

turbid hearth
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wait you aren't doing that already?

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turn up the heat and enjoy

dry briar
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Oh, right, we are going to have to redo all of the heat levels when we get more story, huh?

hidden zephyr
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How can I play the update when it's not out yet

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Thats right @dry briar

lime heart
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Are we just assuming there will be a 5th biome?

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I find that unlikely. Definitely not in the next few updates.

pearl plank
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they have stated that they don't intend to add more biomes

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buuut..... it'd be pretty rad if they surprised us with one lol

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highly doubtful

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since they're specifically looking for feedback in this stage

lime heart
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Therefore there's no reason to worry about redoing heat bounties.

hidden zephyr
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How do you escape if you die after beating end boss?

formal ivy
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they remove the dying, simple as that

dry briar
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I was hoping for a boss before finding Persephone

hidden zephyr
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I wonder what the 6th weapon will be

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An Axe?

pearl plank
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scythe is a popular guess

hidden zephyr
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Oh yea

pearl plank
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for some reason, idk enough about greek myth but i think there's a reason

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and they're thinking maybe it'll be a slower style high damage melee weap

hidden zephyr
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Maybe a dual wield Gladius

formal ivy
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it's because the next Olympian is believed to be Demeter, from the art (cornucopia and grains)
and a scythe is thematically appropriate, plus a slow heavy melee weapon is something people have been asking for

drifting citrus
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it's another bow

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bow 2, the sequel

hidden zephyr
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Whatever it is, can't be worse than the shield

formal ivy
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melee bow

lime heart
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lmao shield is great.

formal ivy
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too great,in fact

pearl plank
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shield is rad what

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i been loving the blitz disc lately

hidden zephyr
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Maybe it was just me but I couldn't play with the shield

drifting citrus
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maybe some kind of throwing weapon that can melee sometimes

lime heart
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Get the Chaos aspect and stack some poison or really literally anything on special and annihilate rooms in seconds.

formal ivy
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I was stuck at Hydra, then I unlocked shield and cleared till Styx in my first try

hidden zephyr
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So, can someone explain to me about the ending after the boss that we are going to be let free or not?

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After major update

pearl plank
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throwing weapon that can melee = spear, shield

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@hidden zephyr we'll just have to wait for the full release to see what happens!

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🙂

hidden zephyr
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I was quite annoyed with the ending after I tried so hard

pearl plank
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understandable

formal ivy
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*points at early access sign

pearl plank
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i told myself i would wait until the final release before investing too much effort into beating it again.... but then i just realized i really wanted to play it lol so now i've cleared it like 20 times probably lol

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maybe not quite 20

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there's comical narration at the end about various ways in which zag accidentally dies again after beating the boss each time

hidden zephyr
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Takes a lot of concentration especially in the poison rooms near the end

pearl plank
#

yeah

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it's tough!

hidden zephyr
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I did find a way though

pearl plank
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but you can keep earning rewards, unlocking more story with other characters, etc in the meantime

hidden zephyr
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Oh goodie

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More story, thats all i need

formal ivy
#

also grinding out all your upgrades and keepsakes

hidden zephyr
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I just want to be free

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So I can move on

pearl plank
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haha

formal ivy
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move on to what?

pearl plank
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There Is No Escape

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we will be playing hades for the rest of eternity

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Hades is our Bouldy

hidden zephyr
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Wolcen is comming up soon, also darksiders

pearl plank
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you can always take a break and wait for the next update, or the full release

formal ivy
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yeah, I wouldn't play this game with the hope of "finishing" it any time soon.

hidden zephyr
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I have most key upgrades

pearl plank
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man i probably have like 70 keys and nothing to do with them lol

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do troves ever cost keys anymore?? i feel like i haven't seen one in ages

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i like that they added fated authority to keys, makes them a lot more attractive

formal ivy
#

You.. might have to renovate to see them again?

pearl plank
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damn there are MORE trove upgrades??

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all i ever get offered anymore is sheet music and like.... pointless decorations that cost thousands of gems

formal ivy
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I only started playing like two weeks ago, I've never even heard of troves needing keys to open

hidden zephyr
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I was really confused when I started playing Hades, I got to one of the sisters and ended up repeating the battle, I was then aware that you have to finish the game in one go.

pearl plank
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there used to be some troves that had greater rewards but cost keys to activate

atomic forge
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troves go up to lvl3

formal ivy
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maybe they replaced those with the infernal rooms of Erebus?

atomic forge
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which costs 300gems iirc

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and none use keys

pearl plank
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nah erebus used to exist too

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yeah i think i have the 3rd level of troves

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i haven't been offered anything useful from the broker in a while, i figured i got everything

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errrr

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contraactor

fleet relic
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Q: I just unlocked the pact of punishment. I'm still playing with no heat with my other weapons in order to get the 0-heat final boss blood with them. Does that make sense or should I increase heat to refresh my drops from the other bosses? Would that mean losing the 0-heat final boss drop in any way?

pearl plank
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you can't lose rewards for lower heat levels

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if you play at higher heat, you'll just earn rewards for the next heat level that you haven't yet cleared

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so playing at 5 heat when you haven't cleared 2 heat will get you the 2 heat rewards, etc

atomic forge
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except for 0

pearl plank
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really?

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how does 0 work?

atomic forge
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you gotta clear it on 0 heat to get 0 heat rewards

pearl plank
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whaaaaaaat

atomic forge
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that's the only exception

fleet relic
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weird

atomic forge
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yep

pearl plank
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can i...still go back and do that?

formal ivy
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yeah, 0 heat doesn't get bumped apparently

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maybe, if you never cleared on 0 heat?

pearl plank
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i haven't cleared on 0 heat with any weapon yet this update lol

formal ivy
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My sword hasn't cleared on 0 and I don't plan to

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unless they patch it out

atomic forge
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how long could a 0 heat sword run take tho

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like 30mns at most?

#

It's funny to me, as a really clever interaction. Charming Hades makes him laugh. Also in his first faze, move away 3 steps

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Orpheus' singing sounds very close/identical to the singer from Red in Transistor.

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Its same guy

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He is a guy? I thought it was a girl singing?

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Like the voice.

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Euridice is the gal

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I know that, I was talking about Orpheus.

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Those are 2 people

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And you and me are two people.

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2 plus 2 makes 4

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If other two join, yeah.

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Which doesn't confirm iluminati

fleet relic
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then I think I'll start bumping my heat even if I haven't finished 0 heat. I'm currently making unoptimal builds to complete prophecies, so I don't expect to win the final boss but I can handle some heat to farm drops while I'm at it

atomic forge
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I did a 24 heat on and reached Hades, needless to say he is the most annoying.

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You need to kill hades to make the heat prophecy signed tho

formal ivy
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they're.... giggling...... in the darkness...........

fleet relic
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but even if i don't kill him, I can increase heat and get the next drop for the other bosses, right?

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or is the fact that I can do that from 0 to 1 heat what you mentioned earlier of 0 heat being separate?

formal ivy
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If you haven't cleared at 0 heat, you can clear at 1 heat and get the 1 heat bounties.
If you haven't cleared at 1 heat, you can clear at 2 heat but not get the 2 heat bounties, only the equivalent 1 heat ones instead.

atomic forge
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or you could play 32 heat like the big boys and lose every single run so you don't have to worry about bounties anymore

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Or enjoy the game in way you want to play it

fleet relic
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thanks!

pearl plank
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i like God Mode

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😎

dry briar
#

What does God mode actually do?

solar depot
#

it makes life so much fun 😎

atomic forge
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+2% dr each time you die

pearl plank
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starting at 20% tho

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and maxing at 80% from what i've heard

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dr = damage resist, ftr

atomic forge
runic terrace
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you look like youre becoming a pokemon master

sinful cloak
#

what's the middle one?

atomic forge
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Chaos

runic terrace
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defiance

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yeah

atomic forge
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I'd never seen it before and while I could've gotten like +70 health, I wanted it since it was a legendary

runic terrace
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how did you get these in this order?

atomic forge
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What do you mean?

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oh yeah, why's chaos in the middle?

runic terrace
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like.... how did you get the kiss of styx last, bc they usually dont add extra slots

sinful cloak
#

ah

drifting citrus
#

died twice, then got chaos

atomic forge
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Probably burned two and then got Chaos, then Athena, then Kiss.

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Okay so basically

drifting citrus
#

then got athena then styx

runic terrace
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ohhhh

atomic forge
#

that's so weird

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I got Chaos in Elysium

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Died twice in Elysium

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Finished Chaos in the area after Elysium

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Also picked up the tooth after Elysium

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Then I got Athena on a boon

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Tooth always goes to the start.

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And picked up the last one because I thought it'd be funny

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Not like I really needed that pom anyway

drifting citrus
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old dd days

atomic forge
#

But yeah Athena and the shop one I picked up in like the last satyr tunnel

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Second to last

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Let's see how many I lose vs Hades

#

how good are the 16 and 32 heat statues?

#

I freaking love the duo that makes projectiles slower

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It's so hilarious seeing the boiling blood skulls move at 1 mph

#

Spent Spirit. Yeah, it's quite good.

formal ivy
#

It makes me feel like the whole game has slowed down, though. Not sure if that's real or a bug or whatever.

atomic forge
#

Also, hearing Artemis fangirl over Achilles is hilarious

formal ivy
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I knowwwwww

atomic forge
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ugh you don't understand dad i just like her character in the show her design has nothing to do with this

formal ivy
#

at least there's no body pillow renovations yet (that I've seen)

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though ngl I would pay 1200 gems for an Artemis poster, she's adorable as hecc

atomic forge
#

poseidon body pillow when

formal ivy
#

and prolly like twice as much for Ares-themed blankets

atomic forge
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i'd like a chaos mural that glitches out

pearl plank
#

wait so that's.... skelly keepsake dd, normal dd, chaos dd, athena dd, and...well of charon dd? which one of those gives you another extra one besides chaos? ooohh skelly

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nvm

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lol

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awesome gj that's pretty fun

sharp bobcat
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How do you get meg's summon thing? I got skelly's, but after talking to meg a million times, giving as much nectar as possible, the newest heart just has a 'lock' symbol in the codex and she wont talk to me anymore.

atomic forge
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Are you playing with Extreme Measures?

sharp bobcat
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Yea

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Should I disable it?

forest meteor
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No.

atomic forge
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No, you need it to advance Meg's storyline.

grand mantle
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Oh seriously? Huh. Never realized it was a requirement.

atomic forge
#

she mentions that having her sisters on the job would remove some of the pressure from her shoulders

sharp bobcat
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Yea but her sisters show up anyways. For me she said she hopes I never use it cause she doesn't wanna work with her sisters. Then thanked me when I turned it off later.

hollow badge
#

Extreme Measures is not required for Meg's storyline. I just completed her last night and haven't turned it on once.

sharp bobcat
#

Yea I finally got the next part

#

Appearently I had to meet thanatos first

#

Since somehow I cleared the game like 20 times before finally seeing him once

fickle yoke
#

@sharp bobcat same

grand mantle
full anchor
#

bit confusing because giving someone nectar also gives you conversation with some other people about it too

#

like with hermes you get to chat to Than about it

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and with Zeus you get to talk to Hades

pearl plank
#

oh shoot really?

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yeah ok i guess i better get givin'

full anchor
#

haven't gotten all the interactions yet and not everyone is max so there's probably more

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and who knows with RNG

atomic forge
#

Has anyone ever tried to run an escape with 26 heat?

#

Feels super hard and impossible but haven't died yet so far.

#

I stopped at 20.

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Could probably do 26.

main gulch
#

not specifically 26

dawn ore
#

I’m still trying a 32

atomic forge
#

Oh, how much do I need to unlock all three statues, then?

dawn ore
#

32

atomic forge
#

Ah snap.

#

Feels already impossible at what I am playing it at.

dawn ore
#

I mean back when I did 120 heat I thought nothing could be harder

#

I was wrong

atomic forge
#

Can we do these 6 by 6 each time and save?

#

Or we do have to do them all in one run?

dawn ore
#

Nah

#

You can do 6

atomic forge
#

Oh really? They stuck?

dawn ore
#

Then move to the next

#

Then the 32

atomic forge
#

I thought it didn't stack.

#

Interesting.

dawn ore
#

Oh wait

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You do the 6 heat to get the first statue

#

8*

atomic forge
#

nah you've got to do a 32 heat run, you can't bank your heat finishes until the sum of all of them reaches 32

dawn ore
#

Then do a 16 run for the second

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And then you do a 32 for the last

atomic forge
#

Ah shame

#

ok then

atomic forge
#

Why does Hades laugh each time you charm him?

tiny sequoia
#

Because he already loves you

graceful wharf
#

^yess i knew it all along, Hades is a good father

atomic forge
#

Oh my god

#

Hearing Nyx laugh

#

Quite the experience

dusk acorn
#

hahaha there's special dialog if you use a god's boon in a god conflict where that god is attacking you

atomic forge
#

I know

#

It's hilarious

dusk acorn
#

huh there's also dialog if you use a summon item during thanatos's thing

atomic forge
#

Summon item?

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As in a Call?

dusk acorn
#

no the companion items you get

atomic forge
#

Which of the artifacts summon things?

dusk acorn
#

it's not an artifact it's a companion thingie, for getting maxed relations with someone and iving them ambrosia

atomic forge
#

Ooooh

#

I've yet to do that

dusk acorn
#

like i summoned Meg to thanatos's fight and he said "Unnessecary, Meg."

atomic forge
#

Oh wow

bleak osprey
#

he gets super mad if you summon in sisyphus :'D

atomic forge
#

So glad that I lost a death defiance because one of the blue crystals was stuck in a wall and I couldn't hit it

steady beacon
#

stone enemies getting stuck in walls is my least favorite way to die, I concur

atomic forge
#

Yeah, I submitted a bug report about it

#

Flying enemies going outside the bounds of the map is awful

leaden gull
#

How does one acquire Sisyphus’s summon? I have him at 6 hearts where the next has a lock but the time I talked to him after reaching it he said nothing

formal ivy
#

if it's a lock then you probably have to progress the story more first
did you buy the thing from the contractor to free him?

leaden gull
#

No. There’s a thing from the contractor to free him?

formal ivy
#

yeah, you have to get his contract and rip it up basically

leaden gull
#

Oh man. Just looked it up, 10 diamonds? Guess I’m further away than I thought

atomic forge
#

Last question about the skelly statues on heat.

#

Can I achieve unlocking all three of them in one run of 32 heat?

#

Or I really have to take it step by step? Like, 8, 16, 32?

graceful wharf
#

Yes you can unlock all of them at once

wary pelican
#

So, contractor is offering me Olive Drapes. Seems innocuous enough. But there's a star glowing on it, that doesn't seem to be explained, and the wiki doesn't list this as something the contractor sells. Anybody know what it is?

reef birch
#

Probably just means its something 'new' you haven't bought yet.

lime orchid
#

The Drapes are purely cosmetics

wary pelican
#

Sure, I was wondering if I should prioritise them because they lead to some other unlock after, since no other option I've seen (that I recall) has had that star icon attached to it

full basin
#

If I remember correctly stats mean they’re purely cosmetic

#

While no stars is something that might affect gameplay

#

Like the fact that I had to buy gold pots (I haven’t played in a bit and was very confused)

wary pelican
#

Gotcha

#

And yeah, when I saw that, I suddenly realized I hadn't seen gold pots in a while

#

But at least the gold pots can be upgraded now?

#

So there's that

#

Lots of exciting changes since my last install

atomic forge
#

AHHHH

#

I keep

#

freaking immediately opening boons

#

When I want to gift the gods nectar

#

I literally told myself I was happy I got dionysis because I haven't given him a nectar yet

#

And I just immediately dash and open up his boon

formal ivy
#

omg same

#

my early days were just "gotta get Dionysus." gets Dionysus. immediately grabs boon. facedesk.

reef birch
#

Just gotta make sure to do it right once, then you can just force it with their trinkets. Is deff a pita tho

atomic forge
#

Okay I just died like twice to Charmed enemies randomly hitting me

#

I don't even think they're attacking

#

I'm just randomly taking 100+ damage

#

Ok yeah

#

It keeps happening

#

I think it was specifically on the satyrs

#

trying to gift gods nectar and immediately getting their boon is the Hades equivalent of dodge-rolling into an elevator while you have the broken television equipped

atomic forge
#

If you use hades aspect against hades he sounds pretty remorseful

wary pelican
#

All three aspects for the Exagryph seem terrible on the surface. Two of them are negated utterly by one of the best upgrades you can get from the hammer, and the other requires that you fire one of the slowest attacks in the game, meant to be ranged, at your own feet

#

Can anyone explain why I'm wrong?

main gulch
#

Well infinity chamber is one of the worst hammer upgrades for the rail firstly

#

Zagreus is a super mediocre aspect but Eris and Hestia are insane

dusk acorn
#

it's nice tbh even if not strictly needed

main gulch
#

It's a waste to pick over any other upgrade

dusk acorn
#

zagreus seems kind of neat if you don't want to touchdown on your face with a rocket, hestia is crazy ya

main gulch
#

The only thing I can see infinity chamber being picked over is the rocket

dusk acorn
#

on non-eris guns sure but

main gulch
#

Or spread fire

dusk acorn
#

rocket is amazing tho ablobsadrain

main gulch
#

I think it is too

dusk acorn
#

spreadfire i kinda wanna see how it works with hestia

main gulch
#

You could pick it over it for preference tho

#

It doesn't

dusk acorn
#

is it only the center bullet that's extra damage or is it the entire spread

#

cause if it's the entire spread lmao

main gulch
#

Your first shot stays the same

#

Just one long ranged shot

dusk acorn
#

oh huh

#

that's weird

main gulch
#

Then the rest of the clip is spread fire

#

I hear it used to be the entire spread

#

But you already know what's wrong with that lol

dusk acorn
#

yeaaaaaaaah

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"oh hi hades" boop

main gulch
#

I probably didn't explain why they're good lol

wary pelican
#

Maybe I'm just seeing it differently, but I always get the infinite ammo, piercing shots, and then a boon that gives the attack some form of curse

#

Preferably doom or poison

#

And it eats everything

main gulch
#

If you're going poison

#

Imagine

dusk acorn
#

infinite ammo is convinenence, not STRICTLY required, but i kinda like it blobshrug

main gulch
#

If you had a bonus 60% damage using Eris

#

I think it's 60 anyway I forget

dusk acorn
#

but yeah eris is nuts because it's bonus damage.

#

It's not bonus damage to attacks.

#

it's just straight up bonus damage

main gulch
#

Your poison will do 60% more damage too

dusk acorn
#

so it applies to calls, lightning, chain lightning procs, doom, poison, rupture....

#

revenge procs

main gulch
#

If landing it on yourself is annoying maybe try to target an enemy and dash past

dusk acorn
#

it's easier if you get the best upgrade IMO for the gun

#

aka triple special

main gulch
#

Or if you have the rocket you can turn around and shoot the door behind you when you start a room lol

dusk acorn
#

my favorite 2 hammer combo is still like... triple special + rocket

#

cause damn that's fun

#

especially with increased special speed

#

become the DOOM marine

wary pelican
#

I'll consider those points next time I make a gun run. This is exactly why I was asking folks about it, since it seemed like a no-brainer to me, and I wanted other opinions. So thanks, folks

dusk acorn
#

yeah infinity combo also removes like

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the flurry fire that greatly increases the attack speed of the gun?

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i still think it's nice if you have a lot of dashes, though, because you can just rapidfire while yeeting all over the place

wary pelican
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Oh, that's the other thing I had. Epic tier Hermes boon for attack speed

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Which kept getting hit by the upgraded Nectar random +lvl

dusk acorn
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dashes reset auto timer it seems, and you shoot twice while dashing, so if you've got a hermes buff for like +4 dashes you can fire off 12 shots in half a second when using the dashes

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downside is it's difficult to hit enemies while you're hyperspeeding

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i'm realizing that extra dashes are like the best hermes thing because it indirectly boosts attack speed via dash attacks :x

grand mantle
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Yeah. Dashing side to side while firing can be difficult, but if you dash directly away or towards your target, your aim becomes a bit more reliable.

acoustic condor
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Damn Hestia doesnt work with shotgun huh

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I appreciate how strong that would be but I really wanted a good spread build

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Id take one strong shot/mag over however many it has usually

solar cove
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i like it now - it gives a ranged option when needed for the shotgun build

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and synergizes mostly with the same attack boons

acoustic condor
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God knows Im not the best with range

grand mantle
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Link in here for those looking for dialogue! Any help you can provide with screenshots would be greatly appreciated, I'm collating them into imgur albums for re-reading pleasure 😄

steel crane
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"I'm finally free... boyo..."

grand mantle
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I've reiterated on the way these exchanges are recorded, from copying it down via typing to imgur albums. If anyone can contribute by providing relevant imgur albums, it would be greatly appreciated!

steel crane
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I'm dying

grand mantle
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Then he comes back XD

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I feel bad having gotten so far on my save file, because now I've missed out on full screencaps of nectar convos that I can no longer get.

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Since, y'know, 50+ runs in and maxed out a few.

acoustic condor
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Still no Than huh?

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Miserably relatable

grand mantle
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Noooope.

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You can see how sparse my Than collection of convos is.

acoustic condor
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Why is Supergiant hiding my boyfriend

grand mantle
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I've hit 5 and rip.

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Hey man, I wish I could give Arty ambrosia.

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She best girl.

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(sorry Meg)

steel crane
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this game has too many best characters

acoustic condor
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I need my pale nerd man to get me through the night

worldly zealot
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Is the hera aspect good? I don't have much titan blood and don't want to spend it on the wrong thing.

grand mantle
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it really does XD

acoustic condor
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Still hoping that Stygius' 4th aspect is Thanatos

grand mantle
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Hera is great.

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I adore Hera so much. Chiron is good too, provided you max it

steel crane
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"which of these songs do you like best?"
"thats nice. I still dont want to play it, though"

acoustic condor
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Hera is the most fun Ive had with bow

steel crane
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hera aspect is really good but you dont need to put blood into it

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the benefit more blood gives is really minor when compared with other weapons

grand mantle
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^

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It's basically Quick Reload lite

acoustic condor
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Which is good in its own way, cuz it means you can take more relevant cast boons over Quick Reload if youre ever spoiled for choice

grand mantle
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Yep!

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Quick Reload can get down to 3s or so, but Hera maxed is still 5s.

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So really, still strong in its own right.

steel crane
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yeah more blood is definitely still nice

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but there are weapons like chaos shield and the bow that fires homing specials

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that really need to be maxed to shine

acoustic condor
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Chaos shield is probably the strongest thing in the game

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With Dread Flight and Explosive Return it literally doesnt matter what boons you get tbh

atomic forge
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explosive return only procs once tho

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it'd be broken otherwise

acoustic condor
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Oh dw ik

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Its still really good tho

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With max Chaos and a decent set up I use special 75% of the time, especially shotgun style where Return can really shine

atomic forge
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eh, i think return is better on the other two aspects tbqh

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and it's pretty antisynergistic with dread flight

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still good no matter what ofc

acoustic condor
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Maybe, but Id never use the other aspects tbh

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Im hoping the 4th one is a Bull Rush feature that rivals Chaos

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I will have to give Blitz a few runs

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Im absolutely d y i n g for the room next to Achilles to be a hyperchamber where you can test hammers and boons

atomic forge
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Why is Supergiant hiding my boyfriend [2]

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on that finding than grind

acoustic condor
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K i n

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Ive been afk for a month and its torture

atomic forge
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Is he supposed to show up more often after you've found him the first time? Or is it a flat, smalll RNG deal?

runic terrace
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thannys deal is that if you take damage within 5 rooms that he can show in, it rolls a random chance to see him

acoustic condor
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He shows up 5 rooms after you take damage after the 10th room in Tartarus

runic terrace
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Oh 10th room, nice!

acoustic condor
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I think 3rd room in Asphodel and Elysium

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I think the chance should be 100% in every room so he can get lots of big kisses

atomic forge
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hell mode, god mode, where is underworld dating game mode supergiant

acoustic condor
rose mango
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Won 2 runs in a row, I'm getting the hang of this game I think

acoustic condor
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Rad!

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I know its a ways off and Im soooo excited for Demeter but I saw they want to add more hammer upgrades and I started thinking about the 6th weapon

rose mango
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Oh, any ideas?

acoustic condor
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Im kind of hoping for a whip with a special that lets you lasso someone and pull them to you or vice versa

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Or maybe... daggers you can throw? For a more mobility/roguey style

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Greek fire grenades could also be cool, become the inferno bomber

broken pasture
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im hoping for a hammer, would be interresting to have a slow, but very powerfull weapon

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could bring a serious gameplay variety, cuz all other weapons can be rather fast

acoustic condor
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A hammer is definitely my 4th choice!

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Good throwback to Bastion too

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Could have a Hephaestus aspect

broken pasture
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or even daedalus himself ;p

acoustic condor
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Im really really holding out for Than aspect on sword

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Maybe it randomly marks enemies for death and you deal bonus damage to them and it passes to another when they die

broken pasture
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im hoping for some variety for spear aspects, cuz they are all focused on stuff i dont really use

cerulean edge
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Is there a reason why Zagreus keeps on fighting even after the first time he kills Hades?

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He can't visit his mother anyway right?

fickle yoke
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u never beat Hades?)

cerulean edge
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I did beat him once

fickle yoke
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and?

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there is somethng always happened with Zag

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he gets cold

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and die

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he gets hit by a car

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and die

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he step on banana peel

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and die

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and so on

acoustic condor
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They mean why does he try to escape again

cerulean edge
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So everytime you kill Hades you die from some new random stuff afterwards?

acoustic condor
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Lore-wise it's because he doesn't know when the 'underworld renovations' will be complete

broken pasture
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so he can get stroneger? or out of boredome?

acoustic condor
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Or maybe he thinks it will be different the next time

fickle yoke
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next time he will look where he steps

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and avoid bananas

acoustic condor
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There doesn't really need to be an in-game reason because w the narrator and early access theres a metanarrative

golden crater
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Finally I managed to get to Hades

fickle yoke
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one guy had a theory

golden crater
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Didn’t beat him!

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But I managed

broken pasture
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lol

acoustic condor
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Niiiiice

fickle yoke
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Zag cant stay long in mortal realm

acoustic condor
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Progress is progress

broken pasture
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dw man, it took me like 29 total tries to beat him 1st time

fickle yoke
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and die

cerulean edge
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When is the game expected to be "done" btw?

broken pasture
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now m at 43 total tries and have 5 win streak LUL

acoustic condor
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In another half a year was the original estimate

cerulean edge
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I took him in 14 tries and haven't really kept playing ^^

acoustic condor
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A year and a half of early access

golden crater
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I’m on my 30th try...

acoustic condor
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And then support as they feel like it afterwards

cerulean edge
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Ah okey so around 6 months for proper launch?

broken pasture
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also, theres lot of stuff to unlock, including npc relationships ect

acoustic condor
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What I love about Hades more than other Supergiant game is that even if they move on to the next game they can always come back to Hades and add in a god or a weapon

broken pasture
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and u can talk with nppcs only once per attempt, so yeah

fickle yoke
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and 7k gemstone at least -_-

broken pasture
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plus, renovating the House requires a lot of recources

acoustic condor
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Where post-launch DLC didnt really work or make sense for the other games

broken pasture
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more like 11-12k gems

fickle yoke
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i saw only 5 and 2k goods

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and lots of little one

broken pasture
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really...

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i think theres also a 3k upgrade

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and a few of like 100+

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also, a lot of diamonds for all the musics

fickle yoke
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not only music

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but releasing npc

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and so on

broken pasture
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havent gotten to that part yet..i mean, i did release orpheus

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but i heard one of the npc quests requires 10 diamonds aswell

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good thing i have gotten the room upgrades already xD

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and those can really break the run..like having near 800 gold b4 hydra, withotu the keepsake for gold

atomic forge
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There's an ending where he gets hit by a car?

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or is it a chariot

fickle yoke
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well he doesnt know how what cars are

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it looks like fast chariot

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27% dodge chance is not bad

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if only i could add hermes dodge boon to this

acoustic condor
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Its a 'particularly fast chariot'

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We do know that the time period is ancient Greece, from the ghosts in the house and what Hermes/Than say about the surface

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As well as the oddity of exagryph

broken pasture
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judging by the msgs we get while wielding exagryph, i would say its the era before gunpowered weapon

acoustic condor
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Any ideas on what Demeter's boons will do

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Will she be a regular god, a stats/mechanics god like Hermes, a special god like Chaos, or an event god like Than

fickle yoke
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i think she will be usual god

acoustic condor
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What kind of boons

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What can harvest and grain do for us

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I was thinking maybe... dedicated CC with roots?

fickle yoke
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i thought same

acoustic condor
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Like if you stack 3 debuffs an enemy is rooted

fickle yoke
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first i thought it will be some games with HP

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like vampiric mechanic

broken pasture
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or maybe earth based dmg, like lightning and poison, but working with slow or stuff like that, or making then debuffed

fickle yoke
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or something

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but it would be op

acoustic condor
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Yeah vampire is definitely too strong

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I do think she'll have some health mechanics though, like the other gods have with centaur hearts

broken pasture
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like, achilles says hestia is the goddess of fire, which is partially true, in a loose sense of comparison

acoustic condor
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Maybe some death defiance stuff

fickle yoke
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she is not just god of fire

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fire god is Gefest

broken pasture
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ik that ^^ just wanted to present a comparison

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based on what was said by ingame npc

fickle yoke
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she is god of order in house

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lost all DD even before Hydra

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wtf

broken pasture
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lol

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my last run would be a perfect no death run, but i noobed out just a hit b4 hades died xD

fickle yoke
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Patrocles help!

broken pasture
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got too greedy i guess

acoustic condor
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Gefest?

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Do you mean Hephaestus?

fickle yoke
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yes mb

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smith god

acoustic condor
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Np

fickle yoke
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i'm not sure how does his name should be written in english

acoustic condor
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Are you Russian?

fickle yoke
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y

acoustic condor
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You use Russian syntax, as much as I'm familiar with it

fickle yoke
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-_-

acoustic condor
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Its cool!

rose mango
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Anyone else just encounter Eurydice and space out for a few minutes before continuing their run, or am I the only one in this?

fickle yoke
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what?

rose mango
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Bascially you go from fighting through the pits of hell to some nice lady singing beautifully, I tend to just listen for 5 minutes before going toward fighting the hydra

fickle yoke
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she gives some VERY usefull stuff

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and can u just go away?

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no u cant

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i have to take her food 1st

rose mango
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Yeah sure, she's very useful but she not only gives me nice upgrades, she also calms my soul, which empowers me when it comes to fighting the filthy hydra

fickle yoke
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also she can make Orpheus sing again

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it's much better to die

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when he mets you with her song

fair sentinel
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Is it possible to get the second heart with hades?

fickle yoke
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mb just speak with him... 999times -_-

fair sentinel
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Yeah thats where my codex is at

rose mango
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Sooo, after some time orpheus also sings, good, thought I was never going to

fair sentinel
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Nice

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Also you can gift bouldy necter... I wonder what it will do

fickle yoke
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@fair sentinel bouldy?

fair sentinel
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Yes

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Bouldy the boulder

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hallowed be his name

fickle yoke
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nectar or ambrosia?

opaque hull
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Since the Hades boss fight is so difficult compared to the rest of the game, and most of us end up using all of our resources on it (DD and all our coin), will the fight be toned down or will there be a completely separate part of the game post escape?

fair sentinel
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I was so shook when he had a phase two I choked and died

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I just want more diamonds

opaque hull
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Gems in general are a bit too scarce imo

fair sentinel
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im feeling that]

worthy seal
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Upgrading troves substantially increases your gem income.

fair sentinel
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I would if I had more gems

worthy seal
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Poseidon can help. The boon that just dumps materials on you can speed things up.

fair sentinel
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Yeah I love that one and the one that increases rewards

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I also only need 1 more boon from him to mark off my list

dawn ore
#

Can someone explain to me why the hestia aspect of the rail is “so good” ‘cause having to reload every time for a single “good shot” just doesn’t feel worth it

fair sentinel
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Does that interact with infinity chamber?

bleak osprey
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so here's a thought - i haven't heard orpheus sing on his own in ages...... does he still sing lament/hymn randomly or am i stuck with having to buy it for the music stand and choosing to hear it? :(

acoustic condor
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You cant get Infinity Chamber w Hestia

worthy seal
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You can still manually reload with infinity chamber.

acoustic condor
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Can you?