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almost all weapons have a big attack you can use for that
im pretty good at positioning etc
if you use ruthless reflex u may not want to go backstab all the time
Found an answer @candid nimbus https://www.reddit.com/r/HadesTheGame/comments/jnykk7/i_tested_fiery_presence_vs_armored_enemies_myself/
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O thanks, was just about to go test
It's 50% more damage
Regardless of the enemies health
On 90% of enemies and even bosses
The only thing that holds it back is your own skill
Also fiery is awful on bosses
It only applies once and they have thousands of hp
Hey, i created a game on normal mode is there a heat cap on normal or after sometime normalmode catch up to hellmode?
Looks like it only procs once on armoured enemies. Dang
Yeah for sure
@hot yoke its just you think you need to go backstab all the time but you dont
you can be safer if you dont, and get other bonuses
thats all
Lemme test myself first though
you're prob trying to go as fast as possible or w/e
Bro it's easy to backstab and let's you kill enemies quicker
which is also not as safe etc
It literally improves you gameplay
do you play with FO also?^^
How is it not save being behind an enemy
Shadow is pretty good yeah, but fiery can be interesting at times.
yeah
Played with fo yes
It's obviously harder then
But still applies imo
I'm not fully against fiery
This game is really good at catering to playstyle preferences.
I think fiery as being very weapon specofic
so you understand, there are actualy choices : O @crude wave
I'm just saying "only in fringe cases"
even Chrion is good at using Shadowy
Only a few enemies have an attack that hits behind them, and all the bosses have a move that is a 360 attack. but only one or two. it is generally safer being behind
My argument is shadow is better in most cases
but Shadow is also my default setting shrug
We're talking about better not viabke
firey on special sword
Viable
i just switch them around its fine
It's not about my style m8
It's about pure and cold advantage
I think shadowy is the better mirror choice, and its effect is objectively stronger
but there are runs you can take Fiery
Nearly anything is "viable" in this game (really good balancing on the developers part)
Also it's insane with more chaos backstabbing bonuses
Nearly anything is "viable" in this game (really good balancing on the developers part)
@red frigate that's outta discussion bobcat :D
As I said m8
it depends if you're trying to do something like spinning spear attack first etc
I'm not saying you should never play it
I'm saying it's better in most cases
because its the cases that you are setting up
I think we're agreed then
You can tell me single instances
exactly
yes you just go this choice is better im saying it depends
Oh that's a shame, should let fiery do more damage against armor 
yes, and that is 100% compatible with
Fiery should count armor as undamaged, so you can use it as an armor strip buff
I am nit
it would be interesting but then need smaller bonus prob for balance @candid nimbus
My problem is I'm trying to communicate that
hakuna thine tatas
is the save file backed up on steam cloud?
If the setting is active yes
I would like fiery how @candid nimbus described
Would make it nice against armor
A side-grade instead of a 1-of
bit more consistent and easy to use
but fiery nice the way it works, cause you always have some strong attack on almost any weapon
Side grade yeah
just hit with special first for example etc
I reckon I take Fiery 10% of the time
i take it about half the time
interesting
You know... I just want to take a moment to state that playing the game with godmode off for the entirety of my 20+ runs (didn't know what it was) and then turning it on makes everything like... bonkers easy
stubborn defiance is great, but on EM4 its not
Yeah you have a stronger attack on most weapons
But it only really shines on really high damage weapons
I personally find
And in those cases it's nice
Can be, Godmode isn't a cure all though
No question
or ruthless reflex is great, but on forced overtime its not depending on your weapon, if you dont get some hermes things
the green talents for the last 3 mirror are the best
I tinker with the rest of my mirror between runs tho
Ruthless reflex is nice
But 1 dodge feels scuffed
I take it on 4th fists or zag fists
Last 5
Although the epic option is better on high ||heats||
each mirror traits i use both maybe 50%
i think balance is quite good, just need to make sure you dont pair it with some bad difficulty setting and weapon
or you'll rely on luck for something more etc
for example ruthless, if you chill enemies, or u have hyper sprint or extra dodges or movement speed its fine
Butterfly balls = most annoying enemy
still depends on weapon too etc
i definitely think the mirror talants are
There are actually bad mirror talents though imo
super well balanced
I used ruthless exclusively for awhile to train my dash
I mean bad is a bit extreme
I can't imagine replacing Dark Foresight tho
Same
But you can, there's a prophecy 
I played a basic hell mode run
no dark foresight you can get more hearts too no? and more darkness rooms, which you might use to heal with
No darkness
Dark foresight with Authority is interesting
and by the end of act 3 I have 10 boons
As I ready said
One infernal trove is already 1/2 to 3/4 of what vitality does
I feel like authority loses value with dark foresight
But there aren't any troves in styx
I'd like authority if it let you reroll into golden laurels
surely you wanna go persuation if you go foresight
Also what if when you did the trove you dont need healing
yah the fact that
As it stands rn persuasion is just better
you can't switch between blue and gold
Well aside for farming
i think that makes persuasian amazing for run clears
i get some rly nice rolls with authority i like both
that's fair
Also what if when you did the trove you dont need healing
@sterile solar what's that reasoning
When I'm at half health it doesn't matter how much I lose since I'll recover it all
Should let me reroll wells with authority instead of persuasion
I played with authority for my first 70 runs
Same with vitality
I'm happy I switched
What if you're at full
i mean wells are more similar to boons or purge
Just curious, how many darkness trove do you usually find in a run
1/3
Then cthonic isn't gonna do hack for you either
or rather 3 options
At least one usually
If not more
Also every darkness heals by it's amount
Need a quick poll for my build. I currently have: Ares attack, Dionysus Special, Ares/Dio Duo boon, and poseidon Dash. I now have the choice between True Shot, Atremis' Aid, or Pressure Point
Pressure point
what weapon
Chaos Shield
Regardless pressure point
Pressure Point, what rarity?
Artemis probably has the worst aid
Should be if I recall
artemis call when maxed is very good
It works with everything
It's worse than every call
Literally
It's just scuffed aphrodite
Artemis call can pump up very high damage if you're lookin for damage
Other do more damage
IDk I nuked the hydra when using artemis 5 guage
Or have call modifiers from like Hermes, since it's 5 charges instead of 4
Yeah I have to say, I've never taken Arty call and thought YES I've made it
It's basically batty on a stick
I'd say artemis call is one of the few things I would actually call bad I'm hades
Like not comparatively bad
Just bad
still depends what else you have like other artemis boons that enhance crits etc
I mean you can use it sure
But till be less effective at all times
If you have crit enhancers they also work on the other calls
If I clear with it, that's all I'm content with 
Whoops... didn't mean to start another debate
Making them automatically better again
but artemis has chance extra chance to crit^^
I mean I can take artemis call
Never use my call
And clear
Wooooow
100 damage arrow crit
Nice
but yeah epic PP would help especially with your high tick rate, @red frigate
you know usually devs do some maths to figure out some advantages to each things
yeah but if you watch it, theres crit chance on artemis so if you have crit bonuses, its good
Doesn't mean that I know better than them obvs
It will always be worse than any other call
Ateast ares has INVINCIBILITY
Getting some duos that enhance crits with art call is pretty scary
Hahahaja
no invincibility but damage is instant
My point is other calls are gonna be way scarier
not really
Nice then I'll just take full Aphro
2,5k and charm
but eh it comes down to whatever RNG gives you, but I personally take art call every so often
yeah
My let the Fates take the wheel runs might not let me get that sadly
all you need is that single build that can actually win and then the rest whatever, you dont need it
Art call has weird pathing sometimes too
Your argument was similar "if I have boons that enhance crit"
its just an example
So you need to heavily build around it to be ok
Even Aphro is better without any investment
Ah ok but my exmples are void?
no
It isn't
its just ur style is fine too
like the other styles are also fine
else i could go no the way i do it is the one, yours is no need
but thats kinda dumb
It's 100 damage on 1 bar
At full bar it's just multiple arrows with crit chance
Which means a CHANCE for 3 times
I just wouldn't say art call is outclassed by everything, for a beggar like me any boon is nice
the point is its one of the calls you use mostly when full
not that its not usefull to sometimes use 1 bar
I 1 bar Art call 
It's not like you can't use it
You can
But if you get any other option they will be in most if not all cases strongef
the game compelled me to eat a pomegranate and its so s o u r
They're
So
Nice
tbh i think artemis boons a lot of them are beter used with more artemis
The seeds are weird tho
then they real strong
Even with pressure points
As often as dios call and hangover or zeus call strike f.e. you have a lot of triggers
Just take aphrodite
Hers is even worth it at one bar
For the charm interrupt
It has utility
I f**** hate Narcissus
And can be used to skip a boss phase or deal huge damage
I f**** hate Narcissus
@red frigate wat
Well it's in his name lol
There's so many bs things going on.
i think also artemis u get more call bar
whos a narcist ?
so you can use it for trigger of something after call
3rd boss, no?
I was facing both him and the bull with my shield up and i still took damage somehow
You can get 'em đ
yeah third boss
is his name Thesius or Narcissus?
I can't keep up with all the Grecian Heros
Theseus, though you're forgiven for mixing them up đ
Remember that Theseus' spear can hit you in the back
When it returns
Much like how you can get backstabs with spear special!
it was the bull that broke my guard.
the reticle for the spear was still on my character when my guard was broke and his spear was still in his hand
||Second phase|| 3rd boss is pretty dirty sometimes
lot of spoilers for #h1-for-new-players
ye but u can destroy it with a big call often : o
(No Spoilers.) New to Hades? Welcome! This is your place to discuss your first runs, your discoveries as you play - and maybe get some help with that pesky Hydra. We won't tell.
oh right
Oh yeah.When he does the whole "insert god name here Help me!"
Just reminding everyone that this channel is up to Hydra and wonderboy should not be mentioned by name
It's up to styx my dude
The description is still pre 1.0 afaik
What I heard from mods is up to styx
Just reminding everyone that this channel is up to Hydra and wonderboy should not be mentioned by name
@spark yarrow What is the secret to his power?
Being arrogant
He beat the guardian of the labyrinth and is blessed and thinks he's hot
Y'all need more Tenacious D in your lives

The description is still pre 1.0 afaik
@hot yoke what
The channels description
Whats the fastest way to suicide a run?
I assume it's from when theseus was still the newest boss
Stubborn defiance
Stand still
Even better if unleveled stubborn defiance
You can just stand still for a minute in starting area
With stubborn
Will be quicker than playing till asphodel
What does clicking give up do?
i think it just ends the run and takes you back home
Just the current run or entire save slot?
just the current run
It's ok dis here Hades is a roguelite ;)
I meant like nethack
or rogue itself
Letâs see if i can beat this game faster than it took me to beat nethack. 16 years to go.
took me about 3 days to win
i didnt even care about winning i just freaking love the gameplay
@cobalt apex
giving up puts you back at the house of hades as if you never went on your last run.
Quitting saves your place in your current run
giving up will give you the same run seed you had before
So itâs actually âreset current runâ. Thanks!
When an Infernal Trove spawns, does it play a sound (similar to fishing spots)?
Thanks! @supple linden
Do god keepsakes only effect the very first boon of a run? Or can they affect boons afterwards as well?
Once the counter below the keepsake hits 0 it's done
Oh the 15% rarity? I'm not sure
I guess the boons you find with that keepsake equipped should still have the bonus rarity chance
Yes, the rarity boost counts as long as you have the keepsake on
^
Phew, took me about 14 times to beat the game the first time, and have beat the game with each weapon now in a row without losing once lol
There were 2 close calls of less than 30 hp on the final boss, but I think I have most of the patterns down pretty well, just gotta learn what each god/boon does now
hello and welcome @stiff yew
i had a run just now where i didnt get any attack boons until elysium so i was doing no dmg
is it better to take an attack boon as soon as possible?
not if you dont want it
thats true
when ur boon gets replaced will the replacing boon have a higher rarity or is it just luck
it will always be a higher rarity
ohh good to know
if you're running a weapon that doesnt use the attack much (and instead relies on the special or cast) then its not so bad to get a late attack boon
otherwise, yeah, try to get something you like sooner rather than later
What do i build on ||excalibur||
it attacks slowly so you want something with good +% buff, so aphro/artemis/demeter
Ok thx
For first daedelus Double nova or greater consecration?
Or is the special useless for damage
i like greater consecration
isnt useless for dmg, but thats the main use imo
i mean, you're always gonna start your attacks off with the special so it definitely gets used
you just want the area
if you're running a weapon that doesnt use the attack much (and instead relies on the special or cast) then its not so bad to get a late attack boon
yea i meant i didnt have any boons that boosted my damage at all
which is fine depending on your weapon and the rest of your build - what were you running (weapon/aspect)?
for chiron you can just focus on the special, yeah
thats where the bulk of your damage is coming from so a boon for attack/cast isnt essential
hello and welcome 
Its been a while since I've seen a Steve meme
abababa i had such a good build
lvl 4 heroic aphro cast (+262% dmg) with chiron and ||hades decides not to fight me so i cant have the satisfaction of winning but i still manage to progress the heat level lol||
had 3 dd and full hp its so sad
so how does aspect of poseidon sword works like ?
Tbh i almost never use Cast
maybe its worth a try
it's exactly what it says. the cast will come out from a target if you hit it with your special.
how do i get past the lock in the codex on dusa
Usually it involves filling some condition
Probably just play more and advance relations with other characters and you'll get there
alright
is it just me or does ||Arthur|| do like way more damage than everything else
does anyone know if after purging a boon i can get it again?
idk never tried it
i have zeus's lightning on attack 10 damage but i'm wondering i should purge it to try and fish for a better rarity of it
uhh
its gonna be quite hard to get the same boon again
so practically its better to just keep ur boon
i'm going to try it anyway, for science
good luck haha
you can get a boon youve purged
I'm slowly getting the hang of the game. Turns out putting some thought into which boon to use instead of just selecting random ones actually helps. Duh.
i have a question, is there a way to retrieve my already used Titan Blood?
I don't believe so.
just unlocked the last of nyx's mirror, which ones should I focus on first? god's pride or legacy? same question for fated persuasion and fated autority
u dont need to "focus" on either of them cos u can reset it with keys
oh sry. guess i messed up then >-<
imo invest in gods legacy/pride first since its cheaper
fated persuasion is better tho
hm
I dunno which I like more tbh...
its better to get duos and legends for specific builds rather than getting more random boons
I will say that RNG favours me more when I can change the rooms.
RNG is fickle though.
oh thats true
considering I'm still completing the fate's lists, the one upping the highest rarity should be better in the short term right?
its kinda unfortunate how much harder the game becomes, when u invest the Blood wrong :x
wat
Eh, you can always get more blood.
yea just get more blood lol
And there are winning strats for all aspects.
u can clear the game with any wep at lvl one, altho hidden spear will be so hard
how do i get more blood? :o
yea if u hv the hidden spear u shld hv more blood lol
i unlocked the blood part with every weapon so far
clear the game, more
i havent cleared the game at all yet
well u might need more practice
You'll get more blood then.
yeah doin all that, so i guess just keep trying (playing in Hell Mode btw so thats prop a reason why it feels so punishing )
yeah i though so
shield is broken imo
my furthest so far was champ of elysium
oh champ
shield? seemed the worse for me so far 
hv to rmb to take out the minotaur first and while watching out for the spear guy
You can just do what I did and spam hangover runs with the fists until you get the first clear
i didnt take any dmg clearing the final boss with shield
bull rushed him to death breh
but you take longer time
Well my mom said she was proud of me so take that
time isnt an issue lol
wait if u use shorts like "hv" and "rmb" i have no idea what u mean 
have and remember
Fists and starting with dionysus keepsake gets you a well-scaling start basically every time
when u using ||TD||, its just make ur play harder since ur lacking dps
thats true but u can reach 50+ heat without touching that
eh i only use dio for exclusive excess and festive bomb tbh, not a fan of hangover
atm i play alot with the bow i really like that
yea bow is nice
bow is nice, both bow aspects is nice
Its not a good strat for high heat but hangover fists tears up the game the first time through
not if u get athena tho
your first hit i guess
haha
i never thought about that
i just got the morror with new stuff
yea im not sure whether undamaged refers to armor or not
but unless u can one shot the enemies shadow presence is better since u can apply it more
What does ME stand for?
What does ME stand for?
@alpine ridge merciful end, athena ares duo
any advises what is generally good to infest in at the mirror?
i mean obv things are the DDs and the Max Life and Casts
do u get the option to flip the options yet
yeah i have unlocked all of the talents and i can flip
the dd, max life and casts are subjective to your play style
theres no definitive better than the other one
i did max out all of those
so its more like, should i invest more in finding better boons and stuff or in the damage things
the Privileged status/ family favourite first, then the health regen stuff
wait when i flip stuff
then the coin gain one
do i get both things?
nope
not just the one that is shown?
Have you unlocked full mirror?
ok i was scared for a moment that i missed something there 
yeah i have the full mirror open
Personally I flipped my mirror quite frequently when i was learning
Feel free to use keys to reassign if you donât like your assignment
Keys are cheap and plentiful
yeah im doin that alot atm
is it worth it to convert ambrosia to titan's blood to unlock new aspects?
Imo yes
I had a large excess of ambrosia in the midgame
If you wanna try an aspect
Go for it
Itâs not like itâs possible to get totally bottlenecked by it
besides the cost 1 aspects, any that are particularly noteworthy (without enhancement)?
Uh, the first unlock (2nd slot) for each weapon tends to have ease of useability
And a much stronger sometimes transformative effect
Theyâre good to pick up early but
I already unlocked the cheapest aspect of each weapon
Donât be surprised if the experience is easy or trivialised by the weaponâs strength
so if I unlock a new aspect it will be one of the more costly
You mean 3rd slot?
Try poseidon sword, very cool and transformative
Hades spear i hear ppl talking about but some ppl hate even spinning
does it need upgrades to be good or is it good enough at unlock state?
Iâd say 90% of aspects need blood investment
I've not been able to correctly spin so far due to the delay, so i get that
And itâs hard to tell you without asking on a case by case basis
IMO all the aspects are significantly better fully unlocked than just level 1
some of them are kind of awful without the extra titan blood investment
of course, I mean that as in does the aspect need to be enhanced to be interesting
like in other games there are stuff that are meh in their base state but really strong after investment
Well, some aspexts
e.g. chiron bow only has a couple of arrows in the special at level 1 but is incredible when fully unlocked
yeah
yeah, those are the ones I want to avoid
Donât use it unlevelled kids
since I can't afford a upgrade rn
I think most of them are like that though
Yah i mean
you can eke out a win with the level 1 zagreus aspect of any weapon
I reckon thereâs like 3/4 that donât need blood investment
wich ones?
uh
hidden sword
you get a bunch of titan blood from completing minor prophecies IIRC
don't have access to it yet
Hades spear could be fine? If you just play to control space
Zeus shield is fine?
Hera bow can work
yeah, and I plan to at least unlock all aspects for gameplay variety, just want to avoid those that are 'bad' without further investment
I mean
Iâve unlocked them all now
I just fully blood/ lvl 4 before taking them out for a spin
the thing is a lot of the IMO best aspects are also the ones that are bad without investment
chaos shield, chiron bow, eris rail
i wont call chiron bow the best
hmm, agree to disagree, it took me a while but i really really like it now
so no aspect I should avoid until I'm ready to invest more?
u should avoid hidden spear for sure
and chiron bow, at level 1 it sucks IMO
I mean
I've seen poseidon sword mentioned several times, how do you build it?
Chiron falls off
It has a nice balance of offence and defence biut
The damage capout can be noticeable
Poseidon sword get some good casts
offece and defence balance should be chaos shield instead
Dislodge them with special, exit wounds is insane
I never made a true cast build so far, so not sure how to play around it
I mean, chaos shield has those properties as well
And it also isnât ultra high on dmg
chiron bow doesn't really have any defensive traits AFAICT
it's nice because you can stay far away
I mean
but other than that
Range advantage is range advantage
You plink them once
Dash behind a pillar
And special them to death
thats not rly a balance coz u kepeping ur distance
with chaos shield you can actually defend though
How is that not a balance of offence/ defensibity
So you saying you canât deal aggressive damage from max range?
I wouldn't say it is because it's not about the weapon
bcoz range advantage doent have anything to do with the aspect itself, it just bow
Besides this is getting awfully semantically driven
Let me just say it this way
I find it ez to not tank damage with Chiron
I think its damage output can be lacking
There arenât any in build defences apart from range advantage
what chiron have to do with tanking dmg
@sour kite with shield you can actually defend
If you donât tank damage
oh I see what you mean, sorry for misunderstanding
Game is pretty easy
i just unlocked the ||weapon aspects||, no idea how to spend my ||red blob though|| đ¤
haha we are talking about this right now, scroll up đ
Perfect timing
that bow itself tho, then hdden bow should be unbalanced by the offence according to that logic
Regardless for me chiron is ez mode
Good entry level for beginmers
Has problems with dps in the lategame
Hidden bow and a lot of hidden aspects
Are either clunky to use
Or have an inbuilt downside
Or both
But in return for their tradeoff
They have a lot more inbuilt damage
what downside for the bow
Really slow draw
it's slow
im sorry to interrupt, can i ask soemthing hangover related?
If youâre not good at dash striking
you know it goes fast if u dash strike right
Itâs noob unfriendly
Yes i do have over 100 clears. But this is new players
People asking me how to spend blood
Iâm not gonna say
Yes go straight hidden bow
then its not an actual downside, and u can deal big dmg if u use stuff like point blank since its already have an outstanding base dmg
I mean
I like hidden bow
It took some getting used to
Would i suggest a new player to spend the blood required
To max it
No
i think chaos shield is more easy to use than chiron
I think thatâs all i have to say in the matter
How exactly does the game calc the Hangover damage? like do the stacks apply their own damage every time, for example opening with a normal attack, which grants a stack that deals 6 damage, thens tacking it further with the Special, those just ad 5 or do the new stacks also deal 6 stacks cause the stack got started with that amount of damage?
Yes Chaos is ez mode too
I didnât disagree with that statement
How exactly does the game calc the Hangover damage? like do the stacks apply their own damage every time, for example opening with a normal attack, which grants a stack that deals 6 damage, thens tacking it further with the Special, those just ad 5 or do the new stacks also deal 6 stacks cause the stack got started with that amount of damage?
@golden relic stacks are independent
If youâre using dio call and you also have drunken flourish
The stack damage will be specific
To the source of hangover
5 is base max for hangover
you dont use dio dash and dio call together js
coz priorities
if u applied with dio dash first, u will end up dealing the lesser dmg, even tho the dio call applies stacks with more mdg
alright thanks~
but that means it might be worth to get attack dio because its higher stack damage and then max out with special (playing chiron bow)
i already have it on the special
my question is, should i get it for attack aswell cause it has a higher hangover damage there
i rather have 2 different status curse for more dmg than make a whole build for hangove
or should i keep it open vor something like aphrodite
alright that also answers my question
Aphro+dio is a very popular combo
thats only if u get the duo
is there any place i can see screenshots or videos of what the various house decors look like when purchased?
Afraid of buyer's remorse?
very afraid lol
If you don't like your purchase
for whatever reason
and you want your gemstones back
buying it, save and quitting, and reloading
will refund you
because saves are made when you walk between chambers
but i mean, they're just cosmetics, so shrug
Oh really? Good to know. Thank you!
you're welcome
for many of them, you can just toggle them off (or toggle another one on) if you don't like the cosmetic
or spend 20 mins deciding how to make your cosmetics complement each other
like the madman that I am
:)
I would happily make everything a shrine to Bouldy tho
they need to add that feature
the blue/purple ones
i thought they were violets but it's been a while since i checked my cosmetics lol
I like those with Nyx yeah for sure
Yeah I suck with flower names ngl
my sister was always the competent one with those
I can't seem to beat megaera
Attempt number?
loading your save
after main menu
says your location, escape attempts, total darkness, last saved
11 attempts
What's your mirror setup look like?
20% shadow
60% dark regen
1 death defiance
greater reflex
30 boiling blood
and 1 infernal soul
What kind of boons are you taking?
Tbh, might be at the point where Divine Dash ez mode needs to be activated
||Meg is squishy so if you deflect all her range attacks back to her she basically dies||
Also dark regen... try cthonic vitality, itâs better
Avoiding damage should be your baseline for practice for now
Dark regen is fine if you're stagnating and the bosses will drop darkness for him I think, eventually
but until that happens I would prefer Chthonic Vitality
When she does the spin and projectile attacks you should get as far away from her as possible
unless you have divine dash
When she uses the magenta ground thing you will need all dashes to get away from her
but yes, keeping your distance makes it easier to avoid her attacks
All of her attacks are completely telegraphed, once you have some experience and battle control
you'll recognise those and dash
Also just farming up another death defiance can help you beat her with few problems
makes the game a lot easier
DD is nice and all but, sounds to me like he's just tanking a bit too much damage in general
Increasing starting health+death defiance can really get you over the hump
Also not using the sword. The sword is a bit more difficult for new players to master because itâs a short ranged, slow weapon
I dunno if it's slow per se. I'd describe it as a pretty fast weapon, but the balance of when it's safe to attack and when it's not
is the really hard part about the weapon
||that said unupgraded sword sucks, i'm using it for my hell mode rn and :zagcry:||
well i easily beat her when I had deflectg
but so far i've not had any deflect offered
Meg is kinda a gatekeeper
You kinda just need to get in the habit of watching bosses rather than your own character and avoiding her attacks
trying to kill her with melee is tough
Once you get into that habit the rest of the game clicks a bit better
is it worth taking god's legacy just for one duo boon
If the duo is important to the build, for sure
You donât really need deflect to block most of her attacks, and when you get more used to it, her attacks are quite telegraphed. Just donât try to tank her or you will die a horrible death @fervent socket
what about ares aphro
thanks
also fountain chambers come after the world right
Nope, but thereâs logic behind how Theyâre generated... I think you can look it up
Fountain chambers are normal rooms
Thereâs also usually one about halfway through Tartarus and elysium
That come in between other normal rooms and they are unlocked by the contractor
And one when you get the Scooby snack in Styx
but so far i've not had any deflect offered
@fervent socket It'll get easier when you unlock ||keepsakes||
You can get them in Tartarus, asphodel, or Elysian, and they give a free boon/item and a fountain
Also ||aspects|| are an enormous help
Well then use Athena's
At some level tho
Youâre going to need to get into the habit of watching the bosses and answering their patterns
Pmuch what Apocalips said. But Byan's having an issue with just getting past Meg
Meg is really hard if you donât do that, but pretty consistent if you do
so, I think using a crutch for now is just a-okay
I didnât start beating her consistently until I changed how I play
Yah same
(And I died to her a lot lol)
I didnât beat her until I left the game on run like 3 of not beating her
Then I came back and smashed her on the first try for some reason(after like a month or so)
she has very easy to dodge moves if you know the tells
Yeah, just gotta slow down and watch for them
Also weapons where you can attack from just outside her melee aoe move are a tad easier
Since you only need to watch for the dash for them
He projectile attack is really slow
Meg is a legit difficulty spike tho- compared to ||Lernie ||
There's no shame in dying to her
repeatedly
Itâs bullet hell if you stay near her but if you dash to the other side of the room youâll be fine
Yeah sheâs harder imo
Just straight up
eating 48 damge against the miniboss in world 1 is definitely not good form
Itâs fine form
tbf, getting good at the game
Itâs fine
is a lot about pattern recognition
good boon/hammer choices
and avoiding damage by playing clean
then you've got room to refine what you're doing after
Thereâs a fountain right after, it doesnât matter much how much life you lose as long as you donât die
Boss 1 is the hard one. She requires that you kill her. Boss 2 just requires you to not die.
yup
Itâs just a matter of finishing with enough resources to beat the next level
Yeah
The normal enemies are harder there
I love the game design actually
I think boss three still causes me problems
Look at the icon over the door
or one of those survival missions
miniboss shows a skull
Thereâs a little skull icon
If it has nothing itâs a normal room
If it has a skull thereâs either an elite or miniboss
and rip i forgot to offer nectar to athena
i just got divine dash
could have really used that keepsake
lel
it's easy to forget
don't worry you still have chances- once a god has shown up in your run, it's very likely to keep showing up
because you only have 4 non Hermes/Chaos gods per run
You can force another god by picking up keepsakes
but it will displace one of the previously shown gods
u can get more
Well, regardless, I'm pretty sure you can only show 4 gods in a standard non keepsaked run
- hermes and chaos
without keepsake sure
And with keepsakes, in my experience the run will keep giving you more of whatever deity you forced
Onyx "Divine Hellfire!" Cicada10/17/2020
@ Hoy there, little Hades
my best understanding is this:
- You have four "slots" for gods, which are empty at the beginning of a run. This means that basically all boons given will be random.
- As soon as you pick a god, one slot will be "locked in", meaning this god will be in your pool for the rest of the run. All other slots will still give random gods.
- As soon as you get all four slots locked in, these will be the only four gods that will spawn naturally for the rest of the run (even through rerolls).
- However! You can also force gods using god keepsakes, meaning that it's possible to get extra gods than what your slots allow.
- (From what I've seen reported, forced gods are simply added to your pool, not replaced or unadded. So, now you'd have 5 or more gods that can spawn.)
not rly, it depends sometime i use athena keepsakes and only get 2 of her boons
If you got two boons when she wasnât part of the initial four, then you are confirming what I am saying lol
rip dead to megaera again
\
Iâve NEVER used a keepsake and only had the deity I forced show up once
rip
aspect?
Demitar
or is this base
these are all good, 2 and 3 would buff your special, but 1 would charge your special faster
personally i'd go either 1 or 3 (preferably 3)
demeter is special based imo
How's the 2nd one?
I have demeter
rush kick is fun and good with demfists, but i find kinetic to be funner and gooder
So you recommend third over 2nd?
yes, but tbh at heat 1, you can choose any and it'll be fine
take any, you'll find out whichever you like better later on
i've never tried kinetic launcher with dem fists
if you've never tried rush kick before, rush kick might be more fun for you
do you just shoot a swarm?
basically
only done 1 dem fist run so far
at max, 5 shots (that can all be power-shot)
sounds like some fun combos
dem was the last fist that i ||put blood into||
kick auto-targets enemies in range btw, you'll fly over to an enemy so be prepared
it's fun but if you're not ready it can be a little jarring
Is that Thunder dash or divine
thunder dash
always find that a little hard to make out
riposte is a good choice i think
Uh Riposte is good for opening up the tree as well
though you might be gambling a little by not immediately taking the special buff
Alright
(but riposte opens up to athena's legendary)
Which boons are usually better for fists
Dino or Zeus
I just entered a dual boon chamber and I have to pick one
Ah
dio would make sense to put on your attack but you already have that
dio has some nice support boons
zeus is always nice to add to your zeus that you already have
you're gonna get both here, so it's a question of which one's wrath you want to endure
personally both are pretty bad for melee though so
riposte is nice for the chance of legend boon
though dio's a little more manageable i think?
its a refreshable acorn, wdym
yes, the effective hp you save is very big
I guess I haven't used it that often
I think the value of athena legendary goes up as you get better
fair enough
when I'm not getting hit very often
i mean if u sucks with acorn then the boon will suck too i guess
and when I get hit it would be for 40 damage
hmmm
if you're getting hit
10 times every 20 seconds
I've actually never used the acorn, but I am very bad at not taking damage so it makes sense based on what you are saying that I wouldn't like the boon
the athena legendary won't do anything for you
I love the dash for avoiding damage
There's also a keepsake that gives you a refreshing immunity buff
that sounds like you'd find it useful
I just like to get the dash from athena
as do we all
and then extra dashes from hermes
4 dash from hermes
that's like
rofl
the obvious god mode boon combo
rather than use the refreshing immunity keepsake, u better go with athena revenge boon
I think even one extra dash makes the final boss fight significantly easier
I like Holy Shield too for sure
i prefer greater reflex since i just good with iframes
i mean ruthless reflex
Does upgrading the plume give it extra time?
Ew 2 dashes is better
no, plume is extra dodge
streak based what
Like I kept thinking it would only add if you completed rooms under time, in a row, if that makes sense?
ye it dont need a streak
Like if you did 5 rooms under time you'd get 5% but if you failed one you'd go back to one
I keep making up difficulties
its works the same with butterfly
I always pick prophecy stuff
2nd is pretty good if u can pull it off
Both seem nice
third makes it slower to rack up for demeter iirc
How about first?
since u ned enuf atk to trigger the extra hit
first is nice if u want to get less dmg
Ye
and tank them
So overall 2nd?