UX: make crits feel eventful | Idle Slayer | Page 1

craggy quarry Apr 7, 2025, 5:32 PM

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A lot of the game is centered around your crit %. Crit upgrades tend to be behind sizable SP checkpoints, at many stages of the game: critical culling early on, divinities like hyper critical later, gear upgrades.

However, there is no "exciting" indicator that crits have happened. Other games change the color of the damage, or size of the damage font on a successful Critical hit. While there's no damage on screen for idle slayer, maybe some sort of "Crit" Indicator could be used, on a successful critical hit? As it stands, getting upgrades that increase your Crit chance feels forgettable, even when the extra SP should be the main selling point.

native pendant Apr 7, 2025, 5:57 PM

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There's literally a sound for that

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When you crit

craggy quarry Apr 7, 2025, 5:59 PM

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Skill issue ig, I don't really notice it

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I'm advocating for a visual indicator

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Paid attention, sometimes enemies burst into a purple cloud instead of coins. Is that a critical hit?

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Pretty subtle if so

woeful hare Apr 7, 2025, 7:34 PM

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craggy quarry Paid attention, sometimes enemies burst into a purple cloud instead of coins. Is...

Yes

craggy quarry Apr 7, 2025, 7:48 PM

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Could've easily mistaken it for a dark enemy for example (wasps, carniplants?). It's not super intuitive like "whoa my critical chance DEFINITELY went up!". Doesn't feel "cool" in a way

signal obsidian Apr 7, 2025, 9:21 PM

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Kinda agree

wheat talon Apr 8, 2025, 7:02 AM

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what would the point of having a super clear visual effect when you are mostly being so fast you can't see shit? on top of beinga ble to see a bigger number growing at the bottom

carmine raven Apr 8, 2025, 10:42 AM

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craggy quarry Could've easily mistaken it for a dark enemy for example (wasps, carniplants?). ...

By the time the player has discovered dark-type enemies, they've been rocking a 35% crit chance for a long while.
The audio and visual effects were observable even before the first UA. (like Marcel said, we just move too fast during Rage and Wind Dash to take notice of individual crits)

craggy quarry Apr 8, 2025, 4:42 PM

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wheat talon what would the point of having a super clear visual effect when you are mostly b...

adding to the trail of madness of course

craggy quarry Apr 8, 2025, 4:43 PM

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carmine raven By the time the player has discovered dark-type enemies, they've been rocking a ...

Yeah but still I don't recall the crits from before the 35% crit chance. I legit had to think and go back, hey is this a crit? After having this discussion

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I was thinking, maybe something similar to the shading effects left by arrows or so ? These are very noticeable and pretty cool feeling when you get the enchanted arrows upgrade, dark projectiles

wheat talon Apr 8, 2025, 4:47 PM

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what you want is a crit counter, which it's "useless", so prob won't get added in a very long time if ever

craggy quarry Apr 14, 2025, 5:10 PM

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Yeah not necessarily what I want. Also how would that be useless if it's enhancing user experience in a game?

#UX: make crits feel eventful