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Honestly Silent is just a little underpowered. They should start with an 11 or 10 card deck, or just get a better starting relic (maybe 1 extra card per turn if they wanna leave em with the 12 card deck)
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GrandpaPants posted:I find that the issue with Silent is that there are a lot more enemies that counter its playstyles vs. the Ironclad. Like, really, the Ironclad can do pretty well with just getting good new cards and dumping the starting ones. That kinda sucks. I might just have to grind out all the silent unlocks so the relics get added to the pool and then play ironclad until the third class gets released/silent gets balanced. Last night I had a really good start (or at least I felt like it was) for a silent deck and I still died at the first boss, which I followed up with a terrible Ironclad run that made it to the third floor. The worst part about the Silent is that if you don't make it to the first boss (at least half my runs so far) the Whale won't let you change anything at the start 
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Jan 26, 2018 17:10
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Got my second win with each respective character last night, this game is so addicting. I think one of the worst parts is that when you've got a good and strong deck going, the game is already over and you don't get to keep playing the crazy combo you've built up over the last hour.
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Jan 26, 2018 17:42
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Minrad posted:Honestly Silent is just a little underpowered. They should start with an 11 or 10 card deck, or just get a better starting relic (maybe 1 extra card per turn if they wanna leave em with the 12 card deck) Changing her start relic to +1 card/turn would be a good change. I do think she's underpowered, she has powerful combos available but it takes more work to get to them
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Jan 26, 2018 17:50
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The Silent is fine, he has a lot of tools to give himself extra cards and energy. Compared to the ironclad it's not as important to thin your deck, as it's really easy to get some cycling abilities. Pretty much always take backflip for example. +1 card/turn would make her way stronger than ironclad (not that the characters need to perfectly balanced). I personally think poison sucks and is a bit of a trap, but apparently some people can make it work. In my experience it's just way easier to make a build around spamming tons of low cost cards each round (shivs/agony/deflect/heel hook/slice) and abusing it with finisher/thousand cuts/afterimage.
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Jan 26, 2018 17:59
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The silent relic is made for trading in tho
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GrandpaPants posted:I find that the issue with Silent is that there are a lot more enemies that counter its playstyles vs. the Ironclad. Like, really, the Ironclad can do pretty well with just getting good new cards and dumping the starting ones. So can the Silent, she has very high value cards. You don't need to go for any archetype to win with her.
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Just finished a pretty bonkers run with Ironclad. And I now have a new favorite card for him: Final Relics: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/932677404005782082/78CF5E47A8D38D5E1DEAB6A490B3C16D7B04D718/ Cards: Strike x5 Defend x3 Bash+ x1 Pommel Strike+ x1 Headbutt x2 Cleave x1 Perfected Strike+ x4 Shrug it off+ x1 Wild Strike + x2 Battle Trance x1 Reaper+ x1 Twin Strike x2 Clash x1 Double Tap+ x2 Madness x2 Perfected Strikes is just too good if you aren't going for a thin deck. In a perfect world this just needed an Evolve to help the free cycle with the wounds from Wild Strikes. But the Necronomicon x Perfected Strike combo out of the gate for near 90 damage was just too good. Starting the battle with the extra energy from Runic D20 allowed me to get off 5 Perfected Strikes turn one for near 250 damage. My next goal is to try to win with a super thin desk, <15 cards for a rampage/strength build.
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GrandpaPants posted:I find that the issue with Silent is that there are a lot more enemies that counter its playstyles vs. the Ironclad. Like, really, the Ironclad can do pretty well with just getting good new cards and dumping the starting ones. Is there anything close to the Sphinx enemy type in Dream Quest? I'm on the fence with this game, but I'd be willing to spring $20 for Dream Quest without Sphinx level bullshit.
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Jan 26, 2018 22:36
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golden bubble posted:Is there anything close to the Sphinx enemy type in Dream Quest? I'm on the fence with this game, but I'd be willing to spring $20 for Dream Quest without Sphinx level bullshit. There are quite a few types of "debuffs" in the game, but nothing that works along the same line as the Sphinx. The debuffs also aren't as devastating as that, and are pretty balanced between being a nuisance for that fight/encounter without ruining the fight and ending your run.
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It turns out that you can check the map before picking your starting bonus. Being able to get to an elite makes the 'first 3 encounters start at 1 hp' way more worth it.
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DrManiac posted:It turns out that you can check the map before picking your starting bonus. Being able to get to an elite makes the 'first 3 encounters start at 1 hp' way more worth it. I've never seen a starting map with an elite 3 battles away. I think the devs knew that going in... Sneaky devils.
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A Large Mealworm posted:I've never seen a starting map with an elite 3 battles away. I think the devs knew that going in... Sneaky devils. With ? stages you can get elites sometimes in your first 3, I had one super lucky game where I got two. Also Ascension mode makes that starting option way stronger, more elites and way harder enemies.
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Jan 26, 2018 23:45
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I have now lost with the Ironclad 15 times in a row. This time it was with a Barricade-Body Blow deck that was doing really well until I ran into a nemesis and I was just not able to attack him for more than 1 damage until my deck was 60 cards with 40 of those being Burn+
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Jan 26, 2018 23:59
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Cinara posted:With ? stages you can get elites sometimes in your first 3, I had one super lucky game where I got two. This explains so much.
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Jan 27, 2018 00:06
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I'm loving fat value Ironclad decks where I follow these basic principles: - Always ship strikes - Draft as many Shrug if Offs and Iron Waves as possible, take and upgrade Body Slam - Grab Demon Form/Rampage as a win condition, Barricade is icing on the fatty cake - Evolve once upgraded turns wounds into a reliable draw engine - Keep the deck slim, good one ofs include Double Tap, Battle Trance, Seeing Red, Whirlwind/Cleave/Reap - Look for shovel/thread and needle/+energy relics
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I have now lost with the Ironclad 15 times in a row. Stop trying to fight elites on map 3. Personally I really like the silent's starting relic, it lowers a ton of first round variance on random encounters. I'd take throwing away or transforming a card over trading the relic every time. Ultra-thin synergy decks are king, but they aren't the only valid way to push a build. A ton of relics open up other styles of decks, but it is a good rule of thumb to be a bit picky. I've had plenty of success saving all my money for relics and leaving starter card removal to luck at events. Not all cards are unlocked at the start, so I'd make sure to try to build thin decks until you unlock evolve for ironclad and acro/prepared for silent.
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Jan 27, 2018 09:31
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ZypherIM posted:Stop trying to fight elites on map 3. Only the Nemesis is that rough. I still always fight elites on the third area, simply because relics are strong and you're more likely to have Black Star by that point in the run, which makes fighting elites way higher value.
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Relics are strong but by that point your deck shouldn't live or die to the boss by a relic you're missing. If he is having trouble getting wins, dodging elites and improving his deck is a way better choice than trying to beat them with a poor deck.
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I'm starting to get better with the silent. I've started building HEAVY card draw into most of my decks (the amount that the silent has available to her vs what the ironclad has is immense), now I just need to figure out how and what to start thinning out of them. My last three runs all ended in the third area because of not getting the cards I need.
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Jan 27, 2018 10:35
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Double tap body slammed the blue bird boss for 567 x2 
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ZypherIM posted:Relics are strong but by that point your deck shouldn't live or die to the boss by a relic you're missing. If he is having trouble getting wins, dodging elites and improving his deck is a way better choice than trying to beat them with a poor deck. I couldn't get out of fighting an elite since there was one blocking every path, but thanks for the "Git gud" I guess
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By your own admission you've lost with Ironclad 15 times in a row This is literally a case where 'get good' is a valid response, couched in positive language Watch some Twitch VODs, Dolphinchemist is a failed Ben Brode clone on his way to Reunion and Celerity is a super snarky former MTG/poker pro Both are very good and consistent at completing runs Learn, get better at drafting/routing, start winning
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Eh I just think I'll unbookmark this thread and go on with my day. Game is still fun though
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I am bad at the game. ZypherIM posted:Advice and discussion that is helpful. CharlieFoxtrot posted:Advice didn't apply in this one edge case. I am now deeply insulted. Beasteh posted:Further advice. CharlieFoxtrot posted:I will not take your advice. Goodbye. Yep, sounds about right.
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There are some times where I just can't help but go "What's their problem?" and this is one of those times. Have the devs said what their development plan for this was leading up to 1.0 besides the third character and probably stuff like more relics? Like, are they planning more acts/encounters/characters beyond the third even though I assume it takes a decent amount of time to create a card set for these characters? One thing that I liked about Monster Slayers is that there were a lot of different character types that did play differently, even if, admittedly, the strategies for each character were shallow as hell.
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Well the ascension mode is coming soon which is currently a 6 level run with ramping difficulty. I think an infinite mode/expanding ascension is coming sometime as well.
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Been playing this about a week, have something like 10 wins between the two classes (more consistently with Ironchad than Shush), and been trying my best to thin decks while still getting the cards I actually need. I noticed in either this newest update or the one before it, Remove 2 Cards gets consistently paired with "Lose 50% Current HP" as opposed to "Lose 7 Max HP". Is it worth it to go for in that case? I've been getting wrecked early on when I get a whale like that.
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KataraniSword posted:Been playing this about a week, have something like 10 wins between the two classes (more consistently with Ironchad than Shush), and been trying my best to thin decks while still getting the cards I actually need. Lose 50% current HP is generally fine on Ironclad if you play conservatively at first, since his +6hp per fight relic will let him stay topped up or even get his health back up if you perfect a few fights.
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Even if you have to use a campfire to rest instead of upgrading something, it's still probably worth it.
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Just finished an absurd ironclad run. I went all in on pommel strike, the one that does more damage off of strikes, double taps, and the strength synergy cards for an ironclad run. Got some relics that gave me block every turn and just stripped the deck of defense cards entirely. Found a relic that didn't let me see intent, but gave me an extra energy and decided to just go for it. I actually made it to the last elite before the act 3 boss, just cycling through ~60 damage turns. Ended up going against the elite with incorporeal, and couldn't deal with ~6 turns of 1 damage a hit on him. It was still a really fun run (kind of validates that ironclad you can kind of do whatever on, relative to silent). I thought I'd get bored of this game fairrrly quickly/there wouldn't be enough variety but that's definitely not been the case. I've won four Ironclad runs, but still have yet to get one on silent. Possibly doing things like stacking strikes is part of why that hasn't happened, to be fair. Excited for the third class, and whatever else they add, this game's great. Aside from dungeon runs in HS and Dream Quest, are there any similar games y'all would recommend?
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RIP ZEEZ
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:Yep, sounds about right. You can lead a poster to gud, but you can’t make him git
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I'm not a fan of taking the HP hits on the whale, I'd rather push to fight another elite on map 1 and the basic options tend to be pretty solid. Some of the deck setups are a lot harder to make work until you've unlocked some of the card/relic options as well. The best example is evolve for the ironclad makes every +wound effect read "draw an extra card", which immediately makes those cards crazy good (cards that give you wounds already are better than others for either stats or cost). Maybe I'll sit down and make out a decent game-plan for the base card options.
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Jan 27, 2018 21:50
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Upgraded evolve and a power through are all you need to generate an absurd amount of card draw for fast cycling to get your powers online
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the Ironclad's unlocks are all really good. I had my third win, and my first that wasn't using the standard Perfect Strike deck, on a super defensive Ironclad who had Barricade and Entrench with Ethereal Armor; Barricade is like his 3rd or 4th unlock and Entrench and Ethereal Armor are his last. His other last Unlock is that Carnage card, the 2 energy Ethereal that does like 20 damage. I can understand why the Ethereal cards are last since they require a bit more thought, but Ethereal Armor is just a really good card and at 1 cost for 13 or 18 block I don't know when you wouldn't play it; if you aren't relying on Wound Cycling it's just a better Power Through.  I didn't get the Power Through until the last floor, and since I didn't really have any way to remove the wounds I avoided using it (Ethereal Armor was just better in context) and I got pretty lucky and removed literally all of my strikes; the top row that's missing there is just Blocks (I think Block+ because I got the event to upgrade them) and Juggernaut +, dealing 5 damage every time I gained armor . With all of the Powers and Exhausts I could cycle my deck really hard so I would gain 30-40 armor per turn and just turtle until I drew Body Slam while slowly wearing them down with Juggernaut. Bosses were the Form Shifty Thing, the Champ, and Donu and Deca, none of them were really a problem. I got to 1000 armor at one point during a random encounter just because my cycling wasn't working out great. I wanna say the Silent's unlocks are decent too maybe? I think Accuracy and Steel Storm are her 4th unlocks, so those are important for the shiv deck but I think the Poison deck works from the start.
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I think noxious fumes is an unlock, which by itself turns a poison deck from "kind of mediocre poison options you'll need several of and maybe a relic" to "get a noxious+". She might have some discard relic unlocks that really make that style of deck go crazy (tough bandages is an unlock i think), along with the "only does something on discard" cards.
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I finally got a silent win  Traded my starting relic for the pyramid that allows you to keep your entire hand but lowers your start of turn draw, got a ton of other card draw, and loaded up on a lot of block and poison. Also managed to keep my deck at a reasonable size (27 cards at the end with four powers). It's also the only deck I've ever run where I even got halfway through the third floor with only three base energy, so that was neat. I still feel a bit like my runs are relic dependent (I picked up some very good relics for my already committed to deck along the way) so I need to get over that, but progress!
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Snecko Eye + 7 card deck + Bludgeon + Dual Wield = ???
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Beasteh posted:Upgraded evolve and a power through are all you need to generate an absurd amount of card draw for fast cycling to get your powers online Disclaimer: If you get Upgraded Evolve and a Mark of Pain, don't be afraid to add a LITTLE thickness to your deck. My last run I had a 14 card deck with Evolve in it and the good news was I would draw my entire deck, every turn! The bad news is it would all happen at once and you have a maximum hand size so a chunk of my deck would just fall into the discard every turn.  It's the only time I've capped my hand with Ironchad.
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please knock Mom! posted:Snecko Eye + 7 card deck + Bludgeon + Dual Wield = ??? I've been trying to figure out how you get Bludgeon to click for awhile and I'm still not sure. I guess if you get a +1 Energy then a Double Tap + Bludgeon lets you get rid of every other attack card in your deck but I honestly can't think of many situations beyond that where it'd earn a permanent slot in your deck. This was obviously a good one though, Snecko Eye is great with it since it can only make the cost go down.
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