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Smashingpmkns posted...

Man, I really do not like the bow or the sword. Can't seem to figure out a combo of boons that I like with them.

IMO the bow aspects are great because they change how you play so much. Like, the one where your special seeks the last target you hit with an attack gets really nasty with, say, Demeter and her ice explosion at ten attacks. The other aspect gets really nasty if you manage to get the Ares Artemis duo boon. It melts stuff crazy fast when you load 3-5 casts of the seeking Blade Rift.

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Right, I'm at 4 wins now and starting to figure things out. Two with the shield, one with the rifle, one with the spear. I get the feeling that most weapons can be reasonable if you get a solid build going. Finding a lot of success with aiming for the Privileged status buff (extra damage to enemies with two or more curses). Here Demeter is queen since her debuff stays on for so long. Then it's just about learning the Hades pattern well enough. And having good enough DPS to quickly and safely kill stuff in the fourth level.

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Hey, I recognize that message. If only I could remember which political faction usually tries to legitimize itself by being "the only hope" against socialism/communism...

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Krya kompis! Bertta hur det gick sen

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The Adventure Rebirth is actually pretty solid

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IMO it's Ecclesia by miles and miles

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Solar_Crimson posted...

Awe. This game is gonna be painful.

She gets pretty manageable as you start figuring out her pattern. She has two melee attacks, one in a straight line and one in a circle around her, both telegraphed. Look for when she crouches and jumps straight up, respectively. Then she has two ranged attacks, one with projectiles in a cone and one with circles on the ground. The projectiles you can dodge or deflect if you have Athena, or you can just break them with your attacks. The circles on the ground give you time to dash out of the way. Practice these patterns and then she'll be a cakewalk :)

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Solar_Crimson posted...

Just barely, though, and I died not long after entering the second area.

Meg was in the lounge, and they talked as if they were going to fight each other again.

So, does that mean that bosses have to be fought every time you do a run, even if you previously beat them?

Yep. But after a while you'll see some variation in their patterns for different reasons

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Is this about musical movies or stage musicals because those are two completely different things

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The Cool Kids' Philosopher

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pinky0926 posted...

God I can't wait for this spore of a human to shoo

Oh just wait. By the time he dies he will be rehabilitated and liberals will be bending over backwards to honor him and not speak ill of the dead.

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Who is the rat guy? Is it a satyr?

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Alpha218 posted...

I talk to everyone who has conversations ready, yes. I also know that he has a 10% chance of being an Elysium encounter after the 3rd in the area, the first time you meet him. So its not like I can just reset and try to find him in Tartarus. Im invested in runs at the point hes supposed to show up.

Damn then you're just incredibly unlucky I guess. Or you're really good and haven't done a lot of runs outside those 4 you finished.

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Alpha218 posted...

I think Asterius might have reduced hp if you fought him as the mini boss but Im not sure.

Also Ive won 4 times and Thanatos still has not appeared...

Maybe you're not talking to/giving nectar to all the characters? Like maybe there's a trigger lying around somewhere that you're missing. Thanatos is related to Hypnos, are you talking to him every time?

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Of course someone had to fucking take the bait

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Just put yourself out there. Networking is all about being sociable and nice, but not coming on too strong

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Yeah, Im terrible at the first boss. The second? 100% when I get there. Super Sonic Flash speed Fury is too much for me unless I get lucky. I cant figure them out

The bull has three attacks you need to figure out. His double swing, his jump, and his charge. All this meanwhile you try to keep track of Theseus's targeting crosshair. It took a while for me to figure it out but now I manage pretty consistently if my DPS is good enough

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I absolutely don't think the protesters did this but it's not like it would be very bad if they did? Like, why should I feel sympathy for that? What's the damage? Is it a threat? Idgi

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I recently got a really sick build. I put Poseidon on the spear special and then had the hammer change it to throwing an exploding spear. That's it. Hermes helped with speeding it up but I just went all in on that, adding rupture to Poseidon's knockback and having Chaos upgrade the damage more. Probably the highest DPS I've managed so far, it was really nuts.

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MordecaiRocks posted...

What keepsakes are ya'll using? Right now I usually start with the one that gives you extra damage % each chamber for not getting hit since the first floor is easy to rack that up, switch to the one-time coin sum on the second floor, +50 max health for the third because fuck that boss, and then the bonus revive for the 4th floor.

I should probably start using the god-summoning ones more, but I'm kind of dumb about knowing which synergies to go for.

I'm mostly maxing them right now, but then I'll be picking a god's keepsake at least for the first level. Depending on the weapon I start with, I have some boons that I absolutely prefer. Right now I've just come to realize how insanely strong Poseidon is. He really gives tons of damage. If you have something fast hitting, Dionysus or Demeter can be really strong since you need many hits to apply those. So it fits things like the rifle or the Chiron bow.

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Said this is the other topic, but it took me a good chunk of time to figure out I could upgrade my weapons with those red gems in the weapon room.

This feature doesn't unlock until you've unlocked all weapons. So to the people who haven't done that yet, that's the reason why you can't find this option :)

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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

I think "attack" only means your standard Y button attacks (including the charged ones) NOT 100% on that, but I'm almost positive. They're usually very specific, like everything else is labeled as "special", "cast" or "dash" and some boons will say all of those increase damage.

Oh no, sometimes boons that affect your attack will also affect your dash attack, I'm almost positive. But I'm not sure if the distinction is that certain boons do this, or if dash attacks count as attacks for certain weapons.

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Just a reminder: Attacking destroys most projectiles even if you don't have Athena's deflect boons. Sometimes it's easier to just destroy the bullet hell than dash around.

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Alpha218 posted...

Is it just me or is the sword the worst weapon? I keep choking on the final boss with it.

It does have an aspect that is fantastic for casting, though. Exit wounds along with the aspect that dislodges blood shards, :)

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sylverlolol posted...

Question: I feel like I'm missing something or doing something wrong here...I've made it to Asphodel twice now and it just feels like such a step up in difficulty compared to the first area that I'm not sure how I can make it through the rest of the game (depending on how many areas there are).

I'm assuming it gets 'easier' as more stuff is unlocked via the mirror and whatnot...I just hope it doesn't take too long to get to that point. For example now, I just entered the second area for my second time and all I really have to my name is an aoe explosion on a shield toss return from a daedalus hammer and two low tier, level 1 boons. I just feel like I'm not doing enough damage in the second area right now to effectively clear enemies quickly. Is this normal early on or am I just not getting enough synergy going in the first area?

I think it sounds like you're not building well. But the big threshold IMO is in the third area - if you don't have high enough damage at that point you'll really suffer. Mirror unlocks help a bit, but the main part is what you build.

Play around with different boons and try and find some that enable you to apply damage consistently. Some boons give super high damage but are tricky to set up correctly. I find that it's better to focus on 1-3 gods rather than spread out, then upgrade with poms. Then it's about finding a style that you like, and figure out patterns of enemies so you know how to properly maximize the DPS against different patterns.

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teepan95 posted...

I'm guessing he means AKK. Her full name is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, which I had to Google >_>

That's not the one. This was a couple years ago. I don't remember the name but it was definitely funnier than that.

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sylverlolol posted...

Man, I have not been a fan of roguelikes or roguelites historically here...but this game is so freaking good. A few runs in now and I beat Meg for the first time, started my first trek into the second area, almost beat the hydra the first time...I'm seriously loving it. I'm also glad I listened to earlier posts and just unlocked the bow. The aoe special shot + Zeus bolts...lawd I loved that. My favorite boon so far is definitely the dash upgrade from Poseidon though. Damage, a dot, and knockback felt sooooo good.

I saw a run on Youtube where the guy went all in on the Poseidon dash, to the point where he unbound all the other attack buttons. So he finished the game with just dashing.

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I managed to beat it too! Went with the rifle and a full lightning build.

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I still only remember to activate the calls like once per boss at most. I really need to get better at that, I forget they even exist.

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Doom_Art posted...

oh boy this hot take again

Sure, it's an incredibly hot take that the Democratic party favored Republican speakers at their convention over their own progressive members. The liberal establishment are literally rehabilitating Reagan and Bush Jr, but sure it's just a hot take right

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Choco posted...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrate_Bisexuality_Day
idk who all the bi ce peeps are otherwise i'd tag them

BiCEeps?

DeadBankerDream posted...

Remember, the rainbow bridge is called the BIfrst, not the GAYfrst.

It's Bifrost

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If only the opposition had a competent candidate that people feel passionate about

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refmon posted...

Anyone find a good build for the spear? It just feels meh all around

Doom on the special works well here too, IMO. Especially if you get the upgrade that makes the special hit multiple targets. Otherwise it has a rapid attack upgrade that goes well with hangover. And remember you can dash as you release the spin attack

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Veggeta X posted...

That usually means you are dead weight and your team mates had to carry your ass.

In some individual sports you can win by going 0-0

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In some sports you can win by going 0-0

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Wow, that's a harsh tier list. Here's hoping you don't hate me

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pinky isn't his friend, pinky is his obsession

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Did you try the tabletop RPG it's based on? I've played a ton of the predecessor, it's a really nice setting.

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Her decolletage looks like a dick

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sylverlolol posted...

Okay, lay it on me, bros...I just played for the first time tonight, after dying to you know who...I spent my first set of crystals on unlock the extra life you get when you die. What should I prioritize next? Also I'm assuming that even though it told me to spend my first key to unlock a new weapon, I'm happy with the sword and only have enough for the bow so I'm assuming/hoping I can skip unlocking the bow when I go back tomorrow.

I know literally nothing about this game other than what I experienced on my first run...tips/advice/etc. is much appreciated!

If you want to maximize progress you should unlock all the weapons. There's a buff that cycles through them, giving 20% bonus to darkness drops. Other than that I don't really know, I'm just trying to unlock everything rather than hone in on a specific path. Then once I've done that I can start figuring out what I want to focus on

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Man I was really close to defeating Hades this morning, but the stupid hand pits on his second form got me. I was too sloppy.

Again teepan, I can really recommend getting the Ares Doom boon for the special if you're running shield. I greatly prefer it to Dionysus, since you don't have to reapply it as often. You'll maintain a decent DPS but have more time zooming around and dodging things. I'm trying to get the Zeus/Ares revenge duo boon while I'm at it but I guess I need to crank up the rare chance before I can hit that reliably.

Athena dash is still the strongest dash by far imo

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