nick_md wrote:

https://www.reddit.com/r/slaythespire/s/HQWPaVmFU3

Jesus that guy sounds like the worst. Never seen a stream of his and I can't imagine sitting watching a 6 hour run is in any way fun.

Dark Soldier wrote:

Frosty wrote:

nick_md wrote:

https://www.reddit.com/r/slaythespire/s/HQWPaVmFU3

Jesus that guy sounds like the worst. Never seen a stream of his and I can't imagine sitting watching a 6 hour run is in any way fun.

He was genuinely lovely when he started streaming. But I had to stop watching him on Twitch, he can be a total dick for no reason at times to chatters etc. Feels like an ego thing due to how good he is at a game, essentially.

You talking about LC or Jorbs here? Jorbs can be a bit toxic at times too, but I do like him a lot, and enjoy watching him while I work. LC? Absolutely no. Not in a million years.

Minnesänger wrote:

Dark Soldier wrote:

Frosty wrote:

nick_md wrote:

https://www.reddit.com/r/slaythespire/s/HQWPaVmFU3

Jesus that guy sounds like the worst. Never seen a stream of his and I can't imagine sitting watching a 6 hour run is in any way fun.

He was genuinely lovely when he started streaming. But I had to stop watching him on Twitch, he can be a total dick for no reason at times to chatters etc. Feels like an ego thing due to how good he is at a game, essentially.

You talking about LC or Jorbs here? Jorbs can be a bit toxic at times too, but I do like him a lot, and enjoy watching him while I work. LC? Absolutely no. Not in a million years.

Jorbs. He's the only StS streamer I've watched. It doesn't help that I don't find the umming and ahhing over a card choice for minutes on end a bit fucking dull also.

Dark Soldier wrote:

Minnesänger wrote:

Dark Soldier wrote:

Frosty wrote:

nick_md wrote:

https://www.reddit.com/r/slaythespire/s/HQWPaVmFU3

Jesus that guy sounds like the worst. Never seen a stream of his and I can't imagine sitting watching a 6 hour run is in any way fun.

He was genuinely lovely when he started streaming. But I had to stop watching him on Twitch, he can be a total dick for no reason at times to chatters etc. Feels like an ego thing due to how good he is at a game, essentially.

You talking about LC or Jorbs here? Jorbs can be a bit toxic at times too, but I do like him a lot, and enjoy watching him while I work. LC? Absolutely no. Not in a million years.

Jorbs. He's the only StS streamer I've watched. It doesn't help that I don't find the umming and ahhing over a card choice for minutes on end a bit fucking dull also.

Only one I watch semi-regularly as he was mentioned and interviewed by our Temoy, and yeah I hate the amount of time he takes on some decisions, all without explaining why he is musing on it.  And the constant looking at draw and discard piles and deck at lightning speed does my head in sometimes.

Recently checked out Baalorlord who I think Cinty mentioned or someone else.

Baalor and Jorbs for me - though they stimulate different parts of my brain. I am onboard with what Jorbs does, and it's the two of them that basically gave me all the skills I needed to get to Asc20 and to do all the challenges the game had to offer. 

Not really watched any of the other streamers, and not overly interested.

Unlucky, I used to think bird dog was the easiest act3 boss but he's deffo the hardest for me now. Next time.

I'm still a19 with silent atm but busy work + inlaws + trying to start Dead Cells means I haven't really put any time in for a week or so. Should get back on it before I get rusty.

Up to A20 on silent now, cleared 19 last night with a shiv deck that also had shuriken and kunai, so every three shivs (I was chucking loads) gave +1 str and dx. Was doing chunky dmg. Got murdered by shield and spear tho.

I've definitely got better at silent since starting this ascension climb post IC. I remember really struggling around A10 or so but feel like I'm making mostly solid decisions now, or at least I recognize when a decision isn't right but do it anyway because I want a particular synergy to pay off, stupidly.

Looking forward to finishing Silent 20 then onto Defect.

nick_md wrote:

Up to A20 on silent now, cleared 19 last night with a shiv deck that also had shuriken and kunai, so every three shivs (I was chucking loads) gave +1 str and dx. Was doing chunky dmg. Got murdered by shield and spear tho.

I've definitely got better at silent since starting this ascension climb post IC. I remember really struggling around A10 or so but feel like I'm making mostly solid decisions now, or at least I recognize when a decision isn't right but do it anyway because I want a particular synergy to pay off, stupidly.

Looking forward to finishing Silent 20 then onto Defect.

Not saying it's the optimal deck but I do love a shiv deck with kunai and shuriken, especially if you have the thousand cuts and after image powers as well.

nick_md wrote:

And first A20 attempt I get right up to the second act3 boss but failed, Time eater. First boss was donu and deca and I definitely played suboptimal there, deck felt strong enough to win. Gutted.

Just had the exact same again, did donu and deca then done by time eater, bollocks. Again made a mistake during d&d that cost me about 15hp, may have seen me to victory. Oh well, next time.

Nice. I see a lot of people complain about time eater but I don't mind him normally, just couldn't carry the hp over in the boss rush. Awakened One is the hardest challenge for me because I love playing powers (who doesn't).

Grats on the A20H anyway. Most times I get to act 4 I tend to think I've got a chance then I lose most of my HP even before the heart.

Ac 5 & 6 done with hexaghost.

Improving, and working out synergies.

Pretty sure the reason hexa is so tough is you really do have to lean into a particular mechanic to have success and even if you are leaning that way, its possible to overdo it or select the wrong card, within that mechanic, because it doesn't play nice with another.

So with afterlife cards, there's usual no brainer selections that bring them back. One is a power, the other is an attack. If you have lots of afterlife cards, you can recycle them. But if you have the power, it brings back 1 per turn. So you need lots of AL cards, and if you have the attack it becomes moot if you have the power as unless you have shitloads of afterlife cards it won't bring anything back.

Same with igniting fires.

Under the broad mechanic of the fires, there's igniting or extinguishing, and/or advancing or retracting.

If you lean into a bunch of cards that rely on the fires being ignited and select a card that means they stay extinguished more often you can get yourself stuck.

Theres also 1 single card which draws 2 and turns hand ethereal. You have to be so careful. I ended up with no cards and died one run.

Same with the series of seals power cards. There's 6 of them. They do outside of fight stuff. Heal at end of battle, extra card reward, upgrade card. And there's a crazy secret thing if you manage to use all 6 in a fight.

But they can really clutter your deck quickly.

Really enjoying the process, but definitely the hardest of the new characters I reckon.

Again silent A20 died to second boss, this time got through awakened one but couldn't get my scaling back up for donu and deca. Gah. Can't wait to clear this so I can start Defect climbing, definitely time for a change.

Android app has started crashing at the menu every time it's opened. An actual disaster.

Seems like a widespread issue going from reddit

Just beat ac8 with hexa. Still tough going. Taking multiple attempts per level this early. 10+ is going to be brutal.

Died to second boss again, awakened one, got the fucker down to near death too, had a great shiv-nanigans deck thanks to an early dead branch. Bollocks.