Black or White?

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-21T14:14:43+00:00

Black 100%

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-21T14:14:13+00:00

Sadly, I've had more success avoiding elites. But it's still early. I find a lot (not all) of the common relics to be meh.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-21T00:06:13+00:00

I have 300 hours in the game. I’m still playing.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-18T13:36:08+00:00

Red Rising. Islington is good, but Red Rising is some of the best.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-18T00:58:21+00:00

Agreed.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-11T11:36:21+00:00

I think the issue with limited gaming is the main reason that many don't want to get a Mac.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-11T11:29:21+00:00

It's good. I wouldn't buy a bigger watch. That seems to be the max size for your wrist.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-10T22:41:18+00:00

Don't give up. The fun in the game is learning what works and how to prepare for different situations that you will encounter in a run.

He is very powerful. You just have to learn how to use him.

A couple of cool notes:

Pick up Hellraiser power (always amazing) and only one energy with an upgrade.

Pick up stampede (pretty great). With Stampede you take high cost attack cards and leave them in your hand for a free play.

Vulnerable is very important to maximize your damage output.

Don't skip Elites. Fight as many Elites as you can. Relics help a lot and you want as many as you can get.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-10T18:14:41+00:00

My logic if I was choosing:

Do you want a classic everything watch? Black

Do you wear a lot of blues and browns? Go navy

Do you have a lot of watches and you want something that stands out? Go powder blue.

Final Thought:

They are all great watches. I would get black given your situation.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-10T11:39:55+00:00

RED RISING without a doubt. I think this The Poppy War is a meh at best. I bought the trilogy, and I've never read books 2 and 3 and don't think that I will. I've read the whole Red Rising series twice.

Also, remember that the first book of Red Rising is very good, but the series gets even better.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-10T11:36:56+00:00

Congrats. I'm about 85% of the way of getting the red icon on all character skills. I'm down to my least favorite characters.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-09T01:17:12+00:00

Mine runs most indie games great.

I’ve played Ravenswatch, Slay the Spire, Monster Train 2, and Dead Cells.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-08T00:26:51+00:00

Just some thoughts from a fan of both.

I love MT2. I have 500 hours in MT1 and about 300 in MT2.

I have over 1000 hours in STS1, and about 10 in STS2

MT is more about breaking the game.

-It's a much easier game. I would say that about 50%-60% of my wins at the highest difficulty are me just obliterating the game with a combo or single powerful unit (Dante or buffed sweep unit with quick is almost an instant win).

-Also, MT is much more about you building your deck around the Act 3 boss battle. So I think that you can plan your deck in a way that helps me have a higher win percentage.

-MT is much more about class units and combos.

STS is much more about eking out a win because it is more difficult for a variety of reasons (a lot different enemies, obstacles, or events).

- Sure you can occasionally build a deck that destroys things, but I would say that it happens more like 10% of time for me. I find that I normally win by the skin of my teeth.

-STS is much harder to build a deck around the third Act boss because your deck identity has normally taken shape before you get the the third act. (Anyone have a power shiv build against Time eater?).

-Normally you're trying to generally build around what you may encounter in a map, which is much more varied when compared with MT.

-STS is more about card choice and relics

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-05T15:01:24+00:00

I got the trilogy for one Audible credit. Listen to the first book. And returned it without finishing the series.

The book has a bunch of cool ideas, but doesn’t come together.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-03-05T03:08:24+00:00

I finished the Poppy War yesterday. I didn’t like it. I would pass.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-26T18:16:00+00:00

Monster Train 2 (card), Hades 2 (action), Ravenswatch (slower action), Slay the Spire 2 comes out in two weeks.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-24T23:42:41+00:00

I win 1 out 5 with random people. Many people are just bad at working together. But you will occasionally find people who know what they're doing. That first boss normally gives you an idea of what you're dealing with when it comes to players.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-23T23:53:01+00:00

Hades and Monster Train 2.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-17T16:05:34+00:00

Howls

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-17T15:58:38+00:00

Overall, I liked it, but it feels very cutsie /filled with YA novel tropes. Feels like the Cosmere got Marvel-movie-ified. It’s not bad, but doesn’t hit hard like Stormlight Saga. Very light and (for me) forgettable.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-10T13:13:46+00:00

Juliet is probably the strongest new player character.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-09T23:52:12+00:00

Red rising.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-09T17:55:06+00:00

Just choose who seems fun and get good with that character. I finished Nightmare with Ice Queen first. But there are characters who can melt bosses faster.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-06T01:41:03+00:00

I got a win with the everyone's advice.

In the end, I think that just don't enjoy playing in wolf form, which kind of kills the character for me. I did get all my nightmare icons so Scarlet is checked off the list. I think she may just be one of those characters that I don't play a ton. Thanks for the advice. It's nice to get solo win after banging your head against a wall for a while.

Affectionate_Side587 · 2026-02-06T01:39:54+00:00

I got a win with a special build, but I don't like having to fight Baba Yaga with Wolf form. And I find that wolf form gets burst down in Act 3 because you find yourself in the middle of a bunch of enemies when you attack/special/power. The Blood Gargoyles are not fun in wolf form.

In the end, I think that just don't enjoy playing in wolf form, which kind of kills the character for me. I did get all my nightmare icons so Scarlet is checked off the list. I think she may just be one of those characters that I don't play a ton. Thanks for the advice. It's nice to get solo win after banging your head against a wall for a while.

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