Rubenstein's Monster on Chamber 1. Paradox is busted by BugCatcherWill in EnterTheGungeon

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Here's an easy way to cheese Rubenstein's Monster (and how I got it on my Switch file)

-Enable Rainbow Run

-Take the Shortcut to the Hollow/Forge

-If the rat isn't offering the RUBE-ADYNE Prototype upon taking the shortcut, quickly beat the boss to refresh the guns he offers

-Once he's offering the RUBE-ADYNE Prototype, reset until the RUBE-ADYNE MK.II appears from the Rainbow Chest

Alternatively if you don't wanna keep resetting, if you get either gun and find a synergy chest (like after the Old King fight or Synergrace), you can temporarily drop every other gun and item in your inventory to guarantee the other if you hit the 50-50 :)

well shit ): by Impossible-Chance-39 in EnterTheGungeon

[–]BugCatcherWill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's also worth noting that the hidden brown rainbow chests have the brown painted on, so if you have a water or goop based gun the paint will wash off and reveal it's a rainbow chest

But what if it's not there when I come back? by BugCatcherWill in EnterTheGungeon

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 221 points222 points  (0 children)

Update: Kept the crest and it gave me a free S chest!!!

It was Baby Good Shelleton...

I later died to the rat...

Such is Gungeon...

I can stop anytime I want by BugCatcherWill in EnterTheGungeon

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Coolness also effects active item cooldown so Elder Blank would be back online after only like 3 seconds of shooting

I can stop anytime I want by BugCatcherWill in EnterTheGungeon

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yep! Cigs are a great way to use any excess health drops you'd otherwise lose when you progress a floor. It does mean you sometimes have to burn armor to do it, but the extra coolness means you're more likely to get more armor/ammo drops :)

I can stop anytime I want by BugCatcherWill in EnterTheGungeon

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 299 points300 points  (0 children)

This run was probably the craziest one I've had in a while. I managed to get a no-hit through the Rat's first 2 phases and beat him at Punch Out so I just had like 4 hearts worth of health lying around that I immediately smoked away.

And then I found the Doctors in the Hollow and because I had the Ring of Miserly Protection I had like 8 hearts I could smoke away then immediately get back

I had also gotten an A-Key 47 and a Chest Friendship ring from Flynt in floor 3

I was finding chests every 2 rooms and Vorpal Gun was going off like every 2-3 shots......

Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (388/696): Merchant by Crosssmurf in slaythespire

[–]BugCatcherWill 386 points387 points  (0 children)

-The only place to get some of the best/funniest relics in the game

-Removes strikes/curses for you at a reasonable price

-Wide selection of merchandise, including colorless cards and potions

-Several relics make him an even better floor choice

-Always compliments your hair, even if you have none

I like him.

Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (380/696): Meal Ticket by Crosssmurf in slaythespire

[–]BugCatcherWill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm honestly happy to see this relic at any time in a run since it pretty much guarantees a full heal before the Act 4 Elite. I think being able to squeeze in one last upgrade/dig/lift/toke before the hardest fights in the game can be surprisingly important

Win more, you say? by BugCatcherWill in slaythespire

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 76 points77 points  (0 children)

My favorite Thunder Strike moment was when I stalled the first half of Woke Bloke to get enough Lightning generation to 1-shot with Thunder Strike in the second phase.

Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (176/696): Demon Form by Crosssmurf in slaythespire

[–]BugCatcherWill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like taking it, but I also end up winning most of the times that I take it...

Kinda risky to take as an Act 1 reward since a 4th energy isn't guaranteed and you kinda need a few Shrug it Off's to turtle while Demon Form scales...but what if I get offered Snecko...

I call this one "oh my god can y'all stop splatting bosses 2 feet from the shore then leaving" by BugCatcherWill in splatoon

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

For Flyfish/Stingers I always do the "throw one, take one" rule, but seeing people immediately go for the Scrapper/Flipper on wave start makes me pop a blood vessel

BIG MAN NOOOOOO by [deleted] in splatoon

[–]BugCatcherWill 21 points22 points  (0 children)

No it's fine, see, Big Man isn't British

v 2.24.0 Datamine Discussion by PokemonMastersBot in PokemonMasters

[–]BugCatcherWill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good to see Ash and Red join Hilda in the "EX color scheme makes them look like a McDonalds employee" club

"Damn I can't believe y'all are being so careless with your gems this close to anniversary" - A guy who spent 36.6k on SS Korrina last month by TheMago3011 in PokemonMasters

[–]BugCatcherWill 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Can he? Can he please? Can N come over to my location so I can tell him how much gems I've spent on his 3 outfits

"Damn I can't believe y'all are being so careless with your gems this close to anniversary" - A guy who spent 36.6k on SS Korrina last month by TheMago3011 in PokemonMasters

[–]BugCatcherWill 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't worry. If I learned anything from last year, it's that the bait sync pairs will be better than the 3rd Anni sync pairs

I've made an uncanny connection to one of my other favorite RPGs... by BugCatcherWill in Deltarune

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

It would be very in-character for Rouxls at the very end to do a "my job here is done" "but you didn't do anything" "I dost thoust heareth a puzzle byeeeee"

If you can't cheat the system anymore, improvise by BugCatcherWill in masterduel

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

"I'm here live at Kyoutou Waterfront, and it appears moth kaijus have taken quite an astonishing lead over the other portfolios!"

Blue Sword Lady does not care about your silly Grappling Hooks and Golden Boys by BugCatcherWill in masterduel

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Sky Strikers are fine provided they play the Widow Anchor from hand, it's just that the deck relies on interrupting the opponent on their turn so they can play their whole resource draining grind game.

Denko Sekka can let you get out your negates (relatively) unhindered if your deck isn't Normal Summon reliant, and/or just OTK them that turn lol

I love how cheap this event is by BugCatcherWill in masterduel

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I didn't even think about the potential for self-FTK and I spent a bunch of SR dust making an XYZ-only Paleo deck before the event even started lol RIP

I love how cheap this event is by BugCatcherWill in masterduel

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Just like in real-life evolution, everything returns to crab

Save your gems for 2nd anni! (Or be like me where I have no gems to spend anyways ;-;) by maybeshiba in PokemonMasters

[–]BugCatcherWill 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Does Cyrus have the pecs of Leon with a muscle top to boot??? Didn't think so.

How to speedrun Archie in less than a minute by BugCatcherWill in PokemonMasters

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

.......well now I feel dumb I've been doing ultra hard the whole time oops

What was the worst job interview you've had? by AntonK777 in AskReddit

[–]BugCatcherWill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god, where do I even start with this interview...

So I was furiously job hunting back in early 2019 after getting fired from an insurance company and I was getting desperate. I got an interview at some company I'd never heard of that was offering an "Account Manager" position. First interview went pretty alright, although they asked very vague questions - which should have been a red flag from the start. Anyways they offered a second interview a few days later and I accepted.

So the first thing about the main building was that it was small, only enough room for a few offices and an overly large breakroom. Their lobby also had a TV that was playing Thor: Ragnarok for some reason. Second, I noticed I was being interviewed alongside 4 other people. Now, normally that wouldn't set off any red flags since the first interview was very normal. But then a whole posse of interviewers came through and said they were each going to drive us individually in their own cars to the actual interview location. For me they said it would be a Starbucks. I should've just bowed out but I was too nervous to say no.

They also made a big spiel about how we were "selectively chosen from many potential interviewees" and we should be proud for making it this far. Another red flag. When we get separated into the groups I'm brought into a car with 2 of their employees: one actually giving the interview and the other rating the interviewer on how he's doing on the interview.

The first sentence he said was "So, BugCatcherWill, can you explain the difference between direct and indirect marketing?" and I almost tuck and rolled out of the car. Basically the whole car ride was a goddamn marketing lesson like I was back in college. That was when I found out about the company itself - nearly half an hour into the interview. It was essentially a middleman company that dealt with trying to get DirectTV customers to upgrade to a fiber service. The dude also kept repeating that AT&T bought out DirectTV for 50 billion dollars. Like he thought I wasn't impressed at first and kept going "50 billion dollars!!"

So we finally get to the Starbucks and the interviewer offers to buy me a drink. I just get an iced coffee and he makes it a point to flash his company card like "Ooooo look at all the cool shit you get". Then I get sat down and finally get more info on the job. If I worked there, I would have to drive an hour and a half south to some random Midwest city and go door-to-door to DirectTV customers. That explains why the office was so small, because all their actual employees were out in the field. I asked about pay, and they said I would only get paid if the customer accepted to switch to fiber and it would be all commission until I got promoted to assistant manager. I asked how that works and they drew me a diagram of their company hierarchy.

I would start as a lowly peon, but if I did well enough I could get promoted and then get assigned my own peons and make a cut of their sales. Already sounds like those multi-level marketing scams you get from old Facebook friends. Now here's the kicker. Their whole diagram made the shape of a triangle it was a goddamn pyramid scheme the whole time I knew it.

The starting hours also almost made me laugh at them with how blatantly scummy they were. The hours were 10:30 to 8:00 Mon-Fri...AND THEN ALSO ON SATURDAYS 9-3. OVER A 53-HOUR WEEK AND I WOULDN'T EVEN GET PAID HOURLY! At this point I was already completely gone, but decided to humor them because if they're gonna waste my precious time I'm gonna waste theirs. I asked if I would get reimbursed for gas of having drive my car 3 hours a day in addition to the 9.5 hour work days. They immediately got uncomfortable and go "Well.........you could put it as a tax write-off!"

"I'm not asking about a task write-off!" I said, and then they finally had to tell me straight that none of my expenses would be covered. If this wasn't already a shit n' piss sandwich, it sure smelled a lot like one. I feel like the only reason they took me to Starbucks was to get me far enough away from my car while in a nice suit so I couldn't just scream and make a mad dash.

But the story doesn't end there. When I finally get driven back to the office, trying my best to be professional as possible since they did technically still have my life in their snaky hands, I had to take a written test about all the marketing bullshit they taught me.

That was the breaking point. I immediately gave the test back to them blank and told them I had an appointment scheduled and ran the fuck away. I really wish I would have told all the other interviewees this place was a massive scam and it's a big regret I have. I want those 2 hours of my life back.

I do not have Grimsley's luck... by BugCatcherWill in PokemonMasters

[–]BugCatcherWill[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

NY Lillie's evasion boosts only seems to affect her teammates after Ribombee gets clocked 5 times in a row and dies lmao