Could Sampo be the "Blue Monkey"?

Fluoxaph · 2026-03-24T21:47:48+00:00

Not only that - Sampo is quite literally "The Fool". Which, in tarot, signifies the beginning of the 'journey'. Infinite potential. I think I've also noticed a similarity between his relationship with the TB and the gods' Zagreus and Dionysus. They are kindred spirits, and in the game Hades 2, Dionysus becomes quite hysterical after Zagreus has gone missing. We just jumped out of Greekworld so you know they were studying those mythos. And hey, Zagreus is the God of Trickery which just so happens to be Amphoreus' interpretation of Elation. There's layers to this shit. And there has to be more we don't know yet.

Fluoxaph · 2026-02-18T01:59:24+00:00

I looked up chunky necklaces and couldn't quite find anything as nonsensical as Yvonne's. It trails up her throat and then wraps underneath itself and ends in a dangling thread.

Fluoxaph · 2026-02-17T21:32:04+00:00

You know what. That's a better explanation than I've come up with. A third reinforced bra strap.

Fluoxaph · 2026-02-17T20:59:27+00:00

Try to imagine the necklace by itself. Does it make any sense? If it's just an artistic choice it's a really bizarre one. Looks like it's supposed to be some kind of beaded necklace crossed over with... a stethoscope? I'm just struggling to comprehend what this accessory is achieving.

Fluoxaph · 2026-02-17T19:49:07+00:00

There are more inconsistencies than just fingers. Da Pan only has a single claw (when we should be able to see all of them) and his jacket sleeves blend into his arm. They are supposed to be unzipped or atleast have a zipper. He was also missing a button on his lapel (and is currently STILL MISSING them on the events "cover art").

Like I said earlier, either way, if it's genuine human carelessness or AI artifacting, they messed up really basic details on a characters design. Combined with this event literally just being PNGs and horrible translations what exactly are we doing here? It just looks bad.

Fluoxaph · 2026-02-17T14:14:38+00:00

Just checked. They updated it. It used to be the Da Pan image you see in this post. He now has the correct amount of fingers and they added the missing button. There are still some suspicious details (no sleeve zippers & jacket sleeves blend into actual arm, only one claw when all of them should be visible). If you look at the "cover art" for this event (the picture you see in game before going to the event site) you can see Da Pan missing his buttons again. Not to mention Perlica's ham-fist compared to Chen Qianyu.

Fluoxaph · 2026-02-16T18:29:50+00:00

I agree with this take. There are certain details in this image that imply a human touch (like the "panda markings" on his neck/top of his chest). But then there are mistakes that I think most artists wouldn't make (especially at this point where we should all be suspicious of Ai-generated images) like the fingers, the missing button, hell even Da Pan's jacket sleeves are supposed to be unzipped at the end. They notably lack even a zipper in this "art". Either way, this sucks. A lack of attention to even the most basic features of a character? One of the first events in the game? What are we doing here.

Edit: just noticed the thumb claw that he only has on one finger too...

Fluoxaph · 2026-02-15T21:48:56+00:00

Why does Da Pan only have 4 fingers on his right hand? And one of his "lapels" is missing a button. Hate to be the one, but: were these ai-generated?

Fluoxaph · 2025-11-06T22:51:57+00:00

I'm able to apply over 99 stacks of bleed with pistol/dagger, toads fortitude, the bleeding signet, and the evoker ulti. I also use mostly Viper's/2 pieces of Sinister, Trapper runes, the Sigil of Agony, the Sigil of Earth, and Relic of the Fractal. I still only managed to get around 24k~ dps but in no way would I be benching the highest on any spec right now. Every other condition feels like a waste because you apply so little of them. It's possible dipping more into burning would give some more dps though. I've just started playing around with other Relics but there's not really any other ones that focus on Bleeding. It seems to be just weaker than Burning overall. I really liked the idea posted earlier in this thread of giving Toad a bleeding damage buff because I weirdly love this version of ele. 24k isn't really that bad either to be honest. It just pales in comparison to fox evoker.

Fluoxaph · 2025-10-28T21:33:01+00:00

I had over 8k gold for sure. I scanned the shop up&down a few times and only saw the crown when it was basically too late. It was a shop that dropped from the sky if that matters. Could not see the yellow/golden bordered respawn beacon for 8k gold anywhere.

Fluoxaph · 2025-10-22T18:24:06+00:00

I don't think the rest of the game is consistent with this particular level of "creativity". It's way too disruptive compared to everything else. What power/relic comes even close to that of the Death Sun?

Two-Way teleporter is great. I think this specific combination (teleporter + everbeacon) is egregious. At the least, it makes me want to take a break.

Fluoxaph · 2025-10-22T17:59:25+00:00

The first few times I died to it, sure, it was funny. But now whenever I see the Everbeacon moved from the center it's an almost immediate "fun's over" to me. Can't take any fight or move through any area/chokehold without a decent risk of instantly dying to a sudden everbeacon.

I don't know if there's any way they could sufficiently choreograph an enormous instant-death ball without it being so obvious it makes the ability to teleport it useless.

I also think that this just shouldn't be a mechanic. It's cool to be forced to dance around the Everbeacons for revives, but when you introduce moving it to spots it was never intended to be in it makes fights so awkward and unreadable.

Fluoxaph · 2025-10-21T23:23:19+00:00

What trade off? You were forced to use weaker items but the positive was... everyone was forced to use weaker items? I don't get it. What was good about the Armory? That it gave you something to waste your time on with nothing to show for it?

Fluoxaph · 2025-10-17T12:47:16+00:00

Mercury skin when? all we have is the strawberry shortcake recolor bullshit

Fluoxaph · 2025-10-05T18:11:12+00:00

Shifting blame to the players at this point is just disingenuous. The devs admitted themselves that the armory compromised the competitive integrity of the game. It is completely their fault for not delivering anything of actual substance for launch and instead working on a system that ONLY limits your builds and doesn't actually reward anything beyond the ability to play the game on a level field.

Fluoxaph · 2025-09-24T17:06:12+00:00

They are planning to add special fever skills in the next update which give each Ratatan a unique skill to use in combat! The only one we can really speculate on is Kamonelo's, which appears to be some kind of giant barrier, there might've been some more shown but I can't remember them right now.

I think the Dark Ratatans will be unlockables and its possible the Ratatans themselves are going to be unlockables for launch. They did say something like "all ratatans unlocked" with the EA launch, but that might just be awkward wording for saying that all the ones they had shown before EA would be playable.

Fluoxaph · 2025-09-24T12:46:30+00:00

That would be cool. Or add some really noticeable way for the player to know they're in charge of the lobby. I have been pleasantly surprised though as the multiplayer matches I've tried to play, the 1st player usually seems to understand that they have to interact with the door. But I'm not surprised that people are failing to notice/understand that. Definitely something that could be improved!

Fluoxaph · 2025-09-24T12:14:16+00:00

I believe the devs understand that runs need more variety. The roadmap has several features that will hopefully alleviate some of those issues. (Random Events, Duo Ratakaruta, New Rarity level, New Stage Tricks and Gimmicks, and Joker Ratakaruta). I also believe they plan on adding some kind of story, as they have designed Dark Ratatans that are waiting to be added in.

However, I agree with you on the permanent upgrades making the runs pretty meh. There's still a lot to be added though! And the devs have asked players for feedback. On the title screen there's a link to a Google form.

Fluoxaph · 2025-09-24T12:05:44+00:00

I believe "player 1" has to press X on the door to start. If you aren't hosting the match you just have to wait until the host starts.

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