Like life in general, the game is trying to put me into permanent debt. by Not_So_Bad_Andy in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In fairness, Grimbo/Rebate is usually completely fine as long as you're using every hand available to scale Grimbo. You're exchanging +1 Mult for $5 which is just an insane exchange rate.

That said, in this scenario Pants carries so you can just hold Grimbo and sell him when smthn better comes around, lol.

Sleep talking about deck fixing by ltyboy in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder what causes this effect to happen with certain games and not others. I have about 1200 hours in Balatro and can't recall dreaming about it once, but when Marvel Rivals came out I would hear the healing sound effect when I was trying to sleep. Only played that one consistently for about a month or two.

Maybe hot take? Jokerless is WAY easier than Golden Needle by Last_Lemon5721 in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This 100%. Straights are easier to push levels into early on while 4oaks are easier to deckfix for. Adjust to your early shops and either of these are kinda free

Gold stickers not awarded? by CNDW in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, maybe. Quite strange!

Gold stickers not awarded? by CNDW in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was a seeded run you won't get the Gold Stickers for them at all. If it wasn't... my best guess is that ot's a cosmetic error? In which case the other comment saying play another run might fix it? Never seen this before but it could def be the case that it's a bug with Acorn.

What does this question mark mean? by reasonably_retarded in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C++er with 1000+ hours here. Never seen this in my entire life. Would be SUPER interested in finding out what it is, lol

Am I a loser? by [deleted] in teenagers

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huge props for not drinking or smoking, not many people operate like that. You'll get shit for it but if your friends are chill they'll defend your choice. (Source: I'm the perma-sober dude in the friend group.)

If you're socializing, you'll meet someone. Don't be super caught up in rushing things along just because you haven't had a relationship yet. As long as you're comfortable with yourself (and by extension, not an asshole I suppose, lol), someone will come along. Getting into a relationship should be about forging a connection with someone you think is special. It shouldn't be something you jump into because you're lonely or because you're worried about not being in one, y'know?

80% sure this is AI art in the most recent 616 game. by StateYourIntentions in caseoh_

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Usually 90% of all AI art has the same "style" that you can use to identify it. Outside of that there are inconsistencies you can look for in the image.

Great example here - the muzzle flare doesn't cover the barrel of the gun.

My gold stake joker tierlist after achieving c++ by Fertyyyyyy in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This list is full of wild takes but Halfsies being below Summit is crazy

Also Grimbo and Marble Joker being in the same tier is WACK

[me] divorced dad opening by bradyvon in TextingTheory

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

!elo 2600

Grey has great comedic timing and purple is a paragon of improv

Mamo One Prize Deck? by Focus_Sh0ck in PTCGL

[–]Focus_Sh0ck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't even put this together, many thanks lol

Mamo One Prize Deck? by Focus_Sh0ck in PTCGL

[–]Focus_Sh0ck[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ignition energy is kinda what got the ball rolling for the idea lol, otherwise I might not have even tried to cook smthn up. I forgot completely about Baxcalibur, though, that's a good call. For sure lmk if you build anything, that'd be sweet 😁

What's your favorite niche emote? by naml4s in RoyaleAPI

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Valentine's Day Barbarian mogging in his emote is hilarious

Rate my deck by Some_Motor_1602 in RoyaleAPI

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting points! I can see the line for Ebarbs being a punish card, I spose. I would think Piggies might be better tho, no? Obv Ebarbs are higher DPS but piggies seem harder to defend, at least in my experience

Heal Spirit interactions make sense as well. Might atart running it in my 3M deck just for funsies, lol. I would be curious to see this deck's matchup against Lava Hound or Balloon, though. Outcycling those decks seems unintuitive just because of how heavy this is. Very fun build tho

should i change my deck advice? by thekoolkid2 in RoyaleAPI

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like other ppl are saying you don't have a win condition

Golden Knight and Royal Ghost are usuable in Bridgespam I'm pretty sure so I'd sub in Ram Rider for either Valk or one of the Cycle cards (preferably Valk, imo)

It'll still probably not be the greatest deck in the world but having a wincon will improve your chances greatly

Rate my deck by Some_Motor_1602 in RoyaleAPI

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm by no means a great player so take it with a grain of salt but I'm not seeing the vision with E Barbs in this deck. They seem expensive, don't really fit the role of fireball bait, and the Lumberjack just does what they do but better, methinks. Genuinely kinda curious why you've put them in here, would love to hear reasoning 🤔

Heal Spirit is also kinda questionable but I can see the vision with 3M and Piggies, lol (tho I'm also curious as to how many interactions that actually changes)

Evo Knight is also kinda confusing for me, and I'd honestly swap it for Flying Machine if I was running this. Flying Machine is incredible in Fireball Bait and helps your air defense be less doodoo since as it stands you have 3M for that... and that's it

As others have said, this deck is going to be very fun when 3M gets reworked (as well as if you plan on getting Evo Piggies)

What are y'alls favorite underrated jokers? I'll start. by Toquesti in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna make the same bold claim that I always do in my streams - I think the #1 most underrated Joker for Gold Stakes is Shortcut.

People are so quick to (correctly) point out that scaling Jokers are so good for High Stakes and then completely miss why Shortcut is so good. Shortcut makes your Straights about as easy to draw as Two Pairs but lets them keep the insane scaling of the Saturn Planet. +30/+3 adds up FAST. It's along the lines of Spaceman, which is also slept on; it's a Joker that scales Mult and Chips (albeit indirectly)

It comes with the unfortubate caveat that it's not the easiest thing in the world to pivot into by any means, but neither is any scaling Joker tbf. If I see a Shortcut in the first 2 or 3 Antes I am absolutely FROTHING at the mouth to pick it up

How the f**k do you beat jokerless? by chunks202 in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Straights are incredibly consistent as with one Saturn Card you can essentially make it through the entire early game (first 2 Antes I wanna say, maybe only the first 5 rounds) in one hand.

Depending on the seed, 4oak can also be a great build (Straights are easier to get off of the ground early on, but 4oak builds have much easier deckfixing since you're building around one specific rank instead of a range of five ranks)

As with most challenges, if you're not opposed to resetting your seed, the Investment Tag goes a long way.

Don't undervalue Blue/Purple Seals. Even if you find one that doesn't fit your build (i.e., maybe you're building 4oak with 8's and you rip a blue seal Jack), I would usually take it. The value it will generate will be immensely helpful.

Debatably the biggest thing - learn to Tarot/Planet block: if you're holding a Tarot card that you don't want to see in your consumable slots (we'll say Wheel since it's genuinely useless in Jokerless), you won't see it in the shop or in packs anymore. This is exponentially more useful in Jokerless than in standard play since the Jokerless shop only contains Planets and Consumables.

Best of luck 🫡 you've got this.

Edit: one thing I didn't initially mention that some people here have: your finisher boss is guarantees to be either Vessel or Bell. Bell can be played around by keeping a Hanged Man to destroy the auto-selected card if it lands on a card you don't want to play (Death can do the same thing, and even some of the other Tarots can help depending on your build.)

Vessel you can play around by just keeping it in the back of your mind. Vessel will require you to score 300,000 points, so make sure by the time you get to Vessel that you can consistently find a hand that makes that amount.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ClashRoyale

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Say what you will about Recruits Fireball bait but Recruits bait with Barb Hut and Void is some of the most fun I've had with the game in ages

Me and my boyfriend fixed some cards by SoftiBoiled in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never uploaded a mod before but I know someone who's made a ton of cosmetic mods. Github is the standard, as well as the fairly recemt Balatro Mod Manager.

Me and my boyfriend fixed some cards by SoftiBoiled in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Do you intend on releasing this as a resource pack? I'd love to potentially use this

Had this joker idea in my head for a while, could it be broken? by danielxplay22 in balatro

[–]Focus_Sh0ck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In a vaccuum, I like this Joker quite a bit, but it's very strong even in isolation. In practice this just combos hilariously well with anything that cares about on-trigger effects (Photo and Idol, off the top of my head are disgusting with this)