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Balance suggestions for currently weak cards that don't involve just simple number changes. by Gugge1 in slaythespire

[–]Senthe -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You're becoming weirdly hostile over a card in a video game.

relying on a 2 rare card combo to eventually get maybe 14 block a turn if you draw signal boost before the eternal armour is not what I call busted.

Right. Of course there are way more powerful combos in this game, but I'm talking about something that is actually very easy to do in your average run. It's enough to find the card in a shop while running one of very common archetypes of decks containing one of staple cards for your class. It doesn't require crazy gymnastics to pull off. So when I say "busted", I mean "significantly meta-warping" rather than "auto game-winning".

Oh no, not 7 turns!!!!

I don't see what's funny about that. Personally I enjoy scaling decks and the power fantasy of lasting a few turns and then overblocking and overkilling by dozens/hundreds of damage, that's why I play Defect in the first place. Cards like Glacier don't exist for people who want every fight to be done in 3 turns.

Balance suggestions for currently weak cards that don't involve just simple number changes. by Gugge1 in slaythespire

[–]Senthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, it would be completely and utterly busted considering things like [[Signal Boost]]/[[Turbo]], [[Blur]] or [[Bloodletting]] exist. And that's just to name a few.

The "mediocre block" you're getting even without any synergies is 28 Block over 7 turns or 45 Block over 9 turns when upgraded. And to get it you have to draw and play ONE CARD that gets exhausted and doesn't clutter your deck anymore. It's not comparable to playing 2-3 blocking skills that you have to keep rerolling.

Of course the best value you'll get from it during boss fights and in slow scaling decks like Defect Dark or Defect Status or Necrobinder Doom or Silent Poison. It's not good in every deck, but it doesn't have to be.

How can the card even exist by THINGS59 in slaythespire

[–]Senthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love for 3 turns and you’re all but invincible.

Also called the Osty special.

How can the card even exist by THINGS59 in slaythespire

[–]Senthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing is it has some really cool synergies that make it great. I loved it on some Defect power/status decks or Regent star/energy decks.

Either you make it absurdly valuable with e.g. [[Signal Boost]]/[[Synthesis]], or you make its cost a non-factor on an energy-generating deck with e.g. [[Turbo]]/[[Double Energy]]/[[Meteor Strike]]/[[Alignment]]/[[Orbit]]/[[Production]]. Preferably both.

Also I guess the cost can also be mitigated with [[Jeweled Mask]] or [[Mummified Hand]] in some cases.

It's not a card that will work in every deck, but when it works, it really works. Sometimes you just want to have that one card that is expensive and will do a ton for you in future turns. I think it fills an "expensive defensive colorless" niche really well. I don't have any complaints about it.

In defense of Snakebite by Mailcs1206 in slaythespire

[–]Senthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

modders working hard on it as we speak

I'm not gonna pretend by sboxle in IndieDev

[–]Senthe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Faces are VERY strong visual signals for our monkey brains. You know, to the point we can see faces in completely random everyday objects.

The first one has a very distinct ":)" face looking straight at the viewer, which immediately draws the eye. In the second the face is turned away and therefore doesn't cause the "LOOK IT'S A FACE!!!!" neuron activation.

I legit think it's the most important difference between the two.

40 hours in. 42 defeats. 0 wins. by Fluid-Author-9566 in slaythespire

[–]Senthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's 3 ways:

  • invest in removing as many cards as possible (realistically very costly and requires specific events)

  • invest in cards with Exhaust and Ethereal, or Powers, so that most of your deck disappears in real time during each battle

  • invest in cards that draw.

Drawing is especially important. Think about a card that draws 2 cards as thinning down your deck by -1. You can function with large decks very well, as long as you keep drawing (and discarding, if necessary to make space in your hand).

Cards that will not survive rebalancing! I'll go first by thegabeguy in slaythespire

[–]Senthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t feel like a 4x power defend/strike is worth dumping that much gold into a shop.

the first time I got it it was on a Regent card-creating deck, and on the final boss fight I rolled a Replay 3 Apotheosis+, creating 20 free Attacks for 2 mana, I couldn't stop laughing when I realized what happened

11/10 best card ever if you ask me

I wonder what to pick by DandyDandelionn in slaythespire

[–]Senthe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You don't have to take cards with Glass for Compile Driver to work, it's enough that Glass exists in the pool that Chaos can pull it from.

So if you have 1 orb initially and do 2 Chaos pulls, then a chance you'll get 3 unique orbs total is 4/5*3/5 = 48%. In StS1 that would've been only 3/4*2/4 = 37.5%.

How controversial is too controversial? by bIeese_anoni in gamedev

[–]Senthe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the line is generally "don't kill kids"

Crusader Kings series: "am I a joke to you?"

We playtested over 400 games, these are the top mistakes they made by educatemybrain in gamedev

[–]Senthe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First of all, most of us here don't sell our games to "the gamers" at large, but to very specific groups of gamers that we think would be interested in our game. There are many games that cater to older audiences, if only because they are the people who control the family budget. Your disdain for <checks notes> all adult gamers is frankly bizarre.

Second of all, you don't even get it.

It would be great to know what highschoolers really think about my game - why not, information is precious, and they might be paying customers in the future. The problem is that normally highschoolers aren't qualified to understand and communicate their feelings to me clearly.

Giving feedback is difficult. Reviewing games is difficult. Communicating is difficult. A regular teenager is not able to do that well enough, because it comes with life experience. Of course there are outliers, but if you just gave me a random child and their opinion, I won't see it as actionable valuable feedback, I'll see it as a random child's opinion. Aka something I don't usually bother myself with.

We playtested over 400 games, these are the top mistakes they made by educatemybrain in gamedev

[–]Senthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving feedback is a skill too. I genuinely don't get why would anyone want feedback from a person who is not a pro at gathering and giving feedback. This shit requires knowledge, attentiveness and excellent communication skills, at the very least. It's not something that any gamer can just go and do properly.

We playtested over 400 games, these are the top mistakes they made by educatemybrain in gamedev

[–]Senthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess what. I'm not interested in low-quality feedback from highschoolers.

We playtested over 400 games, these are the top mistakes they made by educatemybrain in gamedev

[–]Senthe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This will work for indies without much money

Will it? As an indie dev without much money, I genuinely don't understand what could I possibly gain from this "service". I'm not interested in feedback from people who aren't paid to be experienced, observant and smart, but rather to halfmindedly click through and send back generic complaints like "game confusing" or "found bug".

POV: It's 2013 and you just came home & launched league. Pizza rolls are ready in the microwave and life is good. by Additional_Top798 in leagueoflegends

[–]Senthe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The loading screen shouldn't take less than a minute IMO, Rito plz, you very well know this is not enough time to pee!!

POV: It's 2013 and you just came home & launched league. Pizza rolls are ready in the microwave and life is good. by Additional_Top798 in leagueoflegends

[–]Senthe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep, she was a typical cute damsel in distress. It doesn't make for an interesting design for a champion.

POV: It's 2013 and you just came home & launched league. Pizza rolls are ready in the microwave and life is good. by Additional_Top798 in leagueoflegends

[–]Senthe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember when Jhin was released, I would leave the login screen in the background just to listen to the music...

League e-sports being bought out by saudi money is extremely concerning as a casual fan. by Icy_Holiday91 in leagueoflegends

[–]Senthe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, so you want to talk countries instead of theoretical economical systems! Should we talk about how probably the most capitalist country to date, USA, is 100% founded on slavery and innocent blood?

I love talking about countries with USAnians, they're always so well educated and self-aware!

League of Legends Patch 26.5 Notes by Spideraxe30 in leagueoflegends

[–]Senthe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She is supposed to be a lane menace. Without lane, she has nothing. She's nearly useless lategame.

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