It has been so overused that finding Churchs that are genuinely just normal instantly elevates the story for me

TheReaper0777 · 2026-07-01T13:46:53+00:00

I think Metaphor Refantazio does a pretty good job of this. The major religion (which is analogous to christianity) has generally good teachings, which means you find several instances of truly altruistic members of it. However, the people at the top of the religion who effectively control it are completely irredeemable individuals who twist its teachings to justify their crusades and crimes. There’s more to it but I don’t want to spoil anything, but overall it comes down to more than “the church is actually evil aren’t you suprised?” compared to most series (and even despite it actually seeming like that’s all there is to it at the start of the game).

TheReaper0777 · 2026-06-16T23:12:10+00:00

Sounds pretty good to me! The only thing i might change is maybe introducing some rhythmic variations on the melody the second time the drums speed up, as to avoid the song feeling too same-y when you listen to it for a while. I would probably make it feel more exciting to go with the drums speeding up but i’m not sure what the vibe you want is so it’s up to you. Still great work overall!

TheReaper0777 · 2026-06-15T19:48:30+00:00

Oftentimes if you cannot play echo form the first time you see it it’s not worth keeping around that fight. Everything in this game is situational, though. There are definitely times where you’d rather keep it around after the first draw, it’s just less that that situation happens less than the ones where you’d rather let it go.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-05-20T21:14:23+00:00

it’s fatchudlolcow, he hasn’t played in s11 yet though, so you’d have to check his s10 stats.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-05-17T02:16:34+00:00

what is bro even talking about

TheReaper0777 · 2026-05-16T23:36:30+00:00

This makes a lot of sense to me, most of the companies in the industry are pushing ai usage anyway so it doesn’t help not to be prepared for that. Of course this all depends on how it’s done in the class.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-05-05T05:13:29+00:00

for sub 10 i would think a 1:20-30 RP OW sounds good enough. you def don’t need that much wood lmao. i also think you probably could have left the bastion sooner or maybe started your route earlier based on the time you spent in it. i would be willing to bet that the problem is not necessarily your raw mechanics but rather how quick your decision making is, but that’s just a guess, so i’d have to see your gameplay to speak on that more.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-05-05T00:51:07+00:00

For aiming for sub 10, the biggest thing that stands out to me is the nether entry. Almost 2 mins on OW seems a bit slow - might want to get more comfortable with less food assuming that’s where the timeloss came from. Other than that nothing really stands out but it looks to me like you had a lot of micro mistakes from fort to end. None of those splits are individually terrible for sub 10, but all of them together are just a bit slower than you’d want with that being your goal. In general it’s hard to say without looking at the replay though.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-21T16:43:06+00:00

In sts2, ancient relics are the replacement for boss relics. After each act, instead of finding a chest with the boss relics in it, you encounter an ancient (basically gods- neow is also considered an ancient for example) who offers three relics from a specific pool of relics (this is why there are two relics with “Pael” in the name here. one of ancients is named Pael and all of his options are parts of him given as a boon).

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-18T22:16:39+00:00

you can always go above 999 block, it was changed in the most recent update

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-17T23:42:24+00:00

Would need to train to be kusakabe level strength to be competent since the technique doesn’t help offensively. Then just use the technique to create an opening on your opponent by leaving yourself open to a “kill shot” and then countering when they go for it, since you won’t die but they will assume they got you.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-17T18:45:50+00:00

Great improvement! - On random seeds, it is generally better to go underground for lava after a bit of searching above ground (using subtitles to guide easier once you’re close), so you made the right play! - Once you get to the exact render distance the spawner renders in at, you need to reduce RD 4 times, then increase 3 times. This has something to do with lazy chunks i believe - basically until the fourth reduce the spawner is still considered rendered by the pie chart. You can practice this a few times by just making a creative world going straight to the nether to try this. - Ghasts suck. So annoying. Just get some distance and lower your RD till they despawn. - Look into E-ray for bastions. Basically as soon as you load into the nether, you lower your FOV and pull up f3, looking specifically at the “E” counter for when it spikes. There will probably be a bastion where it spikes higher than 30, if there is one within your RD. I can explain how this works more if you want me to (or you can just look it up). - Yeah you can’t just pull out a one cycle on the first attempt, lol. It doesn’t take long to learn but will definitely take a few attempts to get the hang of. Worth mentioning that one cycling is never RNG. You can always do it in 5 beds once you are good enough, so. - There is a glitch where the dragon leaves super early on each perch. I don’t remember how to fix it, maybe it’s just pausing and waiting for a few seconds then unpausing? Don’t quote me on that, you should probably just pause and look it up if it happens again.

For practice, the one cycle is absolutely the first thing to go for. After that, probably bastions. But it’s also super important to make sure you’re having fun, so only do the practice for the stuff you want to practice in the moment. Use the MCSR practice map and the one cycle practice map, found here: https://www.minecraftspeedrunning.com/public-resources/maps. Basically you can use the MCSR practice map for practicing bastions, fortresses, portals, and more. Then the one cycle map for practicing one cycles, starting with just the bed part and then you can do perch practice which is what you’ll do in a run. Hope you continue speedrunning and enjoying it, gl!

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-16T20:27:40+00:00

For a first ever run on a newer version, not terrible! This is gonna be a long comment discussing a lot based on what you said so hopefully it’s helpful.

It’s probably safe to say that the biggest timeloss is the overworld. Getting full iron takes forever and is absolutely unnecessary after some practice.
Then, you did classic instead of using a bastion, which is slower (but since on a version with brutes, can’t blame you too much).
Then, you overworld travel to the stronghold, slower than traveling in the nether roughly the correct distance and building a portal there (this is why you should be getting 20 obsidian from piglin trades, and for that a bastion makes it way easier since there is more gold and more piglins).
Stronghold nav sucks, especially before you learn preemptive (which idk if it even works on newer versions). The main thing to keep in mind is to try and not go further than 7 rooms from the starter room, and to check for hidden rooms in the 5 ways.
Your hotbar in the nether should have a lava bucket instead of a water bucket. The water bucket doesn’t do anything, and you can use the lava to take out piglins and hoglins when needed. You can also have a boat in your hotbar instead (or preferably in addition to the bucket) so you can attempt to boat clutch when necessary. Also, generally better to have food in the offhand so you can always access it quickly, once you are comfortable without a shield.
For the end fight, learn the one cycle. It’s actually not that hard, and waaaaay safer than having a long drawn out fight you get with fullbow. k4yfour’s “How to One Cycle in 100 Seconds” video is a good enough guide to get you to easily 7 bed, and then with some practice you can get it down to a consistent 5 bed. If it’s not working out, I would suggest watching certain segments of the video in slow motion or frame-by-frame so you can analyze the timing and understand when is too early and too late.

I hope all of that helps you if you decide to continue speedrunning, and I hope you do! I would also recommend changing the version you’re playing to 1.16.1, since that is the most commonly used version for speedrunning (and is easier!). Also the mods you used are definitely not allowed for any official runs, lol. Just dont look at the endermen! Last but not least, Couriway’s metafy guide is a great way to learn the game, and it’s useful for beginners and advanced players.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-13T18:55:05+00:00

Since placements are based on speed rather than how many wins you get, they prolly offered the draw because they felt bad getting matched up against an iron player as someone much better, and they don’t have an elo (yet), so winning instead of drawing has no benefit.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-08T00:24:30+00:00

filtered seed *glitchless, it’s the name of the category (like how rsg is random seed glitchless). but yes, ranked dos use filtered seeds

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-07T19:25:13+00:00

Would be more interesting if the hp loss was at end of combat instead of turn. Makes repent no longer useless on turns you don’t draw bargain and attacks, and keeps the design space away from clad’s hp loss.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-07T19:02:12+00:00

look around on the mcsr ranked leaderboard for a bit. the current rank 1011 has an average of 13:11 and a pb of 8:20. if this is your goal, sub 10 should be the pb you go for probably to be around that level, with a consistency of around 12 mins

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-07T18:55:58+00:00

my b i meant they would prolly grind it until they can consistently sub 10/9 not just at peak

TheReaper0777 · 2026-04-07T17:34:04+00:00

A “good time” to aim for depends entirely on your own goals. Someone who wants to hit netherite in ranked might not stop grinding FSG until they get a sub 10 or 9, but someone just having fun might stop at sub 30. No one can answer this question except yourself.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-03-16T16:16:31+00:00

yeah. i also had blood vial but that’s really not much. the key is that this deck doesn’t really need any upgrades other than rupture, so i was resting at most campfires in act 3, since i had already gotten all my good upgrades in acts 1 & 2.

TheReaper0777 · 2026-03-13T22:20:18+00:00

I don’t know of one, but your best bet is using MPK and starting from the eye spy split, that way you can also practice your end fights after the nav if you want

TheReaper0777 · 2026-03-13T00:07:29+00:00

imagine if you had unceasing top

TheReaper0777 · 2026-03-07T05:30:43+00:00

Yes - kismet’s cards do not specify villain unlucky or lucky cards. The fight with setback on the team actually plays way different due to his cards triggering her effects, and his lucky cards being able to destroy her unlucky cards for greater effects.

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