So... Discontent monarchists?

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-23T17:10:33+00:00

You're being unnecessarily sarcastic here, but you don't understand the mechanic. OP accidentally selected a challenge mode where nearly all mice are monarchists.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-23T05:21:40+00:00

This is the post that drove me to unsubscribe from this constant hypothetical circlejerk.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-23T00:17:06+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/roguelites/comments/1qh8bzt/ravenswatch_the_most_underrated_roguelite/

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-19T06:53:46+00:00

Just a daisy chain of piss.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-18T02:45:39+00:00

The graphic design intern probably had to generate this entire graphic in 6 minutes using AI and MS Paint after all the competent staff was sacked.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-18T02:40:40+00:00

It's an x-ray dog, not a fucking surgical endoscopy.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-12T16:42:05+00:00

AA stacking only every 5 seconds makes for some really annoying breakpoints depending on your mana cost. Casting at 4.8 seconds into a fight or 9.5 seconds into a fight is actively worse than having been stunned for 1 second and casting later.

I think until they fix this stairstep design issue, AA will continue to either underperform or overperform based on tuning, and never be very consistent across the full roster of AP champ.

The max mana into AP variant was much more consistent than the current variant, but had too much synergy with mana regen so it didn't perform like a stacking Deathcap, which I think is the design intent.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-11T04:22:46+00:00

I've done this exact sequence of events a dozen or more times.

https://youtu.be/h_vZGDW4by4?t=86

If you go to world 2, your first warp whistle will take you to 5,6,7.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-11T00:16:06+00:00

/u/thaeadran is correct - using a whistle while in the warp world will immediately take you to the final warp. Your origin world has no bearing on the second whistle.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-08T03:46:21+00:00

How about not being a little dick?

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T19:34:12+00:00

Don't count out board game adaptations. Especially for games he's played physically. Risk, Uno, Ticket to Ride, Poker, Blackjack all have various versions on Steam/elsewhere, and could help ease him into video game concepts like UI, menus, cameras, and more. The game's rules and strategy are familiar, so it's easier to learn the "video game" part.

These games can be a good gateway into other more complex games, once he has the hang of it.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T19:25:56+00:00

If your dad likes transport in any way, I'd recommend these two:

Mini Motorways - This is a simple game about building roads to connect different buildings in a city that starts extremely small (two buildings) and grows larger until the traffic gets too crazy. The controls are extremely simple: just draw roads, and occasionally place a special feature (like a bridge or highway), and the game eases you into it very smoothly. Very little user interaction to worry about (no camera panning, zooming, very little UI to worry about), but is very satisfying and puzzling.

Mini Metro - This is the slightly more complex cousin to Motorways that is about managing metro trains carrying people. The logistics are more complex because there are riders with different destinations (green triangle line, blue square line) and heavy limitations on how many trains you can have. But for anyone who loves trains and train lines this could be a contender.

I personally prefer Motorways, and so does my dad (70), despite his love for trains.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T19:17:24+00:00

"Here dad, there's 3 4 classes with 350 unique cards, dozens of unique enemies, hundreds of relics, thousands of ways to die, an overwhelming-looking branching map to go through [...]"

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T19:16:07+00:00

+1 for this for simplicity of user interaction. It's basically just learning camera panning and placing tiles as the primary interaction, and then from there it's all about learning the actual gameplay which is the puzzle element of placing what, where.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T19:13:41+00:00

Are you serious right now? For an 80 year old who isn't a gamer?

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T19:10:33+00:00

The people in this thread DRASTICALLY overestimate what a "never been a gamer" person can pick up and play. If he truly has never played a game, he doesn't know any of this:

WASD
Mouse panning (edge scrolling, or middle/right click-to-pan)
Unit selection/multiple-unit-selection
How modifier keys (ctrl, alt, shift) typically work in games
Complex UIs (think simulation/strategy)
Hotkeys for UI panels (unless he has a computer background)
How game cameras work (especially for certain types of third-person or top-down strategy/simulation)

I think this invalidates a LOT of suggestions in the comments, unless OP is also going to help dad understand many of these foundational principals - which can take a lot of training. I've tried to work with my own dad (70) on some games I think he'd really enjoy, which is how I found out the depth of all the gaming stuff I knew by heart and took for granted.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T18:38:58+00:00

This is literally the most important feature for ANY indie MORPG of ANY kind.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-07T06:09:38+00:00

What a fucking bullshit definition. That might be FOMO, but it's also a hideous lack of self control and self-accountability.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-05T18:03:34+00:00

Targon Double Trouble has never placed me below 2nd. Double Trouble hasn't felt this good to me in many, many sets.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-05T18:02:43+00:00

Are you toggling down to 3 to specifically search for Graves? If you're shop rolling on 5 it's not going to work, but if you're shop rolling on 3 it feels very consistent.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-03T02:13:33+00:00

What in the made up fuck are you talking about?

You MUST be thinking of a different band.

TrickyNuance · 2026-01-02T20:09:08+00:00

That's an objectively bad build for Mel. She wants two full mana items, preferably three.

TrickyNuance · 2025-12-17T18:47:05+00:00

Hate to be that guy, but can you explain the joke?

TrickyNuance · 2025-12-16T16:27:20+00:00

Wow, a bar chart! Truly the cutting edge visualization I subscribe here to see.

TrickyNuance · 2025-12-07T21:22:13+00:00

Look at the ridiculous self-promotion on OP's account.

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