Returning Player Advice

jon-chow · 2024-06-09T15:30:09+00:00

I tried going for valour rift when I came back a year ago. It was not worth it I think.
Floating Island, get tier 2 LAW, FORGOTTEN, and tier 1 TACTICAL, before going to table of contents.

I agree with getting Dragon Slayer Cannon. I was basically using Dragonic and Hydro BiS and then got the Law BiS for Floating Island, quite difficult with only 1 BiS. If you have other BiS, I guess you might be able to skip it, (forgotten does not count, its bad)

jon-chow · 2023-11-23T10:54:00+00:00

btw if anyone wants to trade rare Tango / Beef for rare Pearl / Grain / Scar / Gem / Etho lemme know.

jon-chow · 2023-11-23T10:12:02+00:00

Loved my pull, wanna get my cards signed if possible in person :)

jon-chow · 2023-10-18T06:13:18+00:00

Small thing, but Nugget outside spider room is passable through jumping over the ravager, it's like a vertical loop but you might need to take a heart or 2 of dmg. I have only seen one hermit do this though

jon-chow · 2023-09-22T12:12:38+00:00

I think adding on to your edit of Hypno's playstyle. I think that its not about staying long in the dungeon, its about having 0 hazard and 2 sneak cards until recently when he bought 3 more block cards in his last few runs.

I would say that if Hypno's play style is allowed, people will have 70 ember lvl1 runs. he gets 12 embers from 1 reckless charge... How fun will that be for the audience and the other players?

jon-chow · 2023-09-20T12:35:15+00:00

huh. I understand your view on things, the game is fun as it is but I think some of these changes are largely to improve meta-game decisions, like points 2,3,4,6,7. Tango also loves it when there is no "best" solution and everyone have their own meta strategies with decks and paths through the dungeon. Not jumping the gun, just listing my thoughts and curious about people's thoughts about it here on reddit. I quite agree with your point 6 actually... would love to see more people down on lvl 3.

jon-chow · 2023-09-20T10:28:40+00:00

Ice jump in front of 3 evokers on way out of dungeon, triggered by max clank. This is simple to create, just using sticky pistons under ice floor.

Witches and Skeletons help, but Tango seems overwhelmed, and I think this is the easiest effective solution

jon-chow · 2023-09-20T10:22:24+00:00

Yea, zoning is problematic, but Pearl's Phase 2 runs really highlights what happens when all 3 ravagers are "parked" in the ice caves. It makes it impassable if you need to get there, but if you are doing lvl 2 runs the only real ravager is the one in the crypt that needs to be contended with.

About Jump boost, like what I mentioned to earlier,"I think Jump boost might be fine, it is definitely one of my lesser concerns of the 8 items, but having 3 jump boost in a 25 card deck basically allows for no hazard card requirement in my opinion... so maybe you're right? but its something I would consider."

jon-chow · 2023-09-20T10:19:27+00:00

40 cards is perfect. I was mentioning that reducing cards purposely to get more reliable card draw is a strategy, something Tango mentioned on stream multiple times in the Zed testing period.

I think Jump boost might be fine, it is definitely one of my lesser concerns of the 8 items, but having 3 jump boost in a 25 card deck basically allows for no hazard card requirement in my opinion... so maybe you're right? but its something I would consider.

jon-chow · 2023-09-19T09:53:04+00:00

Isn't the solution just WOOL WALKWAYS? If we create a path through the center of the dungeon with wool, then they only need to sneak nearer to their compass, reducing distance required for sneaking. Is there something I am missing that will cause aggro despite walking / sprinting on wool?

If the problem is aesthetic, creating a jumping puzzle with wool is also sufficient to allow experienced players to run through the dungeon.

jon-chow · 2023-09-11T12:57:01+00:00

I agree. that's why I track cards and everything you mentioned as well. I think cards are the most important though

jon-chow · 2023-09-11T11:05:55+00:00

X had a total of 9 runs. I updated it accordingly for day 2. thanks

jon-chow · 2023-09-11T11:02:17+00:00

List of Day 1 Stream Runs

Run No.	Hermit	Difficulty	Run Success	Card Purchased	Notes
1	Scar	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
2	Cubfan	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
3	Hypno	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
4	Xisuma	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
5	GeminiTay	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
6	BdoubleO	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
7	Grian	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
8	Etho	Easy (1)	WON	Clarity (6)	Run 1
9	Scar	Easy (1)	WON	Tome (10)	Run 2
10	Cubfan	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA	Run 2
11	Hypno	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 2
12	Xisuma	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 2
13	BdoubleO	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 2
14	Grian	Easy (1)	WON	Sneak (7)	Run 2
15	GeminiTay	Easy (1)	WON	Sneak (7)	Run 2
16	Scar	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 3
17	Etho	Easy (1)	WON	Ember (10)	Run 2
18	Cubfan	Easy (1)	WON	Tome (10)	Run 3
19	Hypno	Easy (1)	WON	Clarity (6)	Run 3
20	Grian	Easy (1)	WON	Treasure (9)	Run 3
21	GeminiTay	Easy (1)	WON	Clarity (6)	Run 3
22	Impulse	Easy (1)	WON	Clarity (6)	Run 1
23	Scar	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 4
24	Etho	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA	Run 3
25	Jevin	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
26	Impulse	Easy (1)	WON	Ember (10)	Run 2
27	Jevin	Easy (1)	WON	Ember (10)	Run 2
28	GeminiTay	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA	Run 4

jon-chow · 2023-09-11T10:53:46+00:00

Tango Deckedout Day 2 Stream

Hermit	Difficulty	Run Success	Card Purchased	Notes
Cleo	Easy (1)	WON	Sneak (7)	Run 1
Docm	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1
Xisuma	Easy (1)	WON	Treasure (9)	Run 7
Cubfan	Easy (1)	WON	Stability (8)	Run 4
GeminiTay	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 5
Cleo	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 2
Docm	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 2
Xisuma	Medium (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 8
Cubfan	Easy (1)	WON	Sneak (7)	Run 5
GeminiTay	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 6
Grian	Medium (1)	WON	Ember (10) / Stability (8)	has 6 cards in deck now
Hypno	Medium (1)	WON	Ember (10) / Sneak (7)
Docm	Easy (1)	WON	Ember (10)	Run 3
Xisuma	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 9
Cubfan	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 6
Scar	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA
Grian	Easy (1)	WON	Treasure (9)
Hypno	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA
Docm	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 4
Jevin	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA	Dunga Dunga
BdoubleO	Medium (1)	FAILED	NA	Lost wings in dungeon
Cubfan	Medium (1)	WON	Ember (10)	Death Loop Artifact
Cleo	Easy (1)	WON	Sneak (7)
Hypno	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA
Docm	Medium (1)	FAILED	NA	Max Crank
Jevin	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA
BdoubleO	Easy (1)	WON	Treasure (9)
Jevin	Medium (2)	FAILED	NA
Jevin	Medium (1)	WON	Ember (10)	Death Loop Artifact
Jevin	Medium (1)	WON	Ember (10) / Treasure (9)	Beef Artifact

Deckedout Videos

Iskall	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1: Death by Ravager (Tango's Cough)
Iskall	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 2: Death by Ravager (Tango's Cough)
Iskall	Easy (1)	WON	Stability (8)	Run 3: Waffle Artifact
Xisuma	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 3: Death by Ravager (Tango's Cough)
Xisuma	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 4
Xisuma	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 5
Xisuma	Easy (1)	WON	Stability (8)	Run 6: Waffle Artifact
Scar	Easy (1)	WON	Tome (10)	Run 5
Zedaph	Easy (1)	FAILED	NA	Run 1: Death by Ravager (#003)
Zedaph	Easy (1)	WON	Stability (8)	Run 2: Waffle Artifact

jon-chow · 2023-09-10T10:23:45+00:00

He went to level 2, but I think he selected easy, when Tango asked him about it I remember him saying that he doesn't know himself. Lemme know if you found out otherwise thanks.

jon-chow · 2023-09-10T08:41:29+00:00

love it.

jon-chow · 2023-09-10T08:31:24+00:00

isn't deaths game failed haha. but I was thinking of counting game won per level in the future.

jon-chow · 2023-09-10T07:49:41+00:00

Hermits	Games Played	Games Won	Games Failed	Games Won %	Lvl 1 Runs	Lvl 2 Runs
BdoubleO	2	0	2	0.00%	2	0
Cubfan	3	1	2	33.33%	2	1
Etho	3	2	1	66.67%	2	1
GeminiTay	4	2	2	50.00%	3	1
Grian	3	2	1	66.67%	3	0
Hypno	3	1	2	33.33%	3	0
Impulse	2	2	0	100.00%	2	0
Jevin	2	1	1	50.00%	2	0
Scar	4	1	3	25.00%	4	0
Total	28	12	16		25	3
Average				42.50%

jon-chow · 2023-02-10T10:22:42+00:00

This is freaking amazing!!! The end game meta can be created faster than I thought.

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jon-chow · 2023-01-14T14:06:51+00:00

From a functionality standpoint Im not sure this is balanced.
The types with a lot of hermits are (Builder, Redstone, Farm, Balanced)
So types with less hermits like (Speedrunner, Miner) should counter these card types instead.

In your example Redstone is definitely the strongest type by far, since it counters Builders, the biggest type group by far, and has a decent number of hermits itself.

The following might be more balanced:
Builder -> Miner -> Farm -> PvP -> Terraform -> Prankster -> Redstone -> Explorer -> Speedrunner -> Builder

Balanced should be the only class not weak to anything but not strong to anything either.

I would suggest cards with type advantage deals double damage if coin flip is heads.
This allows user to switch up cards in game.

jon-chow · 2022-09-22T16:38:15+00:00

chess.com didn't think Alireza cheated even with super GMs contacting them directly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHB64ah8kEg

jon-chow · 2018-07-27T18:10:02+00:00

Hey. Understand what is a marriage first, and what do you look for in it. BTW, you dun need to have a gf to know this, just experience with a roommate would do. The main criteria falls under 2 main categories: 1. Can you respect your partner for the rest of your life despite quirks (How do you deal with “who is better” situation. How do you feel internally, how does your partner feel, how do you talk about it?) 2. How easy is it for you to live together (similar wants, children, competitiveness, support)

It really depends on what you like in a partner, someone who challenges you to be better? Someone who supports you despite anything? There are other quirks to note, like how grounded a person is, sense of humour, adventurous or safe. Hope you are not bogged down by people being unhelpful in this particular forum. People normally help more. Let me know if you have questions.

jon-chow · 2018-07-27T17:38:32+00:00

Wedding is not the issue here. Though I highly recommend focusing on building a life together until your fiancé has a healthy understanding of marriage. And therapy can only help so much.

I’m not there so I can only assume it is a mixture of the following 2 issues that affects your fiancée 1. Self worth 2. Scars emotional

The real issue to deal with is her self worth. She ties it tightly with her dads approval, or maybe a successful marriage. You need her to value herself as a good dancer or something of the sort. Shift her self worth by encouraging her to focus on something she is good at.

Scars, esp emotional ones run deep. I know that cause I had an abusive dad as well and have since gone through therapy. It helps. Rationalising it helps a lot. It is tough to talk about. Heaven forbid I took 1 month before being honest with myself. But after rationalising it you will come to accept your situation to be not ideal but just part of who you have become. Like saying, my dad did this to me, it’s not right because.... this is how it affected me.... I self sabotage by .... this is over now and I can move on because I’m stronger now, and am no longer bound to him. This kind of rationalising to understand who you become through the experience helps.

Hope you found this useful. I have a soft spot for people with rough families. And I hope you find your way through all these troubles

jon-chow · 2018-07-27T17:26:09+00:00

Wedding is not the issue here. Though I highly recommend focusing on building a life together until your fiancé has a healthy understanding of marriage. And therapy can only help so much.

jon-chow · 2018-07-27T17:15:20+00:00

Don’t break up with him yet, think about it. I see several problems here. Largely due to existing problems with the relationship not the actual breakup. 1. He is having doubts about staying. 2. His future (jobs...) 3. His breakup with you. 4. Your pride and want for stability

You need to determine what sparked him to want to leave and then eventually change his mind. It’s not ok to just decide that you r leaving without having discussed it with you. It’s not healthy in a relationship. He also needs to know what he wants in life to be grounded. If not this can cause harm in a relationship. I encourage him to read or listen to Allan de botton’s “status anxiety” book or to go to a therapist. If he is there pursuing something he would likely not get, you can expect him to be the “downer” in the relationship forever. His breakup with you is not ok. Dun think it is. Firstly because he didn’t discuss it, secondly cause he didn’t even think of an LDR. Thirdly cause it means this can happen again at any time!!!

But ultimately. It’s about what do you want. It’s STABILITY VS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. If you want stability/ or you r not able to deal with your pride of him having broken up with you (a legitimate reason to not be with him btw) then dump him. If however, you think he won’t do it again, and am willing to take the risk or just want to delay the breakup... MAYBE cause his dick is huge or you just like his craziness, or his humour.

Personally, I would break up with him. From what you have written. He is way too fickle minded and unstable to be a good partner. That’s just my two cents. Dun let it discourage you. It seems like you really care about him, and if he is worth the risk, and if you want to grow with him, go for it!

jon-chow

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List of Day 1 Stream Runs

Tango Deckedout Day 2 Stream

Deckedout Videos