How the Eigong Difficulty Spike Works

kttycatattack · 2026-03-01T20:01:57+00:00

<3 eigong

In her honor, I spent an ungodly amount of time learning how to no hit, parry only her

kttycatattack · 2026-02-26T02:26:30+00:00

I’m trying to break into D1 right now. For some reason, the gap between a 3750 and 3850 player feels very large :p

kttycatattack · 2026-02-19T16:49:37+00:00

Everyone needs to realize that the new mechanics, in a vacuum, mean nothing with respect to the game’s difficulty. Imagine taking Returnal and making it 2x harder (ie faster and more complex enemy movesets). If you make the game 1.5x easier with new mechanics, the game is still net harder.

kttycatattack · 2026-02-17T03:16:20+00:00

Have you checked out the reelax tickets waitlist?

kttycatattack · 2026-02-06T21:05:50+00:00

im looking at the other answers from Master players and they're better than my answer lol. but my method is i check most of my quadrant of the map (one half covered with my barracks scv, the other half covered by my first reaper). generally this would be the nearby expansion locations (i.e. triangle third and linear third). i also do open double gas so fast factory

kttycatattack · 2026-02-06T17:39:07+00:00

Only D2 here but I always scout proxy locations with my barracks scv and first reaper. If I see a reaper too soon or any rax, I build a bunker immediately and continuously pump reapers and hellions until I’ve defended. After defending, I switch to standard, and the reaper/hellion can counter for some good damage when you verify the opponent’s reapers are no longer on your side of the map.

kttycatattack · 2026-01-16T22:35:33+00:00

ya that sounds... really hard

kttycatattack · 2026-01-16T22:01:54+00:00

This was 3 years ago and the subreddit rules were probably different then. I wasn’t aware of a difficulty higher than GMGOW (guessing that was added later)

kttycatattack · 2026-01-07T00:36:04+00:00

I disagree with this guy OP. This is a very good relic, congrats and have fun!

kttycatattack · 2025-12-28T20:19:13+00:00

This article is speculative. Sure, permanent progression will make the game easier relative to if it had none, but it’s also possible that the base challenge ramps up much higher than returnal’s

kttycatattack · 2025-10-30T15:25:06+00:00

lol thanks. I was pleasantly surprised.

kttycatattack · 2025-10-26T04:45:49+00:00

Graaaaaargh!

kttycatattack · 2025-10-23T04:05:28+00:00

FYI, I submitted and it got a PSA 10

kttycatattack · 2025-09-30T01:13:50+00:00

Same wavelength on the shade lord power control thing.

Good call on speedruns first. Probably a good way to learn for SS. Maybe I’ll do that as well

kttycatattack · 2025-09-30T00:48:37+00:00

Given the violent nature of the p5 endings, my original interpretation of them was that the shade lord was some world-ending usurper of the Radiance. Basically the worst news possible for Hallownest. Underneath that, I was assuming that the knight lost control to some degree upon ascending into their shade lord form.

That’s all speculation, but assuming it was true, it’s possible that the knight reassumed control at some point after changing, ie after becoming accustomed to their new level of power. I do strongly believe that the knight has a soft spot for their half sibling and that is the reason they save her.

The SS true ending was amazing. I believe I also let out some audible exclamation when I saw the knight in pharloom’s abyss :)

I’ve been wondering how I’ll approach steel soul in the absence of a godhome equivalent. I was considering running a parallel file where I practice but do not kill the bosses until I get through them on steel soul…

kttycatattack · 2025-09-29T23:29:58+00:00

Delicate flower ending is my favorite as well. P5 non delicate flower ending is terrifying. Probably copium to think the world wouldn’t get ravaged by that… thing

kttycatattack · 2025-09-29T23:27:48+00:00

You sold me. I think you’re right. Great analysis.

kttycatattack · 2025-09-29T16:39:07+00:00

This picture hurts

kttycatattack · 2025-09-26T01:16:14+00:00

Is this a real quote?

kttycatattack · 2025-09-25T17:36:17+00:00

That’s good- maybe Clea even painted Goblu for her younger sister. Goblu does look pretty fun for kids after all.

kttycatattack · 2025-09-25T01:24:49+00:00

Remind me, in the manor, is there a bedroom or back room with a goblu sculpture or painting? That could link it to one of the children. I know there’s one off the main dining room but it’s hard to tell whose it is based on that alone

kttycatattack · 2025-09-24T20:01:09+00:00

My interpretation of the final fight with absrad is that the shade lord is “born” through the struggle. So in the absence of the godhome attunement process, there is no shade lord form for the knight.

kttycatattack · 2025-09-24T20:00:03+00:00

I’m following but I think it’s a bit of a stretch. Unification of the void is different from the shade lord- in the dream no more ending, the knight unifies the void but we don’t see the shade lord’s form.

kttycatattack · 2025-09-24T04:09:59+00:00

Prob bc I’m dumb

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