Does anyone go into challenge rooms like... ever? If so why?

[Hazard]

They still are an avoid for me, see no point as they are super hard (harder than bosses for sure) and rewards feels pretty crap unless im missing something.

I feel liek the "reward " is missing from "risk/reward" here ... am I wrong?

[Guzma]

Yes
-Depending on your run you can kill the enemies for health (Skuld)
-Extra coin for Herfjotur
-Extra coin to spend in general
-Chance at better loot

I will say however be careful when going into those challenge rooms some enemies spawn those weak ass bubble damage attack that expand.

[Stabbey]

Mainly just if you need a few extra coins to reach a certain amount. Even then only do the first phase unless you're really hopeful.

[MaD_FiLorvuS]

Roguelike games is always about trading. If you have Steal Life, The Quest(activated), Circlet of the Serpentine, Dragon Skin etc. or book charge like snap fingers you can trade some of your resources for coins or item/upgrade. I usually try to do all 3 waves, sometimes not in 1 go, use book on first wave, continue to clear rest of the floor, come back on second wave when book is ready again.

[Naftak]

If I'm playing a one-hit character, I usually will only do the first wave if I need a few more coins to buy something.

Any other character where I can afford to take a hit or two, yeah, I'll usually do all three waves.

[็]

Depends, the first fight is little more than a normal room of the floor so its not so bad, but i couldnt go in with low damage and a pistol, especially past the very first floor probably. I like to do em for an extra coin for sure if im not playing odr on a later floor

also a problem id say is with like vanaheim 2's first challenge is ALWAYS 8 fly nests and its ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ horrible never do that one.

[Soren]

I always died if I chose to go there before the update. I'm feeling it's quite easier now though.

[Red]

The main question is:
Do you need some coins for a game breaking item and you already cleared all other rooms?

[StoryEdge]

Originally posted by Stabbey:

Mainly just if you need a few extra coins to reach a certain amount. Even then only do the first phase unless you're really hopeful.

This unless I've gotten myself killer DPS. If I have Celestial Drumroll I'll use it to cheese wave 3, and if I have the healing spell that recharges with time I may play lame and win games since I can full heal after each wave but even then it's risky.

[doctor]

Every time. But this thing it scares me: https://bulletsperminute.wiki/mediawiki/images/6/6a/Reaper.png

[Mazorca Jones]

Came into the forums looking for a challenge room thread...

For the first floor, to me they feel like they are a little too hard for the reward you get. I get that it's a challenge room, and it's definitely challenging which is fine. But getting a single coin in a chest makes the challenge not worth it to me for the risk of getting hit 1 or 2 times (especially when 25hp costs 2 coins at the store).

That said, most of the challenge for me comes from flies, especially because it's the first floor. They take a lot of hits if you're not upgraded or using the basic pistol, they have long range when you (probably) don't since it's the first floor, and they are harder to hit (small size, flying, quick movement).

Ideas for making challenge rooms worthwhile on the first floor:
- Leave the difficulty the same but increase the quality if the rewards
- Or, make the room easier, probably by reducing the amount of flies in them.

[Hazard]

Originally posted by Mazorca Jones:

Came into the forums looking for a challenge room thread...

For the first floor, to me they feel like they are a little too hard for the reward you get. I get that it's a challenge room, and it's definitely challenging which is fine. But getting a single coin in a chest makes the challenge not worth it to me for the risk of getting hit 1 or 2 times (especially when 25hp costs 2 coins at the store).

That said, most of the challenge for me comes from flies, especially because it's the first floor. They take a lot of hits if you're not upgraded or using the basic pistol, they have long range when you (probably) don't since it's the first floor, and they are harder to hit (small size, flying, quick movement).

Ideas for making challenge rooms worthwhile on the first floor:
- Leave the difficulty the same but increase the quality if the rewards
- Or, make the room easier, probably by reducing the amount of flies in them.

Agreed. Unfortunately the biggest issue with the game is balance, ITems either OP or trash, and u are either OP or weak imo.

they wont change anything now though, game is done with no more updates :(

Game had a lot of potential and the small team did really well but it could have been epic , but its pretty average in general as a Rogulite