Bonus Stage Worthless

[Impudence]

Why can't I block these boxes? it's 2 minutes of wasted time that gives orange box bonuses at best. They might get buffs later, but right now I have to wait 30 seconds to fall in the holes if I accidentally go into one or close and reopen the game.

[Jerry]

There was once an option to deactivate bonus stages, but it was removed to discourage automated gaming. Right now it should not be that hard to avoid for you, if you are playing actively. Purple boxes stand out somewhat compared to normal ones, and if you do accidentially get one, you can still jump over the portal.

Bonus stages become one of your more powerful tools later, as they offer six silver boxes with a pretty good chance to stack boni, with no timer loss.

[Impudence]

This game doesn't exactly require your undivided attention. More often than not I'm just patting my phone while doing other stuff. We can block keys when the mini game during a period that it is weak. Why am I inconvenienced because the dev thinks people are cheating at his single player game?

[Jerry]

It's not so much about cheating, but rather, that the approach of the developer shifts every once in a while. That's when upgrades, that supported previous styles, get removed. Timer stacking through boss monsters is another case like that.

If your way of blind playing involves sound, you may at least notice from that, when a portal opens from a purple box and still try to dodge it.

[Aegolius Funereus]

I often jump over the portal, or even easier, when the purple box appears, I won't jump and wait for it to stop floating over my head (4 seconds?). Depends how I feel at that moment, if I want the bonus or not. But I find it fairly easy to avoid.

[Codester]

The point of them is to farm leather, farm sprit orbs, and farm the 7+ silver boxes you get from not falling, and to farm sword armory equips or bow armory equips.
Even if you don't need them you need the material from breaking down equipment to upgrade other things and for several very good temp items.

The only thing bonus stages such for is sp and cps once you pass mid to late game.

[SharpenedRazors]

Bro you're missing on armory items.

[☯DENIZ☯]

You can deactivate bonus stages using dark divinities

[zephyr_goldwing]

Originally posted by ☯DENIZ☯:

You can deactivate bonus stages using dark divinities

used to be able to - it was removed at some point