When will the cat meta end?

[Fishtank Cleaner]

I am losing interest in playing with nearly 100 hours in due to the cat meta. Look, going infinite in a bonkers way is hilarious and one of the main reasons I keep getting drawn back over and over again but the cat meta is just too easy.

[thelefthorse]

I kind of agree, but there's a simple fix for it: stop taking cats. That's what I've done. I only allow myself one cat--the one I begin the game with, and that puts an end to the craziness immediately (at least in regard to cats).

[TwoLesbiansInATrenchcoat]

Originally posted by thelefthorse:

I kind of agree, but there's a simple fix for it: stop taking cats. That's what I've done. I only allow myself one cat--the one I begin the game with, and that puts an end to the craziness immediately (at least in regard to cats).

I had to self-impose the same rule with Eldritch Creature

[icywarrior721]

What is the cat meta

[thelefthorse]

Originally posted by icywarrior721:

What is the cat meta

With the Essences that were added in the last couple of content updates, cats can become seriously over-powered. There are essences that give them permanent multipliers, can turn them into wildcards, etc. And since essences break, you can get them more than once, so you can end up with cats that are wildcards and multiplied by crazy numbers.

It's fun for a time or two, but it's more fun, I think, to need to find different ways to win.

Edit: That's a thought/suggestion. Have runs where the game imposes a constraint, say no cats, no gems, etc. Could be fun.

[HeraldOfOpera]

Cats have nine lives, so... how many times have they nerfed it?

[Faray]

Sure cats are strong when it works out but I've played the game plenty of times to barely see any cats or never get an essences for cats.

[Drecon]

It helps to only play until 777. On that level the Cats aren't that much more interesting than a lot of other symbols. Cats only really break the game in endless.

[kilotangoalpha]

Literally how has anyone gotten 13 cats?

[Fishtank Cleaner]

Originally posted by Drecon:

It helps to only play until 777. On that level the Cats aren't that much more interesting than a lot of other symbols. Cats only really break the game in endless.

you are correct now that I think about it...

[Sergius]

even in endless I found that rabbits with moons are the quickest way to get the billion.

[thelefthorse]

Originally posted by kilotangoalpha:

Literally how has anyone gotten 13 cats?

Yeah, I haven't tried for that one, but you don't need to for the cat meta to kick in. All the other cat-focused essences are more than enough to 'break' the game as it were.

Originally posted by Sergius:

even in endless I found that rabbits with moons are the quickest way to get the billion.

That's a good way, for sure. Lots of others just as good, though.