Why use combos?

[Sigma]

Hey, just started playing the game, and it's really good. I might have missed something in the tutorial, but what do you get by performing combos? extra coins?

[Thomas Goblinz]

Hey there!

At first, combos are just satisfying :D
But then yup, in some specific shop, you can buy perks that gives you bonuses with combos (money, instant recharge of the tile that ended the combo, cursing ennemies remaining, and so on)

Thanks for your kind message!

[Larc1n]

the combo items are very good, got tons of money from the one that give extra coin per combo yesterday, made me extreamly rich in that run

[Galaxia]

Also there is an achievement for doing a lot of combos during a run.

[ImmutableTruth]

I feel there should be a bit more always on benefit. Increase drops, cool down bonus, or something like that.

[Stardust]

What is a combo? I have multiple artifacts rewarding combos. And no matter how many tiles I use to kill someone they don't activate. I'm confused.

[Lime]

Originally posted by ImmutableTruth:

I feel there should be a bit more always on benefit. Increase drops, cool down bonus, or something like that.

i agree with this. At higher days combos are often inefficient and lead to me taking damage. So it loses the coolness. I would like to see an increase/chance of more money dropped from combo kills.

[Drax]

Originally posted by Stardust:

What is a combo? I have multiple artifacts rewarding combos. And no matter how many tiles I use to kill someone they don't activate. I'm confused.

Combos are multiple kills in the same turn.

Originally posted by Lime:

Originally posted by ImmutableTruth:

I feel there should be a bit more always on benefit. Increase drops, cool down bonus, or something like that.

i agree with this. At higher days combos are often inefficient and lead to me taking damage. So it loses the coolness. I would like to see an increase/chance of more money dropped from combo kills.

There's an upgrade that gives you more money for combo kills already. Combo kills are typically only inefficient if you're going to take damage and if you're going to take damage you're not going to do the combo regardless of whether or not it gives you a bonus or not.

The price of the upgrade could be cheaper maybe but that's about it. I never really see a great need in taking it, even in higher days where money is scarce.

[Mustardoish]

I'd disagree with the above. Combos are in that sense inefficient that you typically kill of the enemies forcing a respawn while at the same time depleting your combat resources. That can naturally put you in a situation that leaves you very vulnerable. Of course, the updates that refill the cooldown help with that massively.
But yeah, comboing in the early levels for the sake of having a combo is dangerousand gives zero upside from a strategic perspective.