Broken Hero Sword is overpowered.

[AlexRubashkin]

Final form of Broken Hero Sword completely trivializes the game. Worse, you can make it almost every run without sacrificing too much of other aspects of your build.

[pi73r]

3/4 of the stuff in this game is overpowered, you will have to play full cinder

[AlexRubashkin]

Originally posted by pi73r:

3/4 of the stuff in this game is overpowered, you will have to play full cinder

No, not as much as Broken Hero Sword. This is basically guaranteed early legendary, and one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) to boot.
In fact, I'm playing full Cinder (I have 100% achievements already). With proper build and BHS you can kill bosses almost instantly even with Cinder 16.

[Andry9726]

Originally posted by AlexRubashkin:

Originally posted by pi73r:

3/4 of the stuff in this game is overpowered, you will have to play full cinder

No, not as much as Broken Hero Sword. This is basically guaranteed early legendary, and one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) to boot.
In fact, I'm playing full Cinder (I have 100% achievements already). With proper build and BHS you can kill bosses almost instantly even with Cinder 16.

What class do you use with the broken hero sword?

[Andry9726]

Originally posted by AlexRubashkin:

Originally posted by pi73r:

3/4 of the stuff in this game is overpowered, you will have to play full cinder

No, not as much as Broken Hero Sword. This is basically guaranteed early legendary, and one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) to boot.
In fact, I'm playing full Cinder (I have 100% achievements already). With proper build and BHS you can kill bosses almost instantly even with Cinder 16.

I don't even know how to evolve it

[pi73r]

Originally posted by AlexRubashkin:

Originally posted by pi73r:

3/4 of the stuff in this game is overpowered, you will have to play full cinder

No, not as much as Broken Hero Sword. This is basically guaranteed early legendary, and one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) to boot.
In fact, I'm playing full Cinder (I have 100% achievements already). With proper build and BHS you can kill bosses almost instantly even with Cinder 16.

Well, don't use it then. The good thing about it is it doesn't appear in normal loot pool.

[AlexRubashkin]

Originally posted by Zenzì, the magical machinist:

What class do you use with the broken hero sword?

You can use it effectively with any class. And even with any stat build. All variants of BHS's final form have huge scalings for all 3 stats.
To make it, you upgrade BHS to 3 level with Mithril in your inventory (you can even upgrade BHS to 3 level before getting Mithril, in that case sword will transform next time you visit blacksmith with Mithril), This will get you unupgraded Hero Sword, which you must upgrade to 4 level with -flex material (voltflex, darkflex, brightflex etc.) in your inventory.
So, basically, you need 120 gold, 2 boss rewards and 1 Whetstone.

[AlexRubashkin]

Originally posted by pi73r:

Well, don't use it then. The good thing about it is it doesn't appear in normal loot pool.

Yes, it's an option that i'm using currently.
But, IMO, it is a pretty glaring ballance issue. Developer himself written earlier:
"That being said, I still will nerf things that trivialize the game too much.
When the final final boss is getting killed within 10 seconds, things might got a bit out of hand."

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by AlexRubashkin:

Originally posted by Zenzì, the magical machinist:

What class do you use with the broken hero sword?

You can use it effectively with any class. And even with any stat build. All variants of BHS's final form have huge scalings for all 3 stats.
To make it, you upgrade BHS to 3 level with Mithril in your inventory (you can even upgrade BHS to 3 level before getting Mithril, in that case sword will transform next time you visit blacksmith with Mithril), This will get you unupgraded Hero Sword, which you must upgrade to 4 level with -flex material (voltflex, darkflex, brightflex etc.) in your inventory.
So, basically, you need 120 gold, 2 boss rewards and 1 Whetstone.

The actual checks are "Broken Hero Sword +3 equipped with mithril in inventory" and "Hero Sword +4 equipped with Fooflex in inventory". You could theoretically do it with 3 whetstones and the genie lamp event without ever entering a blacksmith room if you had god-tier RNG (and I've actually used the genie lamp half of that method at least once.)

[AlexRubashkin]

Originally posted by HeraldOfOpera:

The actual checks are "Broken Hero Sword +3 equipped with mithril in inventory" and "Hero Sword +4 equipped with Fooflex in inventory".

Thanks for correction.

[pi73r]

Originally posted by AlexRubashkin:

Originally posted by pi73r:

Well, don't use it then. The good thing about it is it doesn't appear in normal loot pool.

Yes, it's an option that i'm using currently.
But, IMO, it is a pretty glaring ballance issue. Developer himself written earlier:
"That being said, I still will nerf things that trivialize the game too much.
When the final final boss is getting killed within 10 seconds, things might got a bit out of hand."

I agree but as I said, after the recent update game is just too easy on a completely new level. Too much good stuff was added and no matter how you play you will end up with something OP.

[zverozvero]

Starting gift, 120 gold and item not guaranteed outside of Cinder 4 is steep requirement. Hope sword wont get run into the ground by adjustments. For all steps to get it deserves its power. At least weaker version like Fire one.

[Eggplant]

Originally posted by Zenzì, the magical machinist:

What class do you use with the broken hero sword?

I've been using Bandit for the extra gold gain, which helps with getting the 120 gold you need for the upgrades. The final forms of this weapon are so overpowered that as soon as you get it you've basically won the run. So the earlier you can get it to its final form, the better.

[Terran]

Not one, (1) (single) time have I gotten a whetstone when using the broken hero sword.

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by Terran:

Not one, (1) (single) time have I gotten a whetstone when using the broken hero sword.

Cinder 4 or lower, you can guarantee it by going into taverns once you have a rare (yellow) weapon or better. The repaired hero sword itself qualifies, so the only excuse is ignorance.

[Terran]

Originally posted by HeraldOfOpera:

Originally posted by Terran:

Not one, (1) (single) time have I gotten a whetstone when using the broken hero sword.

Cinder 4 or lower, you can guarantee it by going into taverns once you have a rare (yellow) weapon or better. The repaired hero sword itself qualifies, so the only excuse is ignorance.

I've only really been playing Cinder 12 and nothing else. I didn't know that though, thanks.