Adjust first hand

[mr.mann]

I'd love to see the very first hand debuffed in some way; the only time I find myself not having fun while playing is during that initial hand without any opportunities for modifiers. Unfortunately with the RNG as is we see that starting state A LOT

[sab0t]

i don't think i understand what you mean. you think the first hand is too boring so you want it nerfed or debuffed somehow? like how exactly, do you have an example?

not trying to be mean or anything, i just don't get it

[symphony]

do you mean first hand of the run? yeah a starting relic would be nice or something. I sometimes just skip first two blinds if the rewards seem useable

[mr.mann]

Yes, exactly, the very first hand of a run. Honestly it could be as simple as lowering the amount of chips needed to 200. Just something to speed up that process before you see if the run will even be viable

[Weruat]

Originally posted by mr.mann:

Yes, exactly, the very first hand of a run. Honestly it could be as simple as lowering the amount of chips needed to 200. Just something to speed up that process before you see if the run will even be viable

Lowering the Chips would lower every Ante after for the first blind

[packy17]

Hieroglyph can actually take you down to Ante 0 if you get it on 1. The boss blind is 200, I think.

[mr.mann]

Originally posted by Weruat:

Lowering the Chips would lower every Ante after for the first blind

How does that work?

[Weruat]

Originally posted by mr.mann:

Originally posted by Weruat:

Lowering the Chips would lower every Ante after for the first blind

How does that work?

The blinds are doubled every Ante

[DigitalBoy]

The first few rounds are definitely the most boring. If its not worth skipping you just wind up fishing for flushes or whatever every single time

[S♥ShiMe]

first round is usually the hardest (most exciting imo) tbh, you have to consider realllllllll hard whether to skip buying anything, or skip the blinds etc. Because even getting 1 tarot card can bring you to round 3 easily and can move you forward really fast.

[Goblin]

Originally posted by mr.mann:

Originally posted by Weruat:

Lowering the Chips would lower every Ante after for the first blind

How does that work?

All score requirements use the same formula. The ante has a score, the small blind requires 1x that score, the big blind 1.5x, and the boss 2x - except the Needle (1x but one hand) and the two large blind bosses (4x and 6x). So you'd make the entire first ante easier at the very least.
Not 100% sure what the formula for ante requirements are, especially since they get modified on higher stakes. Even if you changed the formula to keep all later ones scaling to the same on white stake, it'd affect ante 0 and probably the higher stakes.

[Nico]

Playing the first round against the first small blind is indeed repetitive and can get boring. It's not hard, just repetitive because there are no modifiers in play, so it's always the same fight over and over again, before the "real" game begins, so to speak.

Allowing us to get just one modifier of any kind before the game starts, whether chosen by the player or random, would be nice, just so that the first round won't always be the same.

[Melodia]

Originally posted by S♥ShiMe:

first round is usually the hardest (most exciting imo) tbh, you have to consider realllllllll hard whether to skip buying anything, or skip the blinds etc. Because even getting 1 tarot card can bring you to round 3 easily and can move you forward really fast.

Yeah but you're not invested in the run yet, so if you lose it's not a big deal.

[Joeynator3000]

I thought you meant debuff as in making your first round harder, like....WHY??! xD

I get it now, and...yeah...there are rare times where I can one-shot the first round...
I dunno...make the first shop have discounted prices or something?