What's the point of Credit Card Joker?

[Gebsy]

I still cant figure out the use of this joker. Why would i want to be broke?

[Mr. Tact]

It can be useful in the very early game, allowing you to buy some things you might not otherwise be able to buy. Like everything in the game, there are situations where it is useful, and situations where it is not.

[Gebsy]

Originally posted by Mr. Tact:

It can be useful in the very early game, allowing you to buy some things you might not otherwise be able to buy. Like everything in the game, there are situations where it is useful, and situations where it is not.

pls elaborate. It make us in dept for 20$, how does it help to buy something? Or am i misinterpret the description?

[Mr. Tact]

For instance, it might allow you to buy a couple of economy Jokers to get your economy going which you otherwise couldn't afford to buy. Like I said, it is very situational and yeah, a lot of the time there is no point to buying it.

[Doctor]

Originally posted by Gebsy:

Originally posted by Mr. Tact:

It can be useful in the very early game, allowing you to buy some things you might not otherwise be able to buy. Like everything in the game, there are situations where it is useful, and situations where it is not.

pls elaborate. It make us in dept for 20$, how does it help to buy something? Or am i misinterpret the description?

It allows you to spend 20$ past 0$, it does not automatically put you in debt, if thats what you mean.

[Lucky]

One of my first runs, early game I got this joker, It was worth it because I also used it to get money making jokers to make the money back + some good jokers to get me through the run.

[RazzberryMocha]

Credit card has 0 opportunity cost (costs $1 sells for $1) so there is no reason not to take one if you have an open slot and it won't drop you below an interest threshold and it opens up more possibilities and decisions. Early game you can buy powerful jokers you may have not been able to, or you could freely buy some econ jokers that in a few blinds will more than any amount of debt. Later in the game that extra $20 of spending may be life or death in terms of allowing you to keep up with the blind scaling.

[Gebsy]

Originally posted by Doctor:

Originally posted by Gebsy:

pls elaborate. It make us in dept for 20$, how does it help to buy something? Or am i misinterpret the description?

It allows you to spend 20$ past 0$, it does not automatically put you in debt, if thats what you mean.

ohhhhhhh, so you can spent your money past 0. ok2 got it thnx

[Gebsy]

Originally posted by Gebsy:

Originally posted by Doctor:

It allows you to spend 20$ past 0$, it does not automatically put you in debt, if thats what you mean.

ohhhhhhh, so you can spend your money past 0. ok2 got it thnx

[Lime]

Originally posted by Gebsy:

Originally posted by Doctor:

It allows you to spend 20$ past 0$, it does not automatically put you in debt, if thats what you mean.

ohhhhhhh, so you can spent your money past 0. ok2 got it thnx

So you never tried the credit card but say you didnt see the point? Try things, click buttons. Explore.

[Mundane_JPG]

Originally posted by Gebsy:

I still cant figure out the use of this joker. Why would i want to be broke?

It is an effectively free joker (buys for 1, sells for 1). In the early game, when you have yet to fill up your jokers, you may as well buy it. Simply by existing, it provides +3 mult to the joker that gains mult based on how many jokers you have, +1 mult to the joker that works off of sale value, is another target for the joker that gives +1 sale value to all jokers, gives +1 dollar to the tarot card that works off of sale value (and potentially more if sale value has been increased), and gives an effective $20 that you can use if you came across a joker or item that you really want but could otherwise not afford.

And if you don't have any of those things happen, you can simply sell it at any point in time, losing absolutely nothing.

[Mundane_JPG]

It also provides a really easy way of maintaining the effectiveness of the Beggar joker, you can tank your funds to constantly maintain an influx of Tarot cards with every hand played

[malogoss]

Originally posted by Mundane_JPG:

It also provides a really easy way of maintaining the effectiveness of the Beggar joker, you can tank your funds to constantly maintain an influx of Tarot cards with every hand played

It's "Vagabond", else your point is right.

While they are not strong enough reasons to buy and keep a Credit Card, it can also be fun when combined with Wraith (spectral card) or The Ox (blind) effect. Since those set your money to $0, with Credit Card it can in fact gain you money.

[Mundane_JPG]

Originally posted by malogoss:

Originally posted by Mundane_JPG:

It also provides a really easy way of maintaining the effectiveness of the Beggar joker, you can tank your funds to constantly maintain an influx of Tarot cards with every hand played

It's "Vagabond", else your point is right.

While they are not strong enough reasons to buy and keep a Credit Card, it can also be fun when combined with Wraith (spectral card) or The Ox (blind) effect. Since those set your money to $0, with Credit Card it can in fact gain you money.

Yeah yeah, it was fairly obvious what I was talking about but thanks for the correction, also a good couple additions there, I managed the wraith effect a couple times in my earlier runs, always felt good when it happened.

[Androski]

Two good jokers in the store, can't afford good jokers, open pack, find credit card, can now afford good jokers.

[malogoss]

Originally posted by Mundane_JPG:

Yeah yeah, it was fairly obvious what I was talking about but thanks for the correction, also a good couple additions there, I managed the wraith effect a couple times in my earlier runs, always felt good when it happened.

Indeed, it's not that powerful, but it always feels good in this type of game to bend the rules enough that it almost feels like cheating. And it happens very rarely, which adds to the good feeling.