Did a patch make that rock slippier?

[Nareth Erakian]

The fourth rock after the orange. No matter how far to the right I palce my hammer, no matter how close I was to it, no matter how slow/careful I go, I just keep slipping. But the playthroughs I watched so far didn't have that problem. Did it get patched? >_>

[bennett]

No, it's the same. Be careful!

[motomechjb]

Despite what Bennett says I really do think the rocks got more slippery. I got past the orange on my third try, fell twice afterward on the thumbs up and was right back up no problem. So 5 in a row, perfect hammer sticks.

Then I fell at the snake and was like that's enough for now. I came back to it today after it updated and I'm at 20 falls on that last rock with no grip to speak of. There are a few pixels that stick better right at about 90% of reach but even then it just slides off before vertical.

I switched over to the pogo method speed runners use because of this.

Maybe the friction didn't get change and it's all in my head but it's seriously night and day different feeling when playing that section.

[Grimosaur]

Yeah, the pogo method is much better >and easier<

[DerMax]

I just got over the orange hell and noticed no difference.

[Protec]

on the last rock. if you swing your'e self in slow circular motion the hammer will slip down, if you do it slow but lift your'e self upwards then when you are in line with the hammer start do it up/right till you are straight over the hammer then down/right and sit down on the top of the steep rock, then just grab the stone above and your'e over it, out of the 3 first times ive passed it, i have fallen about 10 times.(after i found out of the method, have fallen 50 times before this) the fourth time. (10 min ago) i didnt fall a single time. after a few times you will find out how fast you have to it. my best way of explaining it is not to fast and not to slow. never stop the motion or else you will fall down.

[Krinkle]

I feel like there's something wrong with me because even if I press the button on my mouse that lowers the DPI and I am moving 100x slower than I am able I lose grip and slide on that last rock. It never even tries to grip it. That rock is frictionless.
Can someone please teach me the pogo method?I can't find a video of it

[Names]

Here you go, Krinkle.
Bennett doing the pogo jump himself at 12:17:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYjbCJXxWLg

[QuietProfesional]

Originally posted by Krinkle:

I feel like there's something wrong with me because even if I press the button on my mouse that lowers the DPI and I am moving 100x slower than I am able I lose grip and slide on that last rock. It never even tries to grip it. That rock is frictionless.
Can someone please teach me the pogo method?I can't find a video of it

go on the top of previous rock and angle youself to the right. With that said, if nothing has changed in that area, then I still think the other way is easier. You dont go too slow on it, since your axe will slip no matter what, you just have to move fast enough to get up but not too fast that it moves where the axe is.