Is there any point to the spelunker

[Kanjejou]

Seriously getting +3 gold per pice is weak... its weak in standard gaem and weak in + game so why take one..??? shouldnt it get even more gold in game+?

[Super]

You can also see where every treasure chest is in the game.

[Termix]

Yeah, it's a "chest run" char, but it's not really useful in New Game +++

[newman]

Yes.

[zhunGamerTTV (人^▽')～]

You can also remove the darkness in the Land of Darkness using the headlights

[bronze_aged]

Agree that they should boost his gold% in new game plus. I used him a ton first playthrough, and now never take him if I can avoid it.

[Demoman?]

I've only gotten up to NG+, but I find if you're able to dodge and pick battles wisely, the Spelunker can pay off. Although 30% doesn't carry as far in NG+ as it did in the first run.

[Pixel Peeper]

Spelunker's bonus is actually quite decent in the regular game. Knowing where every chest is and getting up to 30% more gold from them lets you gather as much gold with the Spelunker as with nearly any other character.

Its 30% bonus should indeed apply multiplicatively to allow it to scale, though.

And even then, once you stop needing gold, it becomes useless.

[Goating Faint]

When you're grinding for purchases it's useful - obviously it's not when you're not.

[Desudro]

Well in + there are more coins, bags, and diamonds dropped from both monsters and chests (more so in chests) so since the Spelunker is as Termix said is a chest run char, I can see a bit of the appeal. I personally do not enjoy the char because of it's low survivability but to each their own. It's mostly finding which class speaks to you. And if you don't want to use the spelunker but still want a boost in your coin invest in the manor slot for more coin percentage. It's pricey but in the end worth it. I'm sure you knew this already being in + but it is nice for others reading to know the options with the game.

[Immac]

Spelunker is only usefule, at least IMHO at the beginning of the game when you want to jsut go for the chests and run fot it.

[Darkcloud]

Its usefull as a scout to find points of interest and then lock the castle.

[Birdi]

There basicly used for seeing chests all over the map good if you want to get a bunch of money in one single go

[Nishi]

even though I have no double jump or sprint runes when I get a Spelunker I get double the normal amount for gold... but I still can't seem to get the randomize child thing... but I got within 200g of the amount needed (which was 5,660g at the time) and then died.

[jackietd]

Its a chest run character, but yes it should be increased. Maybe it should stay 30% until Ng+ where its 30% of the 50% cash bonus with Ng+, and 30& of Ng+2 75% bonus and so on.

[bronze_aged]

I thought of a cool new use for the spelunker...using his chest/map ability to quickly find minibosses (and thus gold chests) in the ? rooms. But after trying this for a bit, it seems like the only ? rooms he can map are those with journals and such. Can anyone confirm this?