Seeking advice on getting the robot a golden weapon

[VinTJ]

So, as we all know there's a character named robot. Here's the thing, robot's passive makes weapons that drop are "better" , which is, weapons that normally drop from later stages will appear on your current stage. My question is, if I want a "post-loop" golden weapon (golden weapons that only appear in the secret golden chest after loop. example : Golden Assault Rifle) , should I just carry a screwdriver from pre-loop? because I think screwdrivers, or non-ammo melee weapons are considered low tier and might never drop post-loop/late game.


as we all know, carrying a screwdriver around pre-loop means I will essentially lose 1 weapon slot, since screwdrivers are not as useful as other weapons , in late-game + post-loop.

is it worth it to take the chance and hope for a screwdriver appear post-loop?

[Pixel Peeper]

Loop golden weapons drop from anywhere, not just the Golden Chest in Y.V.'s Mansion. You don't need a Screwdriver to get them.

If you want one, there are many ways you can do so. You could simply grab +2 or +3 Portal Levels and play the game normally. Heavy Heart would greatly improve your odds with that method. Alternatively, you could play Y.V. and get him to level Ultra: every time you do so, you get 50 weapons (75 with Open Mind) that drop at +10 Portal Level, so you'll usually see loop golden weapons in there.

Robot's passive is pretty much garbage, it's only a +1. I would recommend getting the loop golden weapon that you want on a better character and then spread that golden weapon around to other characters via a Proto-Chest.

And Screwdrivers still drop on loop, by the way. If a weapon is on the loot table, it doesn't go away unless you do something to make it that way (like Robot's Ultra that makes low-level weapons unable to spawn).

[VinTJ]

thanks, i just remembered golden weapons drop after loop. I guess i haven't looped enough times to know that.