Badges

[Sten]

What's the overall opinion on the badges? I don't really like them. I know they don't show up that often but they seem unnecessary and feel like bloat in the game. I don't know maybe i'm just burnt out but since the badges came out I just feel indifferent about the game. I hope the next content update brings in something more interesting to pull my interest in the game back.

[Xyntech]

I don't tend to grab them when they show up late in the game, but I've had some enjoyment playing with them if I gret them early. They probably need some more balancing, but while they're admittedly still pretty new, I've never been crushed by them in a way that made me feel like I would have had a chance if it weren't for that pesky badge.

The rest of the game has been feeling more balanced to me, so maybe I've just been enjoying that. Reaper still could use some improvement and I think that's reflected in the skull badge feeling the least useful to me.

I wonder if it would be fair to allow a badge to change one of the subclass items to the badge's type. Probably too random and too potentially overpowered I guess...

Has anyone gotten two badges through the platinum card?

[melonLord]

They goofy. I like em. I like using the rainbow badge to grab every type of food and do a pan build lol.
I don't think they're overly strong overall but you can get some pretty nutty results with certain class/badge combos (and, like, I might be totally wrong but it feels like getting the Pyro badge is a straight buff to most builds).

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Badges was mistake, I hate them. If they were in the game from beginning I would have never bought it.

[Lanosa]

I like how badges add more randomness and variety into strategies. Depending of the chosen class, I might or not buy a badge if it shows up in the store.

[Darth Lunar]

I hate the existence of stone badge. I feel like it's just a straight up mandatory round one purchase if it appears. It usually contributes to a round 1 win better than any other non-sale early game item, and then selling it immediately afterward breaks you even on gold. Alternatively you can keep it for a few rounds for a large economy boost if you don't need class items early.

I feel like it either needs to be nerfed again or made to not be more likely to appear in early rounds like the other badges.

[Xyntech]

Making Stone and Rainbow badges not receive the elevated chance to appear in the first three rounds might be a good idea.

[Arevi]

I picked the Rainbow once. Thats about it. I dont see the point in them. Its hard enough to get your core build going most times, why would you choose to add even more to the pool.

[Milo]

Stone badge is insane if you dont need starting class item, it reduce your item pool to neutral / subclass item only while giving a decent early armor generation and act like a piggy bank.

Other are fine, they can create nich combo but also make thing harder to hit, since you dont have access to subclass item, they are in most case, not really broken. You can make a way better build by just using your class/sub class item in most case then trying to add something that also need other thing to work correctly.

Sure you can make a pyro + staff of unhealing with massive regain. But you also loose again quick fast dps because you can even reach the 10s mark.
Or you can make a fire staff, cauldron reaper but, pyromancer can do the same.

[Xyntech]

You can also remove the Stone Badge from your inventory when rerolling the shop if you decide you need a class item. Obviously you'll miss out on the 1 free shop roll after battle, but it just makes Stone Badge even better in even more builds.

edit: lol, I had to change it to "free shop roll" in my post, as posting "free" and "roll" without "shop" between them gets censored. I guess because of gambling spam or something?

[Bumc]

Originally posted by Xyntech:

You can also remove the Stone Badge from your inventory when rerolling the shop if you decide you need a class item. Obviously you'll miss out on the 1 free shop roll after battle, but it just makes Stone Badge even better in even more builds.

edit: lol, I had to change it to "free shop roll" in my post, as posting "free" and "roll" without "shop" between them gets censored. I guess because of gambling spam or something?

That's literally not how it works, read stone badge next time its offered.
Might be the only item in the game that works while in backpack the item bin.

[RamboRusina]

I dislike them. Stone badge used to be ok before it got nerfed. They just dilute the item pool with their own appearances and on top with the items they provide if you bought one. Present already did what they essentially offer, but they are the lamer version of it with lesser chance of any upside.

[Xyntech]

Originally posted by Bumc:

That's literally not how it works, read stone badge next time its offered.
Might be the only item in the game that works while in backpack the item bin.

Right my bad, I was on auto-pilot and was thinking about how I play the rainbow and wolf badge. I usually remove them to avoid the damn forging hammer. I really shouldn't post in the morning before having coffee.

Selling the Stone Badge still works if you just want the benefits in the early game. A lot of good builds don't require starting class items either. I don't think the nerfs really hurt it badly, just toned it back to have some level of balance.

[Phalcon777]

Overall I enjoy the badges. I think they allow the abilty to really shift your plans if they show up early enough or they show up late like Pumpkin and you ignore them unless you happen to have a food build or a dagger build.