How to unlock Mercenary's R ability

[Bobermeister]

I have never done a prismatic trial before, but to me this seems impossible. Not taking damage while the time crystals deal dmg when you destroy them? Am I missing something?

[Derpykat5]

This is probably the most difficult challenge in the entire game by a long shot. You would have to use the I-frames on merc's R to avoid the crystal damage, or stack topaz broaches like there's no tomorrow.

[Bobermeister]

Originally posted by derpykat5:

This is probably the most difficult challenge in the entire game by a long shot. You would have to use the I-frames on merc's R to avoid the crystal damage, or stack topaz broaches like there's no tomorrow.

I don't see a reason for this being so difficult, the merc's alternate R ability is not even good. I just want it to 100 prcnt the game...

[Derpykat5]

Originally posted by Dresden:

Originally posted by derpykat5:

This is probably the most difficult challenge in the entire game by a long shot. You would have to use the I-frames on merc's R to avoid the crystal damage, or stack topaz broaches like there's no tomorrow.

I don't see a reason for this being so difficult, the merc's alternate R ability is not even good. I just want it to 100 prcnt the game...

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[Jingseng]

not just topaz - tougher times bears are probably more reliable, as long as you can get like, 7-12

[Livers]

Imho if the dev keeps on making content for ~30% of the playerbase he should give ~30% refunds to casual clients

[Bobermeister]

Originally posted by Livers:

Imho if the dev keeps on making content for ~30% of the playerbase he should give ~30% refunds to casual clients

That is the most stupid thing i've ever heard, you are knowingly buying the game in beta, they haven't promised anything easy or hard. The only thing they promised is content.

[Livers]

Originally posted by Dresden:

Originally posted by Livers:

Imho if the dev keeps on making content for ~30% of the playerbase he should give ~30% refunds to casual clients

That is the most stupid thing i've ever heard, you are knowingly buying the game in beta, they haven't promised anything easy or hard. The only thing they promised is content.

gating essential gameplay elements like skills behind a "no lifer" challenges is a retarded game design blunder

[Bobermeister]

Originally posted by Livers:

Originally posted by Dresden:

That is the most stupid thing i've ever heard, you are knowingly buying the game in beta, they haven't promised anything easy or hard. The only thing they promised is content.

gating essential gameplay elements like skills behind a "no lifer" challenges is a retarded game design blunder

The alternate skill you unlock is not necessary to get a good run, the alternate R ability you unlock is WORST then the normal one.

[Ittrix]

Yeaah it's frustrating, but it's definitely not 'essential gameplay elements'.
While it's possible to complete every seed if you're a no-lifer, many seeds are easier than others. You're generally looking for seeds with topaz brooches, teddies, etc. If the second stage is on rallypoint delta then you can grab a preon and just nuke the boss. Double points if there's a fuel cell somewhere, too.

The very first seed that was around had 3 brooches in the first stage and a printer in the second. It also had a fuel cell, a preon accumalator in an equipment chest, *and* was in rallypoint delta so timed chest. It was literally the perfect time to do it.

[Derpykat5]

Originally posted by Ittrix:

Yeaah it's frustrating, but it's definitely not 'essential gameplay elements'.
While it's possible to complete every seed if you're a no-lifer, many seeds are easier than others. You're generally looking for seeds with topaz brooches, teddies, etc. If the second stage is on rallypoint delta then you can grab a preon and just nuke the boss. Double points if there's a fuel cell somewhere, too.

The very first seed that was around had 3 brooches in the first stage and a printer in the second. It also had a fuel cell, a preon accumalator in an equipment chest, *and* was in rallypoint delta so timed chest. It was literally the perfect time to do it.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1867035665
And a lot of people jumped at the chance (myself included). Even with that seed (which was basically a freebie) it was pretty hard. The problem isn't that it is difficult, the problem is that it is so much more difficult than pretty much everything else in the entire game. It's a jarring jump that leaves a huge amount of the playerbase unable to complete this one particular challenge.

And then you have randomness. Sure, everything is random, but at least when I get a bad run in the normal game, I can die or quit to menu and start a new run with a new seed in seconds. With the prismatic trials, you need to wait days to get a better seed if the current one is bad.

[Calicobel]

I've done it three times and I never went below 100% hp, why didn't I get the alt R?

[Steven]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.