Summoning Circle Use?

[Bella]

I’m sorry, might be unpopular but this has to be the worst and most boring of the cursed objects. Might as well be “how to get hunted in 5 seconds”. Except to take photos, it has no use and is imo the most useless cursed object. This will probably start some debates so bring it on.

[wwi_j]

I really think cursed items is "just a thing" to make the game more interesting

[Bella]

Originally posted by Sinopec3M:

I really think cursed items is "just a thing" to make the game more interesting

I think so. They’re great for initiating hunts. It’s just this one I’ve found little use for. It’s almost like the music box. Both are little interaction with the ghost and the dynamic of the game. Just either humming or immediate hunt. Nothing really entertaining imo. The tarot needs more, the voodoo doll works, the mirror and the ouija are fun but as my experience they work similar. Both can tell the ghost room regardless of what some say, I have played those two objects many times with similar reactions. The board tells the location almost every time.

[Myth Alric]

Summoning circle is probably the best item. You can drain sanity by lighting the candles, good for if you need 25% or crucifix objective. You can use it for ghost event and photo. You can get salt, motion sensor and emf reading off it if you put them in the center of the circle too. Plus you can use it to get a hunt for cleanse and escape objectives. Basically the summoning circle can single handily help you achieve every optional objective in the game.

The doll is worthless, can't achieve any objective off it and draining sanity off it is risky. Music box is the second best item since you can get ghost event, photo and hunt objectives from it. It's main downside is you can't drain sanity off it. Cards are random but can be useful. The board is only good for large maps to find ghost room or bone, though it can be used to drain sanity fairly safety so it is a decent item.

Nothing beats the summoning the circle though, it does everything but find the ghost room, which is the easiest thing to do without help.

[Bella]

Originally posted by Myth Alric:

Summoning circle is probably the best item. You can drain sanity by lighting the candles, good for if you need 25% or crucifix objective. You can use it for ghost event and photo. You can get salt, motion sensor and emf reading off it if you put them in the center of the circle too. Plus you can use it to get a hunt for cleanse and escape objectives. Basically the summoning circle can single handily help you achieve every optional objective in the game.

The doll is worthless, can't achieve any objective off it and draining sanity off it is risky. Music box is the second best item since you can get ghost event, photo and hunt objectives from it. It's main downside is you can't drain sanity off it. Cards are random but can be useful. The board is only good for large maps to find ghost room or bone, though it can be used to drain sanity fairly safety so it is a decent item.

Nothing beats the summoning the circle though, it does everything but find the ghost room, which is the easiest thing to do without help.

Gotta disagree. The best item for ghost hunts are the doll, music box and maybe Ouija. The summoning circle still is my least favorite and not useful tool. The music box only makes humming noises which is fine but not much interactions imo. Too each their own I guess.

[Myth Alric]

By far the most time consuming thing to get is ghost event, and with that is trying to get a picture of the ghost. Which is why items that give ghost events are superior to the others in my opinion. I am not sure why you want an interaction, those are easy to get and common. Maybe to get an emf off or something but that is fairly useless in my opinion.

Being able to instantly complete every optional objective in the game seems pretty useful to me. Not sure why you think getting the ghost to throw an item is more valuable than a ghost event.

[Coffee]

Indeed, I hate it.

I prefer Tarot cards!

[xo]

Sure it is boring.
Easy Photo + Drains about 80% of your sanity + Get it to hunt (in a set place)

Voodoo Doll used to be way worse and I still think Voodoo is bad.

[Freaky Lil Floorboard Creature]

Its the best way in the game to get a ghost photo, its basically an easier to use music box in that regard. Seeing how often ghosts just refuse to appear, I'd say thats pretty useful and makes some ghosts that may be annoying much more bearable. It also can help you clear out the ghost event objective, salt objective, motion sensor objective, probably the emf objective, the hunting objectives, the smudge stick objective, the crucifix objective (due to the giant sanity drop), and obviously the ghost photo objective. Many of which can sometimes be a giant pain in some situations. That being said, I still enjoy Tarot Cards and the Ouija Board more, but unless I don't have a lighter I will absolutely never scoff at a summoning circle. As far as actually being useful goes, its probably the most useful item in the game.

I have far greater hatred for the Voodoo Doll, I can't even drop my sanity effectively with it and by the time I find it I usually already know where the ghost is. Also every time I pull a first pin its the heart pin. Honestly, I don't even bother using it 70% of the time.

[Agarillobob]

I like the circle
you can get a photo 100%
you can get salt and motion sensor and efm reading for quests in 1 whim
if you need a hunt you can get a hunt (except tarot you can trigger hunts guranteed with any items tho not sure how valid this argument is)

you can drain your and everyone who is next to its sanity by lighting 1 candle
most people don´t know this but everyone who is close gets the sanity drain
and you can light 4 candles and then wait because the candles will get extinguished on its own and relight them again to get another sanity drain without triggering a hunt

circle is the only infinite sanity drain item in the game and the only item that has AoE sanity drain

I can agree with you it being the worst cursed item as it doesnt give you any hint on where the ghost room is and except for secondary evidence like phantom for example it doesnt help you their either

BUT by all means that doesnt mean its bad or boring, just more situational then the other items and thats where it falls off

if you don´t need a hunt and don´t need to drain sanity and its easy enough to get salt or motion sensor and don´t need the photo it will be useless for that contract while most of the other cursed items almost always have a use
obvs can argue for every item being useless on certain contracts

[Myth Alric]

The music box, doll, and cards are not really that useful for finding the ghost room either. Going in the house and using any of them first thing for that reason is pretty silly. The board is useful on large maps but uses too much sanity to be worth it on the small ones. The mirror is really the only practical item for finding the ghost room on small maps, with the board being included on large maps. So not being able to find the ghost with the circle is hardly a downside.

Also on a map like tanglewood, you can usually find the ghost within 30 seconds but I have had games go 15-20 minutes without a ghost event.

[Rhapsody]

The circle is very likely the best item if you know what you want and you've got the "skills" to survive the aftermath. Greater risk, greater reward.

[SereneSovereign]

Is this a troll post...?

[Fishious]

Originally posted by isabellahicks26:

Originally posted by Sinopec3M:

I really think cursed items is "just a thing" to make the game more interesting

I think so. They’re great for initiating hunts. It’s just this one I’ve found little use for. It’s almost like the music box. Both are little interaction with the ghost and the dynamic of the game. Just either humming or immediate hunt. Nothing really entertaining imo. The tarot needs more, the voodoo doll works, the mirror and the ouija are fun but as my experience they work similar. Both can tell the ghost room regardless of what some say, I have played those two objects many times with similar reactions. The board tells the location almost every time.

the tarot cards are like the most unique cursed item what do you mean it needs more

[Rhapsody]

Originally posted by Sonicle:

Cursed objects are a gimmick that didn't really add anything to the game. They just trivialise finding the ghost... in a game that's about investigating the ghost.

I think it's a perfect example of "a cool idea" that got developed without thinking about how it adds to the overall experience.

Fortunately they are completely optional to use. It may even be possible to disable them permanently from custom lobbies in 0.7...

[Claus]

Summoning Circle, Voodoo Doll, Bones, Mirror is all evidence (there could be more). The Mirror from what i read here looks like a old one and not a modern mirror.

From my own eyes i have seen them be on the ground, on top of objects and hanging on the wall.