My wand shouldn't kill me.

[Alder the Dirtmonger]

Just lost a really great run because my wand electrified the water without even casting a spell. I love that the game is punishing but this is just absurd.

[sbobo3113]

If you put a electric spell in a wand and hold it in your hand and your submerged in a liquid pool it will end up shocking you. It actually happens in the Trailer of the game aswell its by design.


Just keep that pre-caution in mind and never hold a electric wand out if you are going into any pool of liquid that will fully submerge you. Overall its very easy to avoid this problem unless you forget.

[Dead Planets and Live TV]

It's very much Magicka rules in here - the strongest spells carry the highest risk of injuring yourself unless you pick up the corresponding immunity perks, electricity most of all and explosions as a close second

[snorkinstein12]

Now you know not to jump in water with electric wand.

[Darthzz]

I wish electrified water just damaged you very, very rapidly rather than outright oneshotting you no matter how high your HP is. I've died to a pixel of electrified water before.

[King Whiffer]

I've had electricity just shocked me and not kill me a couple times. I have ones also killed myself with an electrified wand in some water and didn't realize it.

[Xorberax]

The challenge is good.

[Darthzz]

Originally posted by ♕ Xorberax ♕:

The challenge is good.

Ah yes, the challenge of "don't shoot yourself with a nuke." The temptation to not nuke oneself is indeed very though-provoking to circumvent.

[Xorberax]

Originally posted by miao:

Originally posted by ♕ Xorberax ♕:

The challenge is good.

Ah yes, the challenge of "don't shoot yourself with a nuke." The temptation to not nuke oneself is indeed very though-provoking to circumvent.

It's as simple as knowing not to electrocute yourself because you're literally submerging an electric wand in a body of water that you are also in.

[Solace]

Originally posted by ♕ Xorberax ♕:

The challenge is good.

It /isn't/ challenge if there was no way for you to know this.

[sbobo3113]

Originally posted by Solace:

Originally posted by ♕ Xorberax ♕:

The challenge is good.

It /isn't/ challenge if there was no way for you to know this.

Its very obvious to realize hmm maybe i should not jump in a pool of water with this electric wand?

It even happens in the darn trailer for the game......


And even then once it happens there you go..... Now you know not to do that

[Sterlander]

The game only gets easier the more you learn and take precaution. The only unfair deaths I've come across are ones where enemies swarm me while I'm doing stuff in the shop... And I can't be too destructive in the shop or else the gods will be mad with me, but I also have enemies on my ass! They shouldn't be able to enter the shop.

[King Whiffer]

I've once started a run and when I went down the first hill there were lava men waiting for me. Needless to say I did not get very far with my starter wand. I finally made it to the snow level, did not make it very far as it was quite a bit harder and we're no wands to be found. I've had rather unlucky runs where I didn't come across a single wand for about 10 minutes. I still love the game nonetheless, I can't wait for more content to be added. this game really needs a four player versus mode.

[Aquillion]

I think the electrifying nature of wands with electricity spells in them is cool, but perhaps it should be conveyed more clearly to the player (most players are likely to dismiss the visuals as a harmless particle effect, since many other wands have harmless particle effects with no mechanical impact.)

I feel wands should have a row for "flags" that indicate other special features. This could later be used for other things, but it could also show a flag for wands that produce electricity, indicating that it's electrified. Maybe flags that are derived from the spells in the wand could have a special background and indicator in their mouseover description to make this clear to the player.

[Canuck]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD6qtc2_AQA

[burdfishdemon]

Originally posted by Solace:

Originally posted by ♕ Xorberax ♕:

The challenge is good.

It /isn't/ challenge if there was no way for you to know this.

You're ignoring the key formula of learning from deaths in a roguelike/lite. Unlike Rogue Legacy, you're not going to be carried to that throne room because you accumulated so many permanent upgrades that knowledge is irrelevant. You need to learn, adapt, overcome, and not forget to laugh along the way. It's like Spelunky in this way.