Do people cheat to win?

[Doom Sayer]

Every run i die like this
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1992460982 no matter the level i get horded by op enemies and have terrible wands then i die.

[MysticD'MeeM]

The game didn't spawn enemies behind you, I wonder how they got there..?

[Beef Hammer]

It's just the RNG nature of finding wands/spells. All but maybe 3 times so far I find crap, never the super ♥♥♥♥ people show in vids and screen shots. Not really knocking the game for it, it's still a ton of fun.

[Doom Sayer]

Originally posted by MysticD'MeeM:

The game didn't spawn enemies behind you, I wonder how they got there..?

So am I supposed to sit in holy mountain hoping the enemies despawn or a good wand comes into existence from nothing?

[MysticD'MeeM]

Originally posted by Degeneracy:

Originally posted by MysticD'MeeM:

The game didn't spawn enemies behind you, I wonder how they got there..?

So am I supposed to sit in holy mountain hoping the enemies despawn or a good wand comes into existence from nothing?

You're supposed to not let yourself get flanked. That was your first and most obvious mistake.
You're quite clearly not near the holy mountain and, as such, we either running away (bad) or not paying attention (also bad). You fell into a trap of your own making.

[poolsClosed]

base game is far to rng dependent, took me almost 2 hours to get past the first holy mnt. don't get me wrong its amazing but getting an hour into a run and keking the bucket on stage 3, only to get memed on the next 14 runs is fun and all... mods make this game soooo much better.

[Doom Sayer]

Originally posted by poolsClosed:

base game is far to rng dependent, took me almost 2 hours to get past the first holy mnt. don't get me wrong its amazing but getting an hour into a run and keking the bucket on stage 3, only to get memed on the next 14 runs is fun and all... mods make this game soooo much better.

One thing i figured out is ♥♥♥♥ high fire rate spells. Completely, and utterly useless. Firebolt and such (the big explodey things) are better. Like 1000 times better.

[V4.Skunk]

I'm 51 hours in and have not even got out of jungle once.
I've yet to have a true god run, but have come close a few times.
Quite tough, but it is what keeps me coming back.

[katange]

Took me 89 hours to beat it. That was also the first time i made it past the temple of the arts. Took down the boss without losing a single point of HP, simply because I was so OPed with my wands and perks.

[MysticD'MeeM]

Originally posted by katange:

Took me 89 hours beat it. That was also the first time i made it past the temple of the arts. Took down the boss without losing a single point of HP, simply because I was so OPed with my wands and perks.

To be fair, the boss is laughably easy (assuming no orbs) due to having a pretty weak moveset (slow projectiles all round, projectile repulsion is an easy win). The lava is probably the most dangerous part of the whole ordeal. The biggest difference is the wide set of resistances the boss has meaning the fight goes on for longer than necessary (and, IMHO, extends beyond being fun after a short while).

[Dagoth Earth]

Nope. I've played around 100 hours now, and the main thing I've realised is that you can't rush. Especially early on. The first three levels - and the health boosts that spawn in them, specifically - are as crucial as additional perks are. Fast-fire spells aren't nearly as useless as you think they are when you have them in a good wand, and will carry you until around levels 4-5; having a rapid-fire as your staple alongside a harder-hitting wand or something with utility (freeze field, barriers, etc) can make your life a lot easier when your limited-cast spells start running out of charges.

That said, yes, the game is frustrating as ♥♥♥♥. But you wouldn't be playing it if it wasn't, would you?

[mitc1111]

LOL that screenshot. Yeah you were in the thick of it.

The only times I've beat the game were when I lucked out and was able to make a OP wand (low-mana trigger spell + cast 5 or 6 + a row of powerful explosion spells)
along with immunity to fire, explosions, and melee.
Along with tons of health.
Plus, lucked out and not angered the gods.

That last one, anger the gods, is usually what ends my run. At no fault of my own I might add. They need to tweek that.

[cyäegha]

this is about the sixth or seventh thread you've made complaining about the difficulty, or RNG, or both

yes the game is difficult, and yes RNG plays a large role in its difficulty, but there is another common factor somewhere along the line, and that's you

whether it's inattentiveness, bravado or lack of commonsense, half of these run-ending incidents are probably of your own making, not the game's

[VJFranzK]

The final levels get much worse than that. ; - ) also, don't hit the Hisi leader unless you can defeat him, because he spawns more troops.

[King in Yellow]

Originally posted by poolsClosed:

mods make this game soooo much better.

If a mod makes the game easier then it's no better than a cheat.

[Doom Sayer]

Originally posted by King in Yellow:

Originally posted by poolsClosed:

mods make this game soooo much better.

If a mod makes the game easier then it's no better than a cheat.

And that logic is why 80 hrs in i havent seen the boss.