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when I receive [Swamp Zombie]
broadcast [DIE]

basilisk2004 wrote:

Please could you balance Swamp Zombies a bit? They are way too OP. Also, the fact that they come in pairs is annoying, because that's just double the OP Swamp Zombie. When I play I just only do cave, just because I don't want to risk fighting them.

when I receive [Swamp Zombie]
broadcast [DIE]

Archival wrote:

Answer to question:
I like the “Assasinate” attack (or whatever it is, the one that does the most damage), as well as the scroll thingies.

A decent strategy I found helpful:
Try to spend stat points on dexterity and intellect first, they are most helpful. When battling multiple enemies, block until you won't be damaged (or can't block anymore), then spend the remaining energy attacking the enemies that are going to block. Also, at the beginning when fighting a tough enemy, it helps to spend your energy setting up auras instead of immediately attacking, especially when they are blocking or doing something else that doesn't deal any damage to you.


I hope this helps someone win, it certainly helped me a lot.

awesomegamer11 wrote:

This game was excellent.
Blizzard + Ice Wall + Doll thing/Levitate goes a long long way

Also, maybe buff the king slime a bit? In comparison to the other group, he is lacking in power. Massively.

Archival wrote:

Answer to question:
I like the “Assasinate” attack (or whatever it is, the one that does the most damage), as well as the scroll thingies.

A decent strategy I found helpful:
Try to spend stat points on dexterity and intellect first, they are most helpful. When battling multiple enemies, block until you won't be damaged (or can't block anymore), then spend the remaining energy attacking the enemies that are going to block. Also, at the beginning when fighting a tough enemy, it helps to spend your energy setting up auras instead of immediately attacking, especially when they are blocking or doing something else that doesn't deal any damage to you.


I hope this helps someone win, it certainly helped me a lot.

Apfellord wrote:

basilisk2004 wrote:

Please could you balance Swamp Zombies a bit? They are way too OP. Also, the fact that they come in pairs is annoying, because that's just double the OP Swamp Zombie. When I play I just only do cave, just because I don't want to risk fighting them.

when I receive [Swamp Zombie]
broadcast [DIE]

I agree that the Swamp is really annoying, but the game is supposed to have risky and less risky options. The risky option is for runs in which you notice your deck of abilities is working really well and you need something more challenging. The Swamp is there for that. I nerfed their Max. HP a little because they are indeed currently stronger than the swamp elite, but just like the forest in biome tier 1, the swamp is supposed to be more challenging than the other biome. Thank you for the feedback!

Apfellord wrote:

Archival wrote:

Answer to question:
I like the “Assasinate” attack (or whatever it is, the one that does the most damage), as well as the scroll thingies.

A decent strategy I found helpful:
Try to spend stat points on dexterity and intellect first, they are most helpful. When battling multiple enemies, block until you won't be damaged (or can't block anymore), then spend the remaining energy attacking the enemies that are going to block. Also, at the beginning when fighting a tough enemy, it helps to spend your energy setting up auras instead of immediately attacking, especially when they are blocking or doing something else that doesn't deal any damage to you.


I hope this helps someone win, it certainly helped me a lot.

I had a friend just go full tank, only spending stat points on health and dexterity, trying to get as much block as possible (in hardcore mode). It definitely worked for me when I tried it but the final boss just got so strong over time that my puny slashes didn't do anything at some point hahaha
So I think the right balance is important. Or you go with the “Attack is the best defense” strategy like @awesomegamer11

awesomegamer11 wrote:

Archival wrote:

Answer to question:
I like the “Assasinate” attack (or whatever it is, the one that does the most damage), as well as the scroll thingies.

A decent strategy I found helpful:
Try to spend stat points on dexterity and intellect first, they are most helpful. When battling multiple enemies, block until you won't be damaged (or can't block anymore), then spend the remaining energy attacking the enemies that are going to block. Also, at the beginning when fighting a tough enemy, it helps to spend your energy setting up auras instead of immediately attacking, especially when they are blocking or doing something else that doesn't deal any damage to you.


I hope this helps someone win, it certainly helped me a lot.

Funnily enough I rather get health and attack up first.

I always go to the boss monsters, so yeah. That may explain that

FireHorse27 wrote:

(Help! What are the other two called?)

Apfellord wrote:

Archival wrote:

Answer to question:
I like the “Assasinate” attack (or whatever it is, the one that does the most damage), as well as the scroll thingies.

A decent strategy I found helpful:
Try to spend stat points on dexterity and intellect first, they are most helpful. When battling multiple enemies, block until you won't be damaged (or can't block anymore), then spend the remaining energy attacking the enemies that are going to block. Also, at the beginning when fighting a tough enemy, it helps to spend your energy setting up auras instead of immediately attacking, especially when they are blocking or doing something else that doesn't deal any damage to you.


I hope this helps someone win, it certainly helped me a lot.

I had a friend just go full tank, only spending stat points on health and dexterity, trying to get as much block as possible (in hardcore mode). It definitely worked for me when I tried it but the final boss just got so strong over time that my puny slashes didn't do anything at some point hahaha
So I think the right balance is important. Or you go with the “Attack is the best defense” strategy like @awesomegamer11

Apfellord wrote:

I'm gonna kick this one off with a question:
Have you guys beaten the game yet and if so, what ability was the one that carried you the most? Was there an ability you always loved to see?

FireHorse27 wrote:

I love to use the cold wave attack a lot with the curse of the drawers. I banish all the other cards till I have only the seven in my hand and since the frost attack is free, I can use it till the battle is done. The only problem is that it is very hard to get to that point though. I used it to defeat the slime boss (twice) , B team, cave spider and the Boss not two mention several normal attacks. Not in the same game though. I also like to use the Shatter attack after I get a five frost on the enemy. All that coupled with ice spear, frost armor, flex, blizzard, deep-freeze, the first ninjutsu, and aqua burst can pack quite a punch. Other favorites are flood back, tidal strike, geyser, clunk, heavy kick and judo chop.

FireHorse27 wrote:

The spike ball things are really hard to beat. I stuck to plains after I died 5 or 6 times by those nasty little hedgehogs. I find the bosses are easier to defeat with the right cards than fighting several of the lower ranking monsters at one time. I think it is because it is harder to block damage if there are more than one monster attacking. The bosses tend to pack a punch when they try to attack with a damage value higher than 14. The cute blue creature is really helpful in the battle. I never choose the swamp or forest so you might want to make them a little easier. I just found out about the two monsters flamingo and the druid creature today!

Apfellord wrote:

And for the cute blue creature, do you mean the Wallfish? That's one of my favorite items