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  2. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    Later update it seems, I don't have it unlocked either!

    Later update it seems, I don't have it unlocked either!

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Valve details new game verification system for upcoming Steam Frame and Steam Machine — 30 FPS at 720p for Steam Frame Verified, same as Steam Deck in ~tech

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    Changed the title from the headline because the headline is literally contradicted by the actual article funnily enough.

    Changed the title from the headline because the headline is literally contradicted by the actual article funnily enough.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been playing a lottt of Slay the Spire 2! I put in about 25 hours this weekend according to Steam (including Thursday). Finished A10 with Silent and working on some of the new characters now....

    I've been playing a lottt of Slay the Spire 2! I put in about 25 hours this weekend according to Steam (including Thursday). Finished A10 with Silent and working on some of the new characters now.

    I've been really enjoying the improvements they've done so far, it truly feels like a solid sequel to StS. Some of the nerfs on Silent's discard makes me sad, since Calculated Gamble was one of my favorite cards, but with the new Sly keyword, I feel like it was definitely necessary. Bringing back some of the familiar cards but adding more and taking away the broken ones or nerfing them makes a lot of sense. It feels like they've moved some synergies away from the other characters to give them to the new characters, but I think that's fine overall. Necrobinder is really weird to wrap my head around right now, but I've been working on Regent and really enjoying it!

    The new relics are pretty fun, some of them seem kinda useless though (the snowflake one and the vambrace one come to mind and probably need buffs), but I've been really enjoying the fact that the boss relics don't really rely on giving energy per turn anymore. I think with the constrained design it makes a lot of the game more interesting revolving around 3 energy per turn.

    Outside of StS2, since none of my friends picked it up I've been playing a lot of LoL: Mayhem with them. It's been really fun trying to find broken off meta synergies and I think it's taken over a lot of my league life. I probably won't play anything else since they "solved" arena.

    8 votes

  7. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    I agree! Yes, I just tested it, I selected Random Ascension 10 and it rolled my Regent which is now on Ascension 2.

    I agree!

    Yes, I just tested it, I selected Random Ascension 10 and it rolled my Regent which is now on Ascension 2.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    Unfortunately not! As far as I know at least. My usual gameplay takes me through a lot of events and I didn't see anything that unlocks anything like the Heart in StS1. I'll try some more on the...

    Unfortunately not! As far as I know at least. My usual gameplay takes me through a lot of events and I didn't see anything that unlocks anything like the Heart in StS1. I'll try some more on the other characters though!

    honestly I probably should have cycled characters but I just really loved the Silent in StS1 so I figured I'd just go all the way! Context switching is kinda hard especially when you get into the flow state too, so I'd rather just stick with one and utilize the "Random Character" button when I get everything to A10

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    I think it makes sense tbh, I remember some of the old ascensions in StS1 were too granular for the sake of being granular. The combined ones make the game a bit faster but also each jump feels...

    I think it makes sense tbh, I remember some of the old ascensions in StS1 were too granular for the sake of being granular. The combined ones make the game a bit faster but also each jump feels more like a jump. I was pretty stuck on A8 and A10.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    I may or may not have 21 hours in the game already, my brain is super mushy right now

    I may or may not have 21 hours in the game already, my brain is super mushy right now

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    yup! i cleared A10 with Silent today :)

    yup! i cleared A10 with Silent today :)

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    Just confirmed that Ascension spoilers. 1: More elites 2: 80% HP start 3: 25% less gold 4: 1 less potion slot 5: Ascendant's bane 6: Less Campfires 7: Less often Rare and Upgraded cards 8: Harder...

    Just confirmed that

    Ascension spoilers.

    • 1: More elites

    • 2: 80% HP start

    • 3: 25% less gold

    • 4: 1 less potion slot

    • 5: Ascendant's bane

    • 6: Less Campfires

    • 7: Less often Rare and Upgraded cards

    • 8: Harder enemies (all)

    • 9: Deadlier enemies (all)

    • 10: Double Boss

    A10 seems to be the final ascension for this EA release! Time to try the new characters for A10!

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    I just hit A10 on Silent in StS2 (might be the last one? not sure yet, going to hopefully finish an A10 run today. Baalarlord is always a good channel to watch on Youtube, he plays all different...

    I just hit A10 on Silent in StS2 (might be the last one? not sure yet, going to hopefully finish an A10 run today. Baalarlord is always a good channel to watch on Youtube, he plays all different styles and explains himself every time. I think he already has some StS2 uploads too.

    The biggest thing that helped me improve my game is slowing down, a lot. Think about the turns after and always consider what's going into your deck before actually committing to the card. Not all cards are good. I'd stick with Ironclad or Silent tbh, they're way less complicated than the Regent and straightforwards in deckbuilding!

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2026 - Race Weekend Discussion in ~sports.motorsports

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    I don't watch F1 but my roommate does and just wanted to also mention that you get Apple TV+ for free if you have a Chase Sapphire Reserve card! not sure if that's the only card that does that...

    I don't watch F1 but my roommate does and just wanted to also mention that you get Apple TV+ for free if you have a Chase Sapphire Reserve card! not sure if that's the only card that does that promotion but that's how my roommate is going to be watching this season apparently.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    oh i died twice before beating the third a0 run! getting used to the mechanic of summoning and trying to play around with it got me killed twice pretty much. also noting that there seems to be...

    oh i died twice before beating the third a0 run! getting used to the mechanic of summoning and trying to play around with it got me killed twice pretty much.

    also noting that there seems to be less ascensions this early access? A5 is where we're starting to see Ascender's bane where that was a10 for StS1

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    I really love how familiar the game feels while being really fresh with all the new content. I hit A3 with Silent last night and some quick thoughts: They seem to have really tried to get rid of a...

    I really love how familiar the game feels while being really fresh with all the new content. I hit A3 with Silent last night and some quick thoughts:

    They seem to have really tried to get rid of a some infinite looping. (My second favorite card from 1 was nerfed pretty hard, Calculated Gamble)

    Haven't found my favorite card yet (Grand Finale)

    The XP thresholds are much higher, I remember starting fresh on StS1 on my phone and getting all the unlocks in a couple of runs.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Slay the Spire 2 launches into Early Access in ~games

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    I've been playing most of the day (thankful for the rain) and just beat A0 on all the characters, and A1 on silent! Not sure if the new characters are difficult or if my brain is just mush but the...

    I've been playing most of the day (thankful for the rain) and just beat A0 on all the characters, and A1 on silent! Not sure if the new characters are difficult or if my brain is just mush but the Summoner character was the only one that hit 3 runs for me!

    4 votes

  18. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Don't forget all the steam server issues :(

    Don't forget all the steam server issues :(

    1 vote

  19. Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk

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    Huh. I was a big fan of UnderOath when I believed and am pleasantly surprised that they're not Christian anymore. Lead me to look up my other favorite band of that era, The Devil Wears Prada who...

    Huh. I was a big fan of UnderOath when I believed and am pleasantly surprised that they're not Christian anymore. Lead me to look up my other favorite band of that era, The Devil Wears Prada who also claims they're not Christian anymore according to their Wiki. I was at the last For Today show that was played in NYC but they split up a while ago. I think the lead singer from that band is still a Christian.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Avengers: Doomsday won't be shown in IMAX on opening weekend in the US, because Dune: Part Three already reserved the slots in ~movies

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    A*list did not. It's annoying because I moved recently and the closest major chain is a Regal so I might as well just buy the tickets separately :( I have a lot of indie theaters near me though so...

    A*list did not. It's annoying because I moved recently and the closest major chain is a Regal so I might as well just buy the tickets separately :(

    I have a lot of indie theaters near me though so it's fine for the most part!