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Get in, beat it at last. With The Silent, Ascension 13. Poison is ridiculous once it gets going. The Silent has got to be the strongest character. Loads of ways to draw new cards and get extra energy. If you get to use Nightmare on Adrenaline or Catalyst then it's basically game over next turn. |
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OnlyJoeKing 1,223 posts
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After another unsuccessful night I decided to have a look at some hints and tips and discovered I've been playing it wrong, with ironclad anyway. I've been concentrating on power when everyone says it's more beneficial to defend. I'm also in the habit of stockpiling too many cards so it can take a while for my strongest to come back around. I'll make some adjustments today and see how I get on. -
Tomo 18,829 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI think having a slimline deck is absolutely essential. That's why the discard option costs so much. It's a truism for most card games.
That said, I've had the odd run where I've had absolutely loads of cards which all synergise, and your turns end up chaining.together loads and loads of cards. It's pretty awesome. -
@Tomo
I think I've just been stockpiling loads of attack and whilst this gets you through act 1 easy enough, it's obviously messing me up later. It's my own fault for being a bit ignorant and wondering why discard options were so highly regarded. -
Tomo 18,829 posts
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Registered 18 years ago@AddyJB
Yeah fair enough. With all those cards to learn about it's easy to get into the habit of saying yes to all the ones that come your way. -
OnlyJoeKing 1,223 posts
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Registered 9 years ago@AddyJB yeah you don't need to take a card every time, it's tempting to keep picking good cards but then you end up with a bloated deck and you'll get terrible hands more often - eg no defence.
Lots of the cards work together in specific combinations too, particularly for the silent and the defect. So when you have an idea if what kind of deck you're building you can pass on cards that don't fit.
If you get it right (and get a bit lucky) then you can end up cruising through hard fights. Some of the combinations are crazy. -
OnlyJoeKing 1,223 posts
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Registered 9 years ago@Tomo when I beat it last night I ended up with about 40 odd cards! They were all basically either poison or defence, or energy / draw cards.
That card that let's you draw cards of you have no attack in your hand is amazing if you get rid of all your attack cards lol -
Yeah I've already seen some good combos in action. Like the basic bash followed by a dropkick that gives you your energy point back. I'll experiment a bit today and see what I discover. -
Tomo 18,829 posts
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Yeah, I think that's the card I used when I built massive decks. Combine it with another that reduces card cost to 0 and you're laughing. -
Got a good deck at the moment. Had to save it mid way through act 3. I've 3x upgraded whirlwinds and relics that add vulnerability to enemies. I also start each fight with 5 energy so I kick things off with the whirlwind which just destroys most minions with over 60 damage in one round. Elites are down in 2 goes. Got decent defence which can give me around 30-50 each round turn if need be. I could well be on my way for my first completion .gif)
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Finally beat the bastard with ironclad. Kind of jarring using the silent now as it plays totally different. -
Gregolution 10,691 posts
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Registered 12 years agoThis is the best video game I've played for ages. Usually board game ideas don't really work digitally but this is absolutely perfect.
Wonder if they'll add more in the future in the way of cards or characters.
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Gregolution wrote:
What platform do you have it on mate? Pc has extra content via steam workshop.
This is the best video game I've played for ages. Usually board game ideas don't really work digitally but this is absolutely perfect.
Wonder if they'll add more in the future in the way of cards or characters.
Hope so. -
Gone off this now.
After managing a run to include the 3 pieces I made it to the last area. Big disappointment and I can't see myself ever properly completing the game now. -
Gregolution 10,691 posts
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Registered 12 years agoAddyJB wrote:
I'm on PC yeah. Didn't think it was out on anything else yet?
Gregolution wrote:
What platform do you have it on mate? Pc has extra content via steam workshop.
This is the best video game I've played for ages. Usually board game ideas don't really work digitally but this is absolutely perfect.
Wonder if they'll add more in the future in the way of cards or characters.
Hope so.
Will probably grab it on switch whenever it arrives too. Would prefer the kids play something that makes them think like this.
Extra content via mods?
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Gregolution 10,691 posts
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Registered 12 years agoAaaaaaaaaarg I died with the Defect on the final boss when he was only on about 30 health 
That was by far my best build. I've done 3 runs today and about 5 yesterday. I couldn't be more hooked. -
Covenant2142 5 posts
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Gregolution wrote:
Sorry forgot to reply. Yep 2 extra characters via the steam workshop. Not tried any mods yet. Still need to finish it with the other 2 characters. Not played it for a while though.
AddyJB wrote:
I'm on PC yeah. Didn't think it was out on anything else yet?
Gregolution wrote:
What platform do you have it on mate? Pc has extra content via steam workshop.
This is the best video game I've played for ages. Usually board game ideas don't really work digitally but this is absolutely perfect.
Wonder if they'll add more in the future in the way of cards or characters.
Hope so.
Will probably grab it on switch whenever it arrives too. Would prefer the kids play something that makes them think like this.
Extra content via mods? -
Gregolution 10,691 posts
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Registered 12 years agoCovenant2142 wrote:
No thank fk it's not free to play. It's not trying to force you to play for daily bolx or steal your time away and collect nonsense. It's just a very good game that you want to play regardless.
Is it free to play, or buy to play?
I think it was 8 quid when I bought. Would have paid more. Excellent game
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Covenant2142 5 posts
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Registered 2 years ago@Gregolution ok cool man. thanks a lot! -
OnlyJoeKing 1,223 posts
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Registered 9 years agoFinished a nice run with Searing Blow today, first time I've tried it, got it in the initial start game gamble so gave it a go. Ended up upgrading it to +11 where it was doing around 100 damage each hit. Had Double Tap too, and a thin deck - smashed everything, essentially.
Still got wiped out by the heart though. It's an absurd boss, seems they just decided to give it every possible buff and debuff for you and then made it do massive damage.
Got it down to maybe a third health, but no dice, just the one absurd poison build that's worked so far, one win in 5 tries. -
Gregolution 10,691 posts
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Registered 12 years agoRight, ascension mode unlocked with the defect and ironclad. Need to get silent sorted.
Love this game.
Will buy again on switch. Just like I have with Civ! -
OnlyJoeKing 1,223 posts
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Registered 9 years agoThe Silent is awesome. Sometimes she feels a bit soft, but when she gets going she's absolutely lethal. Almost overpowered.
The closest thing I've had is a Barricade run with Ironclad, Entrench and Body Slam, managed to kill The Transient....
But the last time I played The Silent I ended up doing nearly 3000 poison damage to The Transient in one turn. Absurd. Hard to top that, so I've not played her since! -
Gregolution 10,691 posts
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amazing. It's weird that the stats seem so balanced overall because I hear a lot of people saying silent is strongest.
Absolutely adore the game. Made by netrunner players - another card game I adored so doesn't surprise me! -
rwklau 162 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI've started playing this again now that it's out of early access and so far am struggling to clear (non-ascension) with the Ironclad. I had previously cleared with all three characters and unlocked ascension so I'm not sure if it's because of changes or sheer bad luck.
Tried with the Silent and Defect and cleared with those after a couple of attempts each. The Defect run was hilarious as I had Creative AI, Echo Form and the Necronomicon relic so got to play cards more than once each turn. -
Gregolution 10,691 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI have the same problem with Silent. I thought I'd easily beat it with Silent but struggling with her. Even my 10 year old son beat it second time with her -
rwklau 162 posts
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Registered 12 years agoJust managed the Ironclad with a nine card deck including upgraded Limit Break, Inflame and Heavy Blade. Used a portal on the fourth floor in the third act to skip straight to the boss.
So now I've lit up the three lights (one for each character). Guess I'll find out what that actually does on a subsequent run. -
Gregolution 10,691 posts
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Registered 12 years ago9 card deck!!! Wow amazing. That's efficient.
I've got a very decent chance with silent this time.... Going well. -
rwklau 162 posts
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Registered 12 years agoSo after unlocking the lights I ran with the Silent and got to the end.
No idea how I'm going to deal with the Heart in the final act with the Silent. Especially without being able to heal after the immediately preceding elite floor. -
Got all ascension modes unlocked. Time to crack on !
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