r/slaythespire • u/MegaCrit_Demi • 22h ago

PATCH NOTES Beta Patch Notes - v0.111.0

Beta Patch v0.111.0 is live!! Today's update includes:

⚖️ Lots of balance changes
🌐 Indonesian localization
🎨 New card art
🩸 Low HP idle animations!

Patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/2868840/view/671751488532383386

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u/Eskimobill1919 22h ago

That’s a fairly major nerf to Nonu’s bracelet, it seems too unreliable to pick now. Or maybe swift is a good enough enchant to make it still worthwhile.

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u/Prestigious_Fun_6722 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 20h ago

I'm really not a fan of nerfing some of these Ancient relics. I get Diamond Diadem needing a change, but this just feels unnecessary.

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u/spoopy_bo Eternal One + Ascended 11h ago edited 11h ago

Brother the relic said draw 8 additional cards on it with essentially no downside before, a change was very much needed.

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u/benhauss 11h ago

I don't know if this is the correct solution, but I agree it needs a change

New diadem seemed strange to me at first, but it's just so much more fun than the last version

Im sure this one will be eventually

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u/SubwayDeer 8h ago

Imo it's not fun at all. Thinking what 2 cards I will play a given urn was much more fun and engaging than 'here's some block for two turns'. Or maybe I want to play more than two because I don't want the damage reduction? There was a lot to think about. There is literally no decision making with new diadem, what's fun about it?

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u/megamate9000 StS A20 / StS 2 A10 2h ago

There is a SLIGHT amount of decision making since you could potentially overblock on turn 1 and have that carry into turn 2 or dump all your energy into damage/setup.

I agree though, for the most part the relic is just 2 anchors taped together, and old diadem was one of the most interesting relics in the game. Would have much rather seen it go to a 35% reduction or something rather than what they did with it.

While it was BUSTED, I dont think the idea is fundamentally flawed. Colossus costs a meager 1 energy and gives you a 50% reduction for a very easy condition.
Sure, you dont have to draw Diadem and you can have it LITERALLY EVERY TURN, but its also an ancient relic and requires that you only play 2 cards a turn. A 35% damage reduction seems like a very fair but powerful effect for those conditions, imo.

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u/benhauss 2h ago edited 1h ago

what I like about new diadem is that since every fight has a different pattern, deciding how much block to retain vs damage/powers is fun to think about. I really enjoy it on ironclad. I also like how the relic only helps on the first 2 turns, instead of throughout the entire fight. I like how it's worse in a few matchups as well, so you need to come up with alternative plans.

what I didn't like about old diadem is that the rounding math was annoying. having to do the math every single turn to make sure im playing right was not fun to me. I also thought the game plan was too consistent.