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PaperclipPerfector  7hr ago (text post)   255 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for March 20, 2026

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The funny thing about these games is that people have completely different experiences. You've got 'pros' and streamers who disagree diametrically on half of what they talk about, and yet both may have 95% win rates in their runs. Some people say a character is OP/"broken!!!", others say it's underpowered. Likewise, I thought STS1 seemed much easier than 2, but there may have been RNG involved.

I'm on the beta branch of STS2, and they've released a pretty major patch today. One of the best cards for Regent is nerfed and the act 3 boss Doormaker has been buffed to be super annoying, and of course that's the boss I draw in my otherwise promising Regent run today.

I find Regent to be a fun character. He's just some space traveling dude who decides to be king of all things. :D One of the keys (valid archetypes) is to build lots of stars. That's what I'm trying in this run. I like Necrobinder's aesthetic too though, and may play her next week.

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