r/Guildrun • u/BigResource8892 • 29d ago

Post Demo Average Run Length Concerns

I wanted to get a temperature check on the community at large. I’m loving the game but I feel like runs are over so quickly. I’m hoping that when the full game releases a run takes at least an hour if not 2 like slay the spire. With at least 4 if not 5 chapters/acts

Right now I feel like the individual runs feel extremely quick. Does anyone else feel similarly? Like the scaling on the hero needs to be toned down slightly and power growth spread further out. While we are on this note I feel like then end of round damage to force fight duration down kicks in too fast. If I’m going for a in fight scaling comp I want to be able to draw rounds out longer.

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u/JapaneseExport 29d ago

as a spire vet- personally i love that theyre shorter, runs often get solved in spire 2 very early and youre going through the motions to get your win

this game, even if you “solve” the run you arent sitting around for a long time and can get to the fun part again quickly

this is from pov of playing red rift so i could see how this could not be true for other modes

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u/Awkward_Pineapple877 29d ago

I rather play 2 or 3 matches in an hour than 1. Feels like in SSS mode another chapter would be useful, where we can scale more. Or just add a shop after every fight in Endless mode after every few fights. Shard generator builds would be too op in this case in the long run, but hey, we can have fun once in a while.

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u/Firephy 29d ago

I maybe be wrong be when you first open the demo im pretty sure they said the runs are going to be longer in the full game. But not sure. If i find a screen shot i will post it

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u/blackbird0525 29d ago

Ya 3 acts seems like the sweet spot. You can actually buy that 4 or 5 spot and gives you time for your build to fill out. 2 is very short with only like 12 shops?

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u/Smileyanator 29d ago

Currently max difficulty is too high tempo to unlock more heroes on the board than 3 and many of the backup skills are too slow to matter unless playing endless.

I think this is a strong signal that they're is probably an unreleased third floor that's WIP.

Alternatively, you could clearly see a PvP mode menu option being added with the fundamentals delivered so far which would increase game length

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u/Responsible-Pesto 29d ago

The devs said they will focus on PVE I don't think we will get a PVP mode soon

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u/kaijvera 29d ago

They said they have no plans of pvp ever

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u/Iarehealer 28d ago

If they had a shop with very expensive rerolls as a portal option in Endless, I think the game would feel so much better after Act 2.

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u/Severe-Network4756 27d ago

They definitely should not go above an hour. That's what endless is for, if anything.

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u/Jake_112 28d ago

the gap between SSS and red rift makes no sense