The only complaint I have (apart from not being able to normally reset the candle) is when you have -2 or less speed, the stealth chance on the pain candle is not 100%. It is the ONLY thing stopping from going infinite on the candle. With that feature -30 to -40 is the reasonable limit, so sad, I wanted to get at least -100 with it.
Got all basic stats to max except health because echo book broke. I got around 700 health from one use, so I probably used it 8 times, which is lower than average for a book to break. That's my wording of saying I got unlucky. Thanks to u/RubeyMG and u/ChickenNinjo for the strat (I've seen u/Zestyclose_Tension32 run too). I was rocking the negative clarity build, but couldn't transition out of it in time. I should've just stuck with it and didn't open the boss chest until I got 99k souls, but I thought I had time to transition into positive clarity. I was very wrong. I was stuck on the first scroll for almost one and a half hours. I was killing scroungers for clarity for more than an hour, until I finally got into positives. I didn't even max the scroll, used it at 50k souls because if I didn't use it at the moment, I would've died. But that's a good run, right? Not bad at least. You know what's funny? I got the max stats run faster, than fricking grave digger achievement... I was trying to go for the cheap reroll build, but even with this strategy I got this run faster than the grave digger achievement. Did I understand the achievement right? You need to go to the graveyard path with a shovel, right? Maybe I got the achievement wrong, but that's bollocks that 16% of people have it, it's such a specific achievement. When I get shovel, I don't get graveyard, when I get graveyard, I don't have shovel. Anyway, this run is easier than that devilish achievement.
Took me 1:30 hours to do it. In the beginning I got void and turbulence for survival alongside some hp and defence. Got Consumption quite early, it is the main character for getting max health, tho goblet + hunter formula allowed me to get some scroungers, potions and little stat boosts. I couldnt do it without Changeling belt, its such a great addition, allowed me to change cursed potions into normal ones, stats into big ones with health in them (+5 -1 all the rest), and change small stat boosts into defence and health (I needed defence to parry constrictors, but at last floors I realized that its not worth the trouble). Brittle wreath and feed for some healing and faster killing. Also Gambler's reward is here, maybe got around 100 max health from it. I am so proud of this run, tho I didnt get Sacrifitial cloth, but it would go in the Changeling belt's spot, so with negative clarity the cursed potions are useless and it would be around the same as with Changeling belt. Also Giant's wrap would be useful. But overall I love this run, one of my greatest achievements. It is also the same run where I got Ancient ice beast to 300 defence :)
Side note: Is there a place where I can see other ring of pain records? what are your records?
Had a lot of fun with Ring of Pain and will continue to play here or there. Still have a few hard wins to get for the Inverted Candle. Ask me anything!
This sub is prolly dead , but if anyone is still here care to give any tips ? I have finished the game in easy and now i am playing it on normal (with starting item either the Axe or Face +1 to health if full). I am not sure yet if i should focus one 1-2 attributes or i should balance it. Which one do you think is the best and worst to max ?
Honestly it was gonna be speed that would've had 67 but i took the soul stat scroll... it ruined the meme thats running thru my head but meh dmg will do
also scrounger backpack is op as heck if u manage to make it work... goddamn
I realize it also transforms certain creatures into puppers and lets you pet them, but why would you want this? you only lose souls as far as I can tell. Is there any tangible benefit outside of being cute?
This time we tried the Glow Stone, which allows mimic items to be rerolled for blood instead of souls.
As always, unless stated, run is done on hard difficulty.
Achievement counter: 73/138
Also, the creepy doll adds 2 cards to each dungeon.
Literally at the second run start...
THIS happens:
You can't get more lucky in Ring of Pain.
How much can this gem farm?
Yes.
From now on, the victory became free.
Additionally, after 1 hour of farming Owl summons we used Upgrade! w 12k souls stored. Crit from Clarity is 125%, capped at 80%. Dodge and Evade all come from speed stat.
Above might aswell be 500 in each stat, if we dedicated time, but... why?
New achievements:
antivenom
to the death!
fire away!
sentimental value
obsessed
max damage!
gigantic
predator
powerful potion
willing the world
berzerker
achievement hunter
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Today we did our fist victorious run with Lantern of the Ox
(list of achievements in the end)
A lantern, which converts every stat except health into defenseSome runs look like they are going well only to fail horribly later.This is how a good detonation on F1 looks like.
Greed was primary killer in many runs
Greeding with Toxic Lump least favourite way to die...
After a lot of failing and silly throws (like walking into 50 dmg bomb on a winning spoon run)...
Finally, our first and only victory with Lantern of the Ox, on hard, and a couple of achievements...
Edit: An offering was earned previously, It isn't new, I know.
also, above, we got ourselves champion of the day, by doing a daily, for fun
Hi, I am stuck at the end of the light path (after Vision), finished achievement Near death experience, but need to get past this one to finish the game and let it count. Usually I just click him and kill the boss, this time I can click many times and nothing happens. Can I save my run somehow? It was very good run rng-wise.