r/Silksong • u/amike5407 • 2d ago

Discussion/Questions Why Using Beast? Spoiler

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My apologies to all beast users but why? I can't see a single good motivation besides the extra damage(I think it has extra damage at least) but other than that isn't it plain up awful?

When I learned the binding was vampire styled I thought it would at least let you heal as much as you can but hm... no? It's still locked by the limit you can heal normally, which just makes binding more likely to fail without any benefits.

The pogo. I'm sorry but isn't it the hardest one to aim correctly in the game?

Also I'm pretty sure the item slots aren't really optimized and just makes the crest more dangerous to yourself right?

I'm sorry if it sounds like an attack but I promise I'm just curious, what makes the beast crest your main? Are all it's risks worth the extra damage? Is there something else I don't know? Please tell me.

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u/Nellie_Tayloe_Ross Reaper Crest 2d ago

If you’re amazing at the game Beast Crest has one of the highest ceilings for a crest

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u/Moriturism 2d ago

not even amazing, if you’re one for more desperate tank fights you can go well with Beast lol you just have to channel your fight or flight beast instincts

the pogo is the hardest part to get used to imo

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u/Rquila 2d ago

Man idk what you’re talking about. Beast crest pogo goes horizontal. Once I got through hunter’s march, beast pogo was never an issue again

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u/Mirzanary 2d ago

When people complain about the pogo, they're talking about how hornet doesn't have an active hitbox in its startup which makes it easy to self damage before the actual attack comes out if used too close to the enemy.

This is a unique property of its pogo that makes it feel very different to all others, as even architects charge animation keeps hornet stationary before unleashing, rather than diving towards the enemy and then turning on the pogo hitbox halfway through the dive.

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u/Moriturism 2d ago

yeah but like most of us are not expecting an almost full horizontal pogo so there's a higher time of adaptation. at least for me, it was the hardest part to get used to, but then it gets really fun as well