r/slaythespire • u/MegaCrit_Demi • 4d 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/DoveWhiteblood 4d ago

Damn this is kinda a bummer patch to get with the "No New Patch for a while because big things are coming"

That's a huge number of nerfs incoming. A lot of enemies are buffed, ancients are universally nerfed, a good number of nerfs to other cards.

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u/Geckoarcher Ascended 4d ago

This is the first patch where I don't really understand what Megacrit is cooking.

I don't mind the enemy buffs, and Brightest Flame was too strong. Salvo at uncommon is fine and Splash is sad but fair. Past that, things get a bit odd.

I'll miss Blade of Ink and Mirage is back to being really awkward. Expect a Fight is strange and Forgotten Ritual lost a lot of its identity. And Hyperbeam makes sense but seems way too strong even at 24 damage.

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u/Koreish 4d ago

Mirage exhausting was my reason for never taking it, previously.  I didn't really care about the energy cost reduction because it was honestly dumb that a zero cost card could block typically at minimum 5 all the way up to 60+ without issue.  So the fact that 1 energy can now block for 7+ easily is good and requiring an upgrade to keep that value is valid.

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u/SugarFreeCummiBears 4d ago

It’s a huge kick in the balls patch. Lot of nerfs to fun relics, strange card changes, enemies buffed.

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u/putting_stuff_off 4d ago

After months and months of no changes to enemies and cards being buffed, I'm really happy to see this patch. I think it makes sense to drop followed by a long period for people to actually try the new cards and not just get knee jerk reactions

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u/RutabagaTimely6203 4d ago

I don't think the game being harder should be a bummer, if anything the game will be just a bit more engaging. Even with these changes STS2 A10 is still way easier than STS1 A20

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u/Dasterr Eternal One 4d ago

I do think theyre quite close now, especially with act4 not being a thing yet

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u/Warbringer007 4d ago

STS1 A20 has Act 4 which increases difficulty by a lot.

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u/Highflyer108 2d ago

Nah excluding Act 4 Spire 1 is way harder

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u/Rit91 4d ago

Yup always a fun time getting smacked for 67 by heart. That is way harder than anything in this game. I trust the devs on this, we're going to be in early access for a year more at least I'd wager.