I knew about 1 - I just think it's best to save before burning it in case you realise you have to change the sacrifice. 2 - ok, so I thought this was true but wasn't sure. Had a few instances where I didn't get the same result when reloading a save, but I did think it was probably more that too much time had passed rather than the rule not applying. 3 - I didn't know about, I haven't seen a same element bootleg yet in my own gameplay, or on other people's videos, so that catches me off-guard. 4 - actually pretty useful to know, I only did like 3 Archangel re-fights since they only gave me fused material, so I thought it wasn't worth it. If that can happen, then I'll probably do them more. 5 - I also know about, I just don't think I'm gonna particularly try to get it since it is just pure rng it even spawns, and then a 99% chance you can't even fight it even if it does spawn. It's not counted as a Steam Achievement, so I'm probably gonna skip it. Not to mention, the main reason I'd want it would be to get a Magikrab which... Yea I don't think I need anymore help with that now lol. In the about 65hrs I put into my first playthrough I only ever saw it once, and ofc it just disappeared when I approached it. Funnily enough though, when I started my max difficulty nuzlocke save file I've already spotted it twice only a couple hours into that new game, so idk if difficulty can affect its spawn rate or if that's just pure coincidence.

There are plenty of pictures on Reddit with Bootlegs of the "same type". I also posted my full team of bootlegs. Also there is a madlad who shared the bestiary with all 14 bootleg types Magikrab registered XD For Archangels re-fights i farmed a lot of Morgante to extend the Sprint timer. 30+ seconds of sprint feel so good (but i guess 10-15s is plenty enough)

@@jimmyh2137 wait you continue to get more sprint even for re-fights? ok, that's pretty crazy.

o7

Also the final special fusion you unlock with that last Ranger level has 20% chance

I don't think I ever said they were weak though... I'm well aware that Condors and Eagles are some of the most broken towers available for difficult CHIMPS runs. And it's not a strategy I really go to, but I know T-Rex is really good once it's able to one-shot super ceramics. It's more about the poor design than power level - the merge mechanic locking any T5s out of use in CHIMPS, the merge mechanic also promoting a very lazy and samey sense of progression where every next upgrade is just the last upgrade but with bigger numbers, and, the fact they can't be buffed locking them out of tons of synergies... you get the picture.

Dark is The Void. Very, very obscure RPG I found on Steam and reviewed a few videos back: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kvU6CNesREg.html Core Gameplay of it is honestly some of the best RPG gameplay I've ever experienced - but I will have to warn you, it is unfortunately *VERY* rough around the edges.

Oh you think? I don't usually speed it up, but I decided I would do it this time. I didn't think it'd be an issue, but I'll take it on board for next time. I just realise these videos are really long and when I rewatch them I always watch in 1.25 or 1.5 speed anyway, so I thought it might be a good idea. It's one of those things where even though you know they can just speed it up, you also know most people don't bother. But yeah, if you felt the audio quality hit was a big issue, I'll avoid it in future.

ok but on a more serious note probably one of the main issues is just being able to reduce the delay on bloons which leads to games just being 1-3 turns shorter also pink balloon, 4 gold to smack the opponent with 100~ damage (put the ~ cause it can be buffed/quincy damage) which is a 5th of the opponents hp, is just so stupid honestly also gwens powers are stupidly expensive ngl, they could just cost a smidge less and be better but maybe gwen will become better as the game gets more defensive focused, we'll see

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Oh, hi ChomChom. Honestly, I was wondering about Energiser Psi recently. To be completely honest, I've barely ever used Psi Lvl 20 in hindsight since I don't really break them out in Freeplay - and for some reason I had it in my head that even lvl 20 Psi still only deals with BFBs and below. When I was reminded they also can deal with DDTs and Zomgs by lvl 20 recently, I was starting to think if I'd missed out on something there.

The M.A.D. is probably my favourite Dartling upgrade for that reason, but even still, but my main problem with it is it's still kind of on the edge of what you can feasibly afford in a tough CHIMPS run - and I'm mostly talking about CHIMPS. Obviously in bosses the M.A.D. is very useful. Ray of Doom is almost always too much for CHIMPs mode, too. You are correct that Dartling _was_ always just a damage dealer in BTD5, but I wasn't really a fan of Dartling back in BTD6 either, not to mention that back then Ray of Doom was much more of a specialist that did poor MOAB damage for the cost - but ludicrous grouped damage. In fairness, I do think another thing that kinda screws the Dartling in BTD6 is that all of its upgrades are so expensive, in a game where the main mode for those who want a challenge disables farming. Ray of Doom felt more attainable in BTD5 because of farming.

On the Mortar point, I probably wouldn't go as far as you do here, but I don't disagree with the point. In fact, to give it credit, I was going to push back on the idea that you *need* to use it on maps where bloons circle around or stay still by pointing out that in the past there have been Mortar upgrades powerful enough to work on essentially every map - but the examples I was going to point to were The Biggest One in the past, and Pop and Awe in recent memory, which in hindsight both only became viable outside of "mortar maps" because they were both ludicrously overtuned. Blooncin also works on most maps, but that's mostly because of the WoF effect. So I'll give you that point. I mostly just wanted to keep the focus on the common issues between all 3 towers, rather than sprawling out into spiels about all their individual issues in a video about the Mermonkey - and I do maintain for me that while it's least present on the Mortar out of the 3, I do think the Mortar suffers from a lack of meaningful synergies, and few specialised purposes for its upgrades. I'll also agree with your Beast Handler take - to this day I have no idea why the first new tower they thought to release in BTD6 was the only tower in the game with 0 crosspathing interactions, in the game that added crosspathing as one of its major upgrades from the previous installment. Where you lose me is the Dartling take, of course - and your point at the end. I really don't think bad tower (strength wise) = bad tower design. Beast Handler Golden Eagle + Condor are at like the top of the CHIMPS tierlist, but that doesn't make Beast Handler well-designed, I'm sure we can agree. Meanwhile Energiser, I would argue is a great design, opening up so many new strategies and synergies with its multiple game-changing effects - but it's certainly not been a popular or conventionally powerful tower in recent memory. I don't disagree there are situations where the Dartling is good, I mean I just got my first expert black border a couple days ago on Infernal with Corvus + B.E.Z. - but here's my problem: When Dartling is anything less than the best option, its lack of specialisation, synergy, or utility make it flat out useless just for being slightly behind even just one of the other DPS options available - But when Dartling *is* the best option, that's almost even worse... The fact it's so well-rounded means it usually solos since it has no real weakness to exploit. Great in terms of winning the game - not great in terms of making a fun and engaging strategy game if the answer can just be slap down a BEZ, give it MIB or AMD, and watch it solo.

@@doublechindoge7 Ok, I think I should start with clearing up the misunderstanding with the bad tower statement. With bad tower I meant a tower that is not fun to play and/or not really popular even though it might be powerful (my mistake for not clarifying). And like you said there are pretty powerful paths with the beast handler and also the mortar yet I still think they are not fun and also not popular simply because of the fact that the design is… well, trash. Further I think that this cannot be changed by adding more synergies or buffing the tower in any significant way. That out of the way, I still disagree with dartling gun. This is also possibly due to the fact that I almost never play the bottom path which as you said is a bit too linear and doesn‘t really stand out. However I really like the top and middle path and I think neither of them is really that linear and/or doesn‘t stand out. Since you already mentioned it in the video, I will assume for now that you can agree with this for the middle path thus I will go more into the top path. I think that the top path is interesting, as it has some special properties, most noticeably the insane pierce and the focus on long straight roads (giving it synergies with anything that debuffs the bloons‘ speed like glue, middle path ice or even top path mermonkey). Moreover I like the fact it adds the type of micro to the game that isn‘t too annoying but can still give you a considerable advantage if used correctly in that the peak of the laser deals by far the most damage. Besides that I also it has a really cool visual design. And I would also argue that the financial step to both the MAD and the RoD is on one hand large enough to propose a problem that you have to overcome but on the other hand is really worth it once you get there. And last but not least I would argue that the dartling gun always was meant to be a huge damage dealer (I mean in BTD5 it literally has the second most expensive upgrade in the game) so it‘s kind of understandable that it doesn‘t give a lot of direct buffs. So all in all, I think that the dartling gun is at least a decent tower even if I find that the bottom path is not that great.

@@FoxofWallstreet Alright, I can understand why you might like it then. My main contention is I don't feel the difference is impactful or meaningful enough for me. Like you say Laser synergises with straight lines because it has high pierce... but so does Hydra Rocket Pods... and arguably so does buckshot - the main difference is just the spread angle tightening the closer you get to the top path. That does have an impact, but just not one I find to be very meaningful. I will say, if there's any upgrades I'm willing to give some ground to the Dartling on - after the M.A.D., my second choice would be Plasma Accellerator for the increased damage at the tip. That's a nice little touch of nuance that spices it up a bit, and I could see myself becoming a fan of the tower if it had any synergies to build from it.

Strange for such a unique map.

Oh thank you! 😊 Yeah, my music is posted on my Music Channel, Technocosm - not here. It shows up at the end card. Here's a link to the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ky0o_Y5xWtQ.html Glad you liked it, I spent like a year on this remix... 😅 (ok partially procrastination, but also it was a big project for me lol)

Already used it to beat Workshop CHIMPS with Solver as my only dps 💀

probably going to use said path for ravine chimps with psi and glord

@@lsp6032 Yeah, I reccomend trying that. Just beat Quad with that combo now too. It's kinda becoming my go-to strat now.

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⁠@@doublechindoge7I don’t feel like my opinion matters as much considering I’ve spent money in this game (I have 12 accessory slots and haven’t even unlocked meta land) but from talking to some people on the discord who’ve beaten the game, they don’t seem to agree with you. IK this is cowardly but are you in the discord still? The one thing I can say with confidence tho is that every single feature snowballs like how you said wishes snowball I do think it's fair that you got more angry at wishes for not offering an immediate solution to progression, but it's important to remember that every feature works like that (it took me 2 weeks after unlocking gold diggers to turn on the blood and exp diggers, does that mean gold diggers suck?)

@@vitex198 I am in it, but I don't check in much - as I said, generally wanna focus on progressing on my own and figuring things out for myself. _anyway, to respond:_ First of all, I would say having all those accessory slots would give you a pretty significant boost probably. Second of all, it's much more about the way they snowball, than the fact they do. Gold Diggers don't give you immediate access to high-end diggers like EXP or PP Diggers, but do give instant access to impactful mechanics in the Stat, Adventure, Drop Chance, and Wandoos Diggers. Beards give immediate access to almost all 7 types, only at a reduced speed, and with you having to choose which ones to activate when, rather than just running all 7 at once in Evil onwards. Not to mention, Thirdly - these features often take only a week or two to build up speed, when the Wishes menu takes multiple months. As a fourth point, you also have much more control over the speed at which those menus progress as a player. You can focus Gold Drops / TM for Gold Diggers, and Bars for Beards. For Wishes? I mean you _can_ focus Resource Power, but it just barely moves it an inch, compared to just getting flat Wish Speed Boosts - but you barely get any until after you already pass the Typo Wall. Lastly though I will back off a bit to say, past the Typo Wall, I find the Wishes menu inoffensive. It speeds up past the first page, and just when it's about to slow down again, you unlock the Cards menu - which that especially massively improves Wish progression and makes it feel much better. Not to mention having 3 Wish Slots now helps a lot when I was stuck with only 1 for so long with no way to obtain more. Maybe I should have made this more clear, but while I do mean what I say in this video, the anger is played up a bit for the entertainment. I'm hoping people got that, but I am noticing dislikes being left now weeks after posting this video, and I just hope that's not because people saw this video as some sorta attack on the game or 4G - because that's not what it was meant to be.

@@doublechindoge7 Thanks for responding, again maybe you're right? I'll probably come back after I'm past the typo wall with my thoughts. I just wanted to make this comment because I felt massively discouraged after watching this and your previous video; I only really commented "good shit" for production quality and because you sounded smar. I get being angry for the content and stuff (it's how youtube works now), but I didn't really know any better at the time. This game is still a lot of fun despite being very much unfinished. A couple of us actually made a private server and we're trying to push mods for the game to fix a lotta different stuff, it'll be pretty cool! Those dislikes are almost certainly because I mentioned the video on the discord, I don't know if you wanna speak with anyone about it but I recommend WarEagle or Silver Wolf, as they've both beaten the game and I'm pretty sure they both hit dislike (what's your progress like now anyway?). Thanks again for reading and responding, no hard feelings I just wanted to state my own grievances as well. Have a nice day also ascendedx6 pendant is indeed OP lmao

@@vitex198 Mods for the game sound cool. Just coming up on Exile V2 at the moment, and loving the Cards menu so far. No real major complaints with the endgame of Evil so far, only that maybe Perk Choice feels like it's getting a little slim at the moment, but even then - on the other hand, Quirk choices feel like they're opening up. Tbh, I'd feel a little awkward about talking to them directly just to avoid coming off as confronting them for the moral crime of leaving a YT dislike... 💀 That being said, if they have any interest in talking to me, I'm up for it. It's certainly not anything I'd hold against them or you. Admittedly that kinda stuff sometimes makes me anxious for a moment - one of those kinda things where you know it's kind of an irrational, over the top reaction, but you still can't help but worry. Mostly because I start thinking I must've said something somewhere in the video that could easily be taken the in a really bad way I didn't mean, but I don't know what it is. If that's all that happened though, that's fine. I mostly just want to avoid a situation where me giving my opinions is sorta stirring up shit without me realising. I'll probably try and avoid this sorta tone in future videos just to be on the safe side though.

_how dare you contradict my point by being the one mortar enjoyer in human history._

engineer goated

Ehh I think mortar and dartling work well. Blooncin is really fun to use, the biggest one feels awesome, I and I like what MAD and BEZ do as towers Beast handler was a miss tho I agree

Oh nice, glad it was helpful! 😅

Lovely to hear, glad you appreciated it! 😊 If I had to guess before you told me, I probably would have said you mainly played Bap & Illari, so I guess I was kinda close. The Lifeweaver caught me off guard, but I can kinda see it in hindsight. Anyway, good luck reaching Masters on Tank.

@@doublechindoge7 Thank youu!

This portion certainly was. 😅 Past the Typo Wall I've been enjoying the game much more again, but uh yeah... If you're ready to feel the sunk costs fallacy in action, you're gonna be here a while.

trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (typo wall is over for me now, back to liking the game)

because this menu broke me and made me consult the community to confirm I didn't miss anything. I didn't hear any suggestions or see anything in guides that suggested anything else.

Yea, I think so too, I just feel like that doesn't do much.

Oh yeah, I know about that - suppose that could have been phrased better. Either way, it certainly is a massive hit to your QP gain to idle it, but not idling means no PP.

HELP FREE ME FROM MY EDITING CAVE MY ADDRESS IS 123 HELP!

Not sure abt 1v1s bc I don't rly enjoy any of the 1v1 modes in OW - but if we're able to get some more people together I'm always up for some custom games.

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