diogaoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:04 pm
For sure ! The traits rework in version 0.55 gave me a lot more freedom to work with traits and try to balance them. That said, some of them are still very strong, especially now that they can be combined, but over time things should improve. Plus, discovering an OP combo is part of the fun now.
And I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Mighty and Corrupted. You
should post here, would help anyone who is having a hard time.
Interesting, I'm planning to give 0.55 a stab soon and will share more detailed thoughts on traits after that!
diogaoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:04 pm
I had received feedback from people who stop improving STR after a certain point, or consider AGI useless. This is quite interesting because everyone seems to have a preferred build, which is exactly what I wanted.
That being said, I agree with you. STR is an OP attribute and, honestly, that's fine.
The player still has to decide between four other attributes, and since most points go to STR, there will be fewer points to distribute, which increases the weight of these choices. The hero still needs acceptable levels of AGI, VIT, INT and CON as well, or else he will fail attribute checks and the new Quick time events.
Don't get me wrong, it's far from a perfect system, but it's expected due to the nature of the game.
Currently I have been trying to introduce equipment that gives greater value to other attributes, such as "Whispering Stone" and "Windy Knuckles". The idea is that the STR build would be the default one, until the player finds a key item that unlocks the potential of a new, stronger build.
"Stop improving STR" after a certain point does make sense, and I think this is a credit to the point cost escalation you have combined with the attack gain being linear. In that sense, I like this system of increasing attack much more than HC1's near-total reliance on items for attack damage.
As far as AGI goes -- not to judge too harshly, but those who consider it useless are plain wrong :)
I think those people are not accounting for how important in-combat stamina regeneration is, and how that affects your overall damage output. It can be mathed out (or simulated) exactly with some work, but for any given amount of total attribute points, there should be an objectively "correct" allocation to STR+AGI that maximizes your average damage (assuming a reasonable pattern of attacking and waiting) -- and I can virtually guarantee that except maybe at the very start, the optimal allocation is NOT putting 100% of the points into STR
Another side note: one thing I suspect, though I haven't really played enough rounds nor paid close enough attention to it specifically, is that the diminishing returns on the in-combat stamina regen bonuses as AGI grows mean that it's not a good idea to level it as your #1 attribute. Once you're getting around 15-16 stamina per wait, it seems like it's really hard to get more even if you invest a lot of points into it.
As for the items, I'm glad to hear it. As I was playing, I was thinking along the same lines (e.g. "what if there was a staff that made your damage scale partly off INT?"). Having items will go a long way towards encouraging other builds (provided you can get them early enough to shape your build, or you have some way to respec later on?). The main suggestion I would have there, echoing some of my past concerns with HC1 balance, is that I would love if there were more ways to encourage tanky builds. Historically, focusing on being tanky in HC has been a death sentence, because you just expose yourself to long fights that build up a ton of addiction, which ironically ends up making you less tanky than if you had just built as a glass cannon
diogaoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:04 pm
Added in v0.60!
Btw, you can replay the tutorial by typing "tutorial" in your hero's name
Awesome!
diogaoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:04 pm
Hero Corruption is a game about being defeated, and at some point, the player should get defeated, regardless of their build.
diogaoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:04 pm
Red and Purple potions don't increase attribute cost (or at least they shouldn't), so it might be best to take them asap, as long as you can deal with their side-effects...
Aha, that's great that you already accounted for this!
diogaoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:04 pm
You should try refining stuff tho, the increase in value is exponential, every 5 levels the bonus increases. E.g: You can now get the Quick Bracelet to a max of 64% proc chance, which has proven very useful, especially in the Tower.
Ok 64% sounds crazy strong! The only thing I tried refining so far was the EXP ring, and when I saw it was +1% for 1 iron, I was very underwhelmed. I will play around with the system more!
diogaoo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:04 pm
Thank you sooo much for the feedback, Errante.
Posts like this keep me in check and make me review some important game concepts
Thank you for being such a good and reliable dev! It's been really fun seeing HC1, and now HC2, evolve over the years. And I actually find it really enjoyable to think about the systems and balancing -- it's a very good exercise in RPG balancing/theorycrafting!
any news on the next update? 
