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So, uh, according to google I mentioned this back in 2015 and it is still misleading to this day. This man outright makes a request of you. Go catch fish for him to restock with. Haddock has never had a quest and has no way to actually receive fish from you. This has always been deeply...

Before Teddy settled on pins he was originally designing a mode for Arcade where you would choose between different skills on your ascent through the dungeon. Meaning what skills you would end up using would largely be left to chance. Diminishing the reliance on the same skills every time in...

So, this is a completely pointless thing. Something that doesn't need to happen. And yet, it has always crossed my mind whenever I've needed to do a chicken herding challenge. There's two chicken huts in the game. Technically three, if you include Fake Startington. There's also a chicken...

Over the years I've seen people quit out of Mimic 3 thinking they just need to go grind more. Or they have completely quit the game in frustration in the case of Two Brothers Play. People throw away otherwise good arcade mode runs because they learned in story mode that if they just spam DPS...

https://www.secretsofgrindea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/07-2.gif Puzzle Tower used to be planned content where the Staff of Slimes currently rests, a tower chock full of puzzles and challenges. There was a thought that someday it might return, but that's not likely to happen unless Teddy...

1. Pin-ata. At the start of every floor you will be given four random pins, replacing any pins you might already have equipped. No pins can spawn randomly and the pin merchant room is removed from the pool. The same pins can be applied throughout the run, rather than have a pin pool to be...

I wrote this up about a week ago elsewhere, but given the sheer number of people struggling I feel I ought to at least post it publicly as well. I'm not saying the fight should be made easier, only that it might be more enjoyable with an additional skill-based mechanic added into it: So, I...

I haven't bothered to play 1H melee in forever. Shadowclone ain't my style. But I have heard a few people express some disappointment, which brought me to making this image the other day for a laugh. Looking at it, though, it makes me realize they really have a point. The best 1H melee weapon...

Since the dawn of arcade it has been a problem that you're not able to get cosmetic hats, furniture or other items exclusive to Story Mode. Most of the furniture options cut off at Mt. Bloom due to the fact that the housing in arcade hasn't been updated since Arcade Mode was finished, but I'm...

Difficulties: Chill Difficulty: Shields rapidly repair after a break. HP is doubled and health potions refill rapidly even without attacking. Bosses have far less defense and deal less damage. Can be downgraded into, but not upgraded out of. Hardcore Difficulty: Permadeath. You cannot teleport...

This is another one of those 'things I should have thought about before the game released, but a future update when not in the mire of bugs might do well to add for new player experiences.'. :p Everything written in the schoolhouse is more or less the exact same as it was before Flying Fortress...

I've mentioned before that anything with a special effect tends to be immediately ignored because most people don't want to spend ages figuring out the particulars of whether or not something is worthwhile through trial and error. At the same time, there's no way to realistically fit the...

A while back Vilya created a blogpost wherein she wanted to add little inspectables all around the world, bits of flavor text amidst scenery. I think it was decided against because it risked adding popups everywhere that people might be conditioned to ignore, since it was just text...

Skill interactions! Of course, you probably want a small cooldown on these triggering on the same enemy due to co-op craziness. Examples: If Enemy is Chilled, use Fire damage to trigger Frostburn - Reduce enemy DEF for # seconds. If Enemy is Chilled, use Air damage to trigger Windchill -...

http://www.vilyaroo.com/2021/03/trophy-menu-redesign.html Since we're late enough in the game for trophies to start mattering again, these are some I would like to see. If trophies are being kept as something more than "congrats on beating chapter 1 / 2/ 3, which is mandatory to progress" like...

So, I have all the talent points I really need and we're not even in the final dungeon. I also have all the skill points I need, which makes the swap-skillpoints-for-talentpoints function not really useful, unless we're going to get about 5-10 more talents per category before release. Which...

I've previously suggested a change to early Story Mode equipment, but there's so many items early on in arcade that do little more than give a small DEF bonus. Hats and accessories in particular. Something to actually make all those many hats a bit more different than +1 or +2 DEF over one...

... are a little forgettable. No one really notices the buff the statues give them, unless it's the one that speeds up their movement. The fact that they're on a timer and run out while you're doing anything at all is a bit of a bummer. Changing exactly how they buff the character could be more...

http://www.vilyaroo.com/2020/04/more-meetings-arcade-mode-badges.html Air Support - Rockets bombard the battlefield at random, dealing large damage to anything hit -- friend or foe. Lure enemies onto the (X) markers to ensure they get hit instead of you. (Flying Fortress-style rockets) Slow and...

A few people I've played with have no idea that the house can either be resized, or that new rooms can be added to it. While I'm not 100% sure what the root problem is, there's a few ways to combat this. 1) Change 'New' to 'Add Room', people see 'New' and they immediately think it's going to...