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Game of the Year 2024: Balatro [PCGamer]
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You probably just need to get good. Iirc Balatro university said that about 80% of seeds are winnable on gold stake.
That means that roughly 20% arent. That's 1 in 5, and that's pretty ridiculous.
But hardly a restart simulator. That's 4 good 2hr+ runs to one unavoidable 15 minute restart (or more likely you losing). That's a great rate. And as the person above you was pointing out, it's not that you get a string of unwinnable seeds, you just aren't good enough at the game yet. If you don't enjoy losing and retrying with better knowledge and being better at the game then rogue-likes just aren't for you and that's fine.
Only thing is, it’s not about getting good, or wasn’t for me. Once that info came out, the illusion is shattered. In other roguelites I play, I always knew or thought I had a chance to an extent. Learning there even exist unwinnable seeds just killed my drive to play is all. It’s not about getting good for me. The game part went away when I learned that. Add that on top of the other issues that decreased my fun and it was a wrap for me.
On gold stake though. If you just want to try different wacky strategies, don't select mac difficulty.
Agree there should be more knobs to tweak a run for the hardcore folks (I am not one of them).