Armagon's Permadeath Challenge

As some might know, Armagon one of the senior devs of starbound also has his own youtube channel where he does Lets Plays. Well he has started a Permadeath Challenge for the latest unstable build. So far it's quite entertaining and the developer commentary is quite enjoyable as well.

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I think I'll watch this while playing starbound.

 

Watching this makes me feel like I've been playing the game wrong... Maybe trying to hard resource wise too? I honestly have no clue... Watching him handle the monsters so quickly and easily with a shortsword and managing to dodge attacks like that.. I feel like a bum.. Also kinda makes me feel like pickaxes weren't hit as hard as I thought they were? Also holy jeeze does he keep his inventory clean..

 

"Beamdown time", "weeee". - Love it.

Edit: I recommend this series (even if i have only seen 2 episodes thus far), he's rather good at the game and watching him play made me rethink some approaches to varius ingame things (spellunking, the use of pickaxes and combat for example).

 

How long do you think he'll last? i bet to about the Erchius Mining facility, since some of the enemy's there are quite overpowered at the moment

 

Watch the third video

 

Oh, i need to rethink my bet then...

 

He's allredy done that part. He didnt even have that much of a issue (well the infected humans did cause some terror, but not the moontants). It seems blocking works very well if you train on timing it right (perfect block).

 

Please read the two posts above yours

 

I saw. Consider it a response to the second part instead "the enemies being difficult".

 

Ah right, but still, if you're using an axe, not a shield/greatsword, it is rather difficult

 

I can imagine that it would be. Hopefully they do a few balance runs before it goes stable.

Edit: On the other hand, the axe seems balanced to do aloot of damage but be gimped when it comes to reach and not being able to block. While the spears are directional and have long range (but cant block), greatswords(two-handed) can block .

 

I'm going to go with either a death attempting an apex maze, or the floran party mission. You can't entertain the crowd with cheap tactics, and that'll mean taking on the floran legit.

 

I wonder if he'll ignore the friendly npc there. It's nagging at me to this day, but it sounds like he/she should be rescuable. Then maybe do a drop off at some planet or join in as another crewmember or something...
The insights he offered on the future of this game and game development at Chucklefish was quite interesting as well. I'd say it's worth watching for that reason if none other...

 

He died to his own hubris in the end by attacking a friendly NPC. How fitting

 

Oh right. Haven't watched that last one yet. Bummer...

My permadeath runs ended on quite stupid notes as well. Notable mentions to misjudging a jump over a lavapit on a Floran Prison and a bird throwing me off an airship's anchor chain after much climbing...

Needless to say, my demise usually had to do with guns. I'd usually die soon after aquiring one.

 

Should have beamed up the moment he saw how much damage that wizard did.

 

I dont think it is rescueable atm. I managed to escort her (79% certain its a girl) all the way to the beacon at the end and she just stod there with no new conversation or anything until i got tired of her and beamed up.

 

How did you get her to follow you around? She wouldn't go with me all the way because of platforming issues. Does she teleport to your side like the captured creatures?

I mentioned both genders because I didn't know if the npc was randomically generated or a fixed one.
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Then again I told her to wait because escort quests never go well with me, so I decided to clear a path and go back for her but I was gated off at the boss... should have seen that coming honestly...
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Also to be more frank I was almost sure it would amount to that in the end, just an npc to soak damage for you. But the last thing she said to me was asking me to come back for her soon and I replied promissing that I would. I felt terrible afterwards when I beamed up, realizing I could ni longer go back for her. Such a horrible person I am... T-T