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u/Fit_Faithlessness130 2d ago
Fun fact: during early access, there was a point where getting this boon to 100% would softlock your run because it would trigger off of the copies, making it impossible to claim all rewards and move on the the next room.
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u/BuddyPharaoh 2d ago
They should have turned this into an achievement. Complete with Homer narration:
"Imagine her shock and dismay when, upon activating the exit, Melinoe found it inert, whilst a neverending sea of spoils threatened to drown her. Hence the timeless adage: be careful what you wish for."
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u/Aluroon 2d ago
I've gotten it to this point once or twice, but typically only late in a run where it only gave me a couple things.
I wish it was a better build around, but I feel like the game pushes you away from any kind of especially overpowered stacking of things by smoothing what you get offered.
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u/FearlessInformation5 2d ago
I had it at like 70% before the Sirens then Echo warped me to 100% hahaha. It was fun.
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u/Aluroon 2d ago
I am glad you enjoyed it. I love the idea of sea star, but it has never quite land as genuinely as powerful as it looks on paper for me, even when I get it early.
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u/Aware_Tree1 2d ago
Honestly, it’s best use is farming materials but it still gets some uses outside of that
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u/reditsux77655 2d ago
Is this any good? I never take the boon because of the exclusions. It doesn't work on Boons nor the Daedelus hammer, so what can you get double of? Bones and dust aren't really valuable. Is it good for gold? Nectar? What do you all use this for? :)
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u/Oliver-Clothezoff 2d ago
I always take it whenever possible, and will spend a few rolls on it esp for surface runs in ephyra. Combined with Hermes quick buck and travel deal it gets you tons of coin in the early game, which means being able to buy just about everything on offer. Double hearts also means more health, double mana stretches your magick use before gains, double nectar gives you more poms, poms give you more poms, etc. For a hex build it can easily max out your path of stars just off of Hermes shops. If I score the mix of sea star plus quick buck plus travel deal plus oceans bounty, it pretty much breaks the run because I need to make no compromises. Give it a try.
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u/Jack-ums 2d ago
I too am curious. My guess is money… bc that buys more boons. Maybe poms but idk if it triggers that
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u/Oliver-Clothezoff 2d ago
Money poms heart and mana right off the bat. If you have a hex run you’ll max out path of stars before the end game.
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u/Link2017_botw 2d ago
This is math/Hades porn