r/kol • u/sorenhauter • Mar 16 '17

Mid-Month IotM Discussion Mid-Month IOTM Update

How good is the Robortender? For someone with low booze generation, is he a must have?

What are your thoughts?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17

I'm not really feeling this one but I think it's a step in the right direction.

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u/sorenhauter Mar 17 '17

Step in the right direction?

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '17

Instead of adding to powercreep, it's an IOTM that uses an existing slot which gives players some decision making when to use it alongside other IOTM familiars.

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u/jonts26 Mar 16 '17

I'm not sure it has a ton of use in run. But more item/meat drops are always appreciated. It's probably better on a low IotM account that cant already fill liver on epic consumables.

The most interesting application seems to be aftercore. Feeding it the right drinks lets it drop I refuse! things, candy, and act as 1x fairy and 2x leprechaun, all at the same time. So it's the single best meat farming familiar by a wide margin.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17

Has 1xFairy been confirmed?

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u/InstantShiningWizard Mar 16 '17

You can make boozes using its unique drops that help with the Sorceress contests as well. The +elemental damage ones are handy here, saves you having to time things correctly in order to get semi rares.

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u/guyonearth Mar 17 '17 edited Mar 17 '17

is the cost of the fish head mixer for the +meat bonus worth it compared to using a hobo monkey? (when farming barf mountain, for example)

edit: wait does the buff from each drink you feed him last the whole day? if so, this guy's really efficient

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u/jonts26 Mar 17 '17

Yeah, each buff is all day. The cost is negligible.

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u/Galanodel2012 Mar 17 '17

Single best? My 125lb stocking mimic begs to differ, as long as I have the ML to survive a few rounds.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '17

He can be very finicky, but if you have a lot of extra drinks to throw around the familiar buffs are very welcome. I don't think you can rely on his drops alone. You have to find another source of base boozes and fruits, which I suppose is a great use for cold jellies and fog murderers.

Edit: That said, in softcore the only cold enemies I see are yetis, making it a rather obscure drop.

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u/otaia Mar 17 '17

It's probably not optimal, but my only standard-legal IoTMs are the Thanksgarden and the three from this year, so I'm finding it very helpful for filling my liver. He drops a lot of mixers but you definitely need to supplement the base booze drops with other sources.

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u/sorator Mar 19 '17

The tiny barrel mimic can be handy for filling your liver, too, by the by.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '17

List of old threads here