Spiral Knights - Why do people say FSC is hard?

Why do people say FSC is hard?

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Wed, 09/21/2011 - 07:36

Xchiefyx

I just did it first try with full skolver and a BTS no fire resist or element resist and didn't die once in FSC but died vs Vanaduke due to him abusing the camera angles with his mace.

Other then that I dont think FSC is hard, why does everyone else think so and remember heres my loadout

Skolver cap Med normal
Skolver coat Med piercing
Barbarous Thorn Shield low normal
Barbarous Thorn Blade low gremlin
Glacius ASI low
Leviathan Slime low

So why is FSC hard to everyone else?....... it was easy to me

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 07:51

decibel

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not one of these threads again

That's great that you found it easy. But this thread is right up there with the "How rich is rich; I have 18kce and I feel poor" kind of threads; you don't need to make a thread under the guise of asking an honest question just to toot your own horn. That's dandy you did FSC without dying in Skolver. Good for you.

Some find it hard because they're not as well geared. Others have difficulty dealing with the combination of armies of mobs and fire and spike traps. Other may not be as acquainted with the playstyle. FSC is designed to be the "end-game" stage so if I were you I wouldn't be surprised people find it difficult.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 08:07

Capt-Chopper

Were you in a group? I

Were you in a group? I wouldn't say its hard nor easy as it depends on what weapons you carry at the time, some find it hard probably due to the fire traps everywhere and being forced to move though shadow fire and the place is very lag unfriendly because of that. As long as you can move and not get hit you don't need fire resist(but I know some people lag into fire so they may need the extra edge.). But I would say teammates makes it easy or very difficult due the enemy health scaling.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 08:03

Xchiefyx

i was in a group of 4

i was with divine-cookie and 2 other people i dont know. Me and divine was doing the most damage oveall to everything

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 08:18

Katmint

>Skolver cap Med

>Skolver cap Med normal
>Skolver coat Med piercing
>Barbarous Thorn Shield low normal

Wow... that is my EXACT armor setup for FSC, even with the same UVs. o.o

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 08:30

Tengu

I built myself the bomber

I built myself the bomber setup from a youtube video, but my main problem is lag. I think I'd be able to solo at least the first 2 levels if it wasn't for the horrid lag.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 08:40

Reulogh

Well, everyone is different.

Well, everyone is different. You must be one of the supremely gifted player compare to commoners like us....

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:04

Omaro

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Why people have to brag all

Why people have to brag all the time.

Pathetic.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:13

Algol-Sixty

You must be one of the

You must be one of the supremely gifted player compare to commoners like us....

I'm sure he was carrying divine-cookie et al too...

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:28

BiggestLoser

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Zelda

the zombies were severely nerfed at some point, but before that they were tough(not THAT hard, but in close-up situations things could turn bad easily)

as u may hav noticed fsc is full of zombies..now imagine each of those zombies having arm swings like retrodes

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:35

#10

Glowing-Ember

@Omaro

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 10:03

#11

Brownknee

"hey guys!! i solod fsc with

"hey guys!! i solod fsc with proto gear!!!"

chief when u accomplish that^ u get bragging rights.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 10:29

#12

Madfruitz

At first i was like, lol brag

At first i was like, lol brag thread

Then i realised you were in a party - not saying solo is some overly difficult monster of a challenge but i doubt theres many people who can claim to being able to solo FSC on their first try with zero experience

anyway, it's all relative and FSC is harder than everything else, so thats why its considered "hard"

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 10:39

#13

Quasirandom

People think FSC is hard

People think FSC is hard because the only thing they have to compare it to is jelly palace, which is tier 2. If people tried a bunch of random tier 3 levels, they wouldn't think FSC is hard, apart from perhaps the last arena of Smoldering Steps and Vanaduke itself.

Vanaduke is perhaps hard, but it's a very different sort of hard from everything else in the game that is challenging. The difficulty for everything except Vanaduke and Jelly King comes from you not being skilled enough. In Vanaduke, it's mostly about being able to randomly guess what is happening off of your monitor, or perhaps having an enormous monitor resolution so that you can actually see what is happening.

If you want hard, then I'm going to say that Power Complex/Infernal Passage is the game's hardest "real" level, even though it's randomly generated and the difficulty depends a good deal on what you happen to randomly draw. The other Infernal Passage levels, Sinful Steps, and Candlestick Park (yes, I call it park, not keep) are up there, too.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 10:44

#14

Foxhound3857

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"That's great that you found

"That's great that you found it easy. But this thread is right up there with the "How rich is rich; I have 18kce and I feel poor" kind of threads; you don't need to make a thread under the guise of asking an honest question just to toot your own horn. That's dandy you did FSC without dying in Skolver. Good for you."

I was being dead serious, not stroking my God Damn ego.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:07

#15

jooozek

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So you are the op? Good to

So you are the op? Good to know your other account.

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:08

#16

Foxhound3857

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Nope, OP is not me. But

Nope, OP is not me. But decibel criticized a thread that I did make one or two weeks ago, making fun of my motives, and I find it insulting because of how untrue it is.

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Why do people say FSC is hard?