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Random stuff I would post on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and/or Bluesky. In English, German , or even worse: mixed. 

(And for the moment: way too many post about The Bazaar.)

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Really, I need help! I autopick Orange Julian, because I like the effect. It just never works out.

Bazaar: Just another loss with Orange Julian

I need help. I am obsessed with Orange Julian. Even though I almost never get ten wins with him.

The Bazaar: 8 Wins, Silver Victory, with Vanessa, and another Orange Julian build

These days I usually go for a Fire Pyg build. Nice to see that the big guy can also win with weapons.

The Bazaar: Last encounter, Weapon Pyg vs. Fire Mak

It feels like every time I think I got a fine Orange Julian build the game gives me freeze opponents that smack me. Yes, still nine wins. Sure. But is it so hard to let me have ten wins? This is not good for my anger management.

The Bazaar: Last encounter, lost against a Pyg freeze build

Ok. One last run for today. Finally got my hands on a Magnus’ Femur. That Slow Bonk works way better than expected.

Screenshot: Encounter with a Boulder

That could have been a perfect victory. If fate didn’t put that One Shot Boulder in my path. I didn’t even get to use my Femur.

Screenshot: Encounter with a Shiny Narwhal

The next final encounter was also no walk in the park. That Shiny Narwahl was really fast. Good thing I had so much life.

Screenshot: 10 Wins, Gold Victory with Mak

All is well that ends well.

After some mediocre games with Vanessa and Mak, Dooley delivered a ten win run. Finally. I initially did not think Dooltron would be useful. But in concert with the full Bug Exodia and some DJing, he smashed the competition. I didn’t even need the Fiery Buff of Dooltron. #TheBazaar

Screenshot: Final encounter. Mak had an impressive poison build, but was too slow for my Dooltron Bug Exodia.

After all those failed attempts I should just give up on Orange Julian. Nine wins is pretty decent. And yet, I am in constant rage mode, because I can’t get ten wins.

Screenshot: Lost again with Orange Julian

Seems I am unable to get ten wins at the moment. I really need to play something else …

Screenshot: Last encounter, lost against a Fiery Flagship

Lost again with Orange Julian. Why am I so fixated on making this work? I get beaten up by too many other builds.

Screenshot: Last encounter and loss with another Orange Julian build that did not work out

God, I am quite tilted right now. I just can’t get a working Orange Julian build.

Screenshot: Last encounter, Vanessa vs Vanessa, I lost against a flagship build

Finally a decent Poppy Field build. And I still couldn’t get more than 7 wins. Bah.

Screenshot: 7 Wins, Silver Victory, with Mak

The past few days I always skipped over Old Saltclaw. But the little dude is actually quite bonkers. If you can make him bigger with enough Haste items. Lifesteal, Multicast and a Cooldown of 4.1s before Haste made him nearly unstoppable. Or so I thought. Cause it was still very close in the end.

Screenshot: Last encounter with my Shiny Old Saltclaw in The Bazaar

God, I hate Ice builds. I finally have a decent build and get one ice opponent after the other. What a waste of time. #thebazaar

Screenshot of the final fight where my flagship gets frozen once again

Merke: Beim Copy/Paste von »CSS boilerplate« besser nicht das C vergessen. Hui, knapp.

Phew. I really like this slow burn build for Mak. But I got beaten by some faster builds. In the end I needed some luck to get my ten wins.

Screenshot: The last fight, my tenth win, Mak against Vanessa

I’m back at the Bazaar. Finally burned myself to ten wins with a rare Dragon Heart. That was a fun run.

Screenshot: 10 wins, Gold Victory with Dooley (The Bazaar)

Guess it is time to check out this strange new Drupal CMS people are talking about (in my Drupal bubble).

Screenshot: Drupal CMS. Get started.

Next up: #mazes and #puzzles

Two books: »The Maze: A Labyrinthine Compendium« by Kendra Wilson and Angus Hyland & »A Compendium of Meta-Puzzles« by Pedja Banovic

I can’t believe I got this nice burn set up and never got a single burn skill. #TheBazaar

Screenshot: 9 Wins, Silver Victory with Pygmalien in »The Bazaar«

So I stumbled my way to my first Perfect Victory with Pyg. The Restorative Matchbox was a really good start. Some luck got me a second Matchbox. And then my first Ice Luge came along. I just burned and healed through everything. #TheBazaar

Screenshot: Item Ice Luge: Freeze adjacent items for 1 second. Reduce the Cooldown of adjacent items by 2 second(s) for the fight.
Screenshot: 10 Wins, Perfect Victory with Pygmalien in »The Bazaar«

Obsidian Flagship, equals Double Damage (×2). 125% Crit Chance (again, ×2). And then, the cherry on the cake, the skill I didn’t even know existed: Big Guns, double the damage of your large items (another ×2). In summary I had Octo Damage on the Flagship. In the last encounter, with some haste, this lead to 5.152 damage within the first 1.8 seconds. Impressive.

Screenshot: Skill Big Guns: Double the Damage of your Large Weapons
Screenshot: 10 Wins, Gold Victory with Vanessa in »The Bazaar«

I think this is my first 10-win-run on Ranked. Restaurative Power Drill + Deadly Solar Farm. Boring, but effective.

Ok. That is enough of The Bazaar for the moment. Gotta start playing something else …

Screenshot: 10 Wins, Gold Victory on Ranked with Dooley in the game »The Bazaar«

What?! I was overpowered and still could not get 10 wins?! I mean: Fiery Power Drill + Rocket Launcher + Moth to a Flame skill + Knife Tricks skill + Conflagration skill. I never had such a good combination. I guess, I needed some Haste. #TheBazaar

Screenshot: 9 Wins, Silver Victory with Dooley in »The Bazaar«

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