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Dec 12, 2025, 06:0812/12/25
07/01/22
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Credit where it's Due: Grim Forest is actually Awesome!

I was concerned about this game mode given City hasn't been a great experience. I love the Gear from City and the loot, but it was very frustrating with a lot of issues. The limited Champs for stages and the re-gearing, the bottlenecks... hitting a stage where you have like 4 garbage champs as your only options...

That being said, Grim Forest is actually REALLY Fun! Not to make a super long post, I'll just do the bulletpoints:

  • Clan Members screenshotting their maps so we can put them together to help each other
  • Vampire Survivors/DotA/LoL system with the Cards, Curios and Vendor
  • RNG of the Champs that can be used (which honest I thought I'd hate but actually made it a fun challenge)
  • Getting to face Champions as Bosses to see what that is like... some make for really scary bosses!
  • 30 Orbs per day and the amount of options for travel
  • Every "New" boss I've faced has been a decent challenge (despite being cheesable in some situations)
  • The "Redraw" Mechanic and the Vendor Shuffle to swap in Champs was a great idea... if we were locked into our first choices for a whole MONTH it would have sucked lol!


(EDIT: I have just found out the random "Fight" spots are actually random, not static. Disregard below)

I'll have more feedback later but the main "negative" so far is the RNG of Squares/Chests seems to actually be Static. Which chests turn into Mimics and which Squares generate a Fight seem to be the same across the entire clan... I'm sure this is for balance purposes and while it is nice to be able to give clanmates a heads up, I hope this changes.

Also, would REALLY be useful to Zoom out more for better screenshots lol


But yeah, Great Job Plarium! You really nailed this one and we're loving it so far!

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ShortOnSkillzModerator
Dec 12, 2025, 23:3912/12/25
06/24/19
4019

Im really enjoying it as well.  Basically it's everything I hoped Sintranos would be. 

Dec 15, 2025, 03:2612/15/25
12/16/21
2218


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dthorne04Moderator
Dec 15, 2025, 03:3412/15/25
12/30/20
7927
MooredRat


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nice of Plarium to include the Amius rewards experience in the new content as well

Dec 15, 2025, 03:5912/15/25
12/16/21
2218
dthorne04

nice of Plarium to include the Amius rewards experience in the new content as well

And thankfully he's WAY easier than Amius; no massive rng fest.


Keep burn on him at all times, and have 2 cleanser/debuff blockers, and grind down his hp.  Win.

dthorne04Moderator
Dec 15, 2025, 05:4912/15/25
12/30/20
7927
MooredRat

And thankfully he's WAY easier than Amius; no massive rng fest.


Keep burn on him at all times, and have 2 cleanser/debuff blockers, and grind down his hp.  Win.

Fair take. I haven't taken a stab at him yet, just milling around the map and getting angry at my redraws against Phrygius

Dec 15, 2025, 06:3812/15/25
01/31/20
2070
dthorne04

Fair take. I haven't taken a stab at him yet, just milling around the map and getting angry at my redraws against Phrygius

Same. I am just wandering around killing things.

My squad is up to L20 and I have a bunch of curios, but I have only found one curio altar so I can't use most of them.

Dec 15, 2025, 15:1712/15/25
12/19/19
7062

I guess i am the only idiot who started on normal, hopefully after this week I have time to hop over and join in the holiday fun.



Dec 15, 2025, 21:1712/15/25
05/05/24
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Trips

I guess i am the only idiot who started on normal, hopefully after this week I have time to hop over and join in the holiday fun.



Nope, I did, too. 😂🤷‍♂️

Dec 15, 2025, 23:2212/15/25
12/19/19
7062
Gareth Serra

Nope, I did, too. 😂🤷‍♂️

I'm just a lazy ass that puts off everything as long as i can.  Still haven't built my new mythicals from last 2x... lol

Mino is in progress; will ascend and booked next training tournament during the fusion 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Dec 16, 2025, 12:1012/16/25
06/24/19
4019
MooredRat


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Wow look at this whale.  

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Dec 16, 2025, 12:1012/16/25
06/24/19
4019
dthorne04

nice of Plarium to include the Amius rewards experience in the new content as well

Be real Thorne.  Do we really want more easily accessible 6* Mercurial in arena? 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Dec 16, 2025, 12:1112/16/25
06/24/19
4019
MooredRat

And thankfully he's WAY easier than Amius; no massive rng fest.


Keep burn on him at all times, and have 2 cleanser/debuff blockers, and grind down his hp.  Win.

You clear all his minions around the map? 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Dec 16, 2025, 12:1112/16/25
06/24/19
4019
Trips

I'm just a lazy ass that puts off everything as long as i can.  Still haven't built my new mythicals from last 2x... lol

Mino is in progress; will ascend and booked next training tournament during the fusion 

You make me sad. 

Dec 16, 2025, 13:0712/16/25
12/16/21
2218
ShortOnSkillz

You clear all his minions around the map? 

Yep.


Also informed by a clustermate of mine that burn really isn't *needed,* it's just much much slower if you don't have it.

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Dec 16, 2025, 16:3512/16/25
06/24/19
4019
MooredRat

Yep.


Also informed by a clustermate of mine that burn really isn't *needed,* it's just much much slower if you don't have it.

For the main boss?  Honestly I didnt even look to hard at his kit.  I just cleared the minions and then yolod him.  

Dec 16, 2025, 16:5312/16/25
10/08/17
1256
Trips

I guess i am the only idiot who started on normal, hopefully after this week I have time to hop over and join in the holiday fun.



well  you  got  a  ton to look forward to   REWARDS  wise  and I  know you going to  have  the champions  required  to get it done =   thanks  we get enough energy to do both difficulties every rotation

Dec 16, 2025, 17:0212/16/25
06/02/22
99

Concur with everyone above, best added content forever. Leaps and bounds above cursed city, the decks are great idea, opposed to: " Oh stuck now don't have any champs for this level. "  Fragments seem to only drop from mimics, but that's fine. Still looking for 4th minion before I hit main boss. We need heal reduction set to make the mimics less of a time consuming slog.

dthorne04Moderator
Dec 16, 2025, 19:0912/16/25
12/30/20
7927
Dave

Concur with everyone above, best added content forever. Leaps and bounds above cursed city, the decks are great idea, opposed to: " Oh stuck now don't have any champs for this level. "  Fragments seem to only drop from mimics, but that's fine. Still looking for 4th minion before I hit main boss. We need heal reduction set to make the mimics less of a time consuming slog.

Venomage is a good option for mimics if you don't have someone like Morrigaine or Ma'Shalled. 

dthorne04Moderator
Dec 16, 2025, 21:2112/16/25
12/30/20
7927
ShortOnSkillz

Be real Thorne.  Do we really want more easily accessible 6* Mercurial in arena? 

Pain is coming no matter what 🥲

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Dec 17, 2025, 09:4312/17/25
06/24/19
4019
dthorne04

Venomage is a good option for mimics if you don't have someone like Morrigaine or Ma'Shalled. 

Coldheart continues to be best rare in the game.  Absolutely smokes mimics.