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Jan 1, 2026, 06:3501/01/26
07/01/22
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The ONE Bad part of Grim Forest: Treasure Goblin

Currently, the Treasure Goblin is probably the worst part of Grim Forest for a number of reasons and I'm making this thread as Feedback for Plarium.

The Treasure Goblin doesn't drop anything good. He only does currency and the only reason to beat him and get all the rewards from quests is MORE currency... well the problem with that is, you don't NEED the currency. The chests are Single Purchase from the Vendor and it's currently not clear if currency even carries over to the next GF Rotation (tho it likely doesn't). 

Combine these issues with the fact that the Goblin is probably the most annoying fight in all of GF. It's a cool fight *IN CONCEPT* but in reality it's just annoying. RNG to negate dmg + turn limit + burst too fast and die (obviously unkillable and block dmg are workarounds, tho Unkillable is the one that doesn't screw you if it's stolen). It's a combination of mechanics that ends up being frustrating... at the very least, there needs to be a debuff or something that negates his Evade %.

The thing is, he doesn't even need to be rebalanced if he just had DROPS that mattered. Hell, even if Plarium doesn't want to rebalance him OR change his drops then all they'd need to do is up the chests at the vendor to a limit of 2 OR OR just add in another item or two that can be bought with the currency (That isn't curio-based)

That's it, rant over. Happy New Year!

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Jan 1, 2026, 07:2101/01/26
06/13/23
215

Yeah I agree he seems interesting in concept, but then the exploding armor that just does massive damage unless you draw like Block Damage champs or Unkillable teams just will kill you if you hit him too hard, but also you gotta hit him hard to get through them before he recycles and puts them back up. Considering all he gives is gold, coins, and xp I don't think he should be probably the hardest thing in the grim forest imo. 

In Normal he is easy you can get them all blowing them all up and he doesn't have such enormous health pools that you die for doing so. In Hard his base health just makes it so much harder to go through it to get all the damage trials do. 

You are supposed to do a lot of damage, but you are also punished for doing a lot of damage. It is counterintuitive game play.

Jan 1, 2026, 10:4001/01/26
07/01/22
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Daehawk Gaming

Yeah I agree he seems interesting in concept, but then the exploding armor that just does massive damage unless you draw like Block Damage champs or Unkillable teams just will kill you if you hit him too hard, but also you gotta hit him hard to get through them before he recycles and puts them back up. Considering all he gives is gold, coins, and xp I don't think he should be probably the hardest thing in the grim forest imo. 

In Normal he is easy you can get them all blowing them all up and he doesn't have such enormous health pools that you die for doing so. In Hard his base health just makes it so much harder to go through it to get all the damage trials do. 

You are supposed to do a lot of damage, but you are also punished for doing a lot of damage. It is counterintuitive game play.

Yeah exactly... hell the only reason I fought him on Normal was progression. I will say I'm glad how easy Normal is, that should help a lot of players progress... but something needs to change with Goblin. Either mechanics, Drops or BOTH lol

Jan 1, 2026, 11:4201/01/26
12/16/21
2252

it's crazy how much difference there is between normal and hard. 1.8 mill vs. 35.

First one I fought on normal I hit top chest in 2 turns.


I'd say either lower the damage needs for top chests on hard, or reduce the amount of reflected damage

Or best of all, make the vendor chests a lot better so the fight is worth doing as is.

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 2, 2026, 00:2801/02/26
06/24/19
4086

Yeah its really weird as it is now you dont even need to fight them.  But I agree the boss is really annoying for what you get. 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 2, 2026, 00:2801/02/26
06/24/19
4086

Oh also the issue with not being able to get all 3 chests from the Vendor has been pushed to the devs. 

Jan 5, 2026, 18:2301/05/26
12/19/19
7067
ShortOnSkillz

Oh also the issue with not being able to get all 3 chests from the Vendor has been pushed to the devs. 

This thread is typical complaining about non issues... 

New content with great rewards, pretty easy tbh.  I finished everything except maxing out the damage.... which you DON'T NEED TO DO.... which is a GOOD THING!!!

So let's complain til they change where its like cursed city where completion of 100% makes a huge difference.... cmon people. 

Hardest part was scrolling to find last random stage for the 50 energy i was missing. Every screen in game needs a fit to page resize option...


Jan 5, 2026, 19:1701/05/26
12/16/21
2252
Trips

This thread is typical complaining about non issues... 

New content with great rewards, pretty easy tbh.  I finished everything except maxing out the damage.... which you DON'T NEED TO DO.... which is a GOOD THING!!!

So let's complain til they change where its like cursed city where completion of 100% makes a huge difference.... cmon people. 

Hardest part was scrolling to find last random stage for the 50 energy i was missing. Every screen in game needs a fit to page resize option...


Absolutely love the part where you complain that a thread complains about non-issues and throw in your own complaint about a non-issue

"Hardest part was scrolling to find last random stage for the 50 energy i was missing. Every screen in game needs a fit to page resize option... "


ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 5, 2026, 21:4801/05/26
06/24/19
4086
MooredRat

Absolutely love the part where you complain that a thread complains about non-issues and throw in your own complaint about a non-issue

"Hardest part was scrolling to find last random stage for the 50 energy i was missing. Every screen in game needs a fit to page resize option... "


🤣 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 5, 2026, 21:4901/05/26
06/24/19
4086
Trips

This thread is typical complaining about non issues... 

New content with great rewards, pretty easy tbh.  I finished everything except maxing out the damage.... which you DON'T NEED TO DO.... which is a GOOD THING!!!

So let's complain til they change where its like cursed city where completion of 100% makes a huge difference.... cmon people. 

Hardest part was scrolling to find last random stage for the 50 energy i was missing. Every screen in game needs a fit to page resize option...


I mean if/when it gets fixed you still dont need to do everything.  Itll just let the people that want to get the 3rd chest.  

Jan 9, 2026, 15:3901/09/26
12/19/19
7067
ShortOnSkillz

I mean if/when it gets fixed you still dont need to do everything.  Itll just let the people that want to get the 3rd chest.  

I get it, I'm just saying that small chest is the equivalent of what 0.1% of the monthly rewards from GF? No idea what is on there tbh lol, but seems pretty insignificant and not in the top 1000 things that could be fixed.   It's essentially asking for more free stuff imo 😆 🤣 Intentional or not, I don't see why the expectation has to be that you can buy all 3. Guess I'm just a boot licker....


Jan 13, 2026, 22:2001/13/26
07/01/22
825
Trips

I get it, I'm just saying that small chest is the equivalent of what 0.1% of the monthly rewards from GF? No idea what is on there tbh lol, but seems pretty insignificant and not in the top 1000 things that could be fixed.   It's essentially asking for more free stuff imo 😆 🤣 Intentional or not, I don't see why the expectation has to be that you can buy all 3. Guess I'm just a boot licker....



No you're just a angry contrarian that hates any feedback that doesn't seem valid to your personal experience. You never try to understand where other players might be coming from and at this point, anything you think is a "non issue" should probably be a high priority for Plarium to address.


We appreciate you being the canary in the coal mine... unfortunately you seem to like it down there and that's a "you" problem... 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 14, 2026, 12:2201/14/26
06/24/19
4086

If anyone missed it as of this rotation you should get enough gold to get all 3 chests. 

Jan 14, 2026, 16:2501/14/26
12/19/19
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ShortOnSkillz

If anyone missed it as of this rotation you should get enough gold to get all 3 chests. 

I'm going to only get 2 to prove my point!!! 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 15, 2026, 17:0401/15/26
06/24/19
4086
Trips

I'm going to only get 2 to prove my point!!! 

You do you boo boo

Jan 15, 2026, 21:1601/15/26
12/19/19
7067
ShortOnSkillz

You do you boo boo

😆 

I actually want everyone to post what they get from the 3rd chest to see what we are fussing over. Obviously if I have the coins I will do the same. 


Jan 15, 2026, 23:2901/15/26
01/31/20
2119

I didn't really care about the small vendor chest, but I think it is total BS that they left the Distorted Energy Quest as-is.  It doesn't affect me directly because I can clear all of Grim Forest on both difficulties, but it effectively locks all mid-game players (and below) out of finishing Advanced Quests for the rest of the month once they top out on their ability to finish Grim Forest, regardless of how active and engaged they are with the rest of the game. 

They were smarter than that with Sintranos quests, so it is baffling that they don't recognize the problem with Grim Forest. I can certainly understand the frustration from players, and IMO, this is the biggest mistake with Grim Forest.

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 17, 2026, 00:1101/17/26
06/24/19
4086
Trips

😆 

I actually want everyone to post what they get from the 3rd chest to see what we are fussing over. Obviously if I have the coins I will do the same. 


Oh im sure its not gonna be anything crazy.  I was more just annoyed that the couldnt math it correctly. 

ShortOnSkillzModerator
Jan 17, 2026, 00:1201/17/26
06/24/19
4086
WileyMan

I didn't really care about the small vendor chest, but I think it is total BS that they left the Distorted Energy Quest as-is.  It doesn't affect me directly because I can clear all of Grim Forest on both difficulties, but it effectively locks all mid-game players (and below) out of finishing Advanced Quests for the rest of the month once they top out on their ability to finish Grim Forest, regardless of how active and engaged they are with the rest of the game. 

They were smarter than that with Sintranos quests, so it is baffling that they don't recognize the problem with Grim Forest. I can certainly understand the frustration from players, and IMO, this is the biggest mistake with Grim Forest.

Yeah i was told it was "fixed" but I think they misunderstood what  actually needed.

Jan 17, 2026, 04:0501/17/26
Jan 17, 2026, 04:05(edited)
01/31/20
2119

Exactly.  I don't know how they could misunderstand from the countless complaints I have seen on Discord and elsewhere, but from reading the patch notes, there was apparently a related problem with the quest that they fixed that wouldn't have ever been a problem if the quest was designed properly from the start.