Northernlion Plays Dicey Dungeons For A Bit: The Robot [3/?]

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About this game:
Become a giant walking dice and battle to the end of an ever-changing dungeon! Can you escape the cruel whims of Lady Luck?
In this new fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV), Chipzel, and Marlowe Dobbe, you'll fight monsters, find better loot, and level up your heroes as you work together to take down the Goddess of Fortune, Lady Luck herself. Balance your carefully planned strategies against the unknown of a dice roll.

[@jayg9283]

Someone keep this madman away from casinos

[@i_am_ergo]

Why? If he loses everything (which he will), we'll just get NL content 24/7, because it's the only way he knows how to make money. It's a lose-win-win.

[@arrowtongue]

@@i_am_ergo the man already releases like 5 videos a day and streams give him a goddamn break

[@wolfox7776]

You don't understand tho, that's when the NorthernLion Luck begins and wins it all

[@dwayneissac2302]

I guess Im pretty randomly asking but does anybody know of a good site to stream newly released series online?

[@dennisricardo1590]

@Dwayne Issac I watch on flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

[@jankfly9434]

> has Pog heat sink, mechanical arm and short circuit synergy > never uses it

[@leobat7007]

He misunderstood what heat sink actually does

[@Daenym]

It's not a Northernlion video if I'm not shouting at my screen to remember a game mechanic

[@ELauti]

Daenym do u know these mobile Game adds where they play really bad and ask you if you can do better? Im so tempted to get the game to not do the mistakes he does!!!

[@graysonguinn1943]

E. Lauti it’s the trademark NL marketing strategy. It’s why I own slay the spire and streets of rogue

[@Your-AverageMan]

Spent an hour shouting no! You should have done this and that instead. There were multiple times he could have beaten enemies in less turns.

[@PruneauYT]

@Daenym May I introduce you to NL plays Monster Train? You're gonna have an aneurysm.

[@Daenym]

@@PruneauYT I've had several

[@killedacatuskilledacatus6355]

After watching the vods and the uploads specifically to the channel, this is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Watching it just keeps me wanting more

[@WuxianTec]

Playing it makes you realize how many mistakes he's really making, so be warned.

[@i_am_ergo]

@@WuxianTec That's true about every game he plays though. So the warning might be superfluous.

[@JadedJragon]

Killed a catus Killed a catus NOT TOP ANYMORE

[@boosur6558]

i always find it interesting how egg believes that rolling another dice is always better than five raw damage

[@MarkSKristensen]

boo sur gotta get that extra 1 damage for mechanical arm, who needs to KO the enemy this turn...

[@brandonrandonandon]

he missed lethals becuase of this and i want to pull my hair out

[@L454RU5]

It's like that episode from family guy where he gets to pick between a mystery box and the cruise ship.

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Also the number of times he used Buster Sword instead of Short Circuit, I just don't...

[@ALittleMessi]

That's blackjack bb

[@predragmarkovic2682]

NL didnt realise how good Heat Sink is here

[@sebastiandelfos]

I dont think he understands what it does... At 46:38 he says he wants to increase the counter by 7I think he means he wants to increase the MAX CPU not the counter.

[@catlover0000]

He just doesn't understand how it works

[@merclegis3429]

He used it effectively on Twitch but he also had chat backseating

[@IkEisawesome7]

Predrag markovic 100%, I'm actually pretty mad about it.

[@IkEisawesome7]

Merc Legis At least he learned. That's what matters here

[@OutandDown]

NL uses buster sword every turn, considers upgrading it to be bad.

[@predragmarkovic2682]

NL forgot to turn his luck cheat off,so he kept rolling 6s when it was the only roll he didn't want

[@jackwiedemann]

If the 6 is the only thing you don't want, just use up everything else and put the 6 into Buster Sword if you get it. If you get anything else, you can still use it.

[@GrammasFavorite]

"These are not mistakes of the mind" Ehh... 😬

[@xn85d2]

He's means it's not a mistake of deliberate calculation, he's just going with his instinct on what seems better.

[@SSj5Bob]

This series should be called Northernlion Is Abused By The Number Six For A Bit: This God-Damn Dryad [6/?]

[@SSj5Bob]

[66/6]

[@komgladclaus100]

When you use the autoroll it rolls the needed dice to get you to jackpot, so when you're on 10 and jackpot is at 13 you will get a 3 when you hit autoroll

[@heysimone]

He played on stream and knew this previously, so idk man. It happens but it’s frustrating to see, especially when the auto rolled die would greatly improve his situation.

[@CroissantMoon]

Yeah why would you want to reduce the CPU counter by 7 and get a substantial amount of extra rolls

[@MinecrafMobber]

I think NL misunderstood it as reducing the max cpu

[@CroissantMoon]

@@MinecrafMobber I find that highly unlikely, because he has already used it before properly in the same video

[@s.m.2523]

@@CroissantMoon He used it one or twice, pretty sure he forgot what it did by the time he was at the upgrade. And before you juge remember he's talking and playing at the same time, it's horrible for short temr memory (as anyone who've seen enough streamer can attest).The way he was speaking it's clear he though that it would reduce the maximul counter by 7.

[@DrSnap23]

"We can't guarantee our jackpots yet" Uh NL that's literally what autoroll does

[@MagikarpsSplash]

Ryan calls all of his friends 'smooth brained' yet in this game he keeps making smooth brained plays, classic Ryan.

[@drigger225]

My god, it's painful. Using Jackpot after busting is the smoothest of smooth brain plays

[@davidhong1934]

Is smooth brain the new galaxy brain?

[@nathanielmohr9622]

@@davidhong1934 Quite the opposite, my man

[@MagikarpsSplash]

@@davidhong1934 yeah I have only heard it from Ryan, but I believe he says it to imply their brains have less surface area and are therefore worse.

[@drigger225]

@@davidhong1934 yeah but opposite

[@maxcarter50]

Heat Sink+ "I don't want to decrease the CPU counter by 7. I want to increase it by 7" ^ It doesn't reduce your maximum CPU, but the current counter based on your rolls on that turn. It's actually a super good equipment when upgraded coz it lets you redo your rolls, thereby increasing how many dice you roll, thereby scaling up equipment like Mechanical Arm. And I mean, of course it does this. That card is called Heat Sink.

[@randomdude7052]

Puts 2 in heat sink plus, Gets 7 more counter to get effectively utilize, profit

[@L454RU5]

Why would you not dump a 6 if there's only one spot to dump it, before risking a bust

[@speedfastman]

Adds that extra rush of dopamine when you pull the lever.

[@khajiit92]

I wish he'd at least TRIED heat sink before swapping it out.

[@connor2238]

He had it on the VOD and used it then but his smooth brain just slid that memory straight into the garbage.

[@mastershield5]

Hey NL. You had Heat Sink on stream and it reduced your roll total, not the target number.

[@mastershield5]

Cuong Le, I see. Thanks

[@FunkyToe369]

@Cuong Le How was this before the stream? He had no idea what Calculate meant in the VOD he uploaded yesterday and yet explained it here. This run was definitely after the run OP is refering to.

[@yesman12345ful]

Evan there was another stream he didn’t post here yet

[@ADirtyEwok]

"If you bust" Let me stop you right there, I know this one. It makes you feel good.

[@josephs9303]

Nl doesnt know how heat sink works

[@danlongname]

Game: "Ok, you can either deal 5 damage OR, roll for 67% chance of doing less than 5 damage". NL: *I THINK WE SHOULD ROLL HERE*

[@PotionSellerYe]

"The sum total of all ur dice added together" does nl know "sum""total" and "added together" all mean the same thing

[@aaron2718w]

"I dont want to decrese the CPU counter by 7 i want to increase it" ........ WhAt??? You spend a die and suddently you can roll 2 more dice! Why would you want to increase the counter!

[@UNOwenWasMe]

lol use heat sink perfectly fine on stream but yeah just delete all of that information as soon as you record some youtube eh

[@AG-gh7br]

PLEASE MORE. I hope this becomes a long daily series

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Am I the only one who hated his upgrade choice? Like, a lot? But Streets of Rogue plus this is an ACTUAL banger lineup, Egg. A+++ content. Cheat Code over Heat Sink WHY Both upgrade choices were the actual worst oh my God why

[@wolfe9655]

Feelsbadman

[@WokuGames]

Damn, maybe you should complain about it

[@mkatapodis2]

NL rolled a 6 on 6 and busted 3 times in like 5 minutes... talk about unlucky

[@navetscarter8935]

Uh.. Bustin makes me feel good

[@CastafioreOnYoutube]

@@navetscarter8935 iconic

[@animeye]

NL, Heatsink decreases the COUNTER, not the LIMIT. Without the upgrade, it lets you "refund" an even die (counter went up 4 to give you a 4, now it goes back down 4). Upgrade, you are actually decreasing the counter with every die, letting you roll a (nearly) unlimited number of dice! Combine that with Mechanical Arm, and suddenly you have an attack that can potentially do _unlimited_ damaged.

[@saintpyo]

^ this exactly

[@Urthopify]

Eh, not unlimited, it's not reusable. Still very good though.

[@Kryptnyt]

You've gone and busted my good man. You've gone and busted my good man. You've gone and busted my good man.

[@Nikkibuh]

thanks for playing.

[@Huntybun]

You'll never hear a man talk about not wanting to bust in any other scenario.

[@Huntybun]

Egg Head Lmao

[@RyeBread271]

Pretty funny that the equipment that was immediately discredited when he picked it up helped him the most in that final boss fight. Now imagine if he used it with Heat Sink!

[@MrUrbnGamr]

In this episode, an egg can’t stop busting

[@snoboreddotcom]

A loss in the first few minutes of a run? Oh no. I'm getting slay the spire vibes

[@Kineth1]

not Streets of Rogue?

[@kairaljohnson6894]

That first run was the most unlucky thing I've ever witnessed

[@jamma246]

He also didn't play it very well.

[@RagingRedhead69420]

This game seems awesome. I’m terrible at math and real time strategy. But it seems like I would really enjoy myself playing this!

[@RedMinion5051]

Thank you game, for finally giving NL my luck with the robot. So many jackpots on the stream.

[@DoctorShroom]

Autoroll doesn't JUST guarantee a jackpot. It also, you may have guessed from the name... automatically rolls dice up to the maximum (remaining) value of jackpot. I really can't think of a scenario in which you *don't* want to use it at the start of a turn. I don't believe you can charge another one up until it's been used. (Unless maybe you somehow end up getting exclusively Thief-like equipment while playing as the Robot that very heavily rely on low numbers.) "We can't guarantee our jackpots." ???

[@darkpuppetlordful]

I mean I could see waiting and rolling one die first. Like if you get a 1 you can guarantee at least 1 extra die. 15 is the CPU cap, so at worst/best you get 6-6-3. However if you have a 1 then you make the auto number 14, which at worst/best rolls 1-6-6-2 for jackpot. So if you get frozen at Max level roll that first die before ulti

[@SirTeepo]

You don't want to use it at the start of a turn because you want to see if you can manually roll and get a jackpot naturally. You're safe to roll until CPU-6 and if you get a 6 at that point you're good. If you have buster sword, you also don't care if you bust (and can get more damage than from an auto jackpot if you do so). After you bust you can still auto jackpot.

[@TurtlesC4nFly]

just instantly "autoroll" You don't need to bust and then play it, because it gives you the perfect amount of dice to the limit anyway...

[@YourXavier]

22:15 Lucky shot is the better option. Even with the extra roll bonus to the mechanical arm, you still have to do 4 damage with a single random die to match lucky shot. That means it's 2/6 to do better, 3/6 to do worse, and 1/6 to break even. You traded 3 dmg (roll of 2 + 1 for the mechanical arm) for the safe 5 dmg of the lucky shot. Aren't you happy you have such a dedicated fan-base :)

[@Rumcake256]

Yessssssss Dude I'm LOVING these videos. Keep em comin

[@viziroth]

NL misunderstands how ridiculous upgraded heatsink is

[@12345678967392]

When he didn't upgrade short circuit I had an aneurism

[@SamuraiFoochs]

He upgraded LITERALLY the worst possible item. Aaaaaagh.

[@LetsPlayAceCraft]

It hurts to see him roll another dice when 5 damage is objectively better in every way. Just because one of his items does 1 more damage... This is what we call a noob trap

[@awfulpancakes]

Watching this run right after watching Alpharad Plus's run really shows you how different two runs with the same character can be. Alpha and Jo used a bunch of cards to manipulate the counter and jackpot, like cheat code, increment, and fixed payout. They got jackpots super often. Meanwhile NL was more focused on rolling as many dice as possible since he was using cards like short circuit and mechanical arm.

[@guywhocomments1393]

I think Short Circuit is a problematic upgrade because the upgrade removes the mechanism that made it interesting in the first place?

[@Norade]

The entire game is about minimizing risk. Saying that removing the 4 roll mechanic from short circuit via and upgrade is like saying that turning a 5 into two sixes so you can always activate effects on your weapons is also problematic.

[@guywhocomments1393]

@@Norade Oh I totally getcha there, I was just saying that it makes the ability boring-er. Not as exciting from an "OMG are we gonna bust or not" standpoint. I like for things in games to not only be effective, but fun to use (sometimes the only thing you need to do to make something fun is add a cool sound effect).

[@Anno_AD]

He's not here to have fun he's here to win. Oh wait that's the thief nevermind

[@Perhapsntly]

please tell me this is coming to switch

[@Ryan38475]

and why doesnt he like reducing cpu counter by 7 in his build? it seems op

[@jordibear]

He doesn't know how it works. He thinks it's lowering his cpu by 7.

[@docterfantazmo]

- Doesn't want 6s but ditchs Heatsink Egg, please... - Doesn't know how CPU reduction works EGG, PLEASE!

[@IeshiAke]

doesn't the short circuit upgrade remove the need to roll 4 dice?

[@Monkey-xi2tb]

This game belongs on my phone

[@dantedamean]

Of course the character with a gambling mechanic is his favorite....

[@mordecaaai]

My man's pull out game with the busts are too strong for me.

[@bobhogan8210]

Thanks for the company

[@KashMoneyKale]

Hey NL, reducing CPU counter by 7 is actually nuts, it adds so much free damage cuz it guarantees at least one extra roll, synergizes well with short circuit and mechanical arm. Combine it with the other jackpot items and it's insane. It has saved me several times already :D

[@FuddyAndRy]

Enjoyed the episode? Nah, man. I L O V E D the episode. This series is awesome

[@illuminati7ov373]

Before this started i got an ad for egglands best

[@EricS53]

The dryad will smack you up if you're not careful.

[@wonderball69]

Love this series especially the robot!!!

[@LimitTheInsane]

I'm really tilted by some of the decisions in this episode but this character is hella cool

[@Tyranzor64]

Short circuit+ is phenomenal NL. It's an almost always instant take

[@LokiEvryn]

My man... I -need- you to use your dice before you roll a potential bust, especially if you're gonna use the buster sword before that potential end of turn. It's didn't hurt you cause you got a good roll, but it's a 'training to fail' thing you do sometimes. Much love regardless, keep it spooky my friend.

[@GeoffPlays]

Looking forward to seeing him do Thief episode 2

[@RedReaper666OG]

This game has an interesting mix of rpg and strategy, thx for explaining your strategy thoughts. It's fun, and you play pretty well :)

[@motivatedposter3980]

characters name should definitely be rollbot

[@mastatheif9909]

He didn't upgrade short circuit this damn rotten egg

[@meeeeee423]

The heat sink is so good tho use a 2 to take away 7 to roll a 2 and a 5 and end up the same place

[@michealjackson3520]

Raise your hand if you just learned that the opposite sides of a die equal to seven *raises hand*

[@thetruthhasbeendeterminedt742]

Is this a re-upload? EDIT- NVM, the earlier robot upload was the twitch gameplay

[@beanthedestroyr6950]

Yeah I just finished that one and was so confused lol

[@gustavrsh]

On a sidenote, I tried searching that particular video on twitch and couldn't find it, I wanted to read the chat

[@aru5765]

These Dicey uploads have been making me question if I'm in a loop

[@MagikarpsSplash]

@@gustavrsh its from the seven hour team unity stream, he played this before project winter and that animal br. So last weeks Tuesday stream.

[@laxur1312]

Ultima Weapon or BUST! (literally)

[@CrobatmanIamthenight]

you going to show up videos of the mage and the enrd im guessing at some point soon

[@budjameson7805]

Me thinks the Robit may require more brain synapses firing than our egg man has in his head

[@maxxcreese9911]

GET THE BUSTER SWORD!!

[@_Crumpet]

Classic NL just forgetting that the jackpot can do 5 damage. I'd say 'gotta love it,' but like... I hate it. Stop it. Stop.

[@mokingit578]

29:03 I love how happy NL is with himself after this galaxy brain moment

[@KzintiCV]

I thought that by watching the twitch vod of the robot run and then this one, he would get better with the character. Silly me.

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

Get -dusted- busted

[@SerDinoOfficial]

Am i wrong or... Does it not make any sense to take the extra roll on a jackpot for mech arm to do 1 damage more... When you can take the lucky shot and deal 5 raw.. Like.. Am i not understanding why he keeps doing the extra roll over the raw damage... For the extra shield i guess it works out but when he does it so mech arm can be 1 point stronger.. I just dont get why he keeps doing it when he can take 5 extra raw damage and kill them faster... since the robot has low damage output anyway o.o AM I CRAZY???

[@oatomsko]

So far Robot is the only character I've lost with, also right out of the gate. I like his gimmick but he's by far my worst character.

[@gfjgh5465FGHGDF5j234234]

Please for the love of god start using autoroll more. Just because you CAN use it after busting doesnt mean its good. If you have good dice you can still use, then autoroll before busting is a valid strategy.

[@pdonjax]

NL just had the unluckiest streak

[@Smithy1294]

Yo you madman, Heat Sink is so strong here, it takes away from how much total you have already 'calculated' meaning you can get a couple more rolls before you Jackpot or bust

[@Simtask]

NL - Heat sink is godlike. It reduces your total roll, not how much you can roll to. So if you roll a 6 on first turn, you drop it into heat sink to drop your counter to 0. So you get a credit for a roll and have more space to roll more since 6 was removed.

[@hidood5th]

@Northernlion AutoRoll will automatically give you dice values equal to the number needed to hit jackpot. This means if you havent rolled and you have CPU 11, You may get a 6 and a 5, or 4 or 5 low-value dice, or just any combination that equals 11. It also works this way if you have already calculated, so that you can calc once and check to see if you want to Autoroll or just calc manually.

[@servantofcygnus]

“Okay, so what’s so special that makes NL like this robot?” >he compares it to blackjack “Oh, my fucking god, no.” I’m only a couple minutes in and already fear for him.

[@ModernArtery]

Cool video NL! Just wanted to say that the average roll on a die is 3.5, so in a lot of cases it's significantly better to take the guaranteed 5 damage from Lucky Shot, instead of rolling another die, when you're just going to put that extra die into Buster Sword anyway. Obviously sometimes you want the extra roll to activate other equipment, but in a lot of combats this video that wasn't the case, and you just random rolled 4 or less damage instead of taking the guaranteed 5.

[@latersatyr]

Hey NL, you seem to be undervaluing Heat Sink. One way to think of it is as a reroll of any even die you don't want, plus adding an extra roll to your Mechanical Arm.

[@get_your_mood_right_]

yusssss I've been waiting for this all day

[@dwanedibly8129]

Remarkable. This game was inspired by Enter the Gungeon, in that it makes The Robot the most challenging character!

[@NearoC]

I hate how much NL overvalues one more roll "we can roll one more for all that extra damage and what not" while short circuit's already unlocked that turn... he had to roll a 6 to get any benefit over dealing 5 damage, and it was literally for one more damage. vs the 4 in 6 chance of gtting less value, and 1 in 6 of getting equal value. As one would expect, the 3 he got was only slightly more than half as good as taking the 5 damage. Like, if short circuit isn't unlocked, go for it, but otherwise.

[@ALittleMessi]

I think Egg plays smarter in this than he does most games, his biggest flaw is once he finds a "rhythm" that's all he can execute on

[@timothycarlaw1441]

Can I get a let's go for gambling addition

[@davidhong1934]

Proceed

[@tess5159]

Lowering the counter by 7 just reduces the current fill NL. I'm not insane.

[@HOWBOUTTASHORYUKEN]

I feel like he doesn’t understand heatsink, he must not realize it’s reducing the counted draws...

[@haeusserk]

Does he still not realize that autoroll apart from giving you the jackpot also gives you the die you needed to get there?

[@nicknevco215]

NLs play style go for jackpot ALL the time Passes up Ultimate sword/Double Jackpot ???

[@fakesmilez1]

Was hard to watch NL take out Heatsink without ever using it :( the item is so good my dude.

[@josephrigby3112]

The heatsink fuck up angered me enough to make me buy the game and do it right. Never change egg. We love you

[@aweqaweq]

Coming here three years later, why did his voice sound so different back then?

[@l4rry199]

Lol, you are so unlucky spinning death every time 😱

[@Regulith]

bustin bustin bustin bustin bustin