Pay To Win Strats | Spelunky 2 (Episode 52)

[@dingus_monster]

when he said, "no get out of here I'm playing spelunky" I pictured his daughter walking for the first time into the room then leaving

[@chocolatefudgeface]

That last run can only be described as Derek giveth and Derek taketh away.

[@samosamosa9568]

i mean... the second i saw the THREE mines sitting in a row and the UFO floating above them my brain instantly said "don't do it." i guess NL is just built different

[@viovenus992]

@@samosamosa9568 built different, not built explosion resistant tho

[@robinvik1]

NL: "I know you are like narrator voice: 'He can screw it up'. I disagree" *End card pops up*

[@locust765]

@Benjamin McCann Watch the video first, silly head.

[@Hel1mutt]

Hubris strikes again

[@featheredicarus]

Derek, why...

[@jimfunderburke1530]

@Benjamin McCann the comment section is for discussing the video if you are worried about spoilers then watch the video first.

[@jimfunderburke1530]

@Benjamin McCann maybe its better to you but not everyone sees it that way. they are allowed to talk about the video however they want in the comments if you are worried about spoilers then dont read comments before watching. for alot of people saying something vague like that ending was great is considered a spoiler. we arent gonna cater to everyone else. so ill say it again. if you dont want to see spoilers then its your responsibility to avoid them untill you have watched the video.

[@Kineth1]

9:38 "If I say something, and it doesn't make sense, just assume i said something that makes sense." EggFather just revealed the heart of Danglish.

[@JoeHasABadUsername]

"Ropes are money" I'm loving this Scrooge McDuck, grab every idol and ghost pot character arc we've been seeing lately

[@Northernlion]

THE ROPES ARE THEIR MONEY

[@Keegan3005]

it's real dad energy

[@Elleander1]

"Even I can't screw that one up!" End card: I don't think so.

[@Gorm169]

He didn't screw that one up. He screwed something else up before he could ever get there.

[@lancex5195]

It was peak comedic timing, even for NL

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

One more into comedic timing compilation...

[@odrithingamajig]

One of the most hilariously Derektastic deaths I've seen yet.

[@mowdownjoe]

Easy 9 on the DEREK scale, after a bunch of 1s and 2s to start the video.

[@ddp9381]

Hey NL (and chat) got a tip regarding those idols with the push blocks. If you don’t want it to smash through the ground beneath it (like at 7:20), push the block on the side you won’t be going through in towards the idol, as close to the idol without hitting it as is comfortable. When the trap drops, it’ll hit the block in the way and stop short. This has worked for me 100% of the time.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

yoooooooo

[@mentecato666]

New TEK

[@sergnb0]

prostrats

[@ريّان-ذ4ت]

yo thank you so much

[@SlavaRybka]

Can confirm

[@KevinAccetta]

21:37 "There must be a secret entrance..." Yeah, you were in it xD

[@lolatomroflsinnlos]

In the newest update, you can't stay on Olmec's head anymore, that will be fun to see him find out for the first time

[@EmodChannelClassics]

are they going to make the fight less unnecessarily time consuming as well? or is it just going to be more annoying

[@YouCalledForTheDoc]

@@EmodChannelClassics They made the hover pads have 1 hp. So you can whip them to destroy them

[@lolatomroflsinnlos]

@@EmodChannelClassics Standing on his head does nothing, so you have to hide when he throws his bombs, whip the hoverpads and dodge him when he falls. I'ts more difficult but also much less boring

[@captainufo4587]

@@EmodChannelClassics In a way, yes. As of now it's time consuming because you don't just open a gap for him to fall in, you wait until he nukes the whole level. Having to stand under him means you can bait the bombs in a way (on top of making it so that you actually have to dodge stuff), and combining that with the 1hp hoverpads, it means that you can do what has always been intended, that is make just a hole in the ground and make him fall through it.

[@OhNoTheFace]

That's actually stupid

[@Corv0xe]

"Theres no way we screw this up" looks at remaining video Uh oh

[@TheEmohan]

That bounce on that spider for the gold bars ! I ve never been so pogged !

[@MEGURMAN]

You know why I'm here

[@evanseifert8858]

It's nice to see NL starting to see enemies as resources too. He still needs to improve his caveman pogo-ing skills though.

[@Krakiolit]

@ Adequate Bros. Alright, gamer.

[@manlamp7531]

Its a basic jump lay off the soy

[@Rogther]

>Finds secret entrance >sees jetpack inside it >Gets out and wonders where the secret entrance to the jetpack shop is

[@hheecckk526]

Don't call him an egg for nothing

[@robga2537]

>:C I just saw that and I am mad

[@Grizzleboi]

You cant bomb your way into or out of most subspace areas. The white smooth stone is unbreakable.

[@EC18FEA30B]

@@Grizzleboi Well, yeah, but there was an open path in there, not white stone.

[@Grizzleboi]

@@EC18FEA30B the normal rocks that extend downwards dont have an exit, it just dead ends into more unbreakable stone. I've bombed all down through it a couple times. Good for a potential item in the walls or money but no exit

[@TyTheRegularMan]

That land mine fiasco was the most DEREK death I have ever seen.

[@SuperKnogga]

At this point watching NL go "we lived" only to die immediately is pretty much the sole reason for my existence

[@styrofoamcow6996]

That bit about the tall and short Kings at the start of the vid was actually really funny

[@ProfX501]

@Adequate Bros. Um... you okay?

[@Saward420]

Adequate Bros. I can tell I’ll be your only friend in this godforsaken place

[@styrofoamcow6996]

@Adequate Bros. Oh I'll give a shlock glocking ancient tip-twister 3000 to every nob I see. Mark my goddamn words.

[@dominielus]

We will not get the kapala, said NL while havin' the kapala.

[@AntlerTox]

NL pogged me out so hard with that spider play at 4:40 I choked on my pad thai, what a god gamer, true ascendant of Derek

[@linguinelabs]

Pog is a twitch emote

[@SirSolaire]

Easily my favourite death of the series, so perfect

[@ashardalondragnipurake]

got to admit vlad has the best interior decorator in the game

[@salemoleander]

Lol I love the adhd questioning-also I can attest that "capable of extreme focus if its something I'm interested in" is a *symptom* of adhd called hyperfocusing xD

[@Madhatter1781]

Yeah people think the main symptom of ADHD is attention deficit, but really ADHD works by forcing your brain to find more and more stimulation because the dopamine receptors release the D quicker than neurotypical people, effectively meaning ADHD people experience satisfaction less than neurotypical people. This, effectively, makes it near impossible to focus on crap you don't like, because you already are at a significant disadvantage, then just make it tedious or irrelevant and then you've concocted an ADHD torture mechanism.

[@idanbracha]

That death was a certified Derek, it cam to my house, threw a turkey at the wall, then a buncha stuff happened off screen and I died

[@captainufo4587]

One could argue that he has a tendency of going after enemies he doesn't have to care about. That UFO was one of them (ESPECIALLY with all those mines around), it's very unlikely he would've had to deal with it's attacks at any point.

[@DP-jt6xx]

@@captainufo4587 your name and comment crack me up, but you're right. Not Derek

[@captainufo4587]

@@DP-jt6xx Lol, I didn't even realize that! Captain Ufo is just the name of my webcomic, the irony of my comment was unintentional :P

[@colinpaton3304]

4:40 for an Instant Pog Injection straight into the medulla oblongata

[@AE1OU]

15:35 That head *tilt* You love to see it happen~

[@samuraicupcake289]

28:25 you know you've got a cursed run when the shopkeep is offering a spiked ball as a reward.

[@NicoleeLubb]

I needed this amidst the US election, thank you always egg for your comfort & familiarity. It's v appreciated.

[@moneyishermotive6296]

the amount of absolute pogged deaths and moments this series has provided is off the freaking charts

[@DarkRaen666]

NL: playing on 1hp can only make you better in the long run. Also NL: better jump directly into this bat on 1 hp. Never change man, never change.

[@Jptorrent004]

That last death was tragic yet entertaining. NL used his comedic timing skill yet again.

[@hahahakumakichi]

That trip down the drill was so suspenseful

[@Tonttunasa]

This is one of my favorite episodes so far. I was tense the whole final run. When he balanced on the edge and dropped the crossbow I let out a high-pitched "..nnOOo.!"

[@RaspberryCola13]

you don't need to remove drac's cape, unlike the jetpack it doesn't explode when you get coated in lava and it returns to spawn with you, another benefit aside from it not exploding and killing you

[@Guigiggs]

NF, for your information, you can stop the big wooden thingy to stop falling if you push the grey bloc under it (it just has to be a little bit under the wooden pillar). The end of this video is pure gold ! Thanks NL for that :)

[@kidelliott7122]

NL: *confident of getting to the urn* Derek: Hold my royal jelly...

[@bloodynosed_]

Would have never anticipated laughing today, so thanks for this NL

[@Briggsey96]

Sometimes it's the little plays NL does that makes the run great. Egg father is improving!

[@punkypony5165]

That ending was a thing of legends.

[@gokunorris5351]

All the stages of grief expressed so quickly towards the end there.

[@treyebillups8602]

This man's enemy-based maneuvering is off the charts Edit: DEREEEEEEEEK

[@TwistedAttitudes]

The sheer amount of mines involved there was great

[@killerfox300]

Ryan, if you just chuck a bomb at Quillback when he rolls in a direction, the bomb will roll to the back where Quillback stops and kill him. His bombs also survive so its basically a free Quillback kill and 2 bombs if you learn it. Good Luck!

[@jvcmarc]

the salt at the beginning is amazing

[@predcon1]

That ending, that's like, every match of Worms I've ever played.

[@Kilroyan]

i saw the end card flash before my eyes when he dropped down dracula's shaft (phrasing maybe). very well played!

[@clarnus3712]

THE BABY IS POGGED OUT OF ITS GOURD

[@malcolmw121]

This episode was an emotional rollercoaster, I'll tell you that.

[@valka1887]

A+ video loved the ladder stall against quillback on run 2

[@samuraicupcake289]

That last spectacular death was pretty high on the Derek scale 😂👏

[@ar8670]

the point of the subspace shenanigans seems to be to drain the lava to reveal the turtle door, and dying with the ankh is only the easiest way to accomplish that. NL did say on another video that it was possible to survive the trap..

[@zack8596]

I survived it with a teleporter yesterday then proceeded to land on some urchin spikes.

[@penguin_meat]

44:00 DEREKKKK

[@pontux12latufa63]

21:47 Dwelling idol within skull walls. Whipping from the inside (between the skull with the idol) is always the play so when skulls spawn they fall outwards not hitting the idol.. It's just safer to whip the upper layer of skulls to not risk whipping the idol. Then you can grab the idol and quickly jump out.

[@absoluteatrocity4019]

The end of the video stuff popped up as he went through the tunnel and I knew this was about to be hilarious

[@ethangilworth7891]

That was a comedic timing moment for the ages right there

[@nicks.17]

Just POGGIN' over the Billy Talent reference

[@honzzz_]

The patriarch of ovaries has blessed us again with a dose of pure Pog.

[@smacc3968]

Wording o_o

[@brynmurrell5475]

excuse me?

[@sparrow4095]

Because.. egg father. The pog verbiage has ascended beyond levels I thought possible

[@StickyRig]

I am genuinely amazed by the amount of trouble quillback gives you. He gives me none and I’ve seen Tiamat a grand total of once

[@qualifiedcornstarch6859]

That ending is a 9/10 Derek right there

[@TheInverseGentleman]

"I'll just leave the ghost pot over in this corner for no reason then forget about it and leave the level"

[@Aftershk]

He missed the tinted ghost pot.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

not as bad as what I did one time... I've brought the ghost pot to the end, then tried to leave with it in my hands, having forgotten to break it. Never felt so dumb lol

[@KZ_Suntorn]

next floor: "I think the ghost pot is worth it" lol

[@linguinelabs]

My cries for more comedic timing have been received. And they have been heeded. 25:54 there might have been a dub if he used the spike ball chain as an elevator up

[@YTDaimera]

NL: This is _so_ stupid, but I love it. Me: If it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid. _It doesn't work_ Me: Me: Touche, egg.

[@toadboydude5015]

The end there was the definition of "Spelunkyed"

[@WeakPath]

What wastes it is the recommendation to watch the next video that pops up right before the end

[@Rogther]

You can use monty to make items on ledges fall down ledges (or any other item but monty is infinite because he'll walk back down. instead of trying to jump on that cavemans head. If you hit the item and it keeps getting positioned half way out of the block but not falling, change the angle you throw monty from to push the item in a different way and make it fall

[@Vulkans]

That final death belongs in a museum. Surely NL was too pogged to remember, but there's no need to drop Vlad's cape for the Tide Pool idol sacrifice.

[@Fachewachewa]

No rope left for the udjat eye level, I'm definitely not saying "do it" to the turkey kill. Could even have brought the turkey AND the torch to the next level

[@alaskansalmon8666]

Oh man NL is gonna be in for a treat when he sees the new Olmec changes

[@omyyer]

Kali: 8 favour = random common item 16 favour = kapala Every 8 favour thereafter = royal jelly Almost every stunable unit is worth 2 points. Hired help is worth 4, damsel is worth 8 and so is the shopkeeper. Dead units are worth half favour, so you'll probably never get more than 4 for a shopkeeper. Destroying altars can also be worth your time.

[@TJandStickicide21]

Analysis Paralysis is absolutely a thing NL :) I've talked with my therapist about it extensively

[@akaiappears]

That's right. We tallies never smile. Until we watch another egg dad episode. Stay healthy!

[@SlavaRybka]

40:00 don't quote me on this, but I believe you respawn WITH the cape anyway. Jetpacks are different, because they explode during the death by lava. Regardless, this needs verification, so if anyone can validate/debunk this, it'll help me a lot as well Edit: I will post this every single time, even though I know those are filmed in batches, so it might not be even relevant at this point: there's a coffin with NPC in Abzu, it's underwater

[@SuperMistland]

3:08 I was fully expecting NL to say "oops".

[@baronvonooze4959]

When NL goes to take a sip from metal straw sometimes I think he is just vaping right on camera.

[@glennbeckfan4]

Hey NL I almost never comment on videos but if you want an easy way to get the hired hand for the shortcut lady there is a hired help in the bottom of the water in the Turtle boss level. Also**SPOILERS i guess** the thing you need to bring her after that is the golden key, hope this helps! Love your content been watching since the beginning of the original binding of Isaac!

[@IceFire9yt]

NL: I lived. Narrator: He did not live

[@tbenante]

Bless you egg father for this pogged distraction from my trash country

[@tomshepperd3535]

That final death was so painful to watch

[@locust765]

Some big brain enemy bounce manuevers in this video, only to be felled by the Derek-Goldberg machine

[@alclfer0606]

I've found that if you have Yang and an altar on the same floor, you should probably kill him, get his loot for free, and sac him and turkey's. Turkey's that are alive are worth 2 points each, Yang's corpse is worth 3, and Monty alive is 8. Killing Yang is the hard part though, I'd recommend either buying a weapon, or if you can stun a shopkeeper with rope and steal his gun, to do that.

[@alotofbaddecisions2046]

You can't screw up picking up the right idol, if you never get to the idol.

[@banana989]

tasty tasty death right there. thanks for playing ! - Derek

[@LarkyLuna]

ADHD happens allegedly because of a lack of dopamine (and/or maybe derivatives of that). Pretty much nothing stimulates you, so you keep chasing stuff But when a hyperactive person manages to find something that is really good for their brains, some can do it for hours and hours because it's exactly the thing they were chasing In my experience it's more about having a really hard time paying attention to stuff you don't get any kick out of

[@Romanticoutlaw]

try to internalize that if quillback has you pinned, you can run under him when he jumps. It's the safest play

[@FuzzySalamander]

ADHD monologue incredibly relatable

[@evansageser6943]

This is going to sound so silly but I want to thank NL for these early deaths. I’ve been tense and stressed all morning (American viewers probably know why) and I think they were so disappointing that it tricked my body into thinking that was what I was stressed about and my whole body was suddenly filled with a pure sense of catharsis and relief. Again it’s silly, but thank you for being so bad during this trying time. :P

[@kristoforperkola6923]

When I see a hidden shop like that, I try all the visible entrances for a way to get there. In this case, I bet the non-key door up at the top right of the map would have given NL a path down to the hidden shop even if it would have taken a bomb or two.

[@TheCrybn]

That ending was so absurd lol.

[@gankygerry8005]

Honey, the child is poggin out of its gourd again

[@Madwiseace]

Praise the Algorithm, I offer you this sacrifice.

[@noatiendoboludos]

KZbin accepts your sacrifice! She seems pleased with you

[@nosir5596]

Saw the end card and was like wait how can he possibly die that soon into the ice caves and frankly I was not disappointed

[@pit6794]

Oooh the end card in this one is though to see

[@pontux12latufa63]

21:27 You already found the secret entrance. You bombed to eventually get access to the udjet eye and found it at 20:52. Didn't explore the cave enough though. The way was to the left.

[@silverkade63]

4:42 this was more pog than some whole episodes :^)

[@swissboy362]

"all my tall kings though, remember im joking" yeah but it still landed.

[@pancookieplays]

"We will not get the kapala" >Already has the kapala

[@silverkade63]

21:04 this one hurts

[@kevinquibodeaux2175]

literally staring at how to get in the shop...

[@zackKenyon]

I will ride my exercise bike for the entire length of your daily spelunky run.

[@Paddlegoober]

"We can't get the kapala but thats ok" - NL as he already has the kapala

[@S7ayMelo]

29:55 best ironic timing yet

[@Tranchera]

The ropes are their money, the bombs are their dollars.

[@TheMeanTime98]

29:53 is my favorite moment in the whole episode