The HARDEST Difficulty I've ever played (Armageddon) Risk of Rain 2

Armageddon is
+350% + Exponential Endless scaling
-Player Movement Speed: +50%
-Player Starting Item: Irradiant Pearl
-Player Heath Regeneration: -40%
-Enemy Attack speed: +25%
-Enemy Cooldown Reduction: +50%
-Enemy Movement speed: +35% (+35% per stage)
-Enemy Crit Chance: +10%
-Enemy Armor: +5 (+5 per stage)
-Enemy Starting Items: Shattering Justice, Behemoth, Cautious Slug, Molten Perforator, 57 Leaf Clover, Oddly-Shaped Opal
Link to mod: thunderstore.io/package/Spike...

[@porson2177]

I wish i had working legs

[@danielyatsyshyn2742]

hope you get better soon

[@Skrunkler]

Just gotta attach wheels to em and you’ll be good to go.

[@ethanallan1254]

Just stand up bro it’s not that hard

[@AEBigale]

I have an extra pair if you want one

[@bigguy115-fq1hk]

No rungus for you

[@cjkool9464]

Inferno becomes oppressive pretty quickly since it changes the enemy ai all together. The mention of beetles is one of the more intense things I've experienced as they leap from down town to get you. Though the pack tactics that wisps do is pretty scary as well.

[@KaroxNightshade]

It's raining beetles From out of the sky Beetles Please why can they fly? Props to whoever remembers the ancient meme song I turned into that

[@teddybear2914]

​@@KaroxNightshade it's raining tacos from... a long time ago

[@MrLiljohn1980]

Inferno would be a nice challange IF ONLY YOU COULD STUN THE FUCKERS! Everything else I can live with and I think is fun.... that... that was too much.

[@KaroxNightshade]

@@teddybear2914 Coming in clutch with the correct answer, we have T E D D Y B E A R congratulations!!! May your deep cuts be ever deeper

[@dragonex4723]

​@@KaroxNightshade It's raining beetles From out of the sky Beetles Why the f*** do they fly? Beetles Please don't ask why Just exit the game, And leave to cry It's raining beetles In Petrichor V, Beetles, Kill me now please Blazing mobs, Glacial elites It's raining beetles Why why why why can they fly? Please just be a dreeeeeeaaaaam Why why why why can beetles fly? Bring AOE please

[@Cole-ue6wo]

So nice they made a mod so pc players can practice before playing on a switch

[@Meese12]

Hey guys for todays challenge i risked all over the rain

[@firewarrior3amreal433]

can you risk all over my rain

[@sherrysherries]

ahhhh im riskiiingggg

[@Wyrmixx]

ambouttorisk

[@bluefirethewolf7921]

28:30 a hoard of many overloading clay Templars in that exact same spot was the reason I got my one loss on my arti eclipse climb, theres just not much you can do in that situation

[@Scoutaro_gaming]

Death by firing squad

[@joacous2659]

I once tried to do the MUL-T achievment of completing a trail on level 7 or higher The first thing that i saw when i walked out of the portal was a firing squad of 5 Clay Templars

[@derpmonlvl7079]

Bustling fungus is so bad that on the first run after you picked it up, I talked about how it is actively bad for you because it urges you to use it and kills you. Then you tried using it and died

[@MAML_]

average non-engi player (they play on drizzle):

[@derpmonlvl7079]

@@MAML_ hey engi has an entirely different iten tier list tbh. Glad it's so different from everything else but Jesus some items become insane

[@greiratthethief4592]

Bungus

[@AkuraTheAwesome]

Bungus for engi or Enforcer and Wungus for basically everyone else. In movement shooter, movement is key so standing still is basically suicide as you said.

[@astolfo4023]

The "uh- dude...?"in response to "what dies desperado do?" At 1:55, lmfaoo

[@bunkteriamonster7830]

Umm ackshully he said that because he got another forgive me please 🤓👆

[@heronvitor6886]

i feel like the dlc makes things really easy because you have over 1000 hours on the game. I believe that, yes, it made more easy to build a good run, but for the majority of players, RoR2 is still a pretty challenging game. i dont think this should be addressed. in terms of new dlc, i really think gearbox is going to release something, but if we get something in 2024 i'll be surprised.

[@jaceee4154]

a majority of ror2 players just like to play on rainstorm not everyone can get sweaty like us

[@Sunny_Haven]

I agree! If Disputed Origin wants things to be challenging like pre-SotV, he can just disable DLC content. Any new DLC shouldn't cater to someone who's cracked at the game and has played for thousands of hours. I for one am very glad from the increased options that the DLC provides.

[@metaverse9883]

​@@jaceee4154 the majority plays monsoon

[@Kirn.]

@@Sunny_Haven As a dude with 2800 hours I have an easier time with SotV disabled lol.

[@Sunny_Haven]

@@Kirn. damn

[@SirMagicToast]

that cut at 28:07 was so nice

[@tristanperry5401]

armaggedon is cool and all, it's pretty challenging to be sure, but in my opinion, despite not being statistically harder, inferno is WAY more difficult since it changes a lot of the mechanics that we've become so used to when it comes to enemies now all we need is stacking eclipse modifiers on top of inferno

[@funyman2839]

Theres eclipse artifacts mods

[@tristanperry5401]

@@funyman2839 oh dear god, now i need to spend the coming weeks grinding out an e8 inferno win, thank you (genuinely, ive been looking for a challenge)

[@isthatajojoreference3910]

i know im late as all hell, but armageddon + inferno ai + removal of movement speed buff + pearl start + eclipse modifier call it risk of rain 2 mode

[@jenbooob]

As someone who's put in a ton of hours into Armageddon attempts, bandit is a solid choice. Being able to kill off aggro and stun with his utility is big, the guaranteed crits on back hits is massive for early run boss kills, and his execute on special is just good

[@subrcket2134]

hey ive put in over 300 hours into gearless runs and bandit is my #1 choice (i dont care that loaer is better i dont even want to hear it)

[@dispenser6257]

I felt like MUL-T is a better one, I mean I beaten Armageddon without artifacts once as him

[@jenbooob]

@@dispenser6257 If that playstyle nets you better results then go for it.

[@blitzboy2934]

Bandit is my favorite character. His kit and play style just click with me.

[@jacksonhughes8830]

For anyone wondering, I recognise the music at 5:40 as the final boss fight music titled 'In the Final' from Bowser's Inside Story. Maybe a piano cover? Idk

[@Kryoooo]

Remember playing it on the ds and this music was so hype back then

[@sea_ferret]

MY FRIEND HELPED WORK ON THIS MOD IM SO GLAD I CAN SAY THAT! SHOUTOUT FIREWAZE YOU THE GOAT!!! 🗣🔥‼

[@ramdomy_boi9049]

11:53 this just destroyed my view on ror2 dlc

[@TheInfectiousCadaver]

is that a playstation one skin of hagrid from the sorcerors stone as acrids skin? that is great.

[@jaddal2215]

hacrid

[@Travis_Sycks]

Man I really love your videos, keep it up!

[@greenpotato4796]

The one thing I want to see in a new dlc is Acrid's blight not being terrible. Give it the ability to proc stuff, or just make the damage not pathetic

[@SporianSummit]

from what i recall theres a mod that allows blight to proc stuff

[@jj_8076]

Is that ps1 hagrid?

[@macaroniisnice]

About the dlc making the game far too easy I honestly think you've simply hit a point of mastery where you know basically all about it and no matter what the base game throws you can easily just win. The ammount of hours you've put into it simply makes it seem piss easy. However, as an average Joe with less than 200 hours in the game, I can assure you the game still shits on you just as hard, if not more. With around 200 hours I can barely get a monsoon win ever 3-5 runs. And yeah, it can be said that it's just a skill issue, but that's my point, the game stays brutal for a really long time. 200 hours is a really long time and I can't even think about getting into eclipse. Now, the void items do make things easier, safer spaces makes mythrix piss easy and plasma shrimp is almost a free win. But sit down a new player and do you know how fucking terryfilying it is to see a corrupted greater wisp? Legendary items seem like a blessing that happens once a run. Blind pests are a runk killer if there are more than 3. What I'm trying to say is the difficulty is all still there, ror2 has *such a long learning period* it almost always remains challangeing. The game is the perfect hot sauce that is *really spicy* but god damn do you want another drop like the filthy masochist you are. The thing is, you've drak the hotsauce so many times you can essentially chug the whole thing without flinching. Honestly could've probably just said that from the beggining.

[@Brass319]

I've been meaning to try something like this myself, even if I'm not too incredibly good at the game

[@subrcket2134]

you are truly the best player ever you can do it first run

[@Brass319]

@@subrcket2134 I didn't.

[@subrcket2134]

@@Brass319 in my head you did

[@47dynasty28]

Did you beat it ?

[@Brass319]

@@47dynasty28 I beat stage one, if that's worth anything

[@sorenheinz4614]

What stage is this at 20:00 ? Doesn't look like anything from the base game, even w/ stage aesthetics.

[@siegkami]

Fogbound Lagoon, modded stage

[@artsyvids2563]

I have to b skeptical when really good player sez game is easy cause they have so much experience!

[@dexterity494]

2 crowbars would counteract opal's armor, so crowbars will be a little weaker in every situation, but getting 3 will get you to almost the effects of 1 crowbar normally so really, just gotta wait for a printer from the gods to appear.

[@Fasyle]

28:45 the worst imaginable spawn. I've died to that same exact thing.

[@michaelh.9686]

28:08 what a filthy transition, nice

[@chromethug]

i usually play on calypso, the purple skull difficulty with this mod its pretty fun and challenging. ive beaten the teal difficulty, the next one up, but armageddon the furthest i could get was stage 4

[@FaultyStar274]

Honestly the Browser's inside story music is perfect for this run.

[@geraldtucker6952]

I played a mod that was similarly difficult called inferno. It changes enemy AI and movement, beetles have leaps and all sorts of other crazy shit. It doesn’t have the same difficulty scaling and whatnot as Armageddon but it was interesting to play

[@StickyCat398]

Can you do a video on equipments?

[@kracktart1508]

9:38 and a year later it has been confirmed

[@aguywholikesfnaf3548]

Best KZbinr Disputed Orgin updated?????

[@japjao5385]

Your videos have the same kinda energy as a mossbag video

[@NotLegallyAGeologist]

loving the marble blast ost

[@garcipat]

I never tought you can use a videogaje as torture. But this Mod proves otherwise.

[@JuanMontes-xo4th]

13:11 Music is Another Medium - Toby Fox

[@Nickyonzaza]

armaggedon with artifact of eclipse 1 - 16 beating it makes you a *TRUE* true Gamer

[@alexcat6685]

26:27 ALRIGHT wise guy, lets see you make blight playable! My thought is for its use as a stacking damage ability that kills little threats, blight should also slow so its easier to add blight, less overall damage and just now with more consitency as well in can help you be keep away.

[@TenFootGiant-fw9mn]

Sir this isn't Hagrid, this is Hacrid.

[@xen5045]

Being fairly new to this game and its community, opening a video to someone playing as Hagrid with zero elaboration like hes part of the base game is fucking wild.

[@BrilliantBouncingBall]

he did also make a video using the fatify mod with no acknowledgment of it (until a later video, it was a joke) so you haven’t seen anything yet, welcome

[@NO122221]

im not sure, but i think this difficulty used to give enemies OSP, and also had eclipse 8 modifiers

[@fat2slow]

Is it me or does it feel like I've already watched this video before?

[@Barely_Edited]

Same! I think it’s a reupload?

[@Glacial7]

As someone who only recently got in to ROR2 and is currently struggling a lot to get accustomed to the pretty much unfair deaths that happen a lot of the time, even with the dlc, it brings me nothing but fear to know that it used to just be so much worse and so much less fair than it is, and I cannot imagine it being a fun time for anyone except like 5 people in the world

[@a_cats]

To be fair the DLC enemies are pretty rough when you're new, like blind pests are really easy to dodge once you're good at circle strafing but if you're a new player that doesn't know that almost every enemy misses as long as you don't move in a straight line they'll feel unfair The more you play the game the less you'll feel your deaths were unfair and you'll start to recognise what you did wrong that lead to the death

[@pilotkaboom2974]

What was that stage 3 map called? I don't think I've ever played it, but I've seen you play it a couple times.

[@merwin..]

Should have taken 2nd benthic

[@deathrotor]

the fun thing about benthic bloom is it just makes you HAVE to full loot a stage everytime it slows your runs down alot but fif you full loot and take all the void items and get as many boss itemns as possible its worth it

[@subrcket2134]

bethnic is so op bro i had a 5 hour run and i got 21 of them and then 91 icbms with engi

[@fishstick8832]

Well full looting is just more consistent so you should do it anyway

[@goodra5860]

32:55 love the guy that said, “some balls, you might”

[@pablo2009minecraft]

he found the middle ground

[@felis_moon]

How do you disable the fog of your game that much??? Looks si pretty when it's that clear.

[@cocogus]

what's the mod that improves the visual quality of the environments/the shading mod?

[@dexbuild9132]

Stage Aesthetics

[@cocogus]

@@dexbuild9132 ah, thanks

[@lucassmith3790]

What is the music at the end? Obviously done by Chris, but what OST?

[@keeveekoomoo2083]

what mod are you using for graphics, it looks insane

[@terraneko8999]

everyone here talks about inferno but apperently no one knows the one thats harder then both armageddon and inferno? if you use the downpour difficulty mod with inferno you get a new secret difficulty called brimstone wich is just way harder, reworks all AI and stuff also cool this was one of the first streams i ever got live

[@forlackofawetterbird]

when are you doing 16 player no item eclipse 8 armageddon?

[@dragonex4723]

i mean its technically impossible because you start with items

[@farcan9400]

Why are the graphics (lighting, vfx effects, and such) so clear and easy to see?

[@bushywushy6061]

Can't wait till you do a fave reveal and its that god damn grandpa video again

[@acreativename318]

This is how i feel when i play on monsoon

[@ramdomy_boi9049]

48 minutes of painful bliss

[@renelle9144]

i really like that grovetender skin

[@SuperFyingMelon]

Marble blast music? Hype

[@brepi312]

comemnt for the algorithm cuz ur so underrated

[@ruberine2086]

Wouldn’t spiked fist be great on Loader for this? Use it to pop an enemies opal before hitting them.

[@xxpatitohapyxx473]

the tradicion is intact thanks godess

[@Sun_Disciple456]

Bro what is with these crazy ass graphics like damn

[@Zalixor]

Song name at 38:12 ish? It's making me mad trying to remember lol

[@darkpraiser1613]

I'd like to know too!

[@samuelherrington6973]

Slugma

[@ramagidon9505]

It took me more than thousand attempts to beat this difficulty with elite aspect...

[@jaxxonsee1503]

Bro got the swinging chandelier lighting mod🤣

[@BamsyTheSergal]

now imagine the multitudes mod with this :troll:

[@Shifty2319]

Can’t wait for the void dlc on Xbox.

[@viviolet7]

my point in defense of blight: its conceptually really cool. blight is a cool word.

[@georgebutler3477]

"you want me to look at your balls it's gonna cost you" -DO 2023

[@illican]

you gotta play inferno, it's a blast

[@qwp1884]

Hey disputed how are you liking the new zelda game you said you were gonna play in your own time

[@lixiumgaming1581]

i so want that loader reskin, does anyone know what its called by chance?

[@dontdoitdan7965]

screw everything else, what's your rig? How's it running this game that smooth?

[@yellowslotcar]

Is that marble blast ultra music at 19:01 ????

[@Jamlord2061]

it gives you one good thing, pearl

[@Jamlord2061]

the only time i played with armageddon and could manage anything was with silly paladin

[@firstkraken]

Hey gramps. It's been awhile since I've watched. Have a lemon, I remembered you liked them. 🍋

[@DisputedOrigin]

I love lemon parties!

[@TheVenomGuy]

28:15 10/10 transition

[@decapitateMilk]

Don't know if you're looking through the comments of this video, but if you haven't that one guy had a point. Def check out inferno def a beast on its own. Was not ready for the beetles ngl. Did it with 6 players and some extra artifacts to up the scaling even further 💀

[@valence0290]

9:09 this aged well

[@martinbang7632]

a great thing about RoR2 community is the fact that moders have free roam untill next update

[@Zandonut]

I apolagize if he said this in the video, but what mod gives all the cool skins

[@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis]

The fucking Master Chief Soicopter, ilu.

[@yuuna7880]

does someone know what skin he's using on mercenary?

[@REMdonor]

cute loader skin

[@cabbageguy5824]

What mod is he using that changes the enviorments?

[@katama4843]

It should be called godwave to keep the rain theme

[@beyonrandu311]

9:06 well, it was this year, kinda wacky

[@440H1]

So this is what Risk of Rain actually means

[@bikerhelmet4943]

First? Hello. I love you grandpa.

[@Daybreak99]

Playing on switch is a workout. Im just gonna be better when I eventually get a pc if I keep playing on switch

[@P1ON3ER]

What's the music called at 5:10 ?

[@diananer]

I hope when they make a new DLC they actually add unlockables instead of having a character and 3 new abilities and skins, because my favorite part of DLCs in rougelikes is like Isaac, you start off with a few of the things unlocked but eventually you unlock more and more the more you play, and it feels REALLY good. Maybe that DLC could give like I dunno 15-25 new achievements at least. When I think of rougelikes, I think of unlocks.

[@AirBRUH]

what stage mod are you using at 18:00?

[@joNathanNation1000]

ya ive never seen this stage before

[@dedlyocen1684]

What’s the shader mod he uses called?

[@3GOSenpai]

what music was used here?

[@ikitclaw7779]

Is this a reupload? I feel like I saw this video already.

[@Mythicosis]

you **need** the expansive orb mod

[@Zydraxis]

Acrid god character since risk of rain 1

[@eikook4139]

Why was this reuploaded and why is no one mentioning it?