fix: buff purchasable equipment dominated by free boss drops #141

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2026-03-25T14:16:28-07:00

hikari commented

2026-03-25 14:16:28 -07:00

Problem

Three purchasable equipment items are strictly worse than (or equal to) free boss drop equipment, making them worthless to any player who has progressed far enough to afford them.

celestial_focus (20M essence): 3.0× click — identical to leviathan_eye (free boss drop from abyssal_trench), which also has 1.35× gold on top.
void_conduit (100M essence): 7.0× combat — identical to crystal_sovereign_blade (free boss drop from crystalline_spire).
crystal_matrix (20M crystals): 4.75× gold — weaker than diamond_plate (free boss drop from crystalline_spire) at 5.0× gold.

Fix

celestial_focus: raise click to 3.5× or add a secondary stat (e.g. 1.2× gold)
void_conduit: raise combat to 8.0–9.0× to sit above the free boss-drop tier
crystal_matrix: raise gold to 5.5× to justify the crystal cost

✨ This issue was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸

## Problem Three purchasable equipment items are strictly worse than (or equal to) free boss drop equipment, making them worthless to any player who has progressed far enough to afford them. - **`celestial_focus`** (20M essence): 3.0× click — identical to `leviathan_eye` (free boss drop from abyssal_trench), which also has 1.35× gold on top. - **`void_conduit`** (100M essence): 7.0× combat — identical to `crystal_sovereign_blade` (free boss drop from crystalline_spire). - **`crystal_matrix`** (20M crystals): 4.75× gold — weaker than `diamond_plate` (free boss drop from crystalline_spire) at 5.0× gold. ## Fix - `celestial_focus`: raise click to **3.5×** or add a secondary stat (e.g. 1.2× gold) - `void_conduit`: raise combat to **8.0–9.0×** to sit above the free boss-drop tier - `crystal_matrix`: raise gold to **5.5×** to justify the crystal cost ✨ This issue was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸

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2026-03-25 15:29:57 -07:00

fix: buff purchasable equipment dominated by boss drops

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2026-03-25 16:55:00 -07:00

fix: balance equipment, click_power recipe ceiling, adventurer cost curve

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2026-03-25 17:14:19 -07:00

fix: runestone formula, prestige/transcendence rebalance, exploration fixes, and comprehensive balance audit #135

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