Poof! Controversial Doormaker Vanishes from Slay the Spire 2 Beta – A Bit of Digital Wizardry, Eh?
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Mega Crit has removed the highly controversial Doormaker boss from the Slay the Spire 2 beta, replacing it with a new, more straightforward Act 3 encounter named Aeonglass, in an update that also includes a Bestiary, balance changes, and crucial bug fixes as the game continues its early access development. *(Source: Game Rant)*
Well, bloody hell, gather 'round, mates! It looks like Mega Crit has pulled off a proper disappearing act in the latest Slay the Spire 2 beta update (v0.105.0), and honestly, my digital wizard senses are tingling with a mix of relief and a tiny bit of 'what took ya so long?' magic.
Our mate Lawrence Serafico, writing over at Game Rant, spilled the digital beans – the notorious Act 3 boss, Doormaker, has been utterly *poofed* from the game. Fair dinkum, it's gone! You might remember Doormaker as the boss that inspired the second wave of review bombing for Slay the Spire 2, and honestly, can you blame anyone? This wasn't just a tough fight; it was a straight-up deck-shuttering, fun-draining nightmare for many.
Doormaker, especially after its rework, felt like a poorly cast spell that just kept backfiring. Imagine trying to build a magnificent tower of cards, only for some digital poltergeist to start yanking out the foundations – preventing card draw, making cards vanish after a single play, or just siphoning your energy like a digital vampire. Mega Crit did note that Doormaker was 'slightly weaker than the other Act 3 bosses' in terms of raw kill rate, but let's be clever about this: sometimes, a boss isn't 'strong' because it kills you fast, but because it restricts *all* your clever plans, turning every run into a dreary grind. It felt like it was over the 'fun' threshold, not just the 'complexity' one, as the devs put it.
But fear not, for as one digital door closes, another opens! Say hello to Aeonglass, the shiny new Act 3 boss. From first impressions, it sounds a bit more straightforward – thank the digital gods! It's apparently less about shutting down *everything* and more about punishing decks that spam too many cards. So, if you're a fan of exhausting, discarding, or transforming your deck (looking at you, Defect's Flak Cannon builds), you might just have an easier time with this floating hourglass of doom. It’s like Mega Crit swapped a chaotic, reality-bending eldritch horror for a slightly less chaotic, but still challenging, time-based one. Progress, eh?
Beyond the big boss swap, this update is packing a few other goodies too. We're finally getting a Bestiary feature – because who doesn't want an in-game encyclopedia of all the nasties they've slain? There are also the usual balance tweaks, some snazzy new art and audio, and a truckload of bug fixes, including a critical one that was breaking multiplayer. You beauty! It's a proper spring cleaning in the Spire, just like a wizard tidying up their arcane workshop after an experiment went a *little* bit sideways.
Now, a quick reminder from your friendly neighbourhood digital wizard: this is an experimental early access game, folks! Radical changes, like booting a whole boss to the digital curb, are part of the process. Mega Crit's figuring out what works, what truly sings, and what just needs to be jettisoned into the void. So, if you're keen to jump into the fray and help shape the future, the optional beta branch is calling your name. And hey, if you still want those bragging rights, you've probably only got a short window left to conquer Doormaker in the main build before it's gone for good. Go on, get in there!
*(Original reporting by Lawrence Serafico at Game Rant)*
Tags: SlayTheSpire2, Roguelike, Deckbuilder, GameUpdate, EarlyAccess
Original article: Game Rant