[NEW HARDEST] // COMBUSTION // Extreme Demon // by Cersia and Slithium // Road to Top 100: #22

Описание: ————⟐ ❰Personal Experience❱ ⟐————
‣‣‣ So I started learning it on the 19th of November; however, this only turned into my main project on the 25th (iirc) since I originally had a ladder building up to this. But after I felt I was wasting my motivation with SAND SAILOR, I opted to simply go for COMBUSTION and see what would happen.

‣‣‣ I'm really happy with this completion, even though I think I could've beaten this way faster if it wasn't for me getting Influenza A, plus after recovering from it I still had to finish other projects, which made me lose most of my consistency, but hey, I managed to finish it! :D

‣‣‣ Hopefully, this time I'll bounce back and actually get to Top 100, since I got a massive skill boost from finishing this, and my motivation has resurfaced, we'll see. When I started writing this description, I had Delta in almost 2 runs, and I managed to finish it before publishing the video, so the skill boost is crystal clear.

‣‣‣ I'll keep grinding a few more levels here and there, I'll be beating: Oblivion, Fragile, and Coalescence. I might go for Firework soon, I'm keen on other levels, but my next hardest is 99.9% going to be Firework tho in all honesty.

‣‣‣ This was the most demotivating experience I have ever had in this game, mainly because I got 3 fluke progress runs somehow (55% // 77% // 85%), and this is one of those levels where the real difficulty shows itself when you actually try to finish it.

————⟐ ❰Anyways, let's talk about the level!❱ ⟐————

‣‣‣ The predrop isn't that bad, it's actually the easiest part of the level; however, the ship at 13% is a pain in the ass to get consistent at, and originally I thought the green orb timing was a 60FPS frame perfect. (spoiler alert: it isn't, fuck you letim)

‣‣‣ The beginning of the drop is one of those parts where it's stupidly hard, but if you keep grinding, you get insanely good at it. I never understood the hold at 21%; sometimes I'd just die to the big spike, and that was super annoying.

‣‣‣ The entirety of 24%-35% is kinda filler, at first I struggled a lot with this part, but on my last sessions I was only dying on one or two clicks at the 32% ball.

‣‣‣ Well... 35%-41% was for me, super deceiving, it felt REALLY easy on runs, but from 0%, it would determine if I'd get an amazing session or not. I died a few times at the 37%/38% orb timings, and it was frustrating asf each time I died there.

‣‣‣ So... 41%-60%. Where do I even start... Oh right! This instantly starts with a garbage transition; the ship at 40% by itself was inconsisent af, and I'd hit the orb way too early. The UFO at 42% and the cube at 45% are inconsistent garbage and are there just for the sole purpose of ragebaiting you, plus the ship at 47% has the worst hitboxes. The blue orb at 55% is the worst click on the whole level. It's never consistent, since the setup is determined by how you did the previous click and the timing is stupidly hard. I tried to find different strats for it, but none of them ended up working, unfortunately.

‣‣‣ The dark part (60%-78%) is my favorite part of the level, it has some flaws though, such as the 62% wave and a few timings like the blue orb at 71%, the blind click right after it, and the yellow orb timing at 72%. The spider is filler gameplay, but I'm buns at the game, and I choked there a few times. Both cube timings before the ending are impossible.

‣‣‣ The ending... This part is absolutely miserable, just the thought of getting there and knowing that I'd most likely die was enough to make me fall under pressure and instantly get demotivated for an entire session. The cube is pretty much filler, the wave is kinda consistent but obnoxiously hard, especially the two mini-wave clicks, plus the 83% ship was a major run killer for me.

‣‣‣ Do I recommend this level, even though I disliked my experience with it? Of course! Doing runs on this with no commitment whatsoever is a blast, and it helped me quite a ton regarding mental preparation. I wouldn't recommend this as a new hardest though, since personally it was a HUGE spike in difficulty; but who knows, if you are wave carried or something, you should give this a try!

————⟐ ❰Special Thanks❱ ⟐————
‣‣‣ Like always, this is dedicated to the homies. I would give names, but I think y'all know who you are. For the GDPT and other Discord servers, thank you for believing in me and for helping me reach further in this game.

‣‣‣ Thumbnail by: https://x.com/BelikeKarthik

————⟐ ❰Level Info❱ ⟐————
‣‣‣ Level: COMBUSTION by Cersia
‣‣‣ Song: Waterflame - Pain Engine [Metal Cover by @ruiterruta]
‣‣‣ In-game Rating: Mythical Demon
‣‣‣ My Rating: Mythical Demon

————⟐ ❰List Placement❱ ⟐————
‣‣‣ Pointercrate: #41: {The Hallucination // COMBUSTION // Deadlier Clubstep}
‣‣‣ My placement opinion: I honestly have no idea. This is way easier than Firework and harder than The Plunge.

————⟐ ❰Other Stats❱ ⟐————
‣‣‣ Enjoyment: 20/100
‣‣‣ Worst Fail(s): 83% x2 & 85%.
‣‣‣ Attempts: 27583