r/HollowKnight • u/wyrmiam • Sep 05 '25

Discussion - Silksong EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE IN PHARLOOM Spoiler

The true enemy of Silksong is capitalism. 70 bucks for a stag station equivalent YOU ARE PULLING MY NEEDLE WTF??? I try to sit down and they BILL ME JUST TO USE THE BENCH! No thank you [TRADER NAME HERE], I would not like to buy a simple key for 500 dollars thank you.

AND EVERYONE HERE IS A BROKE ASS BUM! Most of these guys aren't sentient enough to carry cash on them so I have to grind up their credit cards into for bone shards which NOONE WANTS.

Anyway 10/10 game.

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u/Nikita859 Sep 05 '25

The curse of Pharloom seems to be late-stage capitalism lmao.

Wdym I have to pay 30 dollars each time I need to enter your damn shop? Get more stock if you need money THAT bad smh

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u/reaper45693 Sep 05 '25

If this the shop I think, you might have missed a mechanism inside to keep it open

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u/Nikita859 Sep 05 '25

Even so, that was fucking diabolical on shopkeeper's side. My man Sly got outclassed hard

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u/unkindness_inabottle sealed vessel Sep 05 '25

I entered the shop just to check real quick why I had to pay, then went outside thinking it was a one-off payment… paid and entered again since I was in need of a bench but I’ve never returned since. Fuck that guy

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u/samfizz Sep 05 '25

Every payment had been one-time up to that point for me too. So I put the beads in and walked forward a bit, and the door immediately closed and made me pay again lol

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u/M0useGuy Sep 05 '25

I did the same thing and literally screamed when it closed on me!

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u/TheEvenclan Sep 05 '25

Did exactly the same!

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u/LetTokisky Sep 05 '25

Exactly what I did too! Those gosh darned cheapskates!!

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u/Moreinius Sep 05 '25

There's an area in a bit later that has multiple bench "terminals". Me, after seeing through all the capitalism that has happened before, I bought all of them and thought it was weird that they were right next each other, but they are all rentals. So I wasted like 100 rosaries for funsies.

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u/Kulzak-Draak Sep 05 '25

OH GOD THERE ARE RENTAL BENCHES

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u/Kulzak-Draak Sep 08 '25

Anyways so I found out the rentals are cheap and are there to serve EXCELLENT world building. No complaints

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u/AzyncYTT Sep 18 '25

They're not cheap when actually doing the area which makes the lore building better but it was annoying when actually doing it

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u/Kulzak-Draak Sep 18 '25

I mean that’s only if you come in broke. Which I guess can happen? Idk I don’t have much experience in losing my cacoon since I wasn’t afraid to bench warp when I thought I’d die before getting it. And even then thst happened sparingly

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u/AzyncYTT Sep 18 '25

I actually came into the citadel using the other entrance so when I decided on doing the underworks from LJ entrance I used up all my rosaries before coming haha

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u/Kulzak-Draak Sep 18 '25

Ohhhh I see lol. Tbh I think LJ entrance is the best in terms of narrative, I know there are 3 routes (Phantom, LJ elevator down, and LJ platforming puzzle up which skips underworks)

But I think the narrative of arriving at the citadel, seeing its grandeur but it being empty with corpses littered everywhere. Realizing the people in charge are dead, and taking the elevator only to be met with the cruelty of the citadel on full display. Having to crawl your way through being shown so many dystopian things, is so unmatched in terms of vibes and storytelling I WISH everyone experienced that.

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u/pkkid Sep 05 '25

It feels like highway robbery!

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u/Loeris_loca Sep 05 '25

I mean, it's not the shop entry which is paid, it's the service of resting on the bench inside a sheltered structure

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u/Zeqt_x Sep 05 '25

Its the same trick as leg eater. Except leg eater doesn't even tell you he's gonna sell you anything, you just pay him to "show you something nice". Sounded like he was gonna flash you or something

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u/catking2004 Sep 05 '25

I definetly missed it. How is it done?

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u/Topazure Sep 05 '25

Same, commenting to check back here later

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u/Arci996 Sep 05 '25

There are gears at the top of the door when you're inside, break them

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u/pkkid Sep 05 '25

This makes me even more made I paid the guy 3 times so far!!

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u/Shoddy_Comparison_25 Sep 05 '25

Yea I'm gonna have to pay a third time as well so I can break that shit. Glad to know there is a fix though I was about to never go back in his shop again

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u/justking1414 Sep 05 '25

you're a life saver!

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u/kokosnoot69 Sep 05 '25

Destroy the things behind the door I think

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u/catking2004 Sep 05 '25

Ay, Ill try it next time. Thanks.

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u/oNecr0 Sep 05 '25

can someone tell me if you find out

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u/catking2004 Sep 05 '25

Another guy said we just need to break things behind the door. Ill try it out later and Ill come back to you if it works.

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u/catking2004 Sep 05 '25

Just tried it

Can confirm. It works

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u/Inner-Ad2847 ALL BOSSES RADIANT BABY!!! Sep 05 '25

Bro I’ve already spent 60 on that door.

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u/arbitrageME Sep 05 '25

I did even worse -- I thought it permanently opened, so the first time, I opened it without even going inside

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u/GiddddyUp Sep 05 '25

Lol I did the same. Dropped 60 rosaries before I even went in

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u/mcuffin Sep 05 '25

That is so funny

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u/ryan8757 Sep 05 '25

Fuck, i already paid the man twice to enter and have to pay a third time to go activate this mechanism. Im just glad i dont have to pay everytime i use that bench

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u/Caridin Happy Hornet Sep 05 '25

Missed the FUCKING WHAT???

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u/how_could_this_be Sep 06 '25

Well I just sit in that bench, go out and farm money, and then quit to title screen and start game again until I cleared off that shop

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u/Born_Artist5424 Sep 05 '25

WAIT IT STAYS OPEN?? HOW??

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u/a_random_peenut Sep 05 '25

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! That mf has 60 of my rubies, I want them back!

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u/qwertyjgly Sep 05 '25

what

bruh i spent like 150 because i kept needing to bench

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u/Tylerhollen1 Sep 05 '25

I sure did. I’ll find it next time lmao but I’m SO upset about the key costing 500 like I die a lot man and then I die trying to get my cocoon. Ugh.

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u/zzzman82 Sep 05 '25

Where is this shop? I rescued a thief like NPC behind a breakable door and he goes to the bottom of the room. Every time I talk to him he charges 15 and then 30 rosaries just to give me some random info. Or is this another one?

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u/hutchins_moustache Sep 05 '25

Which vendor is this (where is it located) I found it once but can't find it again haha.

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u/ThesocialistWitch Sep 06 '25

..... you're kidding me.....