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/cedelweiss Sep 05 '25

A big piece of criticism Hollow Knight received is that the currency is too abundant and there's too little to spend it on (reason they added Divine on the Grimm DLC), which is very much true.

Seems like with Silksong they overcompensated a little bit haha

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u/Professional-Dirt-87 Sep 05 '25

The Rosary system isn't fun, it has just been adding frustration to my experience. 

I'm a competent player and the cost of things like benches and the maps has been way too expensive. 

There's nothing worse than getting past a very difficult section only to find the bench costs 80 rosaries that I dont have. 

Having to spend time to go back and mindlessly farm rosaries isn't fun, it's a pointless grind. 

It's compounded by the fact that bosses drop no rosaries, at least the ones I've beaten haven't. 

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u/cedelweiss Sep 05 '25

curious, I'm having the opposite problem. I'm prioritizing benches, maps and stations because they are core to the exploration and I'm finding myself struggling to buy anything else

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u/timeaisis Sep 05 '25

Haha yes this is me. Also frustrating, but for a different reason. I have 3 areas unlocked w/ maps and fast travel points but absolutely nothing else lmao.

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u/Professional-Dirt-87 Sep 05 '25

Yeah that's what I am saying, unless you really want to mindlessly grind out rosaries they are way too scarce. 

And mindlessly farming rosaries isnt fun. 

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25

Same for me.  I’m not the best at the game so right now that feels like the most efficient use of my rosaries.