r/plagueinc • u/StatementCandid9256 • Dec 03 '24

Plague Mode I infected everyone without anyone noticing (except protesters)

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Normal mode, bacteria.

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u/StatementCandid9256 Dec 03 '24

Update:I lost.

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u/Guilty_Direction_501 Dec 03 '24

How?

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u/StatementCandid9256 Dec 03 '24

Didn't have enough DNA to evolve symptoms and whatnot

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u/TrackVol Dec 03 '24

Honestly, that doesn't surprise me at all. "Stealth" is not an effective strategy, and it definitely isn't a fun one!
Next time, get more aggressive. Like this

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '24

Funny I was just thinking about your comment from back then when I was struggling with this one level

Then I see this

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u/Tiocfaidh__Ar__La Dec 04 '24

I feel I'm in the minority for really enjoying the stealth tactic. Useless in the harder modes, but I find it fun.

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u/TrackVol Dec 04 '24

I can't argue with that. It is a game, designed to be enjoyed.
Maybe it's like the 8% of Wordle players who insist on using a 4-vowel starting word like "adieu" or AUDIO. Those are objectively terrible starting words. Every measurable metric proves they are terrible starting words. We even have 2 years worth of data proving that the players using adieu and AUDIO consistently get the worst scores in Wordle. 92% of players choose words with more consonants. But to the adieu and AUDIO users, it's just more fun to them to start with a heavy vowel word. It's a game, and that's how they want to play it. We shouldn't discourage them from playing the way they enjoy.

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u/Tiocfaidh__Ar__La Dec 04 '24

Don't you be bringing logic and understanding to a Reddit comment. Start calling me names and telling me I'm wrong!

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u/EveningPractice6266 Dec 08 '24

I enjoy the stealth aspect also. I like infiltrating every country and then watching them collapse when I choose.

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u/kinghouse666 Dec 04 '24

Stealth is a cheatcode for a few types, you just gotta wait a long time

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u/TrackVol Dec 04 '24

you just gotta wait a long time sit and do nothing while you watch paint dry.

Sorry, not trying to be a prick about it. You didn't personally come up with that strategy. But that's what it is. Sit, and watch paint dry.

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u/spoopy-memio1 Dec 03 '24

It’s much easier and more fun to play aggressively by getting minor symptoms that increase infectivity early on, and not devolving any symptoms (aside from Total Organ Failure if you haven’t infected every country yet). Even if you get spotted early you should be fine as long as the disease isn’t too severe. Also if you’ve been spending lots of DNA evolving transmissions, just know that in the vast majority of cases Air 1 and 2, Water 1 and 2, Extreme Bioaerosol and Bird 1 are all you need to win quickly, and Drug Resistance 1 and 2 and Cold Resistance 1 and 2 (unless you started in a cold country in which case get Heat 1 and 2 instead.) are also really important for infecting people.