I'm really enjoying the game. I too was stuck at 5 orbs until I read the comments below. Since this seems to be a common theme, perhaps an in-game nod to multiple levels per node would be useful (or, if there is one, one that is more clear - perhaps on the level selection screen).
I had the same problem as bubbley101. The game would load to the title screen, however, when I clicked "Play Game", I would receive a blue screen with continuous music. This occurred with Opera, Firefox, and Safari. I'm using the latest flash (v10.0.22.87). After reloading the page a few times, the game now works in Opera.
I love the game - thank you. How many times do you have to kill the end boss? I've killed the Devil 4-5 times now. The first few times it was fine, but now I'm thinking "again?". 5/5.
Basic Gems cost 60 mana each
White upgraded gems cost 100 mana each.
Gold upgraded gems cost 200 mana each.
The white upgrade costs 120 mana.
The gold upgrade costs 250 mana.
5 mana upgrade bubbles gives you a max mana of 250.
Upgraded gems extend the range. Upgrades don't appear to upgrade the gem's raw power.
Be careful, after you upgrade a gem, you can continue to select that gem for the same upgrade that you just bought (so if you upgrade a gem to the white ring, you can continue to select that gem for a white upgrade). This doesn't further improve the gem - you simply waste mana.
I really enjoyed the game. Thank you. I noticed two misspellings (I don't remember exactly where, sorry - I believe it was around the blue gem). I'd like to see how much a gem costs and what level they're upgraded to.
I enjoyed the game - thank you. There are a few minor details that you may want to look at. The name of my character is not recorded, instead I received the computer generated name. There are quite a few typos. In the story, the third arena champion is called the second champion.
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