Bros, I did it, 25 years of playing vidya and I am finally good.

>Steel Soul mode
>Did pretty much everything BUT the High Hall Gauntlet, Hornet is as maxed out as she can be in Act 2
>Even though I unlocked Shakra I'm unsure about my capacity to finish the gauntlet in my first try, it's been more than a month since I actually did it in my first playthrough
>For cases like these I have a separate, non-SS playthrough that I use to sort of "run ahead" with a gimped Hornet (almost no tools, less masks, less needle upgrades) to see how I handle it
>I have Shakra unlocked for the gauntlet in this run as well, but I decide to try it first without
>Absolutely demolish the full gauntlet solo, first try, barely even slowed down with the two big dudes in the last wave
>Wellokaythen
>Start SS save
>Hire Shakra anyway
>Demolish the gauntlet even harder, take TWO (2) masks of damage for the entire thing

the game doesn't respect player's time. It insists upon itself

This is the exact moment I got filtered. Having to get through this gauntlet is not fun at all, it's just exhausting.

this FUCKING RETARDED gauntlet in high halls is so fucking STUPID
GRAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!