9 TO DIEThe Backlog
What is The Backlog?
The Backlog is a final boss with a base health of 3000 and 4 phases. It appears on Skeleton Crew. It arrives at 16:00, and beating it wins the floor. Its health grows with the clock, the floor and your difficulty. Beating it pays three boxes and 25 PTO, and it counts for gear when the run ends.
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A shredder the size of a meeting room that swallows every shot you fire (Ticket received). Damage only lands in a five-second In Progress window every twenty; let it auto-close by doing too little in the window and it reopens and spits everything back out as Tickets.
What does it do in each phase?
The Backlog changes phase as its health falls, using each phase's moves in turn. The telegraphed attacks mark the ground first, so watch the markings and step out rather than trying to outrun everything. Moves come faster in later phases. It also books itself nearer if you run too far away.
| Health | Phase | Moves | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | Open |
| Your ticket has been received!! It swallows every shot for 15 seconds, then it is In Progress for 5!! |
| 70% | Assigned |
| Your ticket has been assigned!! Please do not reply to this email!! |
| 40% | Awaiting User |
| We haven't heard from you!! Do too little while it is In Progress and it auto-closes, reopens and spits it all back!! |
| 15% | Reopened |
| Your ticket has been Reopened. Everything it ate is coming back. |
Where and when does it appear?
The Backlog is booked 1 time across the building. The table gives each floor and the time on the clock. Floors open one at a time, for one department, by winning the one before. Boss health is multiplied by the time it arrives, so a late booking is a tougher fight than the same boss early on.
| Floor | Clock | Slot |
|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Crew | 16:00 | Final |