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Edited by Stalkholm: 12/10/2025 12:59:58 AM
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Portal difficulty levels are either rewarding or fun, but not both.

Everyone has different skill levels, we know this. I've come to the realization that I'm at about the Grandmaster skill level myself, that's about the level of content I can complete reliably, in Ultimate levels I'm just fodder. Here's the problem: At LL530 I'm too high of a Light Level to get any kind of rewarding rewards from Grandmaster content, I'm spending ten minutes busting my butt in GM content (because yes, GM is still a challenge for me) to get a single, random LL500 Tier 5 reward. I have fun in GM content, that's right on the edge of my skill level, but the rewards aren't worth the time. Meanwhile, Ultimate, the level I "should" be playing at, is just a bloodbath. I'll run out my revives, restart, try again, run out my revives again, and eventually muddle through. Ultimate isn't fun for me, it's a death simulator, I'm not at that skill level; but Ultimate is where I have to play to get the rewarding rewards. The only way I can get a B score is in Ultimate, that's the only place I can still get Bonus drops. (And I'll note here that as often as I die and reset, Ultimate still doesn't end up being that rewarding; it can take me a half hour to clear a ten minute Solo Op just from starting over.) The stuff I find fun (Grandmaster level), isn't rewarding, and the stuff that is rewarding (Ultimate level), isn't fun. I'm in this no-man's land where the Portal just doesn't feel worth playing, either I'm having fun and not getting rewarded with decent loot, or I'm having a lousy time. I'd love it if I could run Grandmaster content and get Tier 4 bonus drops, I can delete the armor and keep the weapons. Make Grandmaster level rewarding, just not as rewarding as Ultimate, keep the Ultimate loot a literal Tier above the rest. Let me play the content I find fun, and get fun loot, too. (Also: How am I supposed to "rapidly" defeat enemies with an SMG when it takes an entire magazine to kill a red bar in Ultimate? I can't "rapidly" defeat anything!) Edit: The changes to Quickplay are exactly what I was hoping for, now more of this, please!

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    Menhir - 12/10/2025 12:36:22 AM

    Same experience here. And as discussed in several threads already, Ultimate feels even worse this season. And you’re spot on, the rewards system is broken as it has been intrinsically tied to difficulty and level. As you level up, you get less loot, unless you keep pushing difficulty. I don’t know the solution, but striking the balance will be key in player retention, as most people will eventually grow tired of Stronghold + Praxic to cheese content.

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