hard mode seems...bad

[Luna]

how is one expected to block 20+ damage every single turn of every single fight and not die?
yea thats it this time its not a complicated problem for once. just more damage then i have hp every single turn of every normal fight

[KusoLP]

Originally posted by Vi:

Originally posted by KusoLP:

hard mode is just not worth it, neither more fun nor better loot

achievements tho

meh, i want expert hard mode only items, like in terraria

[Songbird]

Originally posted by KusoLP:

hard mode is just not worth it, neither more fun nor better loot

Hard mode gives you more exp, so you can get more MP for customization, and is absolutely the more fun and balanced way to play the game.

I finished the game + all optional bosses with HARDEST (very significantly harder than hard mode, everything in the game gets additional attack + defense + HP) + FRAMEONE (disable normal blocking) + Hard Hits (enemies have 25% more attack rounded up), and it is still pretty easy after about chapter 4, as long as you build well with medals.

[AHloemeOpJ]

Originally posted by KusoLP:

Originally posted by Vi:

achievements tho

meh, i want expert hard mode only items, like in terraria

While there are no medals truly exclusive to hardmode, having the hardmode badge on saves you the berries those medals would otherwise cost, since you get them for free. On my first playthrough, I played without hardmode equipped, and I struggled greatly for berries. Not only did I rarely have enough for what I wanted or needed, but I had to worry about medals being sold by the traveling caravan. Having hardmode equipped alleviated a lot of this. More berries from battles, and the medals that are sold at the traveling caravan per boss done are gotten instead for free through Artis. You get so much out of a small boost in difficulty.

I'd say hardmode is absolutely worth it.

[KusoLP]

Originally posted by AHloemeOpJ:

Originally posted by KusoLP:

meh, i want expert hard mode only items, like in terraria

While there are no medals truly exclusive to hardmode, having the hardmode badge on saves you the berries those medals would otherwise cost, since you get them for free. On my first playthrough, I played without hardmode equipped, and I struggled greatly for berries. Not only did I rarely have enough for what I wanted or needed, but I had to worry about medals being sold by the traveling caravan. Having hardmode equipped alleviated a lot of this. More berries from battles, and the medals that are sold at the traveling caravan per boss done are gotten instead for free through Artis. You get so much out of a small boost in difficulty.

I'd say hardmode is absolutely worth it.

money not really a problem with bank tho

[AHloemeOpJ]

Originally posted by KusoLP:

Originally posted by AHloemeOpJ:

While there are no medals truly exclusive to hardmode, having the hardmode badge on saves you the berries those medals would otherwise cost, since you get them for free. On my first playthrough, I played without hardmode equipped, and I struggled greatly for berries. Not only did I rarely have enough for what I wanted or needed, but I had to worry about medals being sold by the traveling caravan. Having hardmode equipped alleviated a lot of this. More berries from battles, and the medals that are sold at the traveling caravan per boss done are gotten instead for free through Artis. You get so much out of a small boost in difficulty.

I'd say hardmode is absolutely worth it.

money not really a problem with bank tho

That was also the case with my first playthrough, but not everyone is gonna let their game run for hours just to trivialize money by abusing bank interest, and you have to grind for berries anyways to realistically reach the point where interest is absurd enough to carry your save. It takes time. Great if you'll only do one run, but every subsequent playthrough it gets less and less effective. Not only will you have better understanding of the fights and areas, beating them faster, but if you play without hardmode equipped then you're able to blast through the game even faster, leaving even less time to generate interest between visits to town to restock and set up for the next chapter. Which is where hardmode comes in, both to make the gameplay more strategically interesting, and to give a huge bonus in rewards for taking on the challenge.

Playing without and playing with is like night and day. And I can still abuse bank interest, far faster than without hardmode, for obvious reasons.

[Luna]

turns out its not hard mode thats the problem
the jungle is just bad in general. im finally past that and the games actually fun again

[HOLE blaster]

git gud lol

[AHloemeOpJ]

Originally posted by Vi:

turns out its not hard mode thats the problem
the jungle is just bad in general. im finally past that and the games actually fun again

Y'know, fair enough. Jungle is always a pain in the ass. I didn't have much fun there myself.

[Simalf]

Hmm i played Hard mode on my first playthrough (blind btw) and didnt had any issue.
Only time i went Game Over was against the Heavy Drone B-33 and trying one of the bounties way tooooooo early.

[Soren]

Originally posted by Simalf:

Hmm i played Hard mode on my first playthrough (blind btw) and didnt had any issue.
Only time i went Game Over was against the Heavy Drone B-33 and trying one of the bounties way tooooooo early.

Yeah, I also originally played the game on hardmode blind and didn't have any issues. Different strokes for different blokes I guess. The important thing is to just play on the difficulty you have fun with.

Heck, when I repurchased the game on Steam here (originally bought it on the Switch), playing through the game again, I used the hardest code for that playthrough and still had no trouble. I don't like codes like frameone. You don't even need to dodge and hit everything perfectly all the time. You just need to know which attacks to use where and which abilities are the best, that and items can no longer be ignored. Lief's skills in general are the best in the game because freezing is an OP stat effect. Frozen Drill probably taking the number one spot and dealing like 30+ damage when you buff it enough, easily allowing you to deal 50+ damage on a single turn to bosses even on hardest difficulty.

[45]

hard mode is designed perfectly, i did for my first playthrough, had no issues, what 20 damage are you blocking? Are you using badges?

[Luna]

Originally posted by 45:

hard mode is designed perfectly, i did for my first playthrough, had no issues, what 20 damage are you blocking? Are you using badges?

as i said ages ago it was just the jungle being annoying. i beat hard mode

[Simalf]

Originally posted by Luna:

Originally posted by 45:

hard mode is designed perfectly, i did for my first playthrough, had no issues, what 20 damage are you blocking? Are you using badges?

as i said ages ago it was just the jungle being annoying. i beat hard mode

it has been 2 months

[AHloemeOpJ]

Originally posted by Simalf:

Originally posted by Luna:

as i said ages ago it was just the jungle being annoying. i beat hard mode

it has been 2 months

You just proved their point, they clarified awhile ago that it was just the jungle being annoying and they beat hard mode.

[Simalf]

Originally posted by AHloemeOpJ:

Originally posted by Simalf:

it has been 2 months

You just proved their point, they clarified awhile ago that it was just the jungle being annoying and they beat hard mode.

and i didnt perform necromancy and revived this post.

It was this guy:

Originally posted by 45: