Prophecy Dungeon is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ impossible

[Viscount]

The game displayed the recommended power level is 1050. I'm a new player, I had 1070, so I thought I'd give it a try. But it was just an hour of frustration. No matter, how efficient I am, the sheer number of enemies I can't deal with. I reached the first boss fight, after like 10 deaths, and I couldn't do a thing. I saw walkthroughs running around the arena with an automatic grenade launcher, and good enough gear to withstand direct rocket hits with the healing circle on, but I don't have that kind of gear. Why the hell would the game recommend this dungeon?

[Ł o u a]

Did you run it alone?
You're supposed to do it with a fireteam.
Join the LFG Discord to find fireteams to team up with. You can find it here: https://discord.com/invite/d2pclfg

[Viscount]

Yes I did, and since there was no warning about this whatsoever, not even on forums, I didn't know that's the problem. Isn't difficulty adjusted to fewer players?

[Viscount]

Thank you for the discord link.

[Ł o u a]

Nah unfortunately it doesn't scale differently when playing solo.

All the dungeons, nightfalls and raids should be played in a team since they are the harder feats.

There's loads of people on that discord tho, you will not have any problems whatsoever to find a team.
Feel free to add me aswell if you'd like. I can help you do stuff here and there. And help you on your way if you have any questions whatsoever.

Good luck =)

[Emurinus]

Light level only exists as a gatekeep; it ultimately has little impact on a game's difficulty the moment you're within 10 light of the recommended or higher. The Taken in Prophecy are known to be notoriously aggressive and tough, as it was originally a 1040 endgame activity back when the game's base was 750.

[Viscount]

Thank you all for the replies. I expected some "git gud", but you guys are wholesome.

[Nibbie]

Originally posted by Viscount:

Thank you all for the replies. I expected some "git gud", but you guys are wholesome.

Oh don't worry, there can be plenty of that around.

As a general tip, power level is simply a percentage modifier of the damage enemies do and take. It does not determine the base stats of the enemy, or how hard an encounter is designed to be. Your power advantage against enemies is also capped, so that dungeon will be just as hard at 1200 at it was at 1070 (given all other factors are the same).

To an extent, you can just apply logic to guess what things are harder than others, even based on names alone. Dungeons, raids, and nightfalls are harder than free roam, story campaigns, or playlist strikes, for example. The hard content also tends to not have automatic matchmaking, so you can keep an eye out for that.

[Stahlfrau]

git gud

Also get some experience and gear. Get used to surviving as your class of choice, while also utilizing your weapons efficiently. Make sure you know the mechanics of the dungeon, because the game sure as hell won't explain them.
Prophecy definitely isn't new player oriented, not to mention running it solo. Which means you'll be better off finding a group of players to run it with.

Also be ready for more BS like this. The activities aren't really labeled by difficulty, so you might find yourself in the middle of an activity made for very experienced players.
And god help you if you decide to try out Trials.

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you can solo it when you get to 1200+, its easy with a good main and a nice long distance ad killer + sword for boss's.

watch a few youtube videos on it, there are many places you can stand and clear the area with out taking any damage. there are also a lot of short cuts around the place.