Everytime i get used to the difficulty it gets harder

[Ileth]

Can people explain to me why it's getting harder and harder every playthrough ? I understand the logic in the game but is it because it's my 22nd run ? Or is it linked to the mirror upgrades ? Or maybe because i managed to fight Hades once ( not beat him though )

[TommyEV]

Originalmente postado por Donald J. Trump:

Unfortunately, some of the replies here are not true. enemies will in fact develop new abilities over time as you get further and further, even if you do not beat the game. The game steps up the difficulty. You are not wrong to notice this.

I can confirm it does get harder with time (very little but it does), even without pacts.

I also noticed it with REDACTED, who summons A LOT more enemies to the fight. The first time he as pretty much alone.

[KriKitBoNeZ]

I hear what you guys are saying, but it still feels like this isn't a thing. Be nice to have that community person from supergiant (I forget their name, sorry) weigh in on this.

For example, CDPR had a patch for Cyberpunk 2077 recently that removed a file that did nothing, but so many people BELIEVED it did ...something, because they modified it and such, then felt as though it affected performance, yet the file wasn't even accessed by the game. Just a weird placebo thing, because it did jack squat.

I would have to play the game from a new save and try all of this out, but I have had my fill of it for now and have other things to play instead of doing weird schrödinger's cat experiments about something that would need to be verified from a dev anyways.

[Smakit]

Originalmente postado por KriKitBoNeZ:

I would have to play the game from a new save and try all of this out, but I have had my fill of it for now and have other things to play instead of doing weird schrödinger's cat experiments about something that would need to be verified from a dev anyways.

No need for it to be verified, it is absolutely a thing for bosses to change slightly without any pacts activated. I know you said you had your fill for now, but it is extremely simple to check yourself.

Bosses get variations just through playing. The various fury sisters show up (though NOT together - that's a pact upgrade), the Hydra changes form (his stage DOES NOT change - again, that's a pact upgrade), the champion changes up what god he calls down on you (but DOES NOT get the upgraded equipment/movesets), and of course the big boy doesn't get his final phase without a pact.

[Batbro]

Yes, some things can definitely change into their variant forms without touching the Pact of Punishment. I encountered Alecto, Tisiphone, and Lernie's alternate forms long before I beat REDACTED.

That being said, I'm not convinced this means the game is deliberately making itself harder, just trying to mix you up and keep things fresh. I don't think these variant bosses are meant to be more difficult than the originals, just different. Of course when something is new it's also unfamiliar, and it will feel more difficult at first.

Which Fury sister is the hardest? Which Lernie heads annoy you most? Which god do you most hate to see Theseus call upon? I bet everyone in this thread would have different answers that are further dependent upon their current weapon and build.

[pi73r]

Wut? How the hell does it get harder? If anything it just becomes easier and easier (because of player skill going up) with every run despite raising heat all the time.
The only changing factor would be variants of bosses but still both lernie and furies are quite easy no matter what version it is.

[Ileth]

Okay so after playing a few hours today i realised i actually got super hardcore runs for my perks yesterday + unlucky boss types, so the rest of the runs are okay, but damn last night two in a row

[kakaboo]

Originalmente postado por Blahness:

There are different versions of the hydra after some time, but other than the summon skeleton version, they are not any more difficult. The hydra also does not start shooting faster after completing the game for some time, he has multiple phases, the first phase he fires slowly. I have yet to see any enemies gain additional movesets or abilities of anykind. I have been watching youtube videos of this game since buying it, and nothing other than the heat modifiers change how the enemies can behave. So what you believe is true is not actually the case. Other than unlocking the challenge rooms and raising the heat gauge, nothing changes. Everything only gets easier as you progress and unlock more.

fury is a better example. after u beat meg a few times u start to see her other sisters. true, u may think it is not harder but for people who are fighting them for the first them naturally they will think it is harder, since they now have to re-learn their new move sets.