Why do SADISTIC Challenges...

[Caralantha]

...suck? I feel I maybe slightly OP for starting it, but I've been here for less than 3 hours and completed a decent chunk of the early ones. For reference I'm auto-nuking to boss 52 without any sadistic perks/quirks/wishes...I don't even need to use augs/gold diggers (I do use gold digger for +EXP, be a fool not to).

Basic Challenges: Done
No Augs Challenges: Done
24h Challenges: 1/10
No Rebirth Challenges: on the 5th as I type this.

[jshepler]

I assume you're not really asking why, but expressing shock at how un-challenging some of the early ones are. I mean, some of the challenges are useful to do: NOEQ, NORB, Trolls, and even blinds (imo).

Sure, the hit we get starting sad is nowhere near the hit we got when starting evil. Remember starting evil and couldn't even kill the first boss right away? Ahh, those were the days. :)

It's a little misleading though. Sadistic progression is slooow, especially after your EM caps reach hardcap - 9e+18 or 9 quintillion.

[Caralantha]

Well, looking at the challenges overall, I'm just wondering why they have almost no real rewards. I finished the 100 Level Challenges, No Rebirth Challenges, the 2nd 24h Challenge, and 3 of the Blind Challenges. I get progression will be painfully slow but I haven't actually needed to use the rebirth mechanic yet.

EDIT: Also, I didn't really have a difficult transition from normal to evil...

[jshepler]

Originally posted by Caralantha:

Well, looking at the challenges overall, I'm just wondering why they have almost no real rewards.

Because he never got around to adding them. Now that he's no longer doing updates for the game, they never will.

Unless he changes his mind some day.

Or someone mods them in. Hmm...

Originally posted by Caralantha:

I haven't actually needed to use the rebirth mechanic yet.

Gasp! Sacrilege! No sad NGUs for you. :P