Switching to very hard difficulty mid game

[negligentWarren]

so i switched to very hard like mid story because game felt to easy, what will i be missing by not playing on very hard from the start, or will i be all good and not miss anything

[Mike]

Almost nothing changes as far as I know. I've been playing Very Hard from the very beginning and the game is really easy throughout. From what people have said, the difficulty effects how much damage you take from enemies. It also supposedly makes it harder for you to balance your cargo and increases timefall degradation. I've not felt the effects of anything like that in any sort of major way, though.

[[ZSU] Dave247]

To my knowledge there isn't anything you can "miss", though if you want to achieve a higher rank for premium standard orders (Legend of Legend of Legends) then you will have to do those again.

[negligentWarren]

Originally posted by Mike:

Almost nothing changes as far as I know. I've been playing Very Hard from the very beginning and the game is really easy throughout. From what people have said, the difficulty effects how much damage you take from enemies. It also supposedly makes it harder for you to balance your cargo and increases timefall degradation. I've not felt the effects of anything like that in any sort of major way, though.

yeah ive noticed the difficulty change, things degrade easier and combat is alot harder but what im wondering is will i be missing out on anything by changing difficulty mid game

[negligentWarren]

Originally posted by ZSU Dave247:

To my knowledge there isn't anything you can "miss", though if you want to achieve a higher rank for premium standard orders (Legend of Legend of Legends) then you will have to do those again.

what does that mean?

[Reto]

To add onto what others have said, Boss fights are also more difficult and enemies are all-around more difficult (more health, more damage, more easily spot you, more aggressive, etc.)

Originally posted by The Knuckle:

but what im wondering is will i be missing out on anything by changing difficulty mid game

You aren't missing anything. If anything, take going on an easier difficulty as a sort of gradual introduction into the world and its mechanics. At this point you should probably know the ins and out of most of all the systems and can tackle a harder difficulty much more easily than if you started out that way

[FEARXXX]

Originally posted by ZSU Dave247:

To my knowledge there isn't anything you can "miss", though if you want to achieve a higher rank for premium standard orders (Legend of Legend of Legends) then you will have to do those again.

what is that Legend of Legends thing youre talking about? I seen ppl with that special S yellow on their profile and I have no clue how they got them. I done all my missions with S rating except 1 I missed up

[Valyus]

Originally posted by Lil Clout:

Originally posted by ZSU Dave247:

To my knowledge there isn't anything you can "miss", though if you want to achieve a higher rank for premium standard orders (Legend of Legend of Legends) then you will have to do those again.

what is that Legend of Legends thing youre talking about? I seen ppl with that special S yellow on their profile and I have no clue how they got them. I done all my missions with S rating except 1 I missed up

Later on with regular deliveries you can select to either do them normally or select a higher grade for that specific delivery.

[Reto]

Originally posted by Lil Clout:

Originally posted by ZSU Dave247:

To my knowledge there isn't anything you can "miss", though if you want to achieve a higher rank for premium standard orders (Legend of Legend of Legends) then you will have to do those again.

what is that Legend of Legends thing youre talking about? I seen ppl with that special S yellow on their profile and I have no clue how they got them. I done all my missions with S rating except 1 I missed up

When you choose a Standard Order and are about to accept it, you can choose Standard Delivery or Premium Delivery. It should be on the left-most tab of the Order Details menu. It gives you stricter guidelines for orders (instead of 40 min, you get 20; instead of 50% damage, you're limited to 20%, etc). The more Premium Orders you do, basically the more clout you get and people will think you're like a master.

[Aeekto]

Originally posted by The Knuckle:

Originally posted by ZSU Dave247:

To my knowledge there isn't anything you can "miss", though if you want to achieve a higher rank for premium standard orders (Legend of Legend of Legends) then you will have to do those again.

what does that mean?

if you deliver stuff and complete 2 hard extra goals (usually only 8% damage, all cargo delivered, etc) then you gain the highest tier .... higher than S tier.... and the number of deliveries in that tier + golden badge appears on your profile and every stuff you build.
It basicly tells others that you're a realy good deliveriesman and your routes/buildings might be good

[Mike]

I forgot about the Legend of Legends of Legends rating for finishing premium deliveries that you can only get playing on Very Hard. It makes ranking up connection extremely fast and easy. Set up ziplines and away you go to unlocking every piece of level 3 equipment in just a few minutes.

[[ZSU] Dave247]

Also the highest rank you can get from premium delivers is dependant on your difficulty setting.

• Normal = Legend (L)
  
• Hard = Legend of Legends (LL)
  
• Very Hard = Legend of Legend of Legends (LLL)

You'll see how many premium orders someone has completed with a legend rank next to their name, denoted by one two or three golden L's respectively.

The only thing this affects though is two achievements, one requing at least Normal difficulty while the other requires at least hard. You don't get anything for getting the highest rank on Very Hard other then bragging rights I suppose.
The very hard difficulty was added with the PC release and currently isn't present in the PS4 version, hence why there's nothing tied to it.

[Mike]

Originally posted by funbrand:

To add onto what others have said, Boss fights are also more difficult and enemies are all-around more difficult (more health, more damage, more easily spot you, more aggressive, etc.)

If they are noticeably more difficult than on the other difficulties I can't even imagine how easy they must be on normal/hard. I've been finding myself really wanting for more in terms of the combat in the game because I actually have a lot of fun doing it but I wish the enemies were stronger or there were more to gain from combat. You can knock out one of the fully armored terrorists on Very Hard with the level 3 non-lethal assault rifle in something like only 6 headshots. To take down a whole camp you don't even need to bring more than one weapon it seems like.

[Reto]

Originally posted by Mike:

Originally posted by funbrand:

To add onto what others have said, Boss fights are also more difficult and enemies are all-around more difficult (more health, more damage, more easily spot you, more aggressive, etc.)

If they are noticeably more difficult than on the other difficulties I can't even imagine how easy they must be on normal/hard. I've been finding myself really wanting for more in terms of the combat in the game because I actually have a lot of fun doing it but I wish the enemies were stronger or there were more to gain from combat. You can knock out one of the fully armored terrorists on Very Hard with the level 3 non-lethal assault rifle in something like only 6 headshots. To take down a whole camp you don't even need to bring more than one weapon it seems like.

Yeah I played in Hard myself for the first 35 hours until I realized I took down a whole MULE camp without even trying. That’s when I knew I could use more of a challenge. Personally I’m struggling with Very Hard but it’s enough of a challenge that I feel motivated to try again if I fail an encounter or mess up a delivery. It’s just about right imo

[[ZSU] Dave247]

Originally posted by funbrand:

Originally posted by Mike:

If they are noticeably more difficult than on the other difficulties I can't even imagine how easy they must be on normal/hard. I've been finding myself really wanting for more in terms of the combat in the game because I actually have a lot of fun doing it but I wish the enemies were stronger or there were more to gain from combat. You can knock out one of the fully armored terrorists on Very Hard with the level 3 non-lethal assault rifle in something like only 6 headshots. To take down a whole camp you don't even need to bring more than one weapon it seems like.

Yeah I played in Hard myself for the first 35 hours until I realized I took down a whole MULE camp without even trying. That’s when I knew I could use more of a challenge. Personally I’m struggling with Very Hard but it’s enough of a challenge that I feel motivated to try again if I fail an encounter or mess up a delivery. It’s just about right imo

As long as you're prepared then yeah I agree it isn't overly difficult, but I've been caught out a few times without the right equipment which while it is annoying, it also provides some much needed challenge to the game.

[FEARXXX]

thanks for the info guys but im playing on normal and dont get the Legend (L) badge on my profile compared to other in the bridge links when I check my profile. Is that normal or is it because I havent progress enough in the story (Still havent done port knot city) ? Also I failed my my first mission ever over a dumb mistake I did. How can I fix it or redo it ?