Broken / Pointless Progression?

[RayLionheart]

So is it just me or is it, mathematically speaking, disadvantageous to go past the first boss? From what I've seen, the average amount of "Soul Points" you have at this point is about 85, while defeating 'Skeleton Rek'sai' leaves ya at about 130. The former takes 15 minutes give or take, while the latter can keep ya at the 35 minute mark.

So for those who wanna farm, why not just restart, maybe even before the first boss?

[Zerixar]

i get 600-800 for an elite clear. your math doesn't add up

[Remedial Tester]

Sounds like they did the maths for normal mode and not elite mode. Or include the skill branch for making more copper and getting extra copper on crits. And the essence branch with gets you more essence for betting bosses, and essence for each 100 copper you earn. So their idea might be worth it when you're lvl is <60 and don't have elite mode unlocked. But if it's better to have elite mode, best to try and unlock it each run. While not using the soul revive, unless using it will mean unlocking elite mode. Then just do elite mode runs.

[Neon Black Interactive]

Why do you feel the need to farm soul essences as efficiently as possible though? Just play the game. If you do it this way sure you might level up faster but then you're gonna reach whatever level your trying to reach and still get squashed by later enemies because you never took the time to learn them. Just level up naturally.

[Atma]

There's also the matter of scroll and weapon unlocks you won't get by just redoing the first stage.

You'll level up naturally and then souls won't matter to you at all, just play the game imo l.

[Shoobflops]

Efficiency is front and center when you are playing a game like this. If you die at a distant level and have to start over again. I'm doing the same thing except I go as far as the sand boss then restart.

[Neon Black Interactive]

Originally posted by +5 Fluidic Resistance Cat:

Efficiency is front and center when you are playing a game like this. If you die at a distant level and have to start over again. I'm doing the same thing except I go as far as the sand boss then restart.

Learning to play the game is just as, if not more important than soul essence. It's most efficient to do both at the same time.

[Atma]

Originally posted by +5 Fluidic Resistance Cat:

Efficiency is front and center when you are playing a game like this. If you die at a distant level and have to start over again. I'm doing the same thing except I go as far as the sand boss then restart.

Maybe it's different to me, as I've been max level for quite a while now. Souls are completely worthless. Getting to that point took maybe a few days just playing after work; it's really not hard to max out.

Efficiency to me is knowing how to take down each enemy the fastest, prioritizing targets, piecing together builds on the fly, etc. That knowledge is something that lasts.

Now that I've maxed progression, I pretty much do a run or two every few days just for fun while I wait for them to bring out new content or characters. I can only imagine that grinding out souls as fast as possible will just bring you to the point where you feel like you've got nothing left to do faster.

[Shoobflops]

Originally posted by Urilbedamned:

Originally posted by +5 Fluidic Resistance Cat:

Efficiency is front and center when you are playing a game like this. If you die at a distant level and have to start over again. I'm doing the same thing except I go as far as the sand boss then restart.

Learning to play the game is just as, if not more important than soul essence. It's most efficient to do both at the same time.

Plenty of room to learn to play the game after getting leveled up. In fact that is implied when you first start playing the game by how you can die easily. Of course the farming idea is going to be a thing.