what if encore levels are only obtainable by gold bordering the linked layer?

[user]

etc to unlock prelude encore you have to gold border prelude (not that hard)

[purevessel]

or just level but ye

[BohemianCat]

So a new player could fight guttertanks and swordsmachines that early?

[<#76428a>Sharkbilby]

I think it'd best be saved as a post-game difficulty. Beat the game once, and unlock the encore layers as a nice replayability bonus feature.

[user]

Originally posted by GiantClams:

So a new player could fight guttertanks and swordsmachines that early?

i mean if they wanna challenge themselves yes? i dont see a problem here??

[<#76428a>Sharkbilby]

Originally posted by user:

Originally posted by GiantClams:

So a new player could fight guttertanks and swordsmachines that early?

i mean if they wanna challenge themselves yes? i dont see a problem here??

The problem is spoilers. Obviously. They'll unlock terminal entries, spawner cheats and see these enemies used purely for challenge rather than having fair tutorials and fitting the landscapes.
Also, the encore layers are purely designed around a post-game arsenal and level of knowledge.

[The Official Dwayne "The Rock" J]

"The Encore levels, unlocked after beating the game (or 7-4 for now), [...]"
-the description..

[user]

yeah guys this was just a theory

what if you have to beat the game AND gold border the levels

[<#76428a>Sharkbilby]

Originally posted by user:

yeah guys this was just a theory

what if you have to beat the game AND gold border the levels

That'd be annoying tbh. Not that you're locking away the levels behind the P ranks, but because you're also locking them behind the secrets and challenges. It'd either force people to look for a guide on the secrets (entirely eliminating the point of optional side challenges) or ignore the encore levels (entirely eliminating the point of optional side challenges).

[user]

Originally posted by Sharkbilby:

Originally posted by user:

yeah guys this was just a theory

what if you have to beat the game AND gold border the levels

That'd be annoying tbh. Not that you're locking away the levels behind the P ranks, but because you're also locking them behind the secrets and challenges. It'd either force people to look for a guide on the secrets (entirely eliminating the point of optional side challenges) or ignore the encore levels (entirely eliminating the point of optional side challenges).

fine only p rank....

[user]

like a more advanced prime sanctum

[The Official Dwayne "The Rock" J]

Originally posted by user:

like a more advanced prime sanctum

"the general ballpark is to be harder than the base game but not as hard as P-2"
-hakita on discord, shortly after the prelude encore teaser

[mr.dumby]

this is a good idea, but i feel like a requirement to add onto this finishing all the layers that we have right now, just so new players already have a feel of how the enemies work and a full arsenal.

[BlaixenU]

post-game + gold border would a good prereq