Someone told me level does no matter in DLC?

[ritzmax72]

What does that mean and if that's even true? What does Scadutree Fragment give anyway? Add attack power or add scaling to all stats?

[NONAME]

It does matter.
However, when you enter the DLC zone, you apparently get a hidden debuff (-100%) that lowers your damage dealt and increases damage received.
In order to offset the debuff, you need to collect some tree chuncks, each of which restores 5% of your former stats. Hence there are 20 such chunks in the game world.

[LuckyCheshire]

That's wrong, level very much matters, as much as the base game. The Scadutree Blessings scale up your damage and defense.

[Mad Engineer Kikoumaru]

Level matters in the sense that you'll suffer if you're not high enough level, but doesn't matter in the sense that even if you're overleveled there should still be challenge.
The scadutree fragments increase damage dealt and decrease damage taken while in the DLC, at max scadutree blessing you end up doing a bit around double damage and take a bit less than half damage.

[BudgieGaming]

People say that because the boost that the skibidi blessing levels give is much more significant to dealing and resisting damage than any bonuses you would get from the normal levels.

At the top levels of skibidi blessing your damage and damage resistance basically double.

[Krazy Wallet]

Level matters to a point. Health and stamina are still important, as well as the ability to use weapons and spells. However, once you are in the lvl 170 range, give or take, each level matters less. When you enter the DLC, most enemies, even common enemies, become a threat to you. The primary way to increase defense and raise attack power is to find Scadutree Fragments and use them at a site of grace for a permanent buff.

If you don't, you can have a 80 strength with an S-tier weapon and barely be doing damage against a boss. But if you use Scadutree fragments, you'll bring your power levels "back to normal" and be engaged in a more standard boss fight.

I would not recommend entering the DLC at level 80 or something. They still matter, but the diminishing returns at high levels has a greater impact

[Sharkon]

Someone lied to you.

[Chris1]

Honestly I think From's messaging on this has been incredibly confusing. They kept saying they wanted to "balance the DLC so people with extremely high level are given a challenge" so it makes it sound like only those with high levels are affectd, or that higher level somehow makes it more challenging.

In reality they gave a huge universal debuff to all players regardless of level. In other words, it is always more beneficial to be at a higher level no matter what.

[Zogtar]

I mean... everything matters in the DLC. You just won't be ROFLstomping.

[ritzmax72]

Originally posted by NONAME:

It does matter.
However, when you enter the DLC zone, you apparently get a hidden debuff (-100%) that lowers your damage dealt and increases damage received.
In order to offset the debuff, you need to collect some tree chuncks, each of which restores 5% of your former stats. Hence there are 20 such chunks in the game world.

-100% ?? That can't be true.

[Purromi]

Originally posted by ritzmax72:

What does that mean and if that's even true? What does Scadutree Fragment give anyway? Add attack power or add scaling to all stats?

You don't get the debuff (in some way you take but not at all. it's just different math) but blessings give you 100% damage reduction (multiplitive - which with armor of 14 physical damage negation and 20% dmg negation talisman will result with 70% damage reduction. Which is stupidly high amount.. with package of 100% attack rating and 100% hp. Blessings have more impact on game than your equipment/build.

you need only spent 15 minutes roaming around map and collecting them to be as tanky as the heaviest armor in default game but with light armor.

[Punisher]

nobody knows yet tbh... I just tested a low defense 115 with high defense 176 and I take exactly same amount of damage. makes you wonder that the numbers don't matter where it is supposed to apply to your damage intake and output ??

[kira]

killed mogh and started dlc at lvl 69. u will be fine