is DLC locked behind higher difficulties?

[Just another Ian]

I read some article stating you can only play DLC if you play on hard or chaos mode. Is that true?

[Kashra Fall]

DLC unlocks when you beat the game. You have to clear a specific mission to unlock bahamut mode, then you do the same in bahamut mode to unlock gilgamesh (Rifts.) then you clear 25 (Might be 20) floors of the rift to unlock the final difficulty of DLC 3 and the final story missions, so yeah, it's locked behind difficulty.

[Cronofear]

DLC content can only be played at the highest difficulty. However, unlike Nioh you don't need to redo main campaign missions in order to progress. There's also "extra mode", a kinda "cheat mode" you can use to make your life easier in higher difficulties. Combine "extra mode" with Knight 400% (and Paladin 400%) and you'll be invincible.

[Will]

You unlock the DLC after you complete the game in CHAOS, but it is actually easier to do so compared to finishing the game on CASUAL the first time round.

The game has different difficulties in the increasing order:

EXTRA [Unlocked when you are playing at CHAOS and above. Extremely easy, you-cannot-die mode, invincible, infinite mana etc]
CASUAL
STORY
ACTION
HARD
CHAOS [Unlocked when you complete game for first time]
BAHAMUT
GILGAMESH
LUFENIAN

The DLC is unlocked when you complete CHAOS mode.
So you can literally use the built in God mode to finish the game story on CHAOS and above.

Therefore completing that mode is actually easier than finishing the game on CASUAL [i.e. even easier than CASUAL] because like it was mentioned above, the game has a built in cheat mode called EXTRA cannot-die-casual mode.

[DecalMan]

Originally posted by Will:

You unlock the DLC after you complete the game in CHAOS, but it is actually easier to do so compared to finishing the game on CASUAL the first time round.

The game has different difficulties in the increasing order:

EXTRA [Unlocked when you are playing at CHAOS and above. Extremely easy, you-cannot-die mode, invincible, infinite mana etc]
CASUAL
STORY
ACTION
HARD
CHAOS [Unlocked when you complete game for first time]
BAHAMUT
GILGAMESH
LUFENIAN

The DLC is unlocked when you complete CHAOS mode.
So you can literally use the built in God mode to finish the game story on CHAOS and above.

Therefore completing that mode is actually easier than finishing the game on CASUAL [i.e. even easier than CASUAL] because like it was mentioned above, the game has a built in cheat mode called EXTRA cannot-die-casual mode.

SO I have to redo all the main missions on CHAOS difficulty to unlock DLC?

What if I do the missions out of order, how do i know which ones ive done or didnt finish on chaos yet?

[Griever]

The base game allows you to do Chaos mode.
Then each DLC (3 of them) have their own difficulty mode and need to be played in them.
I don't believe you need to complete every mission in Chaos mode to unlock Bahamut DLC.
I completed a couple missions and got the achievment that I completed the game in chaos mode so...(maybe because I completed the last bonus mission in chaos mode).

[FreshMint]

Originally posted by DecalMan:

SO I have to redo all the main missions on CHAOS difficulty to unlock DLC?

What if I do the missions out of order, how do i know which ones ive done or didnt finish on chaos yet?

I believe once you beat the game you immediately unlock the first DLC's initial mission, the only thing stopping you would be between your stats and your skill.

[Will]

Originally posted by DecalMan:

Originally posted by Will:

You unlock the DLC after you complete the game in CHAOS, but it is actually easier to do so compared to finishing the game on CASUAL the first time round.

The game has different difficulties in the increasing order:

EXTRA [Unlocked when you are playing at CHAOS and above. Extremely easy, you-cannot-die mode, invincible, infinite mana etc]
CASUAL
STORY
ACTION
HARD
CHAOS [Unlocked when you complete game for first time]
BAHAMUT
GILGAMESH
LUFENIAN

The DLC is unlocked when you complete CHAOS mode.
So you can literally use the built in God mode to finish the game story on CHAOS and above.

Therefore completing that mode is actually easier than finishing the game on CASUAL [i.e. even easier than CASUAL] because like it was mentioned above, the game has a built in cheat mode called EXTRA cannot-die-casual mode.

SO I have to redo all the main missions on CHAOS difficulty to unlock DLC?

What if I do the missions out of order, how do i know which ones ive done or didnt finish on chaos yet?

The quick answer is "No", but there are good reasons for you to replay those missions: It is to unlock higher levels for your jobs and to get crystals, which allow you to unlock even higher levels etc.

Once you have completed the game once and unlocked CHAOS, you no longer need to do missions in the specific order.
Unlocking CHAOS will also unlock the next mission which starts the DLC.

[Griever]

Originally posted by Will:

Once you have completed the game once and unlocked CHAOS, you no longer need to do missions in the specific order.
Unlocking CHAOS will also unlock the next mission which starts the DLC.

Just a question since I haven't played the DLCs either:
For the 3 DLCs, does the gear level (and grind) increase massively?
I know for base game, it was level 300 max. Does it get beyond that with some insane grinding or not, in the 3 difficulties?

Like do you have to grind like crazy in each DLC to get to the next one?
How does it work?

[FreshMint]

Originally posted by Griever:

Originally posted by Will:

Once you have completed the game once and unlocked CHAOS, you no longer need to do missions in the specific order.
Unlocking CHAOS will also unlock the next mission which starts the DLC.

Just a question since I haven't played the DLCs either:
For the 3 DLCs, does the gear level (and grind) increase massively?
I know for base game, it was level 300 max. Does it get beyond that with some insane grinding or not, in the 3 difficulties?

Like do you have to grind like crazy in each DLC to get to the next one?
How does it work?

The first two push the max mission level up by 100, but DLC2 is paced differently than the postgame or DLC1 (and basically you can't just skip to the next story beats instantly).
DLC3 is stuck at 500 but drops the importance of equipment levels in return for expecting you to do proper builds.

[Griever]

Originally posted by FreshMint:

The first two push the max mission level up by 100, but DLC2 is paced differently than the postgame or DLC1 (and basically you can't just skip to the next story beats instantly).
DLC3 is stuck at 500 but drops the importance of equipment levels in return for expecting you to do proper builds.

Thanks for the answer. Yeah it does seem pretty hardcore and time investing heavy lol.
I'm guessing I would put even more time than in the base game lololol.

[Will]

Originally posted by Griever:

Originally posted by Will:

Once you have completed the game once and unlocked CHAOS, you no longer need to do missions in the specific order.
Unlocking CHAOS will also unlock the next mission which starts the DLC.

Just a question since I haven't played the DLCs either:
For the 3 DLCs, does the gear level (and grind) increase massively?
I know for base game, it was level 300 max. Does it get beyond that with some insane grinding or not, in the 3 difficulties?

Like do you have to grind like crazy in each DLC to get to the next one?
How does it work?

The short answer is "No, you don't have to"
I'm adding onto FreshMint's reply to you.

You don't have to grind crazy to get to the final portions of the game. I mentioned above that the game comes with an in-built God-Mode which allows you to literally breeze through the rest of the game once you have unlocked CHAOS and above.

So there are quite a lot of players who zipped all the way to DLC3 end game and went from there. Skipping the entire DLC1/2 experience altogether.

I did that myself too...until I realised that I didn't even get to experience the game and all the fun involved in DLC1/2, I missed everything. So I restarted from scratch and I'm still at DLC1 at this moment.

So the game is actually very flexible in that sense.

If I were to ever feel frustrated anytime in DLC1/2? The game already provides the in-built cheat mode so it's always there for me to zip ahead.

[Griever]

Originally posted by Will:

Originally posted by Griever:

Just a question since I haven't played the DLCs either:
For the 3 DLCs, does the gear level (and grind) increase massively?
I know for base game, it was level 300 max. Does it get beyond that with some insane grinding or not, in the 3 difficulties?

Like do you have to grind like crazy in each DLC to get to the next one?
How does it work?

The short answer is "No, you don't have to"
I'm adding onto FreshMint's reply to you.

You don't have to grind crazy to get to the final portions of the game. I mentioned above that the game comes with an in-built God-Mode which allows you to literally breeze through the rest of the game once you have unlocked CHAOS and above.

So there are quite a lot of players who zipped all the way to DLC3 end game and went from there. Skipping the entire DLC1/2 experience altogether.

I did that myself too...until I realised that I didn't even get to experience the game and all the fun involved in DLC1/2, I missed everything. So I restarted from scratch and I'm still at DLC1 at this moment.

So the game is actually very flexible in that sense.

If I were to ever feel frustrated anytime in DLC1/2? The game already provides the in-built cheat mode so it's always there for me to zip ahead.

Many thanks for your answer, but I'm not that kind of gamer :)
Kind of defeats the enjoyment and purpose of the game to turn on God mode.
Plus, I was really not bothered by chaos mode (really the game is more about builds than skill let's be honest) so I think I can handle the rest.

Currently with a pure DPS level 300 Berserker build that kills bosses in about two shots.
Let's see how I handle the DLCs.