new player, 1 day = already lvl max ?

[Wolfy]

We can't go more than lvl 30 ?

[Mildly Nuclear]

just play the game

[randir14]

There's a mod that shows "true level" - I'm level 30+270 because I just enjoy playing the game even if there's no more leveling or gear incentive.

[Wandering Soul]

Level 30 doesn't mean anything, you're just getting started.

[Toltage]

Yeah level 30 is technically the max, at least in terms of talent points. Most of your time after that is spent optimizing your gear, playstyle, and general skill. The mod mentioned by randir can be nice if you wanted to see how many times you've "leveled" since hitting 30 (Vermintide 2 has something similar by default).

[Q̴̡̼̽̒̕u̸̘̪̾͊̚͜e̴]

Originally posted by Louliou:

We can't go more than lvl 30 ?

Touch grass?
Also you have a lot more to do in regards to refining your gear.

[Marmarmar34]

Now do the same for the other characters and grind for high % weapons

[Kotzi]

Yes, thats it. This is no loot game. Its a Left 4 Dead alike with stupid modern gaming mechanics slapped to it to cater to people like you. But other than that, theres nothing else to do. If you dont like the gamemechanics and the gameplay there will be nothing to keep you here. Only half assed modern gaming stuff aka slotmachine crafting and finite amount of unlocking stuff to pad the gametime.

[Slithy]

Level 1-30 is the tutorial.

[Velacity]

Like in vermintide, levels are just tools to help you succeed in the higher difficulties. At this point you either level another class and grind to roll some better gear, or play another game.

[Arani]

Originally posted by Louliou:

We can't go more than lvl 30 ?

Darktide is an endgame-focused game, so the leveling phase is basically just the tutorial. Now that you're there, you can start doing the fun stuff:

• Start gearing and crafting, including collecting blessings for various weapon types. This includes doing weeklies.
  
• Work towards T5 (Damnation), and learn to really play the game and beat the challenge
  
• When you're ready, start playing T5+ (Auric & Maelstrom)
  
• Make tons of different builds depending on that gear and your own skill. This includes learning a huge number of tricks and information the game never tells you by experience or finding out online.
  
• Because those builds depend on gear, and getting gear is mostly RNG and takes a ton of time, as frustrating as it is you can be assured that over time you'll be unlocking tons and tons of ways to play that you haven't even concieved of yet.
  This and becoming more skilled as a player are basically DT's primary form of endgame progression.
  
• Collect cosmetics
  
• Complete penances, if you like pointless achievements
  
• Create alts and try out other classes for a very different experience, and repeat all of the steps above for each of them

DT has an extremely fun gameplay loop, so it's just fun to play in itself while working to perfect those builds. The gearing is notoriously harsh on RNG, so even people like myself who have over 1.5k hours in since release are still missing tons of high roll weapons. Most of the weapons I have and use are far from ideal, often with less than 80% in most primary stats, and with up to 2 mere T3 perks/blessings (or worse), with some of those perks and blessings themselves being compromises instead of exactly what I want. The best base score for example is 380, and across all my 5 characters I have only a few of those, and not a one of them has a perfect stat distribution either.

I've also learned here on the forums that not all people realize that the fun about the gameplay likely depends on that difficulty. For reference, Malice has far less than half the number of mobs compared to T5+ with far less specials & elites, each with half less hp and dmg to boot. So if you find yourself bored there, it's more than likely because of that. Malice is a leveling difficulty, not an endgame one. Obviously all people are different and some don't enjoy challenges the same way, and there's nothing wrong with that. But usually being bored because the game feels too easy, is an indication that you might probably not be one of those people.

[dumbtruck]

They haven't even gotten a level 30 yet and already this question is crossing their mind.

Might want to refund. Oh wait.

[Mosey]

Originally posted by randir14:

There's a mod that shows "true level" - I'm level 30+270 because I just enjoy playing the game even if there's no more leveling or gear incentive.

Your 'true level' is level 30. Nobody cares about your mods.