Does difficulty level affects on rewards in realms?

[Jakubovich]

I was plaing on extreme level solo and then switched to medium. I didn't notice any different in essence amount or chest loot rarity. Do someone know anything about this?

[Ranmus]

I believe that difficulty level at the start only affects your loadout. A personal preference if you will.

What does affect the rewards and gear stuff is the level of difficulty of the portal you're trying to summon. The bigger the danger, the bigger the rewards. Some realm cards allow you to alter the level of the danger zone for better rewards at the cost of something that can potentially hinder you.

[Faith]

The higher the realm level DOES effect the essence gain and also the tier of drops from mobs, but also substantially increases their strength.

[Jakubovich]

Originally posted by Ranmus:

I believe that difficulty level at the start only affects your loadout. A personal preference if you will.

What does affect the rewards and gear stuff is the level of difficulty of the portal you're trying to summon. The bigger the danger, the bigger the rewards. Some realm cards allow you to alter the level of the danger zone for better rewards at the cost of something that can potentially hinder you.

Yeah, i know about the cards. Difficulty seems only increase level of enemies in portals

[Zeel Ara]

Yes, realm difficulty determines loot and essence drops. But difficulty is not based on your character, you set it every time you spawn a new map.

The difference in essence is MASSIVE. If you are getting the same in easy as in extreme then document it clearly, with screenshots, and report it as a bug.

[Jakubovich]

Originally posted by Faith:

The higher the realm level DOES effect the essence gain and also the tier of drops from mobs, but also substantially increases their strength.

good to know, thanks