Benefit of a Higher Difficulty

[Andromeda]

Is there any significant benefit to playing at a higher difficulty right off the bat? Like xp or something similar? Or is nightmare just for the masochists?

[Blade Master]

Yes, the rewards are still there.

http://dyinglight.wikia.com/wiki/Hard_Mode
http://dyinglight.wikia.com/wiki/Nightmare_Mode

You'll find everything in detail there, I've also added info about experience and rewards.

[Andromeda]

Thanks! So for a brand new playthrough, would you ever recommend nightmare or is the boost to legend experience really only desirable after you've leveled up a skill branch?

[Gattos]

Originally posted by Joke's On You:

Thanks! So for a brand new playthrough, would you ever recommend nightmare or is the boost to legend experience really only desirable after you've leveled up a skill branch?

It depends really, I do myself have no problems playing on nightmare; so I play NM at night only every time I want to play/level up on a fresh character. It is much faster.

Without experience it can be quite hard on a new save though

[Andromeda]

Originally posted by Gattos:

Originally posted by Joke's On You:

Thanks! So for a brand new playthrough, would you ever recommend nightmare or is the boost to legend experience really only desirable after you've leveled up a skill branch?

It depends really, I do myself have no problems playing on nightmare; so I play NM at night only every time I want to play/level up on a fresh character. It is much faster.

Without experience it can be quite hard on a new save though

I read the links through (though I may have missed something) and I didn't see anything that said regular exp (aka non-legend) got buffed during NM, so what am I missing that makes playing NM before you even have the chance to earn legend points have an effect on the speed of a fresh character's progression?

[Gattos]

Originally posted by Joke's On You:

Originally posted by Gattos:

It depends really, I do myself have no problems playing on nightmare; so I play NM at night only every time I want to play/level up on a fresh character. It is much faster.

Without experience it can be quite hard on a new save though

I read the links through (though I may have missed something) and I didn't see anything that said regular exp (aka non-legend) got buffed during NM, so what am I missing that makes playing NM before you even have the chance to earn legend points have an effect on the speed of a fresh character's progression?

Quoting the wiki: "All Legend skill-tree experience on Nightmare mode is increased by 10x which is 20x at the night time. You lose 100% of your total Legend experience towards next rank upon death."

[Blade Master]

Originally posted by Joke's On You:

Originally posted by Gattos:

It depends really, I do myself have no problems playing on nightmare; so I play NM at night only every time I want to play/level up on a fresh character. It is much faster.

Without experience it can be quite hard on a new save though

I read the links through (though I may have missed something) and I didn't see anything that said regular exp (aka non-legend) got buffed during NM, so what am I missing that makes playing NM before you even have the chance to earn legend points have an effect on the speed of a fresh character's progression?

Difficulties only boost Legend experience. Talk is about the experience that goes from Legend skill-tree, gained by a maxed out skill-tree. For example once Agility is maxed out, all experience from agility skills and parkour goes towards Legend, this is the experience that's boosted from Hard and Nightmare.

There's no experience benefit from playing on higher difficulties until you unlock Legend skill-tree, which happens after one of your skill-trees have reached final rank.

[Andromeda]

Originally posted by BladeMaster:

Originally posted by Joke's On You:

I read the links through (though I may have missed something) and I didn't see anything that said regular exp (aka non-legend) got buffed during NM, so what am I missing that makes playing NM before you even have the chance to earn legend points have an effect on the speed of a fresh character's progression?

Difficulties only boost Legend experience. Talk is about the experience that goes from Legend skill-tree, gained by a maxed out skill-tree. For example once Agility is maxed out, all experience from agility skills and parkour goes towards Legend, this is the experience that's boosted from Hard and Nightmare.

There's no experience benefit from playing on higher difficulties until you unlock Legend skill-tree, which happens after one of your skill-trees have reached final rank.

Exactly what I was asking, thanks!