Too easy on normal combat ?

[The Double-G_Wiggler]

I just finished the medical area and i wonder if i start a new game with hard combat because it feels a bit too easy for me. My question: do it get harder on normal in the deeper stages ?

[Brian (The Schmaltzy Cynic)]

The difficulty does ramp up after Medical--I think it's meant to give you a false sense of security--but more so as a inconvenience than a punishment. Unless you're playing on Mission Level 3, dying on any floor will just reset you to the nearest respawn point. Puzzles and the lack of information for where to go and what to do are the real sources of challenge.

Way later on, I think even this feature gets taken away, so dying actually matters. However, that's really close to the end.

[Ivylifestyle]

it gets much harder by maintenance and moving forward.

[Spoke]

For the first half of the game the game let's you collect resources, in the later parts it'll make you spend them.

[solaris32]

I love when people think the game is too easy and they've only just got past the tutorial.

[GepardenK]

You get a lot of items and consumables early on to allow you to stock up to a good start. Don't be fooled, these will become rarer later on.

[The Double-G_Wiggler]

Originally posted by solaris32:

I love when people think the game is too easy and they've only just got past the tutorial.

Never played the original. Thats why i ask. I still think i should start a new game and set at least combat and puzzles to hard. Wanna have some challange

[GepardenK]

Originally posted by The Double-G_Wiggler:

Originally posted by solaris32:

I love when people think the game is too easy and they've only just got past the tutorial.

Never played the original. Thats why i ask. I still think i should start a new game and set at least combat and puzzles to hard. Wanna have some challange

Combat on hard is pretty good for forcing you to make smarter choices. It's definitely what you want to be on if you're looking for a challenge.

[Rein in Chuds]

I thought the same thing until I got to maintenance (level 3)

[Morgan]

Originally posted by The Double-G_Wiggler:

Originally posted by solaris32:

I love when people think the game is too easy and they've only just got past the tutorial.

Never played the original. Thats why i ask. I still think i should start a new game and set at least combat and puzzles to hard. Wanna have some challange

Difficulty ramps up a lot once you get off the medical deck.

[Lord Nighthawk]

Originally posted by solaris32:

I love when people think the game is too easy and they've only just got past the tutorial.

Yes, then they restart on hard and 4 days later we get another topic about how insane hard the game is in later stages. I play on 2 for everything and it´s getting descent challenging now that i am deeper into the station and story.

[I HeaR vOices]

Floor 1- "This feels easy", Floor 2 - "hmmmmm well *&%$", Floor 3 - "Low health is my freind, low health is my friend, low health is my friend, low health is my friend, low health is my friend, low health is my friend, low health is my friend, low health is my friend,"

[Jhonny G]

I don't get why so many seem to consider Maintenance a difficult level. Would consider it one of the easier areas, along with the Executive Suites.. Reactor on the other hand was brutal.

[recursor]

Originally posted by Dogmatius:

I don't get why so many seem to consider Maintenance a difficult level. Would consider it one of the easier areas, along with the Executive Suites.. Reactor on the other hand was brutal.

If you don't happen to find the laser rapier early, those alpha strain enemies can be quite the bullet sponge and are a little bit of a rude awakening. To be fair, a surplus of gas grenades will make short work of them, but I don't know if many people take that route. And honestly, a lot of the reactor enemies can be blitzed with that laser rapier as well.

[I HeaR vOices]

Originally posted by Dogmatius:

I don't get why so many seem to consider Maintenance a difficult level. Would consider it one of the easier areas, along with the Executive Suites.. Reactor on the other hand was brutal.

btw when I said floor 3 "low health was my friend" .... I went to the reactor.... haven't touched Maintenance yet. =P (never played SH b4 just kinda goin by elevators , should have remembered I have a choice......)

[envLight]

The game become harder but i believe it's too easy if you explore everything and play carefull enough. The three last sections of the game was really easy My advise? Set up higher dificulty.