When does master level first unlock?

[Complete Domination]

Finish the second stage and the master level panel at doom fortress still says you don't own any master level?

[potato]

what second stage? i dunno when they unlock but i didn't jump into master levels until finishing campaign

[Complete Domination]

It's called Exo...something.

[Hundinger]

A Master Level unlocks as soon as you have finished the normal version of the level. The next level after Exultia is Cultist Base, which has a Master Level version (but only if you have the Rip and Tear pack, if not, Super Gore Nest would be the first).

I wouldn't recommend messing with Master Levels before you finish the campaign. They are much harder and you should use an endgame slayer with all upgrades and a full arsenal.

In terms of difficulty, Cultist Base and Arc Complex are the easiest MLs, so start with them.

[furbleburble]

I would highly recommend developing a solid understanding of how the game works before bothering with Master Levels. They're considerably more difficult than anything the main campaign, TAG 1, and TAG 2 have to offer.

[ayoPAT]

If you have to ask, you're not ready to play the Master Levels with much level of expertise.

[Complete Domination]

I'm not looking to play Master level at the moment, I just want to know if I'd still be able to unlock Master Levels when you can't connect to online services.

[furbleburble]

Originally posted by Complete Domination:

I'm not looking to play Master level at the moment, I just want to know if I'd still be able to unlock Master Levels when you can't connect to online services.

If Master Levels have been unlocked and you can play them, then you can play them regardless of connectivity.

[Complete Domination]

Originally posted by furbleburble:

Originally posted by Complete Domination:

I'm not looking to play Master level at the moment, I just want to know if I'd still be able to unlock Master Levels when you can't connect to online services.

If Master Levels have been unlocked and you can play them, then you can play them regardless of connectivity.

That's not what I asked. I asked if you could unlock Master Levels without connecting to online services. I just don't want to waste time playing all this offline and having to redo the whole thing again to unlock master level later when(most likely IF) I could get my online connection back. This is also assuming of course that Master Levels can't be unlocked retroactively from 100% save file.

[Hundinger]

Originally posted by Complete Domination:

Originally posted by furbleburble:

If Master Levels have been unlocked and you can play them, then you can play them regardless of connectivity.

That's not what I asked. I asked if you could unlock Master Levels without connecting to online services. I just don't want to waste time playing all this offline and having to redo the whole thing again to unlock master level later when(most likely IF) I could get my online connection back. This is also assuming of course that Master Levels can't be unlocked retroactively from 100% save file.

Master Levels are singleplayer content and it doesn't matter if you are connected or not. They will just unlock as you progress through the story.

[potato]

Originally posted by Complete Domination:

That's not what I asked. I asked if you could unlock Master Levels without connecting to online services. I just don't want to waste time playing all this offline and having to redo the whole thing again to unlock master level later when(most likely IF) I could get my online connection back. This is also assuming of course that Master Levels can't be unlocked retroactively from 100% save file.

wot

where did you even hear that

why do you even think that

unlocking or playing master levels has absolutely nothing to do with your connection or online or servers

[o_dey]

Originally posted by potato:

Originally posted by Complete Domination:

That's not what I asked. I asked if you could unlock Master Levels without connecting to online services. I just don't want to waste time playing all this offline and having to redo the whole thing again to unlock master level later when(most likely IF) I could get my online connection back. This is also assuming of course that Master Levels can't be unlocked retroactively from 100% save file.

wot

where did you even hear that

why do you even think that

unlocking or playing master levels has absolutely nothing to do with your connection or online or servers

Actually that at least _was_ the case, not sure if it still is. It was definitely required to connect with your Bethesda account at least once in order to unlock (in the sense of DRM) the Master Levels (not sure if it affected the first two that initially shipped with the game), and after that they were available offline too.

[potato]

skin unlocks is what account/connection requires, not master levels

[o_dey]

Originally posted by potato:

skin unlocks is what account/connection requires, not master levels

Sir, I've literally personally witnessed it. Everytime I up-patched the game after playing a down-patched version I had to go online and reconnect with my account in order for the levels to unlock.

[potato]

if you've been "down patching" it no then surprise it's not working correctly

[o_dey]

Originally posted by potato:

if you've been "down patching" it no then surprise it's not working correctly

I don't think you fully understand how down/up-patching works and what effects it actually has on your profile and saves.