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3/8/2025 7:16:38 AM
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Expert level difficulty double standards
Why does completing a lost sector on expert difficulty feel like a walk in the park even though my light level is 8 points lower than required, while completing an exotic mission with much lower light level requirements and the same difficulty level feels like being gang -blam!- by mobs? Question for the developers - does anyone even test your game content, or are you just dumping it on us at random. What I mean is that getting a catalyst solo for Wish-Keeper bow and Revision Zero pulse rifle was no problem at all (specifically during the release of seasonal content). But the latest exotic missions are completely unbalanced in my opinion. Also, I would like to note the overuse of the mob faction from the latest expansion, I think that the presence of these mobs in some places of the latest seasonal content is completely illogical.
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[quote]Why does completing a lost sector on expert difficulty feel like a walk in the park even though my light level is 8 points lower than required, while completing an exotic mission with much lower light level requirements and the same difficulty level feels like being gang -blam!- by mobs? Question for the developers - does anyone even test your game content, or are you just dumping it on us at random. What I mean is that getting a catalyst solo for Wish-Keeper bow and Revision Zero pulse rifle was no problem at all (specifically during the release of seasonal content). But the latest exotic missions are completely unbalanced in my opinion. Also, I would like to note the overuse of the mob faction from the latest expansion, I think that the presence of these mobs in some places of the latest seasonal content is completely illogical.[/quote] You can level legend and master lost sectors where as other activities you will always be underleveled.
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Edited by NerfPaladins06: 3/8/2025 7:38:36 PMBecause Bungie doesn't gaf about lost sectors anymore and are dated content, where as exotic missions are meant to be the next most challenging thing before dungeons and raids.
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Because the old lost sectors haven't been updated. If they did that this forum would be bursting with complaints.
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In addition to the reasons in the other comments... Many activities scale now, or keep you at -5 no matter your power level. LSs are one of the few activities left that doesn't have that. Why I wait until the end of the episode to farm them... also I've typically done everything else, so it's always a fun cooldown type of grind... and in preparing for the next season/expansion.
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You have to check the modifiers. Some exotic mission like Zero hour and Whisper have mods where it says enemies are tougher. In some content, mods make enemies have more health, shield or like in GM some special buffs and power that can kill you.
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Being 8 levels below in a Expert Lost Sector would be closer to normal in the latest Exotic Missions. Expert is more like a Expert Nightfall where your light level is locked at a lower amount than it say.
