Difficulty - Revision history

ScienceBall: /* Easier */ Detrimental status effect duration reduction is only for the player

2023-07-14T06:48:23Z

‎Easier: Detrimental status effect duration reduction is only for the player

ScienceBall: Undo revision 18015 by ScienceBall (talk) (I don't know where I got that idea from. They should get 1 bonus class on all difficulties.)

2022-12-07T17:05:58Z

Undo revision 18015 by ScienceBall (talk) (I don't know where I got that idea from. They should get 1 bonus class on all difficulties.)

ScienceBall: Point to the Achievement page for details on achievement mechanics.

2022-05-26T11:58:16Z

Point to the Achievement page for details on achievement mechanics.

ScienceBall: If difficulty_talent_mult ~= 1, fixed bosses without auto_classes get 1 random class.

2021-08-16T11:35:19Z

If difficulty_talent_mult ~= 1, fixed bosses without auto_classes get 1 random class.

ScienceBall: Update difficulty details, and mention unlock conditions and precise randelite/randboss probabilities

2021-07-13T05:11:35Z

Update difficulty details, and mention unlock conditions and precise randelite/randboss probabilities

Laxxius: more Nightmare changes in 1.7

2020-11-18T03:51:37Z

more Nightmare changes in 1.7

Laxxius: changed zone levels increaasing by 50% to 25% because 1.7

2020-11-18T03:48:36Z

changed zone levels increaasing by 50% to 25% because 1.7

Recaiden: 1.6 difficulty settings

2019-11-18T17:07:33Z

1.6 difficulty settings

Deurzz: /* Madness */

2018-06-30T18:10:28Z

‎Madness

QuiietLoathiing: /* Madness */ Hey let's not use mental illness or crazy as a bad thing yeah? We're people too

2018-03-17T14:52:35Z

‎Madness: Hey let's not use mental illness or crazy as a bad thing yeah? We're people too

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 *All damage to the player decreased by 30%
 *All healing for the player increased by 30%
-*All detrimental status effects durations reduced by 50%
+*All detrimental status effects applied to the player have their duration reduced by 50%
 *Rares and random bosses do not normally appear
 *Stairs can be used immediately after a kill.

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 *All zone levels increased by 25% by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 30%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 30% faster
 *In most zones, 12.5% of eligible enemies will be rares
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 *All zone levels increased by 50% + 1 by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 70%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 70% faster
 *In most zones, 5% of eligible enemies will be random bosses, and if not, they have a 1/3 chance to be rares
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 *All zone levels increased by 150% + 2 by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 170%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 170% faster
 *All enemies have 200% more life

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−	The game has 5 difficulty settings:	+	The game has 5 difficulty settings, listed from easiest to hardest below.
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		+	The combination of Difficulty and [[Permadeath]] settings that you choose affects which version of Achievements you get. See the [[Achievement]]s page for details.

	=Easier=		=Easier=

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 *All zone levels increased by 25% by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 30%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 30% faster
 *In most zones, 12.5% of eligible enemies will be rares
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 *All zone levels increased by 50% + 1 by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 70%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 70% faster
 *In most zones, 5% of eligible enemies will be random bosses, and if not, they have a 1/3 chance to be rares
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 *All zone levels increased by 150% + 2 by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 170%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 170% faster
 *All enemies have 200% more life

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 =Easier=
+"Provides an easier game experience.
-Provides an easier game experience.
+Use it if you feel uneasy tackling the harder modes."
 Use it if you feel uneasy tackling the harder modes.
 *All damage to the player decreased by 30%
 *All healing for the player increased by 30%
 *All detrimental status effects durations reduced by 50%
-*Player starts at level 1 with 15 [[gold]]
+*Rares and random bosses do not normally appear
 [[Achievement|Achievements]] are not granted, and thus any unlock dependent on an achievement cannot be obtained. Specific unlocks affected are mentioned on the [[unlockables]] page.
 =Normal=
+"Provides the normal level of challenge."
 Provides the normal level of challenge.
 *Player starts at level 1 with 0 gold
 =Nightmare=
-Unfair game setting
+"Unfair game setting"
 *All zone levels increased by 25% by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 30%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 30% faster
-*Rare creatures are a little over three times as frequent. (4% spawn rate in Normal to 12.5% spawn rate in Nightmare)
+*In most zones, 12.5% of eligible enemies will be rares
 *Stairs can not be used for 3 turns after a kill.
 Player can earn Nightmare version of achievements if also playing in Roguelike or Adventure [[Permadeath|permadeath]] mode.
 =Insane=
-"Easy is for the weak! Normal is for the weak! Nightmare is too easy! Bring on the true pain!"
+''"Easy is for the weak! Normal is for the weak! Nightmare is too easy! Bring on the true pain!"''
 *All zone levels increased by 50% + 1 by the time Player reaches level 10
-*All creature talent levels increased by 80%
+*All creature talent levels increased by 70%
-*Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 80% faster
+*Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 70% faster
-*Rare creatures are far more frequent and random bosses start to appear
+*In most zones, 5% of eligible enemies will be random bosses, and if not, they have a 1/3 chance to be rares
 *Stairs can not be used for 5 turns after a kill.
 Player can earn Insane version of achievements if also playing in Roguelike or Adventure [[Permadeath|permadeath]] mode.
 =Madness=
-"Insane is for the weak! Bring on the true mind-shattering experience!"
+''"Insane is for the weak! Bring on the true mind-shattering experience!"''
-Absolutely unfair game setting. You really like pain and want to feel the wrath of DarkGod to play this mode!
 *All zone levels increased by 150% + 2 by the time Player reaches level 10
 *All creature talent levels increased by 170%
 *Unique (fixed) bosses advance in bonus classes 170% faster
 *All enemies have 200% more life
-*Rare creatures are far more frequent and random bosses start to appear
+*In most zones, 5% of eligible enemies will be random bosses, and if not, they have a 1/3 chance to be rares
 *Stairs can not be used for 9 turns after a kill.
 *Player is being hunted! Randomly all foes in a radius will get a feeling of where she/he is.
 Player can earn Madness version of achievements if also playing in Roguelike or Adventure [[Permadeath|permadeath]] mode.

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 You really like pain and want to feel the wrath of DarkGod to play this mode!
-*All zone levels increased by 150% + 1
+*All zone levels increased by 150% + 6
 *All creature talent levels increased by 170%
 *Rare creatures are far more frequent and random bosses start to appear.