ETW / Perfect Play Challenge Mode

Recently there's been an increase in my boredom, which is completely unacceptable. The sad truth is that I'm running out of challenge mode content to play that I haven't already done, and so I returned to the thought of a new challenge mode.

The premise of this suggestions is that the challenge would restrict your playstyle to the three offensive elements, forcing you to play a lot better, maybe, than you normally would. The issue with doing such a challenge by limiting your skill points is that it would heavily constrict the meta of building, so here's my idea:

- You would still be allowed to assign skill points into any value and use those to equip gear or use weapons.
- However, any skill points in the Defense or Agility skills wouldn't do anything in terms of actually dodging attacks or reducing your damage taken.

I think it would be both a fun and challenging challenge without adding something so blunt as "all mobs deal 2x damage to you" or giving the player boring or completely artificial difficulty. In addition to that, it would go well with the existing challenge modes for extra challenge.

Honestly as long as some kind of challenge mode content gets added I'll be really happy, but here's my two cents. If not this then I think some kind of realistic roleplaying mode could be interesting.

kthxbye (can hic/hich master roles get added to the discord so i can flex harder please?)

 

very yes (also i agree hich master role add = more hich = more kil)

 

no-hit challenge mode when

 

@Iboju moment

 

HELO HELO

YES PLEASE

SIGNED BY IBOJU

 

rage gma agiless nohit? :eyes:

 

cool idea

but who will do ETW HICH shaman LI

 

Unironically yes. I still haven't financially recovered from buying a Divzer to do no-hit no-agi EO.

 

Just do ETW, this is just using up space in the class selector. I don't see why you need the game to do this when you can just do it yourself. Gma I guess, but even then just use a crafted consumable to remove the agi, especially if you'r'e already a HICH player who does profs. I think something like a 1/2 EHP mode (where you take twice as much damage from mobs) would be more interesting. Having your game mode restrict you elemental stats seems just weird, especially since you can just do that yourself.

 

i dont really mean to argue as to whether or not the suggestion as a whole is good but it's not the same as "just do ETW", in this mode you can play with builds and sp investments into any of the 5 but will be limited by taking full damage no matter what. you could do a rainbow build, for example, but would have to be careful about tankiness since you get no extra EHP, which could also open up a fair amount more opportunities for challenges
(and no, i dont really think the ability to cancel out sp with consumables is very helpful, and besides, you can mimic hardcore, craftsman, and most of ironman without actually activating the mode much more easily than that)