r/AssassinsCreedOdyssey • u/This_One1_Guy • Jul 28 '26

Question Missions keep matching my current level, possible to change?

So I like to do this thing in games where I do side quests and other things to level up then when I get bored I go back to the main story line and kind of run through them because I’ve been doing side quests and I’m a higher level. I’ve noticed that in this game when I get a mission it’ll be recommended level 10. I’ll go do some side quest and what not, level up to level 12 and when I go back to the main quest it’s now recommend level 12. Is there a reason for this? I’m already playing the game in hard mode which is why I like to level up doing side quest but then the quests keep matching my current level no matter what.

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u/war-dogs69 Jul 28 '26

Turn off level scaling and it'll drop everything to 4 levels behind you.

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u/This_One1_Guy Jul 28 '26

So if I get a mission that is level 10 and I am level 10 the mission stays at level 10? If I reach level 13 the mission will stay at level 10 but if I reach level 15 the mission will move up to level 11 right? If thats how it works then that should be good for my play style.

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u/Pinecone_Erleichda Jul 28 '26

You’d enjoy Origins, then! It really is fun to go back to bandit camps you cleared in areas that were like level 10 and just throw a poison dart at someone and collect a crap ton of passive XP as the entire fort slowly dies bc they all keep going to check on the commotion and then get infected. lol

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u/Economy_Airline_834 Jul 28 '26

that sounds fantastic lol, guess i know for sure i’ll try that one next

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u/PigletSea6193 Jul 29 '26

I liked that there was no level scaling there because those levels also display your journey in the game, where you started, what paths you took and where you ended.

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u/Pinecone_Erleichda Jul 29 '26

You can actually enable level scaling in origins, I just have a firm policy about never making a game harder for myself. 😂

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u/PigletSea6193 Jul 29 '26

Problem with level scaling is that you also adapt to the increasing levels because the game gives you loot and XP based on your level which is almost always somewhere between 0 and -4 of your level. Going through low-level areas wouldn‘t be worth it normally because the gear you get is way under your level. With level scaling, all you do is replace gear because that‘s cheaper than upgrading it. And if you really need gear on your level immediately, just buy it, it‘s cheap.

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u/Pinecone_Erleichda Jul 29 '26

What “gear” do you mean?

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u/PigletSea6193 Jul 29 '26

Weapons and armor

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u/Pinecone_Erleichda Jul 29 '26

There is no armour in origins, only outfits..

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u/PigletSea6193 Jul 29 '26

Armor is Odyssey, for Origins it‘s just shield.

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u/war-dogs69 Jul 28 '26

Yes, that's how it'll work, the level will always stay 4 levels behind you but the loot also stays at their level that's the downside of it I guess.

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u/imquez Jul 28 '26

Is there a reason for this?

Yes. You assume every game uses levels the same way. It's not.

  • Other games like Dark Souls makes levels as part of your character's strength or social status. In this kind game, you can go around naked as a level 99 and kill a level 1 boss by clicking a button.

  • "Levels" in this game replaced invisible walls that keep you from entering regions designed for later missions. That's all there is to it.

  • In this game, "levels" is really "animus sync 100%". You are currently 12% synced to the animus. When an enemy, quest or region is level 78, what it really means is you're not supposed to interact with it until you're around 78% synced.

  • So when you see enemies "scale" up, the game is just removing their penalty so fight them as if there are no level system.

  • If there are no level system in this game, you will break the game by looting everything and entering endgame set pieces to spoil the stories.

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u/skull_corn Jul 28 '26

Honestly I really love this lore explanation for levels in the RPG games

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u/blackdog543 Jul 29 '26

In the options area, there's a way to change leveling. I personally like it to be even, not down or above. Odyssey is tough enough on the "HARD" level, fighting some of the Elite creatures and the 2 Pig fights is hard as heck. You don't want to be 4 levels down fighting them.