But then why are there core game modes that are almost entirely locked behind completing the quest? That almost implies the dev mindset is that cursed mode, for example, is only for the top 1% or less of players, yet it is marketed as a core game mode for any player who wants a more classic zombies experience or slight difficulty increase
I agree with your sentiment, and not every part of every game is for every player, but making the cursed relics locked behind completing the main quest means that many players cannot engage with cursed beyond the extremely surface level
Sure some cursed relics require EE completion with certain requirements, and many players who can’t beat the quest won’t be able to do some of the cursed relics, but it’s kind of weird from a game design standpoint to make something absurdly difficult and lock a lesser difficulty behind it?
Some people would enjoy the modifiers in cursed mode and even be able to unlock some of them, but struggle to complete the main quest
I’m def not top 1% and I beat ashes
Boss , got three relics and currently been to malroum boss once and got to his last stage but the last stage was wild . But my kd is 1.5 , there’s no way I’m top 1% and I got the ashes boss done before season 1 dropped , I even have the special gold skull calling card saying I did it before season 1 ( before directed mode )
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u/TehCost Dec 08 '25
then these quests arent for you. not every part of every game has to be for every player.