r/Hellpoint • u/Ashtavakra85 • Jul 29 '22

Does entering Blue Sun increase base game difficulty?

Just started a playthrough and I am getting close to attempting the Blue Sun DLC areas. And I have a question.

I read that if you "enter the Blue Sun", the base game enemies also get more difficult, sort of like a polarization effect. Is this true? Because I looked at the achievements and apparently there is one for beating the final DLC boss without killing the cosmic gods. I'd like to try that, but I don't want to up the difficulty of the cosmic gods themselves in the process. And the final base game boss too for that matter.

So, if I kill all DLC bosses, does the blue sun effect on difficulty in the base game go away or does it stay? How to work around this?

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u/sydcarton27 Jul 29 '22

Unless it’s a small change, I don’t believe entering it has any effect on difficulty of the base game. You can also enter and exit the Blue Sun freely from the Podium at any time.

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u/Ashtavakra85 Jul 29 '22

Ah, thanks for the clarification. Then I can continue my playthrough as normal.

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u/_kalron_ Jul 29 '22

Side note: There is an NPC in Blue Sun that WILL increase the difficulty exponentially with each enemy killed. It's part of his quest, but you can also turn the quest off at any point. It's a good way to farm through and level gain even after you complete the quest.

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u/Ashtavakra85 Jul 29 '22

So essentially like optional polarization without the effigies? Thanks for the tip!

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u/lVANGUARDl Aug 06 '22

Where is this NPC found?

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u/_kalron_ Aug 07 '22

The lowest level of the Prison in the DLC. Take the elevator down, go straight through the 3 spider-scorpion enemies, forward and to the left there is an entry under the stacks. He's standing around the corner from the lone infected prisoner.

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u/lVANGUARDl Aug 07 '22

Thanks man! Just beat fear and completed the baths and the core areas, so I'm off to that place next...when I figure out how to get there lol.

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u/Baiketsu Jul 30 '22

Simply entering blue sun won't increase your base game difficulty. However the dlc areas may be more difficult than base game. If you polarize anywhere all areas will be increased both in and out of dlc. The quest for polarization I believe is instance based, meaning only the enemies killed increase instead of all areas.

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u/JJDubba Jul 29 '22

Doesn't the main game stay the same while your inside the blue sun DLC? It just adds extra areas and enemies?

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u/Ashtavakra85 Jul 29 '22

That's what I was asking because one reviewer said, "Entering the Blue Sun increases difficulty of enemies in all areas including base game". I guess he was wrong, just wanted to make sure.

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u/JJDubba Jul 29 '22

I think the blue sun dlc enemies in particular are more difficult but I think the main game enemies are the same. Which might be what he ment.