balance: daily challenges are inaccessible to players blocked on zone progression #167

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opened 2026-03-31 09:50:49 -07:00 by hikari · 0 comments
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Reported by: ilenia_4709, deusmortis (Discord)

Description

The daily challenge pool is too heavily weighted toward quests, boss kills, and prestiges. Players who are stuck on a progression wall (e.g. the Shadow Mere CP requirement) cannot complete these challenge types because they require the very progress that's blocked — creating a compounding penalty where stuck players also lose their daily crystal income.

deusmortis was unable to complete any daily challenges for 4 consecutive days while stuck on the Shadow Mere wall.

Suggested Direction

  • Ensure the daily challenge pool always includes at least one challenge completable without zone/boss/quest progression (e.g. clicking milestones, crafting, exploration, spending gold/crystals/runestones)
  • Consider weighting the pool toward the player's current progression state

This issue was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸

## Balance Report **Reported by:** ilenia_4709, deusmortis (Discord) ## Description The daily challenge pool is too heavily weighted toward quests, boss kills, and prestiges. Players who are stuck on a progression wall (e.g. the Shadow Mere CP requirement) cannot complete these challenge types because they require the very progress that's blocked — creating a compounding penalty where stuck players also lose their daily crystal income. deusmortis was unable to complete any daily challenges for 4 consecutive days while stuck on the Shadow Mere wall. ## Suggested Direction - Ensure the daily challenge pool always includes at least one challenge completable without zone/boss/quest progression (e.g. clicking milestones, crafting, exploration, spending gold/crystals/runestones) - Consider weighting the pool toward the player's current progression state --- ✨ This issue was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸
naomi closed this issue 2026-04-06 18:58:05 -07:00
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Reference: nhcarrigan/elysium#167