balance: extend quest CP requirements to cover late-game zones (P60–P208 drought) #175

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opened 2026-03-31 15:42:43 -07:00 by hikari · 1 comment
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Problem

Quest combatPowerRequired values currently top out at 3×10⁵⁶, which players reach around P60 (when Reality Forge unlocks). However, boss content continues scaling to 2×10¹⁴⁵ (the final boss, requiring ~P208).

This creates a 148-prestige content drought where players have no quest engagement — only boss grinding — from P60 all the way to transcendence.

Expected

Quest CP requirements should scale alongside boss HP progression so that players always have quest content gated just ahead of their current prestige level, all the way to P208.

Proposed Fix

Extend the quest CP scaling in quests.ts for zones 13–18 (Infinite Expanse through The Absolute) to follow the same ×4 per-quest pattern currently used, reaching roughly 10¹⁴⁰ at the top — keeping quests slightly below the final boss tier so they remain completable before transcendence.

This issue was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸

## Problem Quest `combatPowerRequired` values currently top out at **3×10⁵⁶**, which players reach around **P60** (when Reality Forge unlocks). However, boss content continues scaling to **2×10¹⁴⁵** (the final boss, requiring ~P208). This creates a **148-prestige content drought** where players have no quest engagement — only boss grinding — from P60 all the way to transcendence. ## Expected Quest CP requirements should scale alongside boss HP progression so that players always have quest content gated just ahead of their current prestige level, all the way to P208. ## Proposed Fix Extend the quest CP scaling in `quests.ts` for zones 13–18 (Infinite Expanse through The Absolute) to follow the same ×4 per-quest pattern currently used, reaching roughly **10¹⁴⁰** at the top — keeping quests slightly below the final boss tier so they remain completable before transcendence. ✨ This issue was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸
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Already addressed in commit 666a5b2 ("comprehensive balance audit"). That pass added quests extending CP coverage from 1e59 (forge_depths) all the way to 5e141 (final_threshold), covering the full P60–P212 range across reality_forge, cosmic_maelstrom, primeval_sanctum, and the_absolute zones. No further changes needed.

Already addressed in commit 666a5b2 ("comprehensive balance audit"). That pass added quests extending CP coverage from 1e59 (forge_depths) all the way to 5e141 (final_threshold), covering the full P60–P212 range across reality_forge, cosmic_maelstrom, primeval_sanctum, and the_absolute zones. No further changes needed.
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Reference: nhcarrigan/elysium#175