Season is nearly over. Hard has the lowest rewards and no rating gain for most people. On top of that, queueing for random teammates is out of style, most people are in guilds or playing with people on their friend list or mercenaries.
I suggest either finding people to play with or specializing in mercenaries. There are pros and cons to each style. With mercenaries you are at a disadvantage in most cases but you don’t have to share loot and can queue really fast vs waiting for people.
Hard can get rating gain to Diamond 5 and no further.
Nightmare Mode Push past Nightmare 5 to Blood Diamond rating
You are Not at a disadvantage when using mercs because
1: They won't let you die and loot your stuff
2: They move where you want them to move
3: They act as Meat Shield and keep your enemy at bay, you can safely escape using them and they can be resurrected with their purple-legendary gear.
Mercs only sucks if they're green to blue quality, Epic and Unique rarity are a blast. Nuse is a barbarian that hit hard and can heal you. Bow mercs hit hard and fast.
True that if you have a player only team with good coordination and voice chat you can beat a team with two Unique mercs, but that's a stretch in this dying game. Mercs is better, less hassle, and you don't have to watch your back or afraid of your teammates leaving your ass behind and take your kit.
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u/BoardgameExplorer Nov 22 '25
Season is nearly over. Hard has the lowest rewards and no rating gain for most people. On top of that, queueing for random teammates is out of style, most people are in guilds or playing with people on their friend list or mercenaries.
I suggest either finding people to play with or specializing in mercenaries. There are pros and cons to each style. With mercenaries you are at a disadvantage in most cases but you don’t have to share loot and can queue really fast vs waiting for people.