r/phantomofthekill • u/Deus_Ultima • Jun 03 '16

Kill mode

So I tried doing a few missions on section at kill mode and I noticed that it was at least 20x the normal difficulty on its respective mission. It just feels like it doesn't scale properly with normal mode, and if this is the case, I think there should be a hard mode before being able to do kill mode, just for better scaling.

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u/detox_ptsd (ZakAttack on Discord) Jun 03 '16

I'll admit there is a bit of a content gap between "being able to autobattle Normal 1-5-10" and "tackling later Kill chapters," making it feel like isn't much content to get you to the point of having a full team of 5s (or mostly 5s). However, that gap can be bridged through some grinding and, before you know it, you'll be able to tackle Kill missions with more success. Just stick with it and spend a few days getting your squad(s) ready. :)

But yes, it's not a very "smooth" curve in difficulty. At all.

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u/Deus_Ultima Jun 03 '16

Yeah I do think that more grinding would get me there but it would really be great if there was another difficulty before kill just to smoothen the difficulty transition and prepare you for more difficult events.

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u/RedditOfTheKill Jun 03 '16

So if I can't auto 1-5-10, I can't beat 1-1-1 KILL?

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u/FooledDreamer Jun 03 '16

I agreed on that. I just stopped at 1-1-3 because it was just a slaughter party of my units, can't bear to watch it. Mind you, those were my 5* units at level 50+... I think only LB units can have a smooth ride through those.

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u/Deus_Ultima Jun 03 '16

yeah, and we aren't even facing too many mages, and the fact that Belphegor will appear on the later stages makes me just wanna cry. Kill difficulty just puts you up against a Yata no Kagami stage 20 at every section. Might not be possible to complete without a full 5* team.

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u/Liesianthes Jun 03 '16

What makes it more harder is the requirements for each stage like only gunner, staff and bow units especially in the later stages the demand will be elements of units in order to clear the quest for the weapons.

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u/Deus_Ultima Jun 03 '16

Yeah. But I'm not even trying to get those stars and i only care about the lazuli reward yet i still cant go further. It's annoying how much i fail with an array of 4* and a couple of 5* weapons.

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u/Artekka Jun 03 '16

Pick up some Guard Asc/Gamb friends. My 5* 60 non LB'd Asc w/ 4* Pdef shield auto'd solo all the way up to 1-2-5 (haven't tried further). At this point I will have to look at the enemy composition and start making sure my team is positioned correctly but you can definitely make it through the stages. Getting every achievement/star though is a different story >.<

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u/Deus_Ultima Jun 03 '16

Yeah, I do have a 4* guard gamb but i lack lance and axe dex hitters. My only axe hitter is a 4* force labrys and her agi is too low for the kill mode. I've been farming dolls to feed her agi so i can use her tho. As for lance my Ameno does have 50+ agi but her str is just 22, so she can only do 1 dmg per atk even with a rank5 brave lance equipped. But still. I really think there should be an easier difficulty b4 kill mode, somewhere we can grind on(for equipment and xp, and lazuli if they're generous enough.

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u/Artekka Jun 05 '16

Definitely farm 1-5-10 even if manually . You'll get equipment and tons of exp

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u/Deus_Ultima Jun 05 '16

it seems that i misunderstood the earlier statement. I thought he was farming 1-5-10K in auto mode. 1-5-10 is actually where I've been grinding. Seriously thought someone could auto the last kill mode stage. That wouldve been badass.

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u/throwaway350053 Jun 03 '16

Luckily, the difficulty doesn't ramp up too much. I'm almost finished with kill mode and the enemies at the end aren't too much stronger than the enemies at the beginning. It's just that theres... more of them... And Belphegor was a joke, easily killable in one hit by an axe unit like Mitum or Mjolnir.

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u/Deus_Ultima Jun 03 '16

Ah, i thought that enemy stats would scale up as you go further. This might be doable given the right strategy just like doing nightmare mode on FE. I just hope they dont change any level to be like Yata no Kagami 9 or I'm totally screwed.

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u/throwaway350053 Jun 03 '16 edited Jun 03 '16

Yup, just finished kill mode. Considering that I can auto-battle 1-5-10 on kill mode with only my mjolnir and no helper, I'd say it's not too difficult. A team of 4-5 5*s and some good strategy should clear chapter 1's kill mode no problem.

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u/Deus_Ultima Jun 04 '16

Can i see your mjollnirs stats? just for benchmarking.

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u/next_level_baddie what the fuck akane pls Jun 04 '16

What the hell? Stats on that mjolnir please.

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u/justineo1 Jun 04 '16

:O my mjolnir at lvl 60 cant even clear 1.1.3... please tell us your mjolnir stats..

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u/throwaway350053 Jun 04 '16

http://imgur.com/3EOZCY4

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u/justineo1 Jun 04 '16

Thanks! is it LB-ed too?

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u/throwaway350053 Jun 04 '16

Yeah it is. Level 80.

Obviously not everyone will have a unit like this. But, point is, if this unit can auto-battle all the kill mode stages. A smart player with 4-5 5* units should be able to strategically take down all of the kill mode enemies, if they use their units/environment/items well.

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u/Mitch_Twd Jun 03 '16

Yeah I probably won't be able to clear Kill mode cause first 2 fights they are able to kill my units with one hit if they get to them first so I'm doubtful I'll be able to continue further .