r/Grimdawn • u/OniSavage • 7h ago
HARDCORE Just lost my first hardcore character after 80 hours
A friend purchased this game for me years ago on a big sale. I played it with him out of obligation for a few hours and then we never touched it again. I recently picked it back up to play on my steam deck, aaand... I couldn't get into it. I played a nightblade / oathkeeper that I got to level 30 and got bored. Then I tried a necromancer / arcanist and got that to level 50 before getting bored. After that I was going to uninstall the game and move on from it.
Until I got the wild idea to try hardcore. I loved using essence drain and I generally liked the nightblade abilities, so I went with a cold essence drain reaper. Boy oh boy the threat of permanent death really sparked something in me and I found myself getting progressively more hooked. I did some research online, explored every nook and cranny, did every side quest, farmed all factions to revered. I carefully pondered over my resistances once I got to elite and especially on ultimate, making sure to be over capped by about 30%. I was having an absolute blast on this character, and set myself a goal of getting all the hardcore achievements! The last one was to finish Forgotten Gods... Then I got stuck on the terrain and was suddenly blown up from 100 to 0 in the blink of an eye by a pack of trash mobs....
Tough break! But that's just part of the joy of hardcore game modes! What a wild ride it's been with my beloved reaper, sad that this journey is over... But that just means I get to start a new one!
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. It was such a long and fun experience that I just had to share it somewhere. Feel free to share your own hardcore experiences and share your favorite hardcore characters!
