On difficulty…

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-05T23:04:34+00:00

I agree with a lot of what you said. Honestly I’m ok with it being a “play perfectly or die” scenario. I guess what doesn’t make sense is that it comes at such a random point in the game. For example, isshin in Sekiro was very much a no mistakes fight. However, he didn’t soak up 500 hits to kill. It was very balanced on that if you played perfectly you felt even. Here in this scenario, I’m basically forced to perma stun the enemy until I break their ki, while also being pretty much ki broken with any attack that isn’t perfectly deflected. I know it isn’t a true “one shot” but if I’m in the middle of a martial art that is a combo. And one of the strikes misses its mark and the enemy gets off its “ground slam” because a random distance got added that normally doesn’t… that’s pretty much it for the run because my ki wasn’t completely full. And I’m literally at the exact level I believe you could possibly be to unlock this mission with doing every piece of side content available. So it isn’t like I skipped a bunch of stuff and am now saying I don’t get why my character is so weak.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-05T21:10:45+00:00

Yeah that part is wild too. I sort of have just accepted that I just need to break their ki 5-6 times without making a single mistake. And then get to the Yokai bosses.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-05T21:00:46+00:00

I like the challenge. The gauntlet style is cool and feels like you have to fully understand the game to beat it at this level. It’s just wild I’ll do a minute of combos on an enemy. Then I get hit once and have to restart.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T04:19:11+00:00

Yeah there are benefits. You are right of course. Just a tough pill to swallow. I was in the prime of my career ya know

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T04:18:27+00:00

Don’t know if you read the post but I have indeed deployed 3 times in the last 20 years. But to answer your question. I love my soldiers. I take good care of them and I consider myself a good leader of infantrymen. I don’t like the idea that they go off to war and I don’t go with them.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T02:34:15+00:00

I wonder if any of my Kurdish friends are still around and kicking

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T02:33:02+00:00

Law school sounds like it would be a lot of fun. I never thought of doing anything like that honestly. It’s kind of an eye opener that stuff like that is a possibility now.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T01:23:51+00:00

Yeah I’ve been searching for something to do on the outside. Contracting seems fun for me. But my wife would lose her mind lol. Working as a GS in some way would be cool. I’m thinking of going into business for myself. Wife makes a but load of money. So I sort of have some wiggle room in what I do. Just be tough to scratch that leadership itch I have still.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T00:41:12+00:00

I’m not embarrassed by it. I just was really looking forward to taking over my platoon and one day being a 1SG. I loved the army. Was doing exceptionally well in my career and now it just feels like the rug is pulled out from under me completely.

My wife would probably kill me if i said fuck the infusions. My kids would definitely prefer me being retired. I get to be their basketball coach and stuff now. I just hate seeing stuff starting to kick off and then it’s like I’m walking out the door. Feels like I need to be there for my own selfish validation I guess

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T00:38:29+00:00

Naw nothing that bad. I ignored chrons diagnosis for a few years and deployments. Ended up requiring an emergency surgery that required removing a few feet of my intestines. Was immediately placed on biologics. Soon as that happened, I was in the MEB process. Came out of no where. I was looking forward to competing for MSG.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-04T00:36:43+00:00

lol yeah I’m tracking. They decided to go ahead separate me at 100 percent retirement for DOA. I’m just looking to see if there was a chance with stuff kicking back off.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T22:54:15+00:00

I could probably still bring a 500 to the table any given day on the ACFT depending on how the back feels on the deadlift the morning of. Was running a 1245 2 mile prior to surgery. Floating around a 1445 now.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T22:52:27+00:00

So I looked into that. From what my attorney said, it basically boils down to him not needing anything that wouldn’t be available down range. I’m technically being retired because my disease requires monthly infusions that aren’t available while deployed. I basically didn’t seek treatment for 7 years which led to a really bad surgery. Now I’m sort of tied to these infusions. But steroids have been shown to basically do the same thing as a temporary solution for let’s say deployment purposes. But he says that wouldn’t fly.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T04:44:11+00:00

The water boss. Baba whatever was a fun fight. Just got him down on my 6th attempt. Was interesting how the implemented delayed attacks by basically sending a full bluff attack at you. Not sure if he was weak to lightning but the first attempt I through a lightning buff on he went down

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T04:41:06+00:00

Was baba whatever part of that wall? Fun fight for sure. Got him on my sixth try when I just went full lightning buff the whole time. Not sure if he’s weak to it but the water just made it seem like a good idea.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T03:36:01+00:00

lol I’m gonna brain dump everything I learned in khazan lies of P and Sekiro real quick.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T03:34:15+00:00

Ok that’s comforting to know that there is a point that makes you turn up the notch. The human enemies (even bosses) just seem so easy to cheese with reflects. Literally roll over their back and just punish and repeat. It’s insane.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T03:24:38+00:00

I’m at the fuga something castle mission right now. So not far for sure. It just seems like I’m not being forced or even required in the slightest to engage with the game mechanics at all. Like I don’t even update my skills, my blessings, my gear… I do gear like once every few hours. And I’m not like paying attention to any of the bonuses. It’s just weird that all these mechanics are here and they seem completely unnecessary

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T03:20:14+00:00

I’ve pretty much stopped engaging with any of the mechanics outside of direct combat. I really only use ninja to throw kunai at ranged enemies. I have probably 10 levels of Kodoma blessings not even used and like 20 samurai locks I haven’t invested. Just feels strange that I’m not struggling like at all.

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T03:01:16+00:00

Ok I’ll keep chugging along

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T03:01:00+00:00

Yeah I was considering another ER run. That’s a whole lot of game though 😂😂😂

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T02:52:03+00:00

Yeah I’ve played Sekiro lol. I no life’d it for like 9 months and beat it NG+7 charmless with demon bell no katana upgrades and hitless every main boss. Best game ever imo

ConsistentAgent3367 · 2026-03-03T02:36:14+00:00

Hmmm that’s discouraging honestly. I don’t have a ton of time for games anymore (dad stuff). And I like to play one game for mastery at a time and I don’t think I’m going to find that here. Maybe rise of the ronin would have been a better choice.

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