Adjust the difficulty jumps

[tropic plume]

Hello, I recently started playing this game with my wife. Now 7 hours in I would like to share some feedback. Specifically feedback on 2 player runs. The jump in difficulty between Easy and Moderate missions for 2 people is impossible. We are running around like headless chickens doing tasks clearly meant for a crew of 4. Example:
We arrive at the battle front and need to take over canons to help our fleet win. The following things need to be done as a crew of 2 people during a moderate difficult mission.

• Fly the ship
• Fight other ships
• Put out fires
• Shoot mines
• Collect Materia (you never have enough)
• Craft
• Repair random damages on the ship (for example the thrusters got damaged)
• Repair damage
• Repair shields
• Fight off boarding parties
• Handle reactor leaks
• Land and do manual bypass
• Defend the one doing the bypass
• Kill the disrupter and its adds

And now compare this to an easy mission

• Fly the ship
• Fight other ships
• Craft
• Repair damage
• Repair shields
• Land and do manual bypass while ship does not get attacked
• Defend the one doing the bypass

It is impossible and highly frustrating to steamroll easy missions and get obliterated during moderate ones. And we have not even dared to touch hard missions.
I would like better balance in the difficulty specially with 2 players.

[real lily]

i did alone without much issue

[vivid bridge]

Ummm... I can solo a level 5.0. But that is totally different than duo-ing a 5.0 with another player. More things happen when you have another player into the mix and even more happens with more.

So coming in, and doing a 3.0 solo, is just rude. You can Solo with some difficulty but far easier than with other crew mates. So do not mock @tropic plume and his feedback when you can easily solo a 3.0 with little issue.

@tropic plume, I understand where you are coming from. I have a few friend who joined and I just put them through the ringer at 4.0 because I did it with ease alone; but we lost and that is okay. However we tried again, got a little sweaty and won. That doesn't mean you amd your wife shouldn't be sweats to play. So I agree with your sentiment and I do hope an implementation can be put in place to help handle the game.

[tropic plume]

@vivid bridge Thank you for your reply. I felt quiet put down by @real lily and their reply. We are certainly not done with the game and will keep trying at 3.0 and higher difficulties. But I do still think that the jump from 2.0 to 3.0 is to high. Good to hear you agree. Maybe they can look into that and maybe smooth things out a little. Or add a difficulty in between for better balance. 2.5 or something.

[real lily]

I only said that I can, I not say easy or not, I show that I can i never do in duo I can't imagine what happen if there special conditions if be more players I thought that is same for all because devs said that if not balance. And nothing more

[real lily]

I'm new as well, the things are not easy for me either, I only play alone sometimes is impossible for me but I keep trying and get, is a early access so feedback is important but now is not balance I thought that not different between solo and multiplayer for that

[vivid bridge]

The snap shot and the "I did alone without much issue" appeared like a brush remark in stating you can play solo with ease. Though, I can understand you are providing feedback but providing more context would be beneficial.

For example: "Here is a snap shot of my completed mission. It was done solo and it was easier to do alone. When doing the same mission with another, or more, the mission is far more difficult and may require another look at balancing for a better experience"

Something to that effect. Thanks for sharing @real lily and providing more detail as to what you meant.