Late game really needs rebalancing for Mortal difficulty. Several of the checks need advance knowledge to pass, or unreasonable Qi expenditures early on (restaurant event with spear twin moment), and Arena fights feel nearly impossible even after the auction. I had to resort to legendaries (Demonic Overlord/Paragon of Virtue) to get the necessary XP; idk how I would get to the end of the game otherwise.
Regarding the arena specifically you basically spend double what you gain to heal from fights afterwards so you're always operating a net loss. Could be easily fixed by saying the sect heals you from arena fights and having your health reset to full after each fight.
Also regarding balance, the infirmary is insanely expensive compared to healing talismans and cleansing organs doesn't actually remove the amount you're spending in contribution points.
Also there may be a bunch of kills you don't get Qi for. I recall killing the opponent in the Ruo event and not getting awarded any.
Still of the opinion Qi should be reworked as well. The idea is nice but damn man I want to use my techniques without having to dedicate a whole legendary trait to it (Martial Sovereign). Or be able to regenerate without bonking my stat pool.
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Are you playing on Earth/Heavenly/Story difficulties or cheating? Cuz there are several attacks that are unavoidable if you don't use Qi, and even sometimes if you DO use Qi, or pass the stat check, and you can't be spending Qi on techniques if you're playing on mortal you need every stat increase u can get your hands on.
And yes some stuff still uses Qi even with Martial Sovereign. Infusion, golden barriers, qi infused punches, regeneration, etc. Only space/body/elemental attacks dont consume qi with that trait.
I was just joking xD but actually i think i died like one or two times because of fights. Everytime i either destroyed them or in the "end game" (i remember the ninjas or something) barely scraped by. I played on mortal and i dont know if im lucky or something but i had full stats almost the whole time. I had a talent for perception 100%. I also got the Demon Queen worm or whatever that was that boosted my stats. Pretty easy 😎