I’ve been loving Last Epoch lately — the new season looks amazing and the amount of thought going into the endgame systems really shows. That said, there’s one thing I’ve really been hoping to see, and I figured I’d put it out there: a proper seasonal challenge system with rewards.
As someone who loves ticking off achievements and going after 100% completion, I find a lot of motivation in having structured challenges tied to a season. I’m talking about things like “complete all echoes with X condition” or “kill boss Y with build Z” — stuff that pushes you to try different parts of the game in fun, creative ways. And then, give a cool title or cosmetic or something to show for it. — just something cool that says “I did it.”
Here’s why I think it would be awesome:
It gives direction. Not everyone logs in and says “I feel like optimizing a mono farming strategy today.” Sometimes, I just want a fun list to work through.
It helps with variety. If challenges encourage playing echos in a different way that I wouldn’t normally touch, it gets me out of my comfort zone — and that’s a good thing.
It’s satisfying. Seeing a challenge tracker slowly fill up? Pure dopamine.
And it keeps people engaged. I’ve stuck with other ARPGs for full seasons just to finish their challenge tracks. It’s addictive (in a good way).
I get that Twitch drops and the new systems are already a lot to launch with, and I love the direction LE is going. But if you ever consider adding a challenge reward system, just know there are a lot of us who would dive in headfirst.
They have already said they would do so at some point. As a 40/40 (and now 48/48) challenge hunter in POE1. I am also looking forward to LE seasonal challenge rewards.
Thanks so much for the reply! Honestly, I didn’t even know that challenge rewards were already planned — that’s really good to hear.
TBH, It’s not even just about the rewards for me — I just really enjoy having goals that push me to try everything the game has to offer. Even something simple would be great, just to help guide that “completionist” itch.
I have no clue how complicated that kind of system is to build, so if it’s a big lift, I totally get why it’s not there yet. Still, knowing it’s coming at some point is super exciting.
Uber azaroth (butchered the name most likely). They sayid out of 100 players who kill the regular version only single digits will be able to kill the uber version. If this isn’t sounding like a challange I don’t know what is given how many people struggled with the normal version.
We have this already don’t we? Clear monos and now fill all the weaver ranks and then kill the uber. I think they have more pressing stuff to work on instead of some achivemets that show what is already shown by the game UI
