Decent progression on my latest run. I decided to just try and push through the third area with no real thought for building up my character. So I ended up going to Crimson Wastes ASAP, and then portaling up to the citadel stargate pretty quickly. I just wanted to get to the boss, get a feel for how long it takes and hopefully open up a portal shortcut a la bottom of crimson wastes mountain.
Boss seems tough, but not in the same way as the others. I can see people coming unstuck in that arena quite quickly. The real challenge is getting there though.
I knew I was close so I dashed past a few encounters to make sure I got to the bugger as it had taken me so long.
I got him down to halfway on his second health bar. Weapon level was high. In the region of 15*. Biggest issue was I’d spent zero time building my character up as I was so focused on trailblazing for that run. So I didn’t have much in the way of buffs, no astronauts etc.
So I think at least some grinding is needed just for survivability. I really hope I’ve opened up a shortcut but it’ll take a while to find out 🙂