darkest dungeon crimson court first mission party

Speaking of frustration, the first Court mission that has been the ruin of many a party is getting a warning on the embark screen that maybe you shouldn’t bring a pack of total rookies to the ball. Of course, Red Hook never gives anything without taking something else away, so expect the frequency of random vial drops to go down when outside of that mission. To address this, the update plans to deliver a dependable method of farming vials through a Court-based mission. As it stands now, the all important vials of blood necessary to keep your cursed heroes alive are subject to the whims of chance as a random drop for defeating enemies, meaning some unlucky dice rolls could starve your heroes. Most of the changes revolve around the Crimson Curse and some of the more RNG-dependant mechanics some players found aggravating. Thankfully, Red Hook is breaking out the sandpaper and smoothing them down in the game’s latest developer update.

But, as with any experience designed to ride the razor edge between pleasure and pain, there are a few rough edges that stand out.

As I said in my review last week, Darkest Dungeon‘s pitiless expansion The Crimson Court is delightfully cruel.

Darkest dungeon crimson court first mission party