I gave up on Nioh recently. I had previously finished the main game, and some of the DLC, but was finding the remaining DLC levels too difficult. So I started the main game over on hard mode to grind for levels and equipment.

One of the main mechanics in the game is combining equipment – the maximum level that a piece of equipment can reach is 150, with divine level 10.

Divine equipment unlocks at the end of the game. To get divine level 10 you need to either find it or combine two divine level 9 pieces of equipment. To get 9, you need to join two 8s, and so on.

The problem is that, the majority of the divine equipment you will get is divine level 0, and to get divine level 1, you need to find some. Combining two level 0s, results in another level 0.

Though mathematically it sort of makes sense, its frustrating in that it makes the system inconsisteRead More – Source