Legacy Hardcore Mode Rework

Legacy Hardcore Mode Rework

Description

Hardcore mode is one of the regular modes, being the hardest mode in the game. It can only be played by using the hardcore elevators. This mode rewards Gems instead of Coins, unlike the other modes. Hardcore mode has 50 waves. It is not named after its final boss, the Void Reaver (Legacy). In this mode, shared cash is 10%. Additionally, this mode has the HP Locked modifier, which makes it so the base health is always set to 100, regardless of players' levels. It also increases all currency rewards by 20%. You need to be at least Level 50 to play this mode.

Hardcore's inflation will be reworked. Now it starts off with a base inflation of 10%, adding 5% per 5 Waves starting from Wave 20.

Rewards

The game calculates how many Gems and EXP you receive based on how many waves you survived and if you won a match. During periods of 100% more EXP (Friday – Sunday), any EXP earned is multiplied by 2x through the XP Boost modifier. The VIP gamepass also multiplies any EXP earned by 1.25x through the VIP Boost modifier. These two boosts are additive. These EXP bonuses multiply EXP after it has been multiplied by modifiers.

Any rewards that end in a decimal point is rounded down, no matter the first figure of the leading decimal.

Currently, rewards are calculated as:

Gem Reward	EXP Reward
( 150 × (Waves/50)^1.75 + 200 (Triumph Only)) × 1.25	Wave 1-19: (Waves Completed × 1.5 EXP) × 1.2 Wave 20-44: (Waves Completed × 2 EXP) × 1.2 Wave 45-50: (Waves Completed × 4 EXP) × 1.2

Before the Hardcore Rework Update, rewards were calculated as:

Gem Reward	EXP Reward
( 100 × (Waves/50)^1.75 + 150 (Triumph Only)) × 1.2	Wave 1-9: (Waves Completed × 1.5 EXP) × 1.2 Wave 10-50: (Waves Completed × 3 EXP) × 1.2

Before the Polluted Wasteland II Update, rewards were calculated as:

Gem Reward	EXP Reward
100 × (Waves/50)^1.75 + 150 (Triumph Only)	Wave 1-9: Waves Completed × 1.5 EXP Wave 10-50: Waves Completed × 3 EXP

Before the v1.2.1 Update , rewards calculated as:

Gem Reward	EXP Reward
100 × (Waves/50)^1.75 + 50 (Triumph Only)	Wave 1-9: Waves Completed × 1.5 EXP Wave 10-50: Waves Completed × 3 EXP

Triumphing Hardcore mode can give one of these additional rewards:

Low Grade Crate - 50% chance

Mid Grade Crate - 25% chance

Time Scale Tickets - 25% chance

Enemies

Main Enemies


Abnormal Wave 1	Quick Wave 3	Hefty Wave 5	Balloon Wave 8

Invisible Wave 10	Lead Wave 12	Lead Boss Wave 15	Mystery Wave 16

Breaker2 Wave 17	Fallen Reaper Wave 19	Mega Slow Wave 20	Hazard Wave 21

Soul Wave 23	Fallen Rusher Wave 25	Fallen Titan Wave 27	Glitch Wave 28

Grave Digger Wave 30	Mystery Boss Wave 33	Breaker4 Wave 33	Amalgamation Wave 34

Error Wave 35	Lead Balloon Wave 35	Lava Wave 36	Boomer Wave 37

Molten Titan Wave 38	Molten Boss Wave 40	Slow King Wave 41	Patient Zero Wave 42

Health Cultist Wave 42	Speedy King Wave 43	Tank Wave 44	Circuit Wave 44

Warden Wave 45	Fallen Hero Wave 45	Fallen Guardian Wave 46	Fallen King Wave 46
	File:Soul Stealer (Legacy).png
Fallen Wave 46	Soul Stealer (Legacy) Wave 47	Soul Boss Wave 47	Necromancer Boss Wave 47
		File:Vindicator (Legacy)0.png	File:Void Reaver (Legacy)0.png
Fallen Swordmaster Wave 48	Unknown Wave 49	Vindicator (Legacy) Wave 49	Void Reaver (Legacy) Wave 50

Summoned Enemies


Breaker Spawned by the Breaker2	Fallen Soul Spawned by the Fallen Reaper	Breaker3 Spawned by the Breaker4	Fleshling Spawned by the Amalgamation

'Note: The rework DOES NOT follow Enemies Beta. Please keep in mind.'

―{{{2}}}

Enemy Stats Changes

Enemies

Mystery
- Health increased from 20 to 25
- Enemy Spawns
  - Abnormal (until Wave 20)
  - Quick (until Wave 20)
  - Hefty (until Wave 20)
  - Invisible (until Wave 20)
  - Balloon (until Wave 20)
  - Lead
  - Lead Boss
  - Breaker2
  - Fallen Reaper (from Wave 20)
  - Soul (from Wave 25)
  - Fallen Rusher (from Wave 27)
- 20% chance to not spawn anything
Fallen Soul
- Health increased from 60 to 75
- Added 18%
Mega Slow
- Health increased from 1,600 to 2,000
- Speed decreased from Below Average to Slow
Grave Digger
- Health decreased from 40,000 to 30,000
Mystery Boss
- Enemy Spawns
  - Mega Slow
  - Soul
  - Amalgamation
  - Boomer
  - Breaker4
  - Slow King (from Wave 42)
  - Speedy King (from Wave 43)
  - Tank (from Wave 44)
  - Fallen Hero (from Wave 45)
  - Soul Boss (from Wave 47)
- 30% chance to not spawn anything
Amalgamation
- Health decreased from 8,000 to 4,500
- Less frequent Fleshling spawn.
Molten Titan
- Health increased from 3,500 to 4,500
Molten Boss
- Health increased from 70,000 to 80,000
Patient Zero
- Health increased from 100,000 to 120,000
- Ability Binary Fission is restricted.
- Ability Porton Down Warfare buffed, instead of "heal enemies by 5 every 0.1 seconds" to "heal enemies by 100 every 0.5 seconds".
Soul Boss
- Health increased from 4,000 to 6,500
Fallen Swordmaster
- Health increased from 150,000 to 180,000
- Speed decreased from Slightly Slow to Slow
- Ability Dagger Throw buffed, instead of throwing 3 daggers to 8 daggers.
- Ability Refusing Will buffed, now the health drops at 120,000 health, The Fallen Swordmaster begins to kneel, while giving immunities to all forms of damage. After that, it will do the Spike Summon and it's speed gets increased to Above Average. It's Dagger Throw now throw between 9-12 daggers.
Void Reaver (Legacy)
- Health decreased from 1,200,000 to 1,000,000
- Ability Void Rage buffed, now activates on 700,000.
- Ability Void's Deathwish now activates on 250,000
Fleshling
- Health decreased from 160 to 100

Wave Structure

In Hardcore mode, the formula for calculating wave bonus on each wave is:

(($200 + ($100 × Waves Completed) × 1.2)) ÷ Players

Skip times are listed in the wave structure.

Bolded names indicates an enemy type's debut.

Wave Structure

Wave	Commander Dialogue		Enemy Type & Amount	Time & Skip
1		Enemies are approaching!	6x Abnormal	0:16 (0:11)
		Start up your defenses and prepare for the worst.
		Good luck.
2	-		9x Abnormal	0:15 (0:10)
3		Quick enemies incoming!	8x Quick	0:20 (0:14)
3		They may be faster, but cliff units can easily stop them dead in their tracks.	8x Quick	0:20 (0:14)
4	-		12x Abnormal	0:20 (0:14)
5		Hefty enemies incoming!	10x Hefty	0:45 (0:30)
5		They're slow but have a ton of defense! Don't let them through!	10x Hefty	0:45 (0:30)
6	-		15x Abnormal, 6x Quick, 4x Hefty	0:22 (0:17)
7	-		6x Abnormal, 12x Quick	0:30 (0:20)
8		They're floating now?!?	8x Balloon	0:30 (0:20)
8		Flying units, attack!!!	8x Balloon	0:30 (0:20)
9	-		16x Hefty	0:30 (0:20)
10		Do you see anything???	6x Invisible	0:26 (0:18)
11	-		12x Hefty, 8x Abnormal, 6x Quick	0:30 (0:20)
12		It looks like these enemies are covered in lead.	6x Lead	0:35 (0:24)
12		Only lead penetrating allies should be able to damage them.	6x Lead	0:35 (0:24)
13	-		12x Invisible	0:30 (0:20)
14	-		10x Abnormal, 9x Quick, 8x Hefty, 6x Balloon, 2x Lead Boss	1:50 (1:10)
15		A strong boss is on its way and is made of lead!	5x Quick, 6x Balloon, 6x Hefty, 1x Lead Boss	1:00 (0:40)
15		Make sure the lead melting troops are ready. We have to chip away its protective armor!	5x Quick, 6x Balloon, 6x Hefty, 1x Lead Boss	1:00 (0:40)
16		Here come mystery enemies!	8x Mystery	2:00 (1:25)
16		They'll turn into a random enemy when killed! Be careful!	8x Mystery	2:00 (1:25)
17		Here comes the breaker enemies!	10x Breaker2	3:00 (2:00)
17		They'll break into another breaker! Use fast-firing troops to counter them!	10x Breaker2	3:00 (2:00)
18		Mystery and Breakers incoming!	10x Breaker2, 8x Mystery	3:00 (2:00)
19		Are you afraid of death?	4x Mystery, 6x Hefty, 8x Breaker2 2x Lead Boss, 1x Fallen Reaper	1:30 (1:00)
19		Well I am! That reaper will kill us if you don't take out its minions!		1:30 (1:00)
20		This enemy has already taken quite a beating, but I am sure it can take a lot more!	8x Breaker2, 6x Hefty, 4x Balloon, 6x Invisible, 2x Mystery, 2x Lead Boss, 1x Mega Slow	1:00 (0:40)
20		Be prepared for Mega Slow!		1:00 (0:40)
21		Hazardous enemy incoming!	4x Lead Boss, 4x Mystery, 4x Breaker2, 3x Hazard	1:50 (1:05)
22	-		8x Quick, 6x Invisible, 6x Balloon, 4x Breaker2, 3x Lead Boss, 4x Hazard	1:50 (1:00)
23		A fast boss that's ALSO hidden?	5x Hazard, 2x Lead Boss, 1x Soul	1:30 (1:00)
		You GOTTA be kidding me!
		Please tell me you've got units to detect it by now..
24		Major hidden threat incoming!	15x Invisible, 2x Soul	1:00 (0:40)
24		Get hidden detection allies quick!	15x Invisible, 2x Soul	1:00 (0:40)
25		The enemies are making a rush for it!	8x Fallen Rusher	0:40 (0:27)
25		Quick, destroy their shields before they destroy us!!	8x Fallen Rusher	0:40 (0:27)
26	-		10x Lead, 4x Invisible, 4x Mystery, 4x Breaker2, 2x Mega Slow, 1x Fallen Reaper, 12x Hazard	2:20 (1:35)
27		A boss is approaching!	2x Fallen Reaper, 6x Mystery, 2x Soul, 6x Breaker2, 6x Fallen Rusher, 2x Mega Slow, 1x Fallen Titan	1:20 (0:40)
28	-		12x Fallen Rusher, 2x Lead Boss, 8x Lead, 10x Breaker2, 5x Mystery	1:30 (1:00)
29	-		2x Mega Slow, 10x Fallen Rusher, 3x Fallen Reaper, 6x Mystery, 2x Soul	1:20 (0:53)
30		Get ready for a boss fight!	8x Mega Slow, 12x Breaker2, 2x Fallen Titan, 1x Grave Digger, 10x Fallen Rusher, 3x Fallen Reaper	4:00 (2:37)
30		This boss will dig our grave!		4:00 (2:37)
31		Still alive? Good.	3x Mega Slow, 10x Breaker2, 10x Fallen Rusher, 2x Lead Boss	1:00 (0:40)
32	-		4x Fallen Reaper, 2x Mega Slow, 2x Fallen Reaper, 5x Soul	1:00 (0:40)
33		Mystery and Breaker incoming.	4x Soul, 4x Mystery Boss, 1x Fallen Titan, 8x Breaker4	1:00 (0:40)
34		Some malformed enemies have breached to this area.	4x Amalgamation, 1x Fallen Titan, 8x Fallen Rusher, 10x Breaker4, 10x Mystery Boss	2:00 (1:35)
34		Although it seems to spawn miniature versions of it.		2:00 (1:35)
35		Lead Balloons incoming!	8x Lead Boss, 4x Error, 8x Lead Balloon, 10x Breaker4, 10x Mystery Boss	1:00 (0:40)
35		Flying and lead penetration are necessary.		1:00 (0:40)
36		Its getting pretty hot.	2x Amalgamation, 4x Mega Slow, 12x Lava, 8x Breaker4, 8x Mystery Boss	1:20 (0:53)
		Lava enemies are emerging!
		They heal HP!
37		Boomer enemies incoming!	6x Mega Slow, 4x Amalgamation, 6x Lead Balloon, 2x Boomer 12x Lava, 8x Breaker4, 5x Mystery Boss	1:50 (1:04)
37		When they die, they'll explode, thus stunning nearby towers!		1:50 (1:04)
38		Incoming Molten enemies, be prepared.	4x Amalgamation, 10x Fallen Rusher, 2x Fallen Titan, 3x Mystery Boss, 3x Breaker4, 8x Lava, 4x Molten Titan	2:30 (1:54)
39	-		8x Mystery Boss, 8x Lead Balloon, 5x Amalgamation, 10x Breaker4	1:00 (0:40)
40		Molten Boss incoming!	7x Lava, 8x Breaker4, 5x Mystery Boss, 4x Amalgamation, 3x Fallen Titan, 12x Fallen Rusher, 4x Molten Titan, 1x Molten Boss	4:00 (2:37)
40		Shoot him with everything you have, and don't get burnt!		4:00 (2:37)
41		Wave 40. Thats it right?	12x Lava, 7x Amalgamation, 4x Mystery Boss, 4x Slow King, 5x Breaker2	4:00 (2:37)
		...
		There's... more???
42		Patient Zero inbound!	5x Slow King, 4x Breaker4, 8x Mystery Boss, 4x Amalgamation, 3x Fallen Titan, 2x Health Cultist, 1x Patient Zero	∞
42		Don't let him heal enemies nearby!		∞
43		Don't let those Speedy Bosses get through.	8x Breaker4, 12x Fallen Rusher, 1x Fallen Titan, 6x Amalgamation, 8x Mystery Boss, 10x Mega Slow, 2x Slow King, 3x Speedy King	2:00 (1:20)
44		Tank incoming!	20x Lava, 5x Slow King, 12x Error, 1x Circuit, 3x Speedy King, 1x Tank	2:00 (1:20)
45		Major threat incoming!	1x Warden, 8x Mystery Boss, 8x Breaker4, 4x Boomer, 3x Health Cultist, 6x Slow King, 3x Speedy King, 4x Fallen Hero, 3x Amalgamation, 3x Fallen Titan	2:40 (1:30)
		This enemy has high defense and stuns towers with it's laser!
		We need a LOT of heavy damage to beat him!
46		Hello? Communicator's acting up...	10x Breaker4, 8x Soul Boss, 6x Slow King, 4x Speedy King, 4x Soul Stealer (Legacy), 20x Fallen, 3x Fallen Titan, 1x Warden, 4x Fallen Guardian 1x Fallen King, 1x Tank, 6x Fallen Hero	N/A
46		This doesn't feel right. Can you hea-RRrR		N/A
47	-		16x Breaker4, 12x Fallen Hero, 8x Soul, 3x Soul Stealer (Legacy), 4x Soul Boss, 1x Warden, 7x Slow King, 3x Speedy King, 4x Boomer, 1x Necromancer Boss	2:00 (1:20)
48	-		5x Fallen Hero, 1x Warden, 8x Breaker4, 25x Error, 4x Health Cultist, 5x Amalgamation, 4x Soul Boss, 5x Slow King, 5x Speedy King, 3x Fallen Titan, 2x Necromancer Boss, 2x Soul Stealer (Legacy), 1x Tank, 6x Fallen Guardian, 1x Fallen Swordmaster, 2x Boomer, 22x Error, 14x Fallen Rusher	N/A
49	-		8x Fallen Hero, 5x Soul Stealer (Legacy), 3x Circuit, 4x Soul Boss, 6x Slow King, 4x Speedy King, 2x Necromancer Boss, 4x Fallen Titan, 1x Warden, 1x Tank, 1x Vindicator (Legacy), 6x Unknown	N/A
50	-		14x Fallen Hero, 14x Soul Boss, 10x Slow King, 12x Speedy King, 4x Soul Stealer (Legacy), 12x Unknown, 6x Fallen Titan, 8x Fallen Guardian, 2x Warden, 10x Amalgamation, 15x Breaker4 1x Void Reaver (Legacy), 4x Vindicator (Legacy), 12x Mystery Boss, 2x Tank, 1x Necromancer Boss	N/A
Lose Dialogue
		One dialogue is randomly chosen upon defeat: •We're toast! •OOF! •Mission Failed, we'll get em' next time. •Not enough numbers! •Mistakes are just part of the journey.. •We're overrun chief! •We'll get them next time! •Don't give up! •We need back up sergeant! •We just had our grave dug.. •We have to fall back soldier! •Oops! Try again! •The enemies got to the base! •Strategy is key!