[Crucible] Confusion unlocking Challenger difficulty (& ideas for improvement)

I’ve made a new char and after beating the campaign on normal difficulty I jumped into the Crucible on Aspirant difficulty to unlock the higher difficulty settings.

However, it doesn’t seem to work:
Started on wave 100 and beat 110 without dying. Nothing got unlocked.
Tried 150 to 160. Nothing unlocks.
Also tried 50 to 60. Nothing unlocks; not even the extra spawn option.

It’s the first time I’m playing Crucible since the changes of 1.2.1.3, but I was under the impression that starting and beating wave 100 should still unlock Challenger. Do I need to start at 0 and then beat 100? That’s going to be boring as my character is already able to beat 150+ quite easily…

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The difficulty unlocks are earned for beating wave 100, not starting on 101+.

I tested 51-100, and you’re right. Thank you Zantai for clearing that up.
I was confusing the numbers; it obviously doesn’t start on wave 0. The menu options misled me.
I’ve renamed and moved this thread to Ideas & Feedback instead.

A few ideas / improvements that would help the Crucible’s new format (1.2.1.3+):

  • Make waves 110 & 160 also unlock the next difficulty, since that proves the player could certainly beat 100 and is ready for a bigger challenge. Otherwise, the game just forces the player to beat 51-100 which is boring & unrewarding very low-level content for a char who’s already powerful enough to start in Challenger or above.
  • Make waves 110 & 160 also unlock the extra spawn
  • The menu options should say “Start on wave 51”, “Start on wave 101”, etc, to avoid confusion (like my confusion at the start of this thread)

I know players could just use a merit, but this is still an issue for veterans playing SSF / newbies making their first char.

Thank you Crate for the continuous improvements to this magnificent game. :heart: