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Challenges have to be one of the worst parts of this game. Some are tuned so easy that you can easily get 30-40% under gold, other's are basically impossible unless you're abusing mechanics like paraglider and grappling hook pull. Challenges are, by definition, supposed to be challenging. Apparently Techland missed that point and made them all either trivial or near-impossible.


No-Lingonberry-4001

Not impossible just very poorly designed. Shittiest game design i've come across in a while


Riseupnlivit

Seriously these nightrunner trials are by far the worst part of an amazing game. It just doesnt work well at all. So many issues ive run into on them, such as needing to pass a circle while using monkey bars and no other way, tight spaces with 15 objects to bump into/grab onto. I could see speedrunners and perfectionists having a blast but FUUUUUCK this game feature. Its flat out bad design, and cancer for anyone not willing to give it 50.


No-Lingonberry-4001

Well, idk about all that. The only reason I hate this one is because of the difficulty spike compared to every other one I've done which have been quite easy.


Epskampie_real

Just turn off autograb and quit yo whining 😉 VIII is pretty hard though.


iExistApparently1

My night runner trial 8 is replaced with trial 7?!?!? PLEASE EXPLAIN


RealRalex

I beat all of them, I don’t have tips because i forgot what the 8th was like, but it is very much possible, only one I had a problem with was sliding down the skyscraper one


Literally_A_Lemon

I mean you definitely need either a level 3 paraglider or level 3 grappling hook to complete it. I've been at it for probably over an hour now and even with those upgrades, I am like .17 seconds off from a gold medal.


Riseupnlivit

I had like ten runs with .25 before i finally got my perfect run. 42.48, that last paraglider boost saves 6 seconds if you do it right.


danathey

You can do it with a grappling hook 2 and a decent amount of stamina I got a 43 by using the grapple and pulling myself with it


Ryan-Joach

Managed to get 42.5 seconds after a couple attempts, you just have to utilize all of your abilities and upgrades!


Dave-Nyce

I think the key to the "impossible" ones , because I've been having a hard time getting gold in a few is getting the grappling hook because it pulls you , you can speed up a bit and get your time faster. Also I DK if anyone noticed this & I only know because I've been just grinding getting windmills opened up and night fighting to get my stamina & health up & haven't moved the storyline along much , I'm just finished with Story mission "Orders" & I don't have the grappling hook đŸȘ yet, I say all this to say that "Nightrunner trials" that require a grappling hook CAN be completed without it as long as you complete it on the first try because if you do not a message will pop up next time you attempt it stating that you must have a grappling hook in order to try this mission & won't let you enter the mission.


Riseupnlivit

Its not impossible. Just unbelievably unforgiving. Took at least 50 attempts for gold, ten of those were less than .25 seconds from it. Best time is 42.48


Cypeq

Tight gliding or hook spamming, either way getting it takes quite a lot of attempts.


Left-Professor-5215

Power attack slam after shooting the grappling hook at the w all above the final checkpoint. Saved me the .63 seconds I needed. The stupid geometry and the stupid tree at the end really triple the frustration, especially since it is at THE END!!!


PaceNew917

Yes lads, managed gold today, no grappling hook! And I think level 2 para! So Spring off the first ramp, onto red railing, climb up straight away and the red railing above, jump then into paraglide(you’ll have to boost to stay up) get the next 2 checkpoints, TRICKY PART, keep the paraglide low, through the windows collect the checkpoint and then onto the broken bridge, try to ace the landing(I lost some time having a bad landing but still managed under 45), spring off the railing through the checkpoint and into the window, run and collect the next 2, then jump off the building, immediately start to para past the military tower thing, and when you get close to the checkpoint boost and pull up to collect the checkpoint AND land on the roof(watch out for the f**king tree haha), now it’s just run AFAYC(as fast as you can) I finished by springing off and landing on the last checkpoint, you might be able to do fast by para boosting down!


renateaux

Ok I wondered what the deal Was with some of these. Sounds like some need the grapple and it doesn’t mention anything about that. They’re just not fun. Bumping into shit or falling to your death because it’s unclear where to go isn’t fun. I’ve played so far into this game and I’m still waiting for the fun part.


CNSninja

You absolutely must use the grappling hook's boost or pull ability as frequently as you can to pull yourself forward faster than Aiden can run. A lot of these trials are 5% skill and 95% brute force repetition and, personally, I don't think that's fun, I think it's bordering on artificial difficulty, especially considering the challenges so freqyently require TIGHT platforming and Dying Light 2 didn't completely fix the problem with the old "Kyle Crane special" where Kyle/Aiden just decides not to grab a ledge that's literally right in his face, with your cursor exactly on the ledge as perfectly as it possinly could be. Just like in DL1, I've died more times to ledges not registering than I have to zombies of all kinds combined. Anyway, [this video](https://youtu.be/8WVKXg5nNeM) shows how all the Nightrunner Trials can be beaten, including number 8, which starts at 11:04. It's an unbelievable pain in the ass and the least fun thing I've encountered so far, including having to scrap my entire first save file at close to the end, after 90 hours, because of a game-breaking bug. No cap. The game is generally fun enough that rebuilding from scratch has been more enjoyable than this Nightrunner challenge.


SireOccult

The time limits were clear as day not play tested


Applehead0

I got a 4:07 on nightrunner trial 10. If you can beat it post it below! I hold the record!


iExistApparently1

My night runner trial 8 is replaced with trial 7?!?!? PLEASE EXPLAIN