Ascension

Ascension is a mechanic added in Update 525.2. It allows the player to do a type of Soft-Hard Reset to gain Ascend Points. These points can be used to grant bonuses that last through all Ascends and Prestige.

This includes Class Levels, Perks, Tokens, Raid Souls, Boss Souls, Gear, Crafting Resources. However Players will still grant their party the bonuses of their highest historical level (can be checked in Stats) of their chosen class. Perks will also be granted based on their current Buff Level Limit up to the max of their historical class limit.


 * For example, if the Buff Level Limit is 1,000 and the highest they've gotten Sorcerer to is 497, then the highest that perk will be at is if the Sorcerer is only at 497, even if it is currently Lv1 in the current run.

Ascension also makes all levels of Classes free to level up to the amount of Ascension points currently obtained. For example, if the points currently obtained at 500 Points, then all classes up to Level 500 do not cost Tokens.

Class Levels are capped once the Player has reached 3,500 Ascension Points. The cap is then raised by 1.5x of their current points. If the primary class is capped, the secondary's class XP will be boosted by 50%.

Earning Points
Once Max Stage is reached, Players are eligible to gain twice the amount of points upon reaching 2,500 stages higher than the current goal. For example, if the current goal is Stage 15,000, then the x2 bonus goal would be Max Stage 17,500. It is recommended to treat the bonus as the "actual" goal to Ascend on.
 * Min Ascend stage now based on total Ascend points
 * Formula: (floor(points/100)*1,000)+10,000
 * 0 - 99 Points : Stage 10,000
 * 100 - 199 Points : Stage 11,000
 * 200 - 299 Points : Stage 12,000

Players will also gain 1 point every hour active, and .25 point every hour inactive.

With the proper use of Synergies, the amount of points earned per hour active and inactive, amount gained, and the Min/Max goal stage can be boosted for the Player's benefit. They can also be given a full set of Exotic Gear based on that current Synergy level.