Target | 100 gold

Learn how to efficiently farm gold and experience with the Longstanding Solitude item in Risk of Rain Returns. Get tips for maximizing your gains and leveling up faster.

Hey there! So, you're looking to hit that 100 gold target, huh? Smart move. Let's talk about the Longstanding Solitude item, which is a real game-changer for that. It's a Lunar item from the Seekers of the Storm DLC, so make sure you have that enabled when you start your run. Here's the deal with Longstanding Solitude: every time you level up, you get a free unlock for your next purchase. Pretty neat, right? But here's the catch – all the gold you collect gets converted into experience instead. And, anything you buy that costs gold? It's going to be 50% more expensive, with an extra 50% added for each stack you have. So, how does this help you get to 100 gold? Well, it's a bit of a trade-off. You're sacrificing immediate gold for faster leveling. The gold you *do* collect effectively turns into experience, giving you 12% (plus 1.25% per stack) of the experience needed for your next level, based on the cost of a small chest. This is super helpful because the experience needed for higher levels ramps up like crazy. Think of it this way: you're trading gold income for XP gain. The higher the difficulty gets, the more gold monsters drop. If you've looped a few times, you can get so much gold from a single kill that it can instantly give you multiple levels! Just remember, even with those massive XP gains, you only get one 'Free Unlocks' buff per kill, no matter how much gold you earned. Be aware that the cost of items like small chests is set at the start of a stage, but the gold you get from enemies can increase as the difficulty coefficient grows. This means later in the game, a single enemy kill could potentially give you enough gold to buy out the entire stage multiple times over. It's a wild ride, but it can lead to some serious leveling sprees. Keep in mind that the item scaling is capped at 8 stacks. So, while you'll still get XP, the rate at which it increases will eventually plateau. Also, if you're playing multiplayer, the XP gains and levels are shared across all players, so everyone benefits from this sweet, sweet XP conversion.