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Previously inPhasmophobia, there wasn’t a lot of incentive for progression. You’d earn cash from your cases that could be funneled into new equipment, but there wasn’t much else that let you show off your dedication to hunting the paranormal. That was until a big overhaul landed.
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Alongside little patches over numerous months that added new customization options and badges comes a new way to level up as well as a Prestige system. It’s a great way to keep you coming back to the game, plus Prestiging comes with unique rewards. For those curious about how it all fits together, here’s a helpful guide to how leveling and Prestige work in Phasmophobia.
How To Level Up In Phasmophobia
When it comes toleveling up your character in Phasmophobiayou’ll find it’s not too difficult, though it does get a bit grindy the higher you go. As you play the game andcomplete contracts and other actions, you’ll earn XP.
Contracts are the investigation that you’ll be going on. Whether that’s a ghoul roaming around a house in suburbia, anight in an abandoned asylum, or an evening chasing some specter around theshady cells of the local Prison. Successfullyidentifying the resident spook and completing other side taskswill be rewarded with Experience Points
These XP rewards aregiven out at the end of an investigation, but if you fail in your objectiveyou’re given nothing. So be thorough and don’t close up shop at the haunting site until you’re positive you’vepicked the right poltergeistor demonic entity.
Every bit of XP is vitalas you start at level zero and as you hit those higher numbers you’ll unlockextra benefits. Though it may take a little while as thoseXP rewards aren’t very high, but at least it all adds up over time. Plus, at 100 you canchoose to Prestige.
you may earn extra XP for things such asBone Evidence,Photographs of Prints, playing on larger maps withhigher difficulties, and completing aPerfect Investigation.
Perks Of Leveling Up
The main goal of leveling in Phasmophobia is that themore experiencedyour Ghost Hunter is,the more toys and locationsyou get to play around with. The game won’t throw you in the deep end at the beginning, so you’ll want tostart digging into the toyboxas quickly as you can to get access to allthe fun stuff.
Youstart with a few pieces of equipment by default, but by the time you reach at leastLevel 20you should have most if not all of your gear unlocked. Which in turn will make finding Ghosts much easier and quicker in the long run.
So by 100, or at least the halfway point, you’ll haveplenty of options for huntsto really farm up those experience points.
Once youhit level 100 or above, you’ll be able toPrestige. It’s similar to how it was done in Call Of Duty, in that yourlevel and equipment reset back to zeroand you start the process of building it all back up all over again. However, you dogain some rewardsfor doing so.
The level cap is 999. But you can’t earn any more XP or rewards by that point. So you’re better offusing the Prestige System.
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What Is Prestige?
After you hit or blow through the level 100 marker you’ll have theoption to Prestige. As mentioned previously, doing this resets your progress, but you’llgain unique icons, backgrounds, and patterns for your character’s ID Card. There’s amaximum of 10 new patternsand you canPrestige up to 20 times.
Thecomplexities of these cosmetics improvethe more you Prestige, with the high-end ones coming withsubtle animations instead of static images. It’s not overly fancy, but it’s a cool cosmetic to show off how much of anexperienced Spook Catcheryou are. Your current Prestige Level is represented by the classic Roman Numeral and itcan be seen at any timeby just checking your ID Card.
Every time you Prestige,the amount of XP required for the next one increases. So it’s going to take some time to get everything.
Legacy Badges
Every time you Prestige you’ll unlock what’s known asLegacy Badges. As we mentioned previously, they’rebadges that come with cosmetic upgradesthat show off your dedication to the game and they can be customized however you like.
The badge designs areintricate and interestingenough that they’re worth trying to unlock. Though it will take quite a while to get there as to hit level 100 you’ll need to have collected roughly310 thousand Experience Points. Plus, considering thatthe amount of XP required increases each time you Prestige, don’t go in thinking you’ll be maxing it out within a week.
Your Legacy Badge willpermanently appear on your armuntil you unlock the next one. So if your group is rocking a uniform design, theneveryone will need to get the badge.
