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Don\u2019t worry,\u00a0Persona 3 Reload\u00a0is still going to be enjoyable even on the lowest difficulty. The Merciless difficulty in\u00a0Persona 3 Reload\u00a0is meant for\u00a0Persona\u00a0veterans who want a more challenging combat experience.\u00a0If you don\u2019t mind grinding Tartarus floors for a bit longer or doing and receiving more damage, then Merciless might be a good difficulty for you. Now, unlike previous\u00a0Persona\u00a0titles, there aren\u2019t any weird difficulty modifiers. In\u00a0Persona 5 Royal, for example, Merciless difficulty caused players to do three times more technical damage, which actually made it easier than other difficulties. This isn\u2019t the case in\u00a0Persona 3\u00a0Reload. In short, combat on Merciless difficulty is harder, but not completely broken or impossible. Persona 3 Reload: Merciless difficulty vs. other difficulties Here are all the changes that come when you select Merciless difficulty: Enemies do more damage to characters. Characters do less damage to enemies. If you die, you have to reload a save. You cannot restart in Tartarus (which is pointless anyway because of the Rewind feature). If you switch from Merciless to a lower difficulty, you won\u2019t be able to go back to Merciless. Thankfully, no matter which difficulty you play on, character stats, experience gains, Social Links, Persona Fusions, and other non-combat-related mechanics won\u2019t be affected. 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Persona 3 Reload<\/em> has several difficulty options to spice up the gameplay. If battles are too difficult or easy for you, you can change the difficulty without a second thought unless you are playing on Merciless. Here\u2019s what we think about Merciless difficulty in Persona 3 Reload<\/em>.<\/p>