Wolrd Tier in Outriders is a game system that alters the overall gameplay and difficulty of the game. There are a total of 15 World Tier levels that you can manually adjust on the fly, depending on how you want to play the game. If you want to focus on finishing the story of the game, you can just play it on World Tier 1 which is the default level, but if you want a more challenging playthrough or if you are looking for stronger gear, then you can set the World Tier to an even higher level.
The EXP you gain for World Tier is different from what you earn for your character, EXP for increasing the level of a World Tier can be acquired through combat, if you are doing well and killing a lot of enemies or just by simply surviving in a certain level of a World Tier, then you gain enough EXP to unlock the next World Tier Level, but take note that if you die, you lose a percentage of the experience points you've acquired. In other words, if you want to unlock a Level 5 World Tier, then you have to play in a Level 4 World Tier and acquire enough EXP to unlock Level 5.
When it comes to scaling, apart from a World Tier Level that increases enemy stats such as Damage, Armor, Health, and Enemy Level, playing on your own and teaming up with your friends or other players will balance out the difficulty of the game. This page covers various information on the World Tier feature of Outriders.
Outriders World Tier
World Tier 1
Story
- Enemy Level: -2
- Legendary Drop Rate: 10%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 70%
- -2 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap 0
World Tier 2
Easy
- Enemy Level: -1
- Legendary Drop Rate: 50%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 90%
- -1 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap 0
- Reward/s for Unlocking: Resource Pack, Scrap.
World Tier 3
Normal
- Enemy Level: Unchanged
- Legendary Drop Rate: 100%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 100%
- 0 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap 0
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 04
Hard
- Enemy Level: +1
- Legendary Drop Rate: 150%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 105%
- +1 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +1
- Reward/s for Unlocking: Rare Weapon
World Tier 05
Expert
- Enemy Level: +2
- Legendary Drop Rate: 200%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 110%
- +2 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +2
- Reward/s for Unlocking: Rare Weapon
World Tier 06
Master
- Enemy Level: +3
- Legendary Drop Rate: 250%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 115%
- +3 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +3
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 07
Legend
- Enemy Level: +4
- Legendary Drop Rate: 300%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 125%
- +4 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +4
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 08
Immortal
- Enemy Level: +5
- Legendary Drop Rate: 350%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 135%
- +5 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +5
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 09
Frantic
- Enemy Level: +6
- Legendary Drop Rate: 400%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 145%
- +6 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +6
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 10
Impossible
- Enemy Level: +7
- Legendary Drop Rate: 450%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 155%
- +7 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +7
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 11
Inferno
- Enemy Level: +8
- Legendary Drop Rate: 500%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 165%
- +8 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +8
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 12
Torment
- Enemy Level: +9
- Legendary Drop Rate: 550%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 180%
- +9 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +9
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 13
Nightmare
- Enemy Level: +10
- Legendary Drop Rate: 600%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 200%
- +10 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +10
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 14
Insanity
- Enemy Level: -11
- Legendary Drop Rate: 700%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 225%
- +11 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +11
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???
World Tier 15
Madness
- Enemy Level: +12
- Legendary Drop Rate: 800%
- Chance for Higher Rarity: 250%
- +12 Levels to dropped items
- Permanent Unlock: Wearable item level cap +12
- Reward/s for Unlocking: ???