Talk:The Branded Knights of the Shade/@comment-159.53.110.142-20130729220326/@comment-1321146-20130730052146

Usually, the difficulty isn't changed. Instead, you've simply progressed to harder bosses.

So progressing far in the first half, is what handicaps you in the second half.

On the other hand, bosses reward more points the harder they are, so it shouldn't be any different, except for the trouble of downing a boss without spending potions. - whereas to rank well in the first half, you usually also have to spend potions, only to be able to down several bosses (for fewer points per boss).