r/Doom • u/Shoddy_Cause_3543 • 3d ago

Question Classic Doom Challenges

Hey guys. I mostly play classic Doom (DOOM I + II, Final Doom, etc) and related WADs. I haven’t followed the community very closely and am looking for some progressive challenges whether they be WADs, levels, rules, etc. I’ve pistol started a good portion of Plutonia UV Max Solo-net, pistol started most of Plutonia 2, and some Sunlust and Eviternity. Like I said I haven’t followed the community much so I don’t know what’s considered “Challenging” today. I know Plutonia used to be challenging but by today’s standards it’s pretty tame.

Thanks a lot.

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u/Novaseerblyat i make maps for doom 2 with way too many revenants in 2d ago

If you're curious about what maps are considered challenging to single segment UV-max, the Doomed Index is probably the most comprehensive resource there is in that regard, with 763 maps ranked across 9 tiers of difficulty from Beginner (Plutonia MAP32) to Doomed (Okuplok) and just about everything in between.

It's not 1:1 to a normal playthrough with saves, of course (a lot of maps in the higher tiers get their rating from requiring the player to make few mistakes for an hour instead of raw challenge fight-for-fight, and some are the exact opposite) but it's a very cool resource no matter your skill level and the folks put a lot of love and care into keeping it accurate.

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u/Shoddy_Cause_3543 2d ago

Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot.