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Let's say you have a perk card with 5 ranks, like Demolition Expert. You have already have a Rank 3, but you want to create a Rank 2, so you take two Demolition Expert cards with your Level Up points. However, when you try to Rank Up, the game insists on applying the new cards to the existing Rank 3, rather than allowing you to combine them for a Rank 2. Is there any way around this without having to max out the existing card?

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over 4 years ago - /u/Ladydevann - Direct link

Originally posted by Riomaki

I think what's probably likely is that I need to bring the current Rank 3 card up to Rank 5, so it can't be upgraded anymore, before the game allows me to upgrade a copy of lesser rank.

Maybe this is something u/LadyDevann might be able to ping the team about sometime. It's not really a bug, but it seems like it's a weird oversight or edge case. More generally, it would appear that you cannot combine two Rank 1 cards into a Rank 2 if you don't already have Max Rank of the same card. Which isn't normally a problem until you get a card like Demolition Expert, which has 5 ranks.

I can definitely look into this. For clarification, are you trying to level up your rank 1 with your second rank 1 in the perk loadout screen as well? I know if you select the card when you level up it will give you the option to level up the highest-ranked card but if you do not level it right then and there and go back to your perk card loadout I believe you should be able to select the rank one level it up with your second rank one.

over 4 years ago - /u/Ladydevann - Direct link

Originally posted by Riomaki

That's what I'm trying to do (level up the Rank 1 with another Rank 1), but if there's a way to do it, I'm not seeing it. Every permutation I try results in the game trying to level the existing Rank 3 with one of the Rank 1s.

Okay, good to know thank you! I'll check to see if this is intentional and if it is, I'll add this to our quality of life requests.