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Originally Posted by Slevin310
You know what's fun? Trying to play with your friend who's 10 levels higher than you. Cause it says it scales your stats up and that's a complete lie. I die in one hit, my other friends who are 5 levels lower even die in one hit. Not against elites, I mean basic enemies. I can't move out of cover and I can't shoot back unless I don't aim. Cause if I pop out of cover for .001 second I die.

So you'd think the solution is have him join my game right? Nope if he joins me he scales it up to his level still. So we can't play together. Or he has to stop playing and let me catch up.
Actually, you can keep playing together - you just have to be more careful. I did this just fine with multiple clan members and was also able to get them up to 30 just fine and we all had a great time enjoying the game just fine.
about 5 years ago - UbiInsulin - Direct link
From the Known Issues list:
[Gameplay] Co-op scaling for grey items is lower than intended, causing low survivability for low-level characters playing with high-level characters.
Status: Investigating
Thanks everyone for your reports!