QUOTE(shamil11 @ Aug 16 2021, 03:50)

I was getting sparked to death around Floor 32 with my Light Niten setup (which was and is otherwise shredding through all arenas at PFUDOR). Almost dropped the Tower entirely for it. Got a relatively decent shield (Mag Buckler of the Nimble, Block & Parry max upgrades) and moved the waki to the mainhand, now up to 41 (ranked 103rd) with only a little trouble. 1H is so damn slow though, it's still not an everyday thing for me even if difficulty is no longer really the reason.
I am, and will always be running 1h, that's the way to go.
Problem compared to last season is that, while the monsters are indeed a little stronger, the exp bonus is definitely lower, so the tower outscales me faster.
When I was on floor 26 last season I was already above level 300, so 40-50 levels above the monsters. They hit like a noodle for all rounds.
Now I'm level 226, and floor 26 outscales me by 34 levels already. Monsters whack me badly already, and my spirit shield is at a lower level as well.
Also, back in the day I wasted a lot of isekai credits to soulbind my armors, things I don't want to do this season. I want to reach floor 50 eventually, before it's too close to the end of the season, and then sell all my gear (as well as the forging materials) to people wanting to pursue higher rounds or carry the shit to persistent. I don't need, nor care, to, do any of the aforementioned, myself.
One of the armors I have is level 89, lol.
What I have to do is ignore tower and level up a bunch, and then when I'm around level 350, buy a set of armors closer to that level, and do the tower at that point.