# Save scumming. What is it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Phoenix Point\ **Created:** [February 28, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/save-scumming-what-is-it/9583 "2020-02-28T19:57:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![VOLAND](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c6cbf5/32.png) [@VOLAND](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/VOLAND)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/save-scumming-what-is-it/9583/27 "2020-02-29T22:19:13Z")
Just in case you missed it in the other thread: > [@The game feels better on hardest difficulty](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/the-game-feels-better-on-hardest-difficulty/9580/22): > > Basically, every mission spits out a predicted amount of damage that the player is probable to take across the mission (I don’t have the exact details how this is calculated, but it’s based on a number of factors including enemy strength and composition). > > So say you go on a mission where you’re expected to lose around 20% of your HP on a mission. That could be 20% each from 5 soldiers, or it could be 1 dead soldier from a group of 5. It’s looking at an average number. (there is a bit more after that too, regarding what will happen with the first DLC patch) TBH, I think that rather than going for the trouble of adjusting DDA to account for save scumming, they should just make the DDA optional - it’s an absolute no-brainer. Personally, what I don’t like about the DDA (besides that it is a poor replacement for what would have been an awesome feature) is that it messes with expectations/understanding of difficulty. The player should know why things are getting easier, or harder, and what agency he/she had in it. Now, I might accept this serios drawback because it suits my playstyle, or because I want a greater challenge, or perhaps because I even trust the DDA to provide an _adequate_ challenge. But other players clearly do not, and I can 100% understand why. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/save-scumming-what-is-it/9583)._