Lower
Lower verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased
Spike
Spike verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Both words in one sentence
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Difficulty Spike: Difficulty with draconian targets scale, meaning that high-level targets might be much harder than targets that are only a few levels lower than them.
Source: Video Game / Battle Pirates - Sequel Difficulty Spike: Made specifically to be harder than vanilla VI, with enemies having higher stats and more aggressive AI scripts, and on the player party front, MP costs are higher, unique abilities were nerfed, and HP and MP growth is lower.
Source: Video Game / Filly Fantasy VI - However, since Tengoku-hen is a straight example of Sequel Difficulty Spike, some may argue such treatment is good, but not nearly gamebreaking enoughnote For one, enemy Sphere Acts also affect allied units, and their requirement is at a lower 140 Will.
Source: Game Breaker / Super Robot Wars
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