@reedmilfam - at the end of the day someone who really wants to Kobayshi Maru the game, there are ways to do it; and people will continue to find/make them. That doesn't mean that the game developers need to make it easy or obvious to do that.
Come to think of it, since Neera's surges are rare, and the pit fiend summons resulting from them are rarer, it seems like getting some kind of prize for surviving the lol-tier pit fiend fights might be OK.
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Balance is necessary for the gameplay to be fun and engaging. Let people break balance by intention, rather than through poor game design.