Forgot to mention but i completed Ix'thalan, the Silent Baker's trials and at the end didn't receive any pop-up or anything, not sure if that's intended.
So i ascended a few times but still nothing of "void echos", and since I'm not sure what I'm looking for, I don't know whether I'm doing something wrong. On the left side of the cupcake there is 2 symbols, an eyeball eclair and tentacle tart. Are those the void echos? Tried clicking them but nothing.
In terms of progression balancing i think the early game is decent, but all of a sudden everything starts going really fast. For me personally corruption was genuinely not a part of the game that mattered AT ALL. some of the trials i was completing immediately. I really like all the cosmic horror themed stuff plus the story, i think they're the strongest part of the game, since i was speeding through everything it game me more of a chance to read everything, which to be honest i usually skip to focus on the game.