Patch 2.4.1

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SirDragos wrote:

I am well aware of the shitstorm on reddit. However, I think that it is possible that a backlash reaction to reddit's take can be just as devoid of reason or critical thought. In this case, my little cadre is getting screwed by having one of the characters nerfed out of nowhere, so this is a reaction to the event itself, not a piling on from reddit.

My buddies and I do what is pejoratively called 'hipster' theorycrafting that usually dodges major nerfs (mid-season or otherwise), because we are sifting for treasure among the trash. However, in this case, one of our builds is getting caught up in it. It takes us a while to work up into the toughest content because we are trying out new ideas and some of them don't pan out or need big changes. We are just running our first T15 maps this week, so the timing could not be worse.

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krunchor wrote:

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I strongly suggest GGG fixes the trade system as I and many others believe that it is completely lacking as it stands. The current system allows a handful of gamers to control the market in a nutshell and requires outside tools and wasted time researching prices and waiting lots and lots of waiting for items to sell. This is totally broken and kills the game experience for me.

POE Pros:
1. Huge skill tree
2. Great gem skill system
3. Good variety of weapons, armors and gear to use

POE Cons:
1. Trade system relies on community tools which give the tool builders unfair advantage in trade by setting prices or buying items before everyone else and inflating prices.
2. No inventory sorting function
3. No easy way to find anything in your stash beyond a basic single tab keyword search
4. Worst RNG I've ever seen in a game. Why is it always the same lackluster, low value uniques dropping
5. No worthwhile guaranteed or good odds at decent loot for completing most anything in the game
6. So many drops that are completely useless not even usable for crafting or worth anything - why waste resources having them drop in the first place?
7. Upgrading for a large portion of the community is difficult unless you pay real money to a farmer or game auction house. I've had several people tell me this is the way to do well in POE. Pay to play. I'm starting to think this by design with POE - is GGG the driving force behind the farmer market?
8. When a league ends all the items in your stash are transfered to empty stash tabs or any stash tab that you purchase afterwards - thus filling the stash tabs. I have well over 80 stash tabs filled with stuff and I cannot be bothered to spend hours going through it TBH. Again this is a game design issue - no real way to manage inventory, search it, sort it...

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Updated Essence of Horror to show "Socketed Gems have +3.5% additional Base Critical Strike Chance" instead of 3%. It was only the value shown that was incorrect.

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dolan_grey wrote:

=( indeed. The whole mechanics nerf for endgame content in the middle of the season is rough. One of my guildmates is pioneering a build that needs that taunt for boss fights. We are just hitting T15 maps. Not cool.

I don't always post here, but when I do...

I think any respectable company would make adjustments to something they feel breaks a game encounter and goes against how they were planning for the encounter to be.

The fact that your guildmate is making a 'taunt build' this late in the season, further emphasizes the need for such a change, as stuff like that only happens when something is broken or 'too good'.

While I know it sucks for certain players, I believe it's overall a good thing to try and fix something that you've overlooked as opposed to letting people take advantage of it until the end.