Streamer priority confirmed. PoE is free to play, so play it for free, but Boycott GGG.
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Update: my goodness, Therion, you weren't snarking after all. Seemingly smooth launch with noticeably reduced (but still respectable) numbers, at least through steam. How many of those lost were actual supporters we'll never know, but I'll choose to believe the game's mostly just shed some freeloader and tourist fat by increasing the difficulty incline from the get-go. Hard not to see that as a healthy move, IF shedding fat is the goal and not simply bearing the appearance of an unstoppable juggernaut.
And all these 'it's too slow, I'm quit!' threads really do make me curious to see how it feels now to play from scratch. Not overly so -- I can read, and more importantly I can read between the lines. Not to mention the game's gained so many new skills and mechanics it'd be work just to learn half of them. Passing thought: how will the Goddess fare against this 'slower' start? If I like a game, it'll either be amazing later or awful forever. There's no in-between.
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If they reduced the monsters in TS, then the goddess is f'ed because of exp loss. Hillock wasn't too bad a fight so that part should not be an issue.
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" I reasoned that part of the impetus to boost act 1 difficulty was to discourage oni farming, which gave a sizable and persistent advantage to any player patient enough to grind uber hillock. If they decimated the adds on the strand, that would probably be enough to make UH a non-starter. You can't sustain off the bash summons sooo... But if they also went ahead and cranked up hp and/or move speed on Hillock/UH then this is definitely something they silently wanted to remove from the game permanently, but were talked into leaving in the game as a token for nostalgia's sake. Glad I was able to get my mate an OG and let him ride the full ride. Sad I didn't find the bollocks to grind one for myself and listen to the voice. [19:36]#Mirror_stacking_clown: try smoke ganja every day for 10 years and do memory game
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Interesting. The lack of OG farming updates might not stand out in comparison to other issues dominating Page One, but I believe this is the first league in years to not have it.
A small blinking sign amidst a neon cacophony. Perhaps. I always find it amusing that the League Coming Soon post in the news (ergo on the site's landing page, which most of us never see) always lasts well into the League launch. It's just so contrary to the immediacy you see on other games when it comes to announcing/confirming successful update deployment. This site really is at least a secondary source of communications it seems. Oh well! If I like a game, it'll either be amazing later or awful forever. There's no in-between. I am Path of Exile's biggest whale. Period. Last edited by Foreverhappychan#4626 on Jul 25, 2021, 12:25:00 AM
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" Dunno. Look at those people already in maps, around level 90 on day 1 after launch. I don't think any Oni can make up for that if you're playing competitively. Well, and if you're not, you can still farm Oni and have a relatively easy ride for the rest of the campaign and into maps without caring how far ahead others are. Moreover, I don't think Act I has become that much harder. You need to whack some of the monsters a few more times, but they still die like flies. Or maybe I am a frigging pro at this game without realizing it. @Foreverhappychan I miss you, too. Was always great to have you in chat and talk about anything BUT PoE, most of the time. :o) Bird lover of Wraeclast
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" I concur. "VPs are not required to change their posting style. They are still welcome to express their opinions and take part in any discussions they wish. Their only responsibility is to continue doing what they have always done - posting in a friendly and constructive manner."
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" Not much has changed, as long as your goal isn't to just zoom through A1 without thinking. Of course, this is written by a long-term player. But new players don't have anything to compare it to, so there's that. It's fine. Far from dramatic, closer to a trifle. The other changes are much more hard-hitting, but you won't notice them in A1. Sometimes, just sometimes, you should really consider adapting to the world, instead of demanding that the world adapts to you.
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who cares? streamers promote the game so this may be good. This is not a race, it's just a new league, no trees die when we let the streamers go first.
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" The Boston Marathon is still a race whether you're running in it or not. There were players who got set back almost half a day who intended very much on racing, but didn't get to b/c they weren't big enough fish in the PoE pond. |
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looks like that tencent ownership is starting to rear its head.
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