Content Update 3.15.0 -- Path of Exile: Expedition

Why don't they improve multiplayer part? Why the only thing they do is making PoE another job. I already have one. And I want to have fun with friends. Even Dark Souls provide fun multiplayer. Here multiplayer is just multiplier for solo exping and looting.
Nothing like encouraging players specialize on anything except damage: support classes are even named bots for their playstyle. Just because there is no other playstyle except for dd

You know what would help.

If progress of maps would be coupled to how rolled they are (and roll them much higher than they are now).


So instead of running 100+ white maps to get atlas progress for conquerer etc. run way less if they are rolled with high modifiers.

That way the game can slow down, but progressing the game does not slow down to a crawl or suffers.


Its enjoyable to mindlessly blast maps and do that for an hour, two, or sixteen.
The truly casual gamer will finish the campaign and progress super slow anyway, for them it doesnt matter if skills are nerfed, changed or anything, they cant compare it to what a fast build would even be like.

But just slowing down for the sake of it, thats like taking candy away from a child you gave candy to, thats some kind of cruelty that people cant really appreciate (even if it means less candy is more healthy).


Instead of farming a lot of maps to get like Harvest , simply increase the chance for Harvest, so you basically do the same time investment.

If you just want to blast maps, move-speed is the limiting factor, as anything dies in 1 shot anyway, this can be countered by making maps overall smaller, reduce empty spaces of no enemies and nothing relevant on a map, running down a empty hallway is not fun for anything.


Reducing damage makes boss fights longer and so more challenging (till you understand all the mechanics and farm it multiple times).

So here again, to counteract the decrease in damage, Atlas passives can help, like the Zana mods to pinpoint a grind option and increase the drop odds, so you have to numerical farm less.


Right now GGG took stuff away, but it would be more reasonable to exchange stuff and offer at least something to compensate for the late-late-endgame in which people repeat something hundred of thousands of times.

Its like spamming fusing orbs on an item, when they could just provide a 1 button solution (Roll till 6-link) and you either get it or you dont and it consumes Fusings accordingly ... Thats the kind of time-wasting mechanics that are "ok" if they are really rare (like you 6-link just 1 item in a league with spamming fusings, then its not as terrible as doing that multiple times).

Spamming flasks could be countered by increasing their duration by a drastic amount.
If a flask stays active for a minute, you can manage them better.
With the auto-use conditions on flasks its fine to have flasks for specific situations, having instant-life flasks on a macro was a thing anyway for a long long time.


As a new player and no movement skills , no movement boots, the game is PAINFULLY slow.

To counter that it would be reasonable to give boots an implicit movespeed, instead of rolling it.
All boots should give a increased movespeed.
Onslaught, quicksilver and all of that just increase movespeed and thats a feel-good mechanic, as clunky unresponsive moving around is horrific annoying, and you cant dodge anything if your movespeed is bad as well.

Sadge. Mana Cost. Sadge.

So very average player here getting to in the lower 90 ties kill Sirius and do red maps .
I tremendously enjoy the minion builds i like all of them no other playstyle for me its the fun reason i play this game and it is perfect for me.
So rewarding after work stres getting with my minions clearing maps full of al kinds of evil .
I'm not going to complain yet but i really hope my fun isn't over.
Please don't make games for streamers with cats only .

Greetings from the Netherlands

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AntsGod wrote:

Welcome to Praxis league.

This is the worst self sabotage since "You guys all have phones right?"

I am actually sad.

This. Complete failure at reading the room.

If I play in this league, I will name my character:

My_Mana_Is_Gone

TDLR

Much less over all attack speed, Cast, movement speed

Every meta, meme or average build took a huge hit.

All damage supports took a hit

97% utility supports took a hit was thinking they buffed untrue for most.


A few buffs none in the sense you'd feel good towards builds mostly just stuff like

The Envoy no longer repeats himself once you have heard everything he has to say.

This league will be pretty hard for most people, good time to work on yourself in real life lol

So I see no other way to deal with my disappointment I will just go to some kind of sarcasm...

Meanhile at GGG headquarters
„How is it goin“?
„Well, as always. Majority is crying cause we destroyed their builds. Business as usual. But pretty sure they all will be there on Friday”

Friday:
“Hmmm, ok. No new record for player peak at league start? Why?”
“No idea. Maybe we have gone too far with those nerfs”
“Nope. They are fine. They should learn to adjust. Just wait until all the new builds come out and all is fine”

A few day later:
“Ok, player retention looks really bad now. What do we do?”
“Maybe giving them something in return for the nerfs that is exciting and gives them a reward for the additional time investments?”
“Are you kidding me?”
“No. I was thinking about some deterministic crafting option”
“You are close to being fired”
“Haha. Calm down. I meant our standard approach”.
“Like giving them something they like and that might help to improve their builds and then take it away next league because it was “too deterministic”?”
“Exactly”
“Ok. Deal”

After one month:
“Well that crafting stuff didn’t fix it. People are still leaving too early”
“Ok, too late now but for next league we need to get them back to the game”
“So we rework the whole balance stuff?”
“No? We pay some more streamers to play the game. By the way... how are the bois doin”?
“Still aurabot zoom zoom everything”
*sounds of relief*

Now has a 150% Cost and Reservation Multiplier, Now has a 150% Cost and Reservation Multiplier, Now has a 150% Cost and Reservation Multiplier, Now has a 150% Cost and Reservation Multiplier
boy that sounds painful, gunna need lifet- Now has a 300% Cost and Reservation Multiplier. oh.

this league sounds like i am going to need a lot of fortify!

Steadfast cluster that granted 5% increased Effect of Fortify on you no longer do so
Steadfast cluster that granted 10% increased Effect of Fortify on you no longer does so
The Crusader Influence modifier that granted increased Effect of Fortify can no longer roll.
Essence of Horror can no longer grant 15% increased Effect of Fortify on Amulets. It now grants 15-25% chance to Crush on Hit.


Sadge. im going to miss my fractured fortify amulets.

it also really sucks about the awakened gems, they were cool items to work towards, not sure many of them are going to be worth the time investment now.

Lovely POE Community,

maybe they nerfed support gems but buffed the effectiveness of the skill gems - power comes more from items/skilltree

they give us new gems overall, new mechanics for NEW BUILDS

Meta shake up? make a new one!

i also dont like the flask changes, but maybe they arent so bad!

remember how often coomunity cried about nerfs and every league we created new zoom zoom builds?

sure this game isnt easy for casuals, but when casuals can kill some first endgame bosses after 50- 60 hours of total gameplay like some did (carrion golemancer especially) ...

in my opinion the solution should be easier story line, harder endgame, better crafting options, maybe some changes of droprates, maybe a self choosen autopickup like metamorph does is also a funtool ggg could too - it speed up the gameplay in a positive way and its also a good quality of gaming

i want a clean season launch, not like ultimatum.

i bought a lot of supporter packs and im happy with it, but dont forget this game is for free.

have a good league and dont try to die.

(sry for my bad english)