Development Manifesto - Game Balance in Path of Exile: Expedition - Forum

I have 2 kids with autism and run my own business. I manage to do Sirus, or get very close, each league in SSF so whoever is complaining about end game being impossible for casuals is either not good at time management while playing or just bad at the game in general. Surprise, casuals aren't SUPPOSED TO be able to do all the end game and of course you can't go super deep into all the content as a casual each season(delve, heist, syndicate, etc). Pick a single goal, or maybe two and accomplish them. I don't mind the nerfs at all. Will make Sirus feel that much more of an accomplishment this league! Bunch of whiners just want to complain more about their FREE GAME. Typical.	Posted by loudpinks2000#5182 on Jul 19, 2021, 10:55:54 PM Quote this Post
It's fine, adapt or die. "A game IS supposed to waste your time but it's not supposed to make you FEEL like you're wasting your time: It's supposed to make you WANT to waste your time."	Posted by boyandroid#6548 on Jul 19, 2021, 10:57:28 PM Quote this Post
" Smurfstefan wrote: Just some random global Steam stats about your game: This is all according to this official link, in case you're wondering. Atlas of Worlds Complete every map on the Atlas. - 1.4% completion Breachlord Kill every Breachlord. - 2.0% completion Sacrifice of the Vaal Kill Atziri in the Alluring Abyss. - 2.1% completion Ruler of the Court Defeat the Pale Council. - 3.0% completion Master Cartographer Complete all of the red maps on the Atlas. - 3.0% completion Shaper of Worlds Kill the Shaper. - 3.3% completion Journeyman Cartographer Complete all of the yellow maps on the Atlas. - 4.3% completion Releaser of Souls Kill the Eater of Souls in the Core end-game Map. - 4.8% completion Well-Connected Create an item with six linked sockets using an Orb of Fusing. - 5.1% completion Apprentice Cartographer Complete all of the white maps on the Atlas. - 5.9% completion Diminishing Returns Reach level 90 as a non-Hardcore character. - 6.2% completion Raise the Bar Have at least 90% resistance to any Element. - 6.7% completion New World Order Socket a Watchstone into any Region of your Atlas. - 8.3% completion ETC So these are your global Steam players stats related to POE major achievements. So you're telling me a game that has 1.4% all maps completion and 6.2% level 90 out of the entire player base is in dire need of continous nerfs and such an agressive attitude towards the 'power creep' that you feel you're seeing? How is this not delusional? I used to be very much inlove with the game and have supported you guys for giving us something I could play and enjoy, but you're taking this so off the charts it's scary. Stop it. Please. This is getting ridiculous. Your game is not gonna die if you let people enjoy it. It is A VIDEO GAME, that's the point! The places you're getting your info from is so wrong it's so mesmerizing for those of us that actually play this for more than 10 hours/ month. If this has turned into 'it's my philosophy before everything else' and it stopped being about the players, let us know so we can have our leave, no matter how many hearts it breaks. I really think you should at least take into account that PoE is a free game. Using your method of gathering info one would realize that only 52.7% of people who play on steam have killed Brutus, and 14.2% for kitava. That would mean that nearly 43% of players who have beaten kitava have reached level 90	Posted by Kalevalla#7614 on Jul 19, 2021, 10:57:49 PM Quote this Post
If you want me to take more risks and invest more time, you should also give me more rewards as well. Nobody likes taking risks and investing for nothing, right?	Posted by punyavee#4255 on Jul 19, 2021, 10:58:28 PM Quote this Post
Do they even test stuff if it's playable before releasing this huge nerf? (larf) Funny stuff is people still praise it (larf x2) I think I can take a chance migrating to D2R or FFXIV now (larf x3)	Posted by darkforce1985#6116 on Jul 19, 2021, 11:00:46 PM Quote this Post
" xyeno wrote: Will need to see patch notes to decide if I want to play the league for more than 2 weeks or to switch to D2R. As for now, it seems like switch to D2R seems more reasonable (getting a "new" and "well made" game for $40 USD seems like a much much better option compared to buying a shitty supporter pack for $90 USD). Bro, you're getting the same game as 20 years ago with updated graphics and no more muling. Also one game is free the other isn't. Some wild ass comparison IMO.	Posted by loudpinks2000#5182 on Jul 19, 2021, 11:01:09 PM Quote this Post
I wonder what people just now joining POE will do	Posted by DioFacto#3842 on Jul 19, 2021, 11:01:11 PM Quote this Post
" Smurfstefan wrote: Just some random global Steam stats about your game: This is all according to this official link, in case you're wondering. Atlas of Worlds Complete every map on the Atlas. - 1.4% completion Breachlord Kill every Breachlord. - 2.0% completion Sacrifice of the Vaal Kill Atziri in the Alluring Abyss. - 2.1% completion Ruler of the Court Defeat the Pale Council. - 3.0% completion Master Cartographer Complete all of the red maps on the Atlas. - 3.0% completion Shaper of Worlds Kill the Shaper. - 3.3% completion Journeyman Cartographer Complete all of the yellow maps on the Atlas. - 4.3% completion Releaser of Souls Kill the Eater of Souls in the Core end-game Map. - 4.8% completion Well-Connected Create an item with six linked sockets using an Orb of Fusing. - 5.1% completion Apprentice Cartographer Complete all of the white maps on the Atlas. - 5.9% completion Diminishing Returns Reach level 90 as a non-Hardcore character. - 6.2% completion Raise the Bar Have at least 90% resistance to any Element. - 6.7% completion New World Order Socket a Watchstone into any Region of your Atlas. - 8.3% completion ETC So these are your global Steam players stats related to POE major achievements. So you're telling me a game that has 1.4% all maps completion and 6.2% level 90 out of the entire player base is in dire need of continous nerfs and such an agressive attitude towards the 'power creep' that you feel you're seeing? How is this not delusional? I used to be very much inlove with the game and have supported you guys for giving us something I could play and enjoy, but you're taking this so off the charts it's scary. Stop it. Please. This is getting ridiculous. Your game is not gonna die if you let people enjoy it. It is A VIDEO GAME, that's the point! The places you're getting your info from is so wrong it's so mesmerizing for those of us that actually play this for more than 10 hours/ month. If this has turned into 'it's my philosophy before everything else' and it stopped being about the players, let us know so we can have our leave, no matter how many hearts it breaks. Ever since the game became more popular on Twitch the game has been tuned according to streamers…	Posted by Vaildez#6753 on Jul 19, 2021, 11:02:16 PM Quote this Post
For some reason I don't give a damn this league (or this game), all these nerfs really bother me and the current direction of this game is dumb imo, so gl with the league see you in 3.16 or 2.0. Last edited by nighter32#1535 on Jul 20, 2021, 12:31:32 AM	Posted by nighter32#1535 on Jul 19, 2021, 11:02:38 PM Quote this Post
Your vision is killing my enjoyment of your game. I only started playing in Harbinger league because the game felt too slow and meaningless when I tried it prior. Why would you want to slow it back down after adding so much content it is hard to complete it all while zooming? Hard content is fun when it is new. This content is not new, making it harder will not make it more fun. If you want to understand this in a more true to life way, go try to brush your teeth tonight with a toothbrush that has only 1 set of bristles or try to cook a family meal with an egg pan. That is the feeling that you are giving players. The fun in this game is from doing NEW content every 3 months, and from comparing your NEW or UNTRIED build versus the one I liked before once it gets done / near done. Everything in between the planning stage and getting to the final point where I can use my build in action is like waiting on the bomb to explode after pushing the plunger. The time feels wasted and boring. I was more hyped for this game than I've ever been in Ritual league. Every major change you have made since then has made the game less enjoyable for me. As a player who already has late game damage struggles on my self crafted builds, this will make playing the game feel worse and less rewarding than it ever has. Obviously, it is your game to kill. I, personally, will definitely be skipping this launch weekend, and depending on what I hear, I may skip this league entirely. If this continues, I know I will not be bothering to play this game at all anymore.	Posted by Tryptic#6889 on Jul 19, 2021, 11:04:54 PM Quote this Post