Path of Exile 2: Upcoming Changes and Improvements

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IHAXYOMOM#6259 wrote:

Hi,

'It is now more difficult to chain-freeze enemies by reducing the amount of Freeze Buildup applied after a Freeze has been applied.'

Let's talk about this and general balance philosophy.

Firstly - thank you so much for the fun! I'm loving it. I do however have some concerns about some of the decisions and i'd like to express why.

I definitely agree that some skills / interactions are too strong. Things like Vine Arrow scaling ' hello?'

I also understand that you would ideally like other options to be approximately balanced to create a wider variety of play styles! I totally agree with this too.

Now here is my issue. If I have read this change correctly - It means that the same target cant be chain frozen as easily? They build up a tolerance. If so then I welcome this change. If, however this means that other mobs close by develop it then we will ruin say the Herald of ICE interaction for screen wide explosions.

So here is my question more so generically than on this specific point.
Can we please be really careful not to literally NERF fun.

I know this seems strange but the idea that we invest heavily 100's ex into a build to make a Zoomer 'kinda' that can farm maps quickly at say a cost to ST is what feels good. I am concerned that nerfing this type of gameplay is ultimately nerfing fun. I can guarantee that everyone loves the power fantasy of blowing up packs. It feels amazing!

So in this context - can we consider bringing other skills in line (Buffs) rather than nerfing core interactions for heavily invested outcomes.? If we continue to nerf things because they are becoming meta we will loose this race.

Every season has a meta. Its about that MIN MAX. People have diversity from that equivalence and some small nuisance that are usually defined from Unique.

There is a META to level with (A meta for early end game) and End game. This will always be the case. Some will go Righteous fire - Others may go hexblast. This is the meta for certain content. So should we now nerf them? No, because this is just nerfing the fun! We want to feel OVERPOWERED after we have invested a lot into a build. This should be a case of more scaling and curves rather than outright nerfs. We should be able to get to that OP states - it should just take longer.

Thats my philosophy and you may not agree. We will see. Either way I'm having a blast and while almost all builds i have played have been nerfed im enjoying the journery very much. I also applaud how you have been responding. Take care exiles!