Keep phrecia and idols in the game permanently

Keep this stuff in the game permanently. No reason to get rid of it, it's just adding tons of depth.

If they added idols it needs to be optional with atlas passive tree. Go play ssf for a while and tell me how you feel about idols.

God please no, idols are awful. Everyone I know quits instead of fucking with idols.

While the atlas passive tree is nice it really wouldn't hurt to have a new endgame system after more than 3 years.

They would have to put some work into idols to make it more enjoyable as "endgame" replacement to the atlas passive tree. Cause let's be real, both won't exist at the same time for obvious reasons.

One way to keep the idols is to integrate them into the atlas passive tree.
Just as we have jewel slots on the passive skill tree, we could have empty idol slots on the atlas tree.
# More customisation
# Keep the depth of the atlas tree
# GGG can create crazy unique idols that interact with the atlas tree, just like jewels.

Well there's definitely at least one good reason to get rid of the idol system:

It's a replacement for the Atlas Passive Tree. The two are simply incompatible with each other, so keeping idols around means throwing the Atlas tree away (or vice versa). And even though a lot of people like the idol system, me included, it's been pretty clearly established that the overwhelming majority of the community prefer the passive tree.

I'd really like them to keep the new ascendancies, although admittedly there is a lot of balancing work to be done, and that's before even opening the case of worms re: Forbidden Jewels.

I also wish idols stayed in the game. Not as replacement of atlas tree, but as additional way to further enhance it. I love running maps with 200% increased explicits. It is fun, challenging and rewarding. I was skeptical in the beginning, but once you tune up idols they just make game even more awesome.

Idols would need to be tuned up though a lot. Currently mods on them are replacing lots of scarabs functionality - that is probably nonsense. They should enhance current atlas and scarabs, not replace them. There could be less mods on idols and their power could be adjusted to complement atlas and imo it could work well. Like you can get 82% increased explicit effect from atlas tree as usual and additional 118% later in the game from idols. Or you setup whatever mechanic you like on atlas as usual to get you started and further buff it even more thx to idols.

I think it can work and would be awesome.

"

BadAssTom#2893 wrote:

I also wish idols stayed in the game. Not as replacement of atlas tree, but as additional way to further enhance it.

+1

idols are awful, +1

rather roll all the mods to minor idol and allow one of the 6 map slots to accept a minor idol to supplement the atlas tree at the expense of a scarab

They should even block the transition from phrecia-> settlers -> standard.

It completely destroyed anything done before in the game.

I mean, how many magebloods fit 1 account? They are being farmed like scrolls of wisdom.