Ring of Friendship - XP Bonus Playing w/ Friends

I would like to share a fun idea for a unique ring that grants you an XP bonus while adventuring with your friends. This item encourages more people to play together, offer a fun ring for couch co-op, and help improve the social aspect of the game. However, in pure GGG fashion, this ring would have a negative affix of reducing light radius. I thought the flavor text was fitting as well...

Ring of Friendship
Unique Ring
Requires: Level 1
10% Increased Experience Gain While In Party With Friends
10% Reduced Light Radius

Flavor Text: “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”

Guess I'm only one that thinks this ring idea would be fun to get 10% bonus experience while playing with friends if they wear rings while in a group together.

GGG fucking hates co-op.

They nerfed presence (team buffs etc.) radius to 4m (1/3rd of the screen size). Multiplayer scaling is also super fucked up. End game progression systems are also anti co-op.

PoE is designed to funnel players into playing solo. Rip bozos (us all).

Mob XP scaling in groups is horrendous. I don’t think they want you to play this games with friends honestly.

2 players is ok-ish, although even in campaign with 2 people if you’re not running the “correct” builds you’re going to have a hard time at certain points.

3, or heaven forbid FOUR players??? No way without meta builds.

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pattw555#0071 wrote:

Mob XP scaling in groups is horrendous. I don’t think they want you to play this games with friends honestly.

2 players is ok-ish, although even in campaign with 2 people if you’re not running the “correct” builds you’re going to have a hard time at certain points.

3, or heaven forbid FOUR players??? No way without meta builds.

I think having this ring would help boost mob XP for co-op.