Fortress pulse-explosion
" It isn't affected by map mods. We have been over this. And if you are getting one shotted by this, it isn't "random" “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.” Last edited by Piousqd#0073 on Jan 12, 2026, 1:52:45 PM
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" this. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
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" It is never truly impossible to focus on defense, though it can seem that way if approached without care. " True, most people do not spend much time on the forums. Those who do are almost always sharing frustrations, or are particularly dedicated players. Those with no major issues are usually busy playing the game, or engaged elsewhere. In this sense, the voices claiming something is “broken” essentially always reflect a small minority rather than the broader experience. " I hate to be the bearer of clarity but “one-shot” means 100% to death, not 50 or 60% to death. Indeed, GGG has the data, and given that no hotfix was issued, it is fairly evident that the damage output is functioning as intended. Considering the already modest damage of those waves, it is hardly surprising that no adjustment was deemed necessary. " Considering that Mageblood is used by more than 1% of players, similar to popular builds, that assertion seems a bit off. So yes, the majority generally follows whatever the current popular builds are, and most players run well-optimized characters, whether popular or unpopular. Even generously speaking, it is only the 1% of that small minority who might encounter issues with these waves, typically because they are running suboptimal characters with little to no defense. So obviously, these characters fold easily to even the most moderate challenges that everyone else handles just fine. It is unsurprising, given that GGG does not design content around the characters of the minority as a baseline, that these issues arise only in such extreme and rare cases. " This Hobby Gamer and Professional Software Engineer & Systems Architect from Tennessee
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe“ - Albert Einstein |
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"Clearly false, I gave lots evidence to the contrary in this thread. "Yes, but maybe not enough... No wonder it's lost, it's in the middle of the jungle!
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" You are wrong. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
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"With what? You got any evidence? Did you test it like I did? No wonder it's lost, it's in the middle of the jungle!
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“Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
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"'yes' to what? And how can you determine that map mods do not affect the Pulse? You would have to test all of them to make that conclusion. Did you? In contrast to prove you wrong I only need to find one map mod which affects the Pulse. In fact I found several which I described here in this thread. Examples: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3876025/page/17#p26530118 https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3876025/page/16#p26503650 https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3876025/page/16#p26503900 No wonder it's lost, it's in the middle of the jungle!
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" It literally is affected by map mods, that's why I got oneshot in a random corrupted t16 8-mod map. And all the other times I've done hives the explosion only did half my hp or a bit more. Its absolutely random and unexpected when I get oneshot by some mechanic that the game doesn't even tell me is affected by the map mods on my map. That's the game's fault for not providing info to the player lol |
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" Has self described glass cannon bosser build. Dies in mapping content to damage that barely affects good builds. Loudly complains about this totally unpredictable outcome and how it needs to be changed. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
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