REFLECT IS STUPID!

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computerlame wrote:

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Natharias wrote:

Then let's dump the whole game. Having to get defenses to mitigate or avoid damage isn't fun, especially when you have horrible drops.

See how flawed your logic is?

Prior planning prevents piss poor performance.

Thats not my logic thats yours.
Prior planning made me stop playing my character becouse better gear would kill me with reflect.

So it's my logic even though you said it? Interesting.

Also, better gear wouldn't make reflect worse. It makes it easier. I wonder how you think an item that gives you more life (which means faster leech rate for non-VP builds), more resistances (if you aren't capped, which is a huge difference), increased maximum resistance (which is even bigger), and so on.

So, how's better gear make it worse?

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computerlame wrote:

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mark1030 wrote:

D3 put different monster abilities to prevent glass cannons. Waller. Jailer. Vortex. Those are way worse than reflect if you want to talk about unfun mechanics.

And all this abilities do not prevent glass cannon from doing what glass cannons purpose is DAMAGE.
And with current lightning warp PoE would be fine with this mechanics it would actually bring more flavour to the game and i will welcome this abilities in PoE.
The way you counter mentioned abilities is by skill and reaction and not by build or gear and this is good.

Since when is being aware of what you're hitting not a skill? Being blocked by walls fun to you? Then you should stick to that game.

You are confusing upgrading your gear with upgrading your weapon. You have 8 item slots that are not your weapon. You have to upgrade more than just your weapon before saying better gear makes reflect worse. Better gear makes reflect easier, not harder. You're just doing it wrong.

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mark1030 wrote:

Since when is being aware of what you're hitting not a skill? Being blocked by walls fun to you? Then you should stick to that game.

You are confusing upgrading your gear with upgrading your weapon. You have 8 item slots that are not your weapon. You have to upgrade more than just your weapon before saying better gear makes reflect worse. Better gear makes reflect easier, not harder. You're just doing it wrong.

all my gear are pretty much best except weapon capped resistance i told you 90 level i crit myself for 80% of my hp with my current bow and only upgrade to my gear is a weapon so... yes i cant progress my gear anymore only becouse of reflect (why wouldnt i use skills that fly beyond my screen if thats my build? Also i can do all mods on maps currently but if i upgrade my weapon there will be 1 that i cant with my skills so it wont be a progress)

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computerlame wrote:

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mark1030 wrote:

Since when is being aware of what you're hitting not a skill? Being blocked by walls fun to you? Then you should stick to that game.

You are confusing upgrading your gear with upgrading your weapon. You have 8 item slots that are not your weapon. You have to upgrade more than just your weapon before saying better gear makes reflect worse. Better gear makes reflect easier, not harder. You're just doing it wrong.

all my gear are pretty much best except weapon capped resistance i told you 90 level i crit myself for 80% of my hp with my current bow and only upgrade to my gear is a weapon so... yes i cant progress my gear anymore only becouse of reflect (why wouldnt i use skills that fly beyond my screen if thats my build? Also i can do all mods on maps currently but if i upgrade my weapon there will be 1 that i cant with my skills so it wont be a progress)

Perfect gear won't make up for reflect, just like it won't make up for desync. It's based on what the player does.

AA is what really mitigates fire reflect, and fire damage in general. Gear doesn't do nearly as much.

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computerlame wrote:

all my gear are pretty much best except weapon capped resistance i told you 90 level i crit myself for 80% of my hp with my current bow and only upgrade to my gear is a weapon so... yes i cant progress my gear anymore only becouse of reflect (why wouldnt i use skills that fly beyond my screen if thats my build? Also i can do all mods on maps currently but if i upgrade my weapon there will be 1 that i cant with my skills so it wont be a progress)

It would appear that the issue in your case is that you were too stupid to realize you were playing a flawed build before you hit level 90. I've seen people play ranged builds just fine in hardcore so this really is YOUR personal problem.

I think you're confusing "flawed mechanics" with your flawed build. You can put the best gear on the shittiest of builds and it would still be a shit build. Rather than raging til your braincells cease to function, why not make a new build? Why the fuck are you playing this game if you simply want to be spoonfed. Narcissism isn't adorable, and alot of you seem to be using that trait in attempt to get what you want, is it simply because all of you that bitch about this mechanic are too lazy to spend a day figuring out a build that properly functions or is it simply that you all don't know how to play this game? I don't see any HC players bitching about this mechanic, why? Because they're smart enough to think a build through whilst playing it if not before or after. If they find a flaw they will attempt to make a workaround in which they are accounted for.

TLDR: Learn to play the game.

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computerlame wrote:

all my gear are pretty much best except weapon capped resistance i told you 90 level i crit myself for 80% of my hp with my current bow...

The way I see it, reflect works as intended then. Imagine it wasn't there. Then your char could perfectly safely roflstomp all content. How would that be good design?
No, reflect is there precisely so some extremes in builds become harder/riskier. There should be more such mechanics which force you to compromise, preventing some of the other extreme roflstomp "exploits".

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Treffnix wrote:

The way I see it, reflect works as intended then. Imagine it wasn't there. Then your char could perfectly safely roflstomp all content. How would that be good design?
No, reflect is there precisely so some extremes in builds become harder/riskier. There should be more such mechanics which force you to compromise, preventing some of the other extreme roflstomp "exploits".

my character is roflstomping all the content including reflect but i cannot get even more damage becouse of it.

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computerlame wrote:

my character is roflstomping all the content including reflect...

Uh, so what is your problem then, exactly? :)

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Treffnix wrote:

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computerlame wrote:

my character is roflstomping all the content including reflect...

Uh, so what is your problem then, exactly? :)

problem is i have no reason to continue playing becouse progress of my gear is blocked by reflect mechanic and i want this game to be better

Ah, then I have a solution for you:
Change the char into an unarmed fighter and see if you can still progress :)

(FB boxers are fun, really)