POE for casual gamers
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" You don't need romira/voll's devotion + discharge to play Mjolner, double Arc with molten strike works pretty well in a five-link. The Wheel of Nerfs turns, and builds come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the build that gave it birth comes again.
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fun fact: this game has MUCH better drop rates than diablo2, it's not even close
(i don't have stats analysis but trust me if you played as much a me you can see it with the naked eye, just think what d2 would be like without duping) Last edited by 1235 on Sep 5, 2015, 11:01:43 AM
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come on now boys and girls, lets all get along in here :)
Ive read or scanned through most of this thread, and honestly I feel like virtually everyone has some valid things to say on both sides. Heres the thing though, a shavs is no longer the broken item it used to be. A shavs now is probably not even as good as a legacy lightning coil, and lightning coils used to drop so often youd struggle to sell one for 2 chaos back when they were 40% phys to lightning. Shavs is still good but its far more niche, far more balanced, its capable of some very strong builds but so is Coil, Coil is a more universal chest now that Shavs attack builds are no longer utter insanity compared to life builds. Even with the 4x drop rate, the change of Coil to T1 and the nerf of low life means the game is now harder, essentially, its harder to be as op as we were even with this drop buff. I think the people concerned with the buff have very valid points taken in isolation as general principals but in the current landscape of the game I think theyre not so relevant. Does anyone care about the drop rate of Cloak Of Defiance right now? Its not the game it was. What about the drop rate of Soul Taker? Remember when those things were crazy in demand? Theyre like 5 or 6 exalts now and no one cares because its not really that relevant an item any more, same with Kaoms. Whos using Thunder Fists? Whos using Voltaxic? Uniques are way more balanced now in general, theyre not these game breaking ridiculous items they used to be and a 4x buff, as much as that sounds a lot, isnt really. We dont have uniques in this game that are powerful enough to warrant the old drop rates any more, theres nothing that overpowered to guard against. |
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" I agree completely. Case in point, bought a Mjolner in the new league and it turned out it underperforms severely in comparison to my incinerator :D Could become a real build with a lightning coil and voll's devotion on top of everything I have right now, but that's a steep cost. It'll be 40-50 ex total as compared to another build which performs more than well at about 4 ex total cost. There still are many excellent uniques, but they don't have as much of an impact as they had before. Right now, active/passive skill choice and general game knowledge and awareness seem to be the single most decisive factor, no contest. Everyone who complains the game is impossible without a ton of cash - no, it is more than possible, but you have to know what you're doing. A more valid concern would be that a large portion of the game (passives, gems and uniques) is ineffective to the point of complete or borderline uselessness. The Wheel of Nerfs turns, and builds come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the build that gave it birth comes again. Last edited by Bars on Sep 6, 2015, 1:53:16 AM
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" Who cares? People need to stop even comparing PoE to D3 we know that. Don't feed. PoE is the best ARPG out there right now but it is fucked. I mean, I love to say I'm not a casual because to be honest it's a bad thing to say you're a "hardcore gamer". I work 60-70 a week and I play this fucking game 40-50. I still have nothing really to show for it in game. Now if I TRADED 40-50 hours a week I would. There is the difference. The game is anti-fun, unless you enjoy spending all your time trading. They need to fix the fucking trading game, need to up the map drops so you can actually play the game as well. It's bullshit and the main reasons why I've never spent any real money on GGG. I spend tons of money on other games but I will never give GGG another dime. I guess I'm a casual though because I only play 40 hours a week. I don't know what they are thinking to be honest. Edit: I feel I need to say I have bought some stash tabs a while back Last edited by WeaponizedSP on Sep 6, 2015, 4:13:23 AM
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What're you talking about? Trading simulator? Unless you're a currency masochist or a professional flipper, you don't need to spend over 10 minutes a day doing trade.
I've played about 50-60 hours a week for a year. It like 50-59 hours of mapping and 1 hour of trading. And I still have more than enough currency to fund whatever build I want to play. You guys are exaggerating it. |
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" Nope, don't want to waste my time on another johnkey thread. Same story, same shit, featured since Ambush. |
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