/popcorn - the daily deals and microtransaction thread

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Telzen wrote:

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Arrowneous wrote:

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Dreggon wrote:

Verdant Armour Pack 23% off - 275 points.

Last full gear was Seraph Armour Set on June 29th. So what's the difference (other than the word set or pack) between a set and a pack? Consistency please GGG. Oh wait... this is GGG, there is inconsistency and imbalance in PoE forever. What was I expecting? My bad.

Wow man really? Do you have to find something to complain about in everything GGG does?

Since I've stopped playing PoE after 21 months from not enjoying it anymore as GGG will never improve the solo experience (yes, yes, I know they don't have to do a damn thing for solo players. Why, in fact they don't have to do a damn thing about any broken game mechanic and I'm free play or not play as I choose, and to not buy anything too), I can still keep the spreadsheet up to date and nitpick GGG over content inconsistencies. Just for the record, since this is several items it should be called a set.

I'll probably play the next 4 month league though as it's also a mini-expansion so we should get a new zone or two.

Note: There, I just changed the name to set in the spreadsheet. Now I'm happy.

Strongboxes was pretty much an improvement to solo play.

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ignarsoll wrote:

Strongboxes was pretty much an improvement to solo play.

OMG. Yes, that was definitely a nice perk for us solo players. GGG is already on record to nerf the hell out of them and they'll probably be just another once full in a moon/new moon event. This seams to be the norm for GGG. They come up with a great game feature and introduce it into a 4 month league. After the 4 month test and feedback that tells them it was a success and it should migrate over to the permanent leagues they either nerf it to make it of useless value and/or make it so it's a rare event. The corrupted zones are likely to be a rare to find zone. GGG must be actively trying to make the PoE loyalist quit playing and cater to the 1% top elite players as has been suggested in many other past posts because it worked and my 25+ hours a week playing of Poe is over. I haven't played a single map or zone since the end of Ambush, just trying to consolidate all my remove-only tabs down to a smaller quantity. Damn that I can't buy new tabs and get a six pack of added, empty tabs. SIGH!!!

This is the thread to talk about the Daily Deals so I am shutting up now. Sorry for the brain leak about playing solo. My bad.

Arctic Skull effect 27% off - 160 points.

Lightning Bat pet 36% off - 160 points.

duh! 16 dollars for an electrocuted bat? this is horrible, pets are so overpriced

Seraph Helmet 25% off - 90 points.

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Kandamo wrote:

duh! 16 dollars for an electrocuted bat? this is horrible, pets are so overpriced

That's true, pet's are pretty expensive. My limited edition Kiwi pet is the only one I'll have (CB status symbol forever). I will never ever have to worry that it will fly away and leave me.

Arctic Skull Hatred effect 38% off - 55 points.

New background looks really neat. I hope 1.2.0 is fun, I have my build all picked out and will probably regret it later.

Vampiric Footprints effect 45% off - 95 points.

There's a great thread from Charan over here regarding his experience in trying to create a unique item. I think there's a bit too much focus on balance these days, at the expense of fun.