Hoping GGG sticks to their guns.

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DeF46 wrote:

Same here.

One common argument against FFA is that it breaks the rhythm of the game, and that people pay more attention to the drops.

Well this argument is flawed because instanced loot would end up being just the same, if not worse. It would be worse, because without a time limit on your drops, you can spend more time deciding what to pick up, organizing your inventory to make space, ID'ing stuff.

What I didn't understand when I started p)laying coop, is that the "tension" in FFA is not necessarily the competitive nature, but mainly that you have to quickly decide what to pickup and what to leave. Then you move on.

A lot of people here new to the game or who don't want to give a chance to coop don't understand that you are not meant to pick up everything either! In pub games it is not unusual in fact, that people leave rare behind, even ones that are unidentified. For example two handers may take a lot of space, and I may want to keep space to make sure I can grab the next rare sword or shield.

The fact that inventories are limited ensures that in fact, FFA loot can not benefit "ninjas" single-handedly.

Ranged classes do have to close in melee range to grab loot, but when the monsters are dead, the group usually proceeds to the next pack of monsters, so the ranged classes don't have to go back and forth between melee and ranged distance.

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CY13ERPUNK wrote:

1000% agree with OP

after the massive clusterfuck that is/was D3, they're going to be flocking to PoE in droves

and ironically they'll be begging GGG to do to PoE the kinds of things that Blizzard did to D3 that ended up ruining it =/

kinda stupid how that works

but yes I also hope that GGG goes with their gut instincts instead of listening to the whiners

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Charan wrote:

My gut instinct is that GGG will go with their gut instinct because they have so far, and...look, it's raised almost $800,000 USD to date.

I would seriously query how much of that came from people who want the game to be more like That Other Game, and how much came from people who want to support a company that is making, deliberately or otherwise, the antithesis to That Other Game.

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_Lokken wrote:

There are actually no legitimate arguments for FFA; but since this isn't strictly a requirement for people to desire something there should at least be options.

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GrimJahk wrote:

GGG has put their foot down on the policy around respecs.

This is a good thing, as changing that can break the replay-ability game.

GGG has also stated publicly that they are NOT 100% locked on current loot policies and that they are watching the debates on said topic.

Changing the looting system/policies will not break the game, one way or the other. All it will accomplish is affecting group play. Currently most play is either grouped with known friends, or solo. If they want to encourage more socializing and group play
between strangers, then they need to consider alternatives. Or not.

I will continue to play this great game regardless of what looting system ultimately gets implemented, I just may spend more time Solo than I would prefer.


GGG has shown me to be to be in tune with their player base. They will make the right call based on where they want the game to go over the next 10 years.

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Triliock wrote:

This. I'm against any kind of respecs because one of the core mecanisms of PoE is to make experiences with the awesome skill forest, make mistakes too and reroll ad infinitum. The lack of individuality is one of the major flaws of D3. I want my weird and maybe unviable build to be unique, as people we'll have to reroll if they want to try it.

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Triliock wrote:

But FFA loot is just a rubbish and annoying feature sacralized by D2.