Afterthoughts on completing the 8 challenges
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read the OP. all of it. more than once actually.
and honestly, constant trading references and words like "wealth" are sticking out like a sore thumb. you know, you just did it the hard way, Fireknight. all that flipping, scamming and farming. why not just RMT those uniques and be done with it? and RMT some orbs (excuse me, "currency") while you're at it, then just buy your way to Atziri kills, Invader kills and whatnot? that's what GGG practically wanted you to do, with those kind of "challenges". it's almost like they are doing that on purpose. "beat Vaal Oversoul at level 1" is a fucking challenge. "have the god-damned Atziri Axe and all other super-RNG-rare broken uniques in your inventory" is a ticket to 24/7 economy simulation at best, and RMT encouragement at worst. seriously, I'd rather just buy the damn shirt. oh wait - most of you 8/8 players probably did. and you got ripped-off too. most expensive piece of clothing you ever purchased. and not from GGG. Alva: I'm sweating like a hog in heat Shadow: That was fun Last edited by johnKeys#6083 on Jul 6, 2014, 5:50:44 PM
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" Wow... [Removed by Support] Remember when I won a screenshot contest and made everyone butt-hurt? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Last edited by Jared_GGG#0000 on Jul 6, 2014, 6:55:54 PM
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Should this thread not be in feedback?
Also they should rename the challenges. Using google or poewiki to look up a recipe is not a challenge. (or have times changed that much?) Winning the lottery is not a challenge. There is really nothing coming close to a challenge in this list. Arguably "full clear all corrupted zones" comes close to a challenge, but then you realize you can use a lvl 95 character to do it on normal... and we are back where we started. What challenge? peace, -Boem- " Of course he is mad, like a lot of people are when they see what exactly is asked from them and then using the inappropriate term "challenge" with it. Duh. Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes Last edited by Boem#2861 on Jul 6, 2014, 6:31:25 PM
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you know Boem, I just wish one of the 8/8 guys would have the balls, to step up and make a thread about how they RMTed it all.
they'll obviously get banned and the threads promptly deleted - but that would just pull the pants off of GGGs system, worse than a Templar running on The Coast. Alva: I'm sweating like a hog in heat
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" The guy who rmted the 8/8 already got banned. (Long story with that scumbag from what I heard about the whole thing) The rest have all gone unbanned so far - maybe you could refrain from mass accusing the people who love this game so much they dedicate 10+ hours a day without so much as a thread of evidence. (YOU SUCCEEDED - MUST HAVE CHEATED!!!) was a lot of it trading? Sure fucking was. Luckily that's allowed, and someone's personal views on trading have not very much to do with the equation. You play the game your way, they play their way, and nobody needs to flip out on the other just because they choose to enjoy the game in a different way. I can't explicitly prove that those players didn't buy the necessary stuff (except yknow, 4 of them which got the axe directly from me which I KNOW for a fact came right off the ground from Uber Atziri) but where I come from you're innocent until you're proven guilty. Consider showing a bit of civility for your fellow human beings, even on this godawful place we call the internet. +1 Shavs Project -----> /1075009
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" Exactly. They should give us actual challenges like: Clear catacombs normal with a character below or at lvl 30. Clear Lunaris Temple lvl 3 in merciless with a character below or at lvl 50. These would be challenges. There would have to be different ones obviously but you get the idea. Get the strongboxes. Great, i just rng my way to that challenge. Use these currency items. Awesome, i play the trading game till my head explodes. |
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" Maybe because the rest of us did it legitimately. I can only speak for myself but I have no reason to believe anyone else cheated there way to 8/8. Maybe you shouldn't make stupid ass comments when you have no idea what you're talking about. Back on topic. I agree with pretty much everything you had to say Fireknight. I do think however that this was by far the best challenge league they have had yet. Getting the challenges in the previous leagues basically just required you to farm Piety all day to get rich enough to afford the uniques. Wealth was definitely required for this challenge as well, but it was more of a byproduct from trying to complete the challenges in the first place. You actually had to complete difficult content in order to complete these challenges. While there were some Axes sold this league, most of the players that got 8/8 found it themselves. The few players that did buy an axe were wealthy from farming Uber Atziri already and were just unlucky in getting one to drop. That being said, there was way too much riding on RNG this time. Having to farm Uber Atziri for a month + and still not find an axe is ridiculous. Killing Uber Atziri should have been the challenge. Getting to 95 in both leagues could help compensate to make the challenges more difficult but less reliant on RNG. IGN: @AmbushedByDongers Shop and mirror service: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/984191 lvl 95 Physical Crit Bow Gear: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1073300 Last edited by UncleNana#6072 on Jul 6, 2014, 7:23:31 PM
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" If I forgot to mention it in my rambling, I think the uber atziri fight was a lot of fun. The idea behind the atziri system (in principle) is fantastic. If a few adjustments were made to reduce RNG and increase difficulty through other methods, I think the system would have been perfect - but I don't think there's a perfect solution; I think that no matter how it's implemented some portion of the playerbase gets marginalized. Overall, it was an interesting experience. I look forward to seeing the next set of challenges. IGN: Dominion / Clamor Last edited by Fireknight#7831 on Jul 6, 2014, 7:49:35 PM
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" I'm sorry but that's just wrong... If I didn't swap builds to LL crit ST to be able to kill über I would have saved my self around 2 months of effort. There is at least one that claimed he just went for the wealth approach straight away and never bothered with über. " Jake sold 4 and Flubby sold 2 not sure about the rest but I'll assume at least 1 more was sold which is almost half already, if it's more than 1 besides Jake's and Flubby's then it's more than half bought to complete the challenges. Farming über sure as hell didn't get me wealthy, it actually did the opposite, it made me poor. " Agreed, could have made it "clear alluring abyss without deaths" as the challenge (would require new tech to check that the player is present for the whole thing though). In game contact @MajorAsshole
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" I agree, however it would be the same situation as the first 50 Atziri kills mtx thing. People would just sell it. To some this is fine. To others, it would take away from the challenge itself. But then again, nothing stopped people from selling the 'Atziri and her minions' challenge. Ideally, the 8th challenge of the 8/8 should be solely on merit and not something you can buy. However, GGG has made it abundantly clear this is a trading game. The most committed wins. @ucsarge
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