Daresso's Dream & boss difficulty scaling

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infinity123 wrote:

Is your definition of "fun" to zerg arena gates by rare/NORMAL mobs +20 times?

Sorry but as a new player this makes me not want to play the game at all.

And whats up with the fact that you can zerg bosses and they never reset...it doesnt feel like you actually deserve the kills and its more an issue about how good you are at zerging than actually defeating your foe skillfully.

Do you guys just...cope? Is this fun to you?

Zerg? Do you suck that bad mate? Sorry to say that.

I went through with a full on melee frost blades character and a melee trapper who used abyssal cry which is a taunt.

I easily demolished each arena room and honesty found daresso fairly easy. However his fight is pretty awesome and is honestly the best boss of act 4. Beating him duelist to duelist, sword to sword, was very satisfying. And I would argue he needs a buff. I can only imagine how easy his ass is ranged or with a summoner with skele bombs.

Considering your copying a build that is probably very successful and easy to use, I don't get why you had issues so much. Though I say copying a build as a new player was a horrible idea. Never do that until you fully understand the mechanics. The experience you gain in the game from starting truly on your own is invaluable. Not having that makes you unprepared no matter how much you read.

Also arena is easy and all who said it was broken just didn't take the time to understand it or didn't have the patience or the tools to deal with it.

Sorry to be kind of rude but its complaining like this that can ruin such great encounters.

Now belly of the beast? That place is boring , uninspired , and just straight out rushed. I am glad malachai got his hp nerf, he bloody needed it.

List of things broken in act 4:
- Arena mobs too easy, fencer boss does way too much damage. Either make him a bit slower or do less damage. If you're getting one-hit-KO'd by a guy who looks like a duelist and not a marauder something's wrong here. No my build doesn't suck. I'm actually following one of the most popular guides on this entire website
- Volcano boss (Kaom) should be a bit harder. Right now he is way easier than the fencer in the arena, and he looks much more intimidating
- Piety lightning beam should NOT one-hit KO your character. It should be somewhat similar to Dominus' lightning beam. Getting killed over and over again the moment you even touch the beam gets VERY tiring and forcing me to basically only fight her when I just leveled (have 0% exp, so penalty). Yes I know the mechanics and yes I know how to dodge (I'm playing a dodge-based archer ffs, with like +50 move speed), but with 20 mobs spawned around and 4-5 fire whirlwinds I can't even see a damn thing
- Reduce final boss HP. No I'm not saying the mechanics are hard, I can kill Malachai without even dying, but it's so damn repetitive and pointless. The fight is AT LEAST 3x longer than Dominus. His HP is just frickin' insane. My hand gets tired by the time I kill him

whinners like op should not be able to post on forums, daresso arena is the best part of a4 an d you're winning about it.

just stop the game thank you. Last boss last 2mn max for most people who have a clue about how this game works, learn the game noobs and then come back to give your feedback instead of wasting your time with biased post because you don't know 1/5 of the game mechanics.

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melodia1 wrote:

List of things broken in act 4:
- Arena mobs too easy, fencer boss does way too much damage. Either make him a bit slower or do less damage. If you're getting one-hit-KO'd by a guy who looks like a duelist and not a marauder something's wrong here. No my build doesn't suck. I'm actually following one of the most popular guides on this entire website
- Volcano boss (Kaom) should be a bit harder. Right now he is way easier than the fencer in the arena, and he looks much more intimidating
- Piety lightning beam should NOT one-hit KO your character. It should be somewhat similar to Dominus' lightning beam. Getting killed over and over again the moment you even touch the beam gets VERY tiring and forcing me to basically only fight her when I just leveled (have 0% exp, so penalty). Yes I know the mechanics and yes I know how to dodge (I'm playing a dodge-based archer ffs, with like +50 move speed), but with 20 mobs spawned around and 4-5 fire whirlwinds I can't even see a damn thing
- Reduce final boss HP. No I'm not saying the mechanics are hard, I can kill Malachai without even dying, but it's so damn repetitive and pointless. The fight is AT LEAST 3x longer than Dominus. His HP is just frickin' insane. My hand gets tired by the time I kill him

that is just your personal opinions. not things that are broken. people in this community seem to be more interested in whinging.

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EzBreesy wrote:

whinners like op should not be able to post on forums, daresso arena is the best part of a4 an d you're winning about it.

just stop the game thank you. Last boss last 2mn max for most people who have a clue about how this game works, learn the game noobs and then come back to give your feedback instead of wasting your time with biased post because you don't know 1/5 of the game mechanics.

Gotta love people like this one who claims last boss is "2min". "Look at me my gear is better than yours, so therefore you suck at ABC". Did you graduate from grade 2 elementary logic? I highly doubt it.

Go do the following things:
- Start a fresh new character, i.e., in case you don't understand simple English, no pre-grinded OP hand-me-downs from your first character
- Get to Malachai
- Kill it in 2min
Can't do it? Then stfu, tired of annoying elitists like you. It's YOU who shouldn't spam on the feedback forum with your pointlessness.

Wtf does mechanics have to do with clear time? Anyone with half a brain knows you click the boss to attack it, then click the heart to attack it, period. Unless you're saying you have the luck of a saint and is able to get a few exalts a day in a fresh new league on a fresh new character, and is able to buy some high tier uniques by the time you get to Malachai, I'd like to see video proof of people in SELF-FOUND crappy gear, killing Malachai (including Piety stage), in 2min.

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melodia1 wrote:

Kill it in 2min

I assume it was more of a figure of speech, especially if we mean both phases, just the chinwags and transitions will take almost half of that. That said, builds that are strong in early game when used by an experienced player shouldn't have much, if any, trouble in normal difficulty even fully self-found.

But yes, it was an ass post and a newcomer is highly unlikely to have a good time. I estimate the current difficulty of normal playthrough as 'dangerously close to driving less persistent players away', or at approximately 28% of STQ scale. Way higher than when Vaal Oversoul was the final boss, if I may add.

We can also divide newcomers in two main groups, those that are always looking for new challenge and those that are looking for relaxed farming of their favorite zone. Spooking away the second group long before they are able to settle in dried lake merciless could be dangerous, especially considering PoE stops offering new challenges fairly fast so relaxed farming enthusiasts tend to stick longer on average.

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infinity123 wrote:

The reason I came to poe over Diablo is exactly its difficulty...but this...this is just..not fun at all, sorry. And my build is even researched, I know how mechanics work and about the most crucial skill gems.

15% life from tree 24 life on gear

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Hunt8722 wrote:

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infinity123 wrote:

The reason I came to poe over Diablo is exactly its difficulty...but this...this is just..not fun at all, sorry. And my build is even researched, I know how mechanics work and about the most crucial skill gems.

15% life from tree 24 life on gear

BOOM!

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melodia1 wrote:

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EzBreesy wrote:

whinners like op should not be able to post on forums, daresso arena is the best part of a4 an d you're winning about it.

just stop the game thank you. Last boss last 2mn max for most people who have a clue about how this game works, learn the game noobs and then come back to give your feedback instead of wasting your time with biased post because you don't know 1/5 of the game mechanics.

Gotta love people like this one who claims last boss is "2min". "Look at me my gear is better than yours, so therefore you suck at ABC". Did you graduate from grade 2 elementary logic? I highly doubt it.

Go do the following things:
- Start a fresh new character, i.e., in case you don't understand simple English, no pre-grinded OP hand-me-downs from your first character
- Get to Malachai
- Kill it in 2min
Can't do it? Then stfu, tired of annoying elitists like you. It's YOU who shouldn't spam on the feedback forum with your pointlessness.

Wtf does mechanics have to do with clear time? Anyone with half a brain knows you click the boss to attack it, then click the heart to attack it, period. Unless you're saying you have the luck of a saint and is able to get a few exalts a day in a fresh new league on a fresh new character, and is able to buy some high tier uniques by the time you get to Malachai, I'd like to see video proof of people in SELF-FOUND crappy gear, killing Malachai (including Piety stage), in 2min.

where did I talked about malachai ? last boss from daresso arena = daresso, not last boss from games. Daresso can still rip you fast, but this one of the only if not the only boss balanced on act 4 and people whine about it ? don't be off topic.
Malachai is obviously broken.

Two things you're lacking are resistances and health. Like any other ARPG. Gear goes a long way(doesn't even have to be good gear, just have to look for the right stats).