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outspokened wrote:

Just a question regarding mapping, how did you guys managed to consistently build a map pool consisting of T11+?

I never did. My T11s mostly come from Zana. I've only got 5 T12 maps to drop and I'm just saving those for later. Nearly all my maps so far are in the T8-T10 range, and sustaining them is fairly easy if you spam packsizes and just run a lot of maps. Getting T11 and above to drop isn't easy though. I do get the occasional T11 when doing T10 maps, but nowhere near enough to sustain them.
I roll single packsize/blue map for most maps I don't like, and the good outdoors ones I chisel + alch and sometimes chaos a bit (Canyon, Dry Pen, Gorge, Plateau, Springs)

As for solo vs party - I just don't enjoy party play, it's too messy and too fast for my liking. I tend to clear my maps, I pick up a lot more loot than most people do, and generally just being inefficient.. Solo is my game. :) I'm like TheAnuhart with 10% of the playtime. :D

Saranghaeyo_, do you ever run t14s? And if you do, do you never run ambush? I like the idea of more carto chances, but maybe 3 additional strongboxes just isn't worth it compared to the cheapness of onslaught :/

I'm worried the exp nerf will screw me.
I can't afford/ maintain t12s. /13s
I love plateaus which after patch will give close to zero xp.
Is it easy to maintain a t12 map pool - i doubt it. Mind you, I haven' tried.

If I understand right, t12s will give similar exp as t10s or 9s do now, so even if you can maintain t12 pool, you'll only get the same exp
as we are getting from t10s/9s now.

T11s will be pretty useless.

So 97 - 100 after patch will be nightmarish unless you can mash t13s/14s AND maintain their map pools.

Anyone at 95 who wants to solo to 100 GGG have made it a ton harder.

Okay, get out the zimmer-frames and wheelchairs - we'll need them when we finally hit 100.

Maybe GGG wants the game to be like real life: Solo to 100 before you hit your 100th birthday.

Mind you I always panic over nerfs, so maybe I've overreacted, or maybe not ...

Turnip

Thanks for the help guys! Most of my maps do come from Zana or drops. If I get the occasional T12-T13 that I don't want I either sell it then buy the maps that I want aha. I'll note down those tips.

I'll prob. take a break and play a bit of Prophecy haha. Have fun all!

Well, I think that's the end of dreams of several PoE players. Not for me, I have an incredible patience. But I fully understand that this will be a very serious blow...
The point is that I just got out of a Precinct (TIER 11) with Pack Size 10%. I have completely cleaned the map. I'm at level 97 with 76%.
This was my remaining experience before entering the map: 64.696.340
This was my experience remaining after completing the map: 63.928.873
This means that the map has just given me 767.467 experience points. That is about half less than usual. You draw your conclusions...

GGG has done it again.

That's weird Act...I did a Plateau Zana mission which was only Lev 75 but had +28 pack size...and here were my experience results:

Start: 3,367,104,376
End: 3,367,866,254

Total: 761,878

That's not horrible...but keep in mind again, the Zana Daily made it a Lv 75...but I think the hefty pack size had a lot to do with the higher exp. But for our higher levels...that's like 150 T11 maps...umm...that's what I call a CMS...aka Crap, Mierda, Shit...:-(

Alright...I'm finally sober (boo) and played enough new league (boring...so...slow!)...time to hit the sack...

Frankly, this is patch is a HUGE disappointment for me.
Act said his t11 exp was HALVED - that's not a 'slight drop in exp in higher levels'
a slight drop seems to be 50%. - not very slight. I'll have prob even more of an exp nerf to maps like Chateau which were great levellers before.
Now maps like that may not be worth it.
I think even running continual t12s this is going to prove close to impossible.

Sorry for the downer post. But this looks bad for us - VERY bad.

I think 98 99 are going to be very hard to do and you will not be able to rip at all.
So basically past 95 you are now playing hardcore. Because a rip will take a month of levelling out of you.

Sorry for the rant. But this has upset me hugely.

Why nerf an area of the game where less than 2% of the Poe population is affected?
My motivation has been crushed. I will still carry on and I hope all others do, because I wanted this thread to help and
support solo mappers, as it's very tough.

Best to all lovely mappers posting on this thread. I think you're all really great guys and it's been really fun posting with you all in this
thread. Kudos and luck and more to you all.



Turnip

But come on Turnip. You were doing excellent, even you were close to pass me. This is no time to waver...
Although my build (double consuming dark / Arctic Breath) was not affected by the Nerf hammer (lol to GGG) I'm thinking seriously about changing build, by a rather safer but slower. Is seen to die is no longer a healthy choice this time, so we must adapt and continue as if nothing. We knew that reach 100 would not be easy. This is just one rung more added to our stairway to heaven.

Act - I'm going to call you that for short, if you don't mind because I can never spell your name.

Thanks a lot for your encouragement.

You are the toughest dude soloing out there and have had to face a many nerfs. I remember the srs nerf which really
Set you back.

I'm amazed at your determination and resilience, but I'm hopeless with nerfs.
The game was tough, but I guess 100 is not undoable.
I'll soldier on when I get my tree back.

Thanks again Act for your kind words.

You're a dude of dudes and a tough fighter. I'm glad you have time to post in this thread.

Cheers man, and I hope many maps fall for you like a deluge of rain!

Kudos

Turnip