Most of Leaguestones are...But well you can still enjoy Breach + Beyond. Sigh.

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Asmosis wrote:

I think you have a very serious case of 'rose tinted glasses' when looking back at previous leagues.

You know what Prophesy league actually did? YEP it dropped 1 silver coin on average per area. That was it, aside from the prophesies themselves. When you compare the league stone to that, they're actually pretty good. A lot of leagues are like that, Perandus often had nothing (no chest/Cadiro) for several zones/maps at a time so averaged to 1. It'd be a more valid complaint if we could only run one, not three, at a time.

I'm well into mapping now, and the stones are dropping about as regularly as low tier maps. Slowly but surely my stone storage tab is filling up, what i'll probably do is just vendor the white ones and run only blue ones.

I've also taken to opening a map, then putting 4 other maps into the map device. That way i dont forget to refresh the league stones, since you certainly notice their absence (its like, whaaat this place is empty now ! -> in map).

It's also about getting your maps in sync with the league stones since I'd assume using a bloodlines league stone with a map mod that does the same thing, means one of them does nothing. It's the same reason you can't use the zana map mods if the map already has it.

It's just a rough figure from GGG. In reality multiple coins were dropping in each instance - they were much more common than 1 per instance. Leaguestone grants only 1. Perandus usually had multiple Perandus Boxes and have good chance to meet Cadiro - Stone grants 1 Perandus Box and NO CADIRO Whatsoever.

You seems so oblivious about the subject.

Pity you can't get rare Leaguestones. Maybe 6 mods would be a bit over the top but 3-4 like jewels would spice things up a bit.

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RandallPOE wrote:

Pity you can't get rare Leaguestones. Maybe 6 mods would be a bit over the top but 3-4 like jewels would spice things up a bit.

that would be pretty awesome

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RandallPOE wrote:

Pity you can't get rare Leaguestones. Maybe 6 mods would be a bit over the top but 3-4 like jewels would spice things up a bit.

Leaguestones mostly have 2-3 good rolls (Quantity + Something like Chayula Breach / Cadiro Spawn), so it wouldn't be that crazy though. And you would get like 1 per 50 instances anyway. Players would sell each for multiple Exalted orbs. Meh.

Leaguestones just should have been represent actual Leagues, not nerfed versions. With Magic Leagustones being actually "supercharged" (Like GGG told us) Leagues.

I agree with everything you said op, I'm currently 70 HC SSF first char and I'm already bored of the lack luster leaguestones. The white ones are boring, tedious, 1 pack, 1 silver drop crap. Blue ones very rarely increase fun-factor or the difficulty. It's essentially regular hardcore league.

League stones really don't do enough to warrant using them. I'm also at the point where I have nearly 2,000 coins and not once have I come across a modifier for Cardio. That in itself is ridiculous considering 99% of the time he offers complete crap.

Remember leagues where challenges were automatically implemented and not self initiated, like Beyond, where walking or killing too much meant death, constantly worrying? Individual leagues. From Tempest onward it's been do X to activate league; Perandus, essence, prophecy, Leaguestone...

Bring back hardcore's difficulty or at the very least give something to make it fun.

Or at the very least this league should have been like those week leagues where they force you to do all past leagues in 1 day, next day a few more. Where every map was at least challenging and yet exciting at the same time.

How have you not figured out that GGG are masters of wrapping dog shit in cat shit and then spinning it like it's gold?

They have historically tossed some much crap at players with RNG over RNG over RNG over RNG over RNG to hide anything remotely good. Want stuff? Milk other players out of their currency and buy it.

This game has loot filters man. Loot filers. In that the sheer amount of crap items has necessitated the need to hide them lest you be visually scouring your screen for eternity or won't see the monsters one shotting you because of the sheer amount of crap that's there. Loot filters. Then they keep adding new layers, like Div cards and the endless new currency they keep introducing.

It's gotten to the point where I can't see anyone happy about any drop outside of once per year when you actually get something good. This game is laughable at this point and all the white knights are there saying this league is the best league ever lol. Or that you have to economy this and keep health that. And speed meta and nerf and blah blah blah.

This isn't even a game anymore. It's a slot machine. Except you build your slot machine.

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opeth wrote:

I agree with everything you said op, I'm currently 70 HC SSF first char and I'm already bored of the lack luster leaguestones. The white ones are boring, tedious, 1 pack, 1 silver drop crap. Blue ones very rarely increase fun-factor or the difficulty. It's essentially regular hardcore league.

League stones really don't do enough to warrant using them. I'm also at the point where I have nearly 2,000 coins and not once have I come across a modifier for Cardio. That in itself is ridiculous considering 99% of the time he offers complete crap.

Remember leagues where challenges were automatically implemented and not self initiated, like Beyond, where walking or killing too much meant death, constantly worrying? Individual leagues. From Tempest onward it's been do X to activate league; Perandus, essence, prophecy, Leaguestone...

Bring back hardcore's difficulty or at the very least give something to make it fun.

Or at the very least this league should have been like those week leagues where they force you to do all past leagues in 1 day, next day a few more. Where every map was at least challenging and yet exciting at the same time.

I agree, most Leaguestones lack Presence. Try Beyond + Rampage. This 2 stones are among few that actually represent complete Leagues. Tempests provide full experience too I think. At least 1 Breach is also pretty good. Other than that, white Leaguestones are pretty lack luster.

I kinda liked Prophecie. It was my first real League (I started PoE just few days before Perandus ended) and I was flipping Prophecies / Currencie all days long. That was pretty fun, but now I realise - except Silver Coins and occasional Prophecies that adds whole lot of mobs at map, Propecie lacked Presence. But still many Prophecies had impact or constant presence in maps, many of them get me excited (like what I will get from Overflowing Riches or what kind of Gem I will get from next mob.

Essences were skappable, but they opened new possibilities for craft and some encounters were really rippy and rewarding. It was still pretty good League.

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_Tiem wrote:

How have you not figured out that GGG are masters of wrapping dog shit in cat shit and then spinning it like it's gold?

They have historically tossed some much crap at players with RNG over RNG over RNG over RNG over RNG to hide anything remotely good. Want stuff? Milk other players out of their currency and buy it.

This game has loot filters man. Loot filers. In that the sheer amount of crap items has necessitated the need to hide them lest you be visually scouring your screen for eternity or won't see the monsters one shotting you because of the sheer amount of crap that's there. Loot filters. Then they keep adding new layers, like Div cards and the endless new currency they keep introducing.

It's gotten to the point where I can't see anyone happy about any drop outside of once per year when you actually get something good. This game is laughable at this point and all the white knights are there saying this league is the best league ever lol. Or that you have to economy this and keep health that. And speed meta and nerf and blah blah blah.

This isn't even a game anymore. It's a slot machine. Except you build your slot machine.

I think you dramatize too much, PoE is still awesome incredible Game and it only getting better. I mean more content, better performance, more QoL, etc. etc. There is serious issues like Melee, Life vs CI, Trade, Poison, etc. etc. But pretty sure most of this will be fixed in 3.0

I am happy each time I hear T1-drop sound or even identify high/ES base or just that Regal that never drops though. :P Telling that Shavs don't get people excited anymore is huge overstatement - it probably will exciet even clear speed Meta min-max no life players who are not complete robots^

you know the thing i was a bit disappointed about is that they told us we would get "supercharged versions" of past leagues, but most feel like watered down versions.

that said still having tons of fun with them

I had one of the most fun experiences in PoE to date. Ran these stones expecting two exiles, bam! 22 exiles :) Was really intense and fun (never actually played tempest league). Sadly no 6Ls, just two 5Ls I dont need.



White stones are mostly boring, but blue ones can really add a lot of fun. Random prophecies, extra invasion bosses, etc.. IMO just make all the stones drop blue with affixes and GG, perfect league.

I'm waiting for five anarchic maps to run this combo, that's 6 exiles per map if i roll one in every box, 30 chances for a 6L :)
That's what I was talking about, if it changes the way I normally play the game it's a good league in my book.

Talisman mods are pretty sweet, all talismans are rare is great and talismans drop one tier higher is the same as dropping five at once. Batter than regular talisman was.