An open letter to casuals asking to dumb down the game or make rare items more common

OP... I love you :)

In any other league i would agree with you...but this was marketed as a farwell to the old poe before the dawning of a new age. Everyone come play and get your hands on the old stuff before it disappears forever.

Meanwhile its the exact same game where everything you need is 1-20 chaos and everything you want is 30 plus exalteds. I wasn't expecting it to rain legacy kaoms(though i wouldn't complain) but i was expecting at least a few lottery tickets. 82/70 no key. My all too common fate is likely to end with a 2 or 3 keys and nothing to show for it but a shitty feeling for not doing the smart thing and selling them.

So, for this league, let the fun rain down. The economy was already trashed by the exploit. Let Legacy Kaoms and Shavs be under 5 exalted. Standard be damned.

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VDL_ALLCAPS wrote:

however, you cannot (unless you are incredibly obtuse) not comprehend the frustration of some players who understand that due to the machinations of some elite players, the most crucial part of the game - the trade system - is rigged against them. and if you understand, then you also understand that they will not stop complaining. as new players join the community, rise through the levels and also learn the truth and history of the game from the forums, they will continue to arrive to the same conclusion: the game has diminishing returns at the end, exactly when things get most interesting, and it would be nice to be able to just FIND the items needed to make it viable.

People don't complain about trade. People want more items. You either have a game with trade, and therefore have low drop rates, or you have no trade and high drop rates. There are quite a few games with high drops rates and no trade - why are people asking for that in PoE? Can't we have one game that has trade?
If you don't like that, why are you even playing it? Just go play those dozen other games that have what you want. .--.

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0mens wrote:

i love ppl like this that make posts and have no clue wtf they are talking about.

This game is RNG period. I play more then most i have 4 toons between lvl 86-90. I have yet to see a single key drop and only 1 exalt. By this time last league i had a perfect es chest i was mirror servicing and all the gear exalts could buy.

The thing that makes me think this is even a dumber post is when the guy posting it doesnt even earn his gear but spends all day buying and selling to make currency. It may come as a surprise that some ppl actually play this game and only buy and sell shit they plan on using.

So take your smack talking and go back to being a badass

Now, that is the least substance I've ever read. Lets try to find what this guy is trying to say!

Well thank you!... no wait, what? Why I don't have a clue?

Well, thanks for bringing it up! But I'm afraid everyone knows this game is RNG.
You have 4 toons between 86-90? Well, nice, have a cookie, I guess?
Um, wait, dude, you just said it that this game is RNG...?
Ok, well, good for you?

Wait, what? How did you even pointed out that my post is dumb? You wrote some random, unrelated stories from your gameplay...
Whattttt? Buying and selling to make currency? What are you talking about? D: I'm selling stuff that drops for me, and I buy other things for that currency to use. You know, just like trade is supposed to work, no? o_o
No, it doesn't come as an surprise to me, cuz I'm doing exactly that.

Smack talking? What??

Can someone tell me what is guy's problem/point? I think I'm a little confused what this guy is talking about. @:

trading for items is for sissies. Thats painb i dont need. Id rather just play the game n hope i get said drop than try look for it through trades. Yeha i might be the rare breed. but. fuuck it. I cant be fucked playing your guys game... Id rather find a shitty version myself n be happier.

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Moist wrote:

trading for items is for sissies. Thats painb i dont need. Id rather just play the game n hope i get said drop than try look for it through trades. Yeha i might be the rare breed. but. fuuck it. I cant be fucked playing your guys game... Id rather find a shitty version myself n be happier.

Good for you! Altho you could try voicing your opinion without insulting other people. That might be cool!
Because one day someone might call people who don't trade anti-social authists who can't talk to people!
But I wouldn't that, cuz that would offend people, and wouldn't change anyone's opinion.
Amarite?

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1858714

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Perq wrote:

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1858714

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On a scale from 1-10, how likely would you evaluate the possibility that this particular 'casual' will read your letter to him?

Not to be snide here, but you're shooting blanks into a barrel with no fish. Yea, that sounds about right for this thread.

I almost wish it were as easy as you seem to want to convince someone/anyone that you've actually convinced yourself it is to adress a massive segment of players.. But I don't like to pretend to be that naive for more than a few seconds at a time, and I find it more fun to do IRL because forum trolling is soo 90's.

Hope you're enjoying yourself though, regardless of the futility of your efforts should they somehow be genuine and not intended to cause inflammation :)

There's an easy solution to what you are asking.

Praise Bisco.

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zoneslash wrote:

Hope you're enjoying yourself though, regardless of the futility of your efforts should they somehow be genuine and not intended to cause inflammation :)

More like letting GGG know that there are people who don't want to roll into this pinata smacker (it is pinata smacker enough). :V
If someone reads it and thinks well shit, maybe increasing drop rates won't do any good to the game?, even better.

Inflammation? Well, sometimes to get point through you have to make a big explosion. :V Not that I wanted it to be so dramatic, but sure as hell I wanted to provoke people to react, so that maybe some of them think about it at least lil bit. :@ Note that I don't try to offend anyone in any way. Being casual isn't a crime, nor a derogatory term, too.