Done for this league, the syndicate members damage output is just no fun (in HC)

looks like our wilson is turning into the d3 wilson

remember what d3 wilson said at the start of d3?
'U WILL DIE"

and they a shit load of unkillable monsters etc

wait wait wait
wasnt the point of hc trying to stay alive by YOUR choice?
you can simply not play hc and enjoy the game..
most of the playerbase doesnt give a fck about hc.
you dont prove anything by playing hc.
imo this game is 10 times more enjoyable if u dont play hc. because the possibilities you can explore are limitless.
ok i ll give u an advice. it wil be corny but listen to me.
just dont play hc.
end of my shortass rant.

Hello,
I don't play hardcore so i'm a bit off topic but i feel the same as op.
I made 2 characters and around act 6 (lvl 50's) all syndicate encounters turn into a one-shot-fest.
There is so much pixels burst you don't read the action, and any mistake is game over.
I'm not a pro player by any means, so i'm sure many people will flame me for crying but this is feedback and this league, despite every mechanics being interesting, is dead to me as it is.

It's a shame but i just don't have the skill, if you want, to go against such "difficulty" where any syndicate member is tougher and hit harder than any boss of the same act. They are just on a totally different scale and that is, for me, an anomaly.

If the majority of the player base is having fun, good for them and Gratz to GGG.

As i said i like all the feature in Betrayal, the only problem is the difference between syndicate members and any other unique monster in the game.
They don't need to be nerfed to the ground, just toned down to the map they spawn in.

PX: English is not my native language, so sorry in advance.

people who say that power creep exist only for elitists just crack me up. You can clear all maps with 1c gear now, can master craft pretty much for free, get shaper items, abyss items. Most of the content(except new league content) has been outdated due to power creep and essentislly is just free loot/exp. If it wasn't for new leagues, this is game is a walk in park nowadays. Wait another year and betrayal mobs are gonna die from one shot, I can guarantee you. And it has nothing to do with players, it s GGG lazy balancing, they don't invest their time into rewamping older content.
Regarding betrayal mobs. I m against oneshots too. I would rather see an interesting well telegraphed fight dodging mechanics and stuff. But the game is balanced around logout macro and instant pots/leech so the only way to make a player be careful in fights is to oneshot them. There is a reason why I stopped supporting the game long time now. I don't agree with the way GGG makes their game. But if people keep supporting then they will continue balancing around oneshots. Enjoy

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It's a shame but i just don't have the skill, if you want, to go against such "difficulty" where any syndicate member is tougher and hit harder than any boss of the same act. They are just on a totally different scale and that is, for me, an anomaly.

Cannot see your character, but you probably have to up your game: more life, more resists, more damage.
You really shouldn't struggle in low content.

If nothing else helps, grind some lower area for alchemy orbs, and buy some strong leveling uniques.

Leagues are supposed to be refreshing for older players, and to keep us on our heels, the new content is usually "a bit overtuned". Don't give up, you can make it. :)

Just also wanted to support this thread...

I'm a long time GGG Fanboy paying thousands of dollar and played over 6k hours in total on a casual base and I always appreciate your work - still fanboy!

Big BUT...

Like the people said in this thread, the new Masters DMG is just no fun for anybody... I accepted to play SC in PoE 2 Leagues ago to somehow see the content that GGG offers to us but even on SC I can't play the new league without getting depressed.

Sometimes I can't even get into the forts (Winterorb with Inpulsa and actually all GG Items about 10ex invest here) because the Mobs are just too heavy and Masters spawn instantly next to you one shotting you or offscreen oneshot you...

Sometimes I get Ambushed while Shield Charging through the Map, dont realize it and just see a purple hand over me for 0.5sec...boom dead.

All Syndicates are fine for me until t13 Maps with or without crazy mods but I have to go that high on maps to get decent XP/h in the mid 90s lvl...
sometimes you can't dodge them sometimes you have to accept to use a tp and get out of the map if you don't want to die, which is even more sad since you invest alot into the maps and dont get the returning / decrease ur map pool and progression...

I really like challenging mechanics and one shotting is not the main reason for me to dodge the new "system" entirely it's more like I can't even try to fight them cause most of the skills are instant and just oneshot, give that purple hand a 2sec cast time above you and if you don't dodge and get oneshot thats fine but not offscreen with 0.5sec cast time half of the screen or flicker striker just off screen jumps on you, or tora with split arrow or whatever offscreen oneshot....

My post isn't a good one, its not structured or well written but atm i'm kinda sad since I can't get above lvl 92...I can't deal with beeing force to dodge the syndicates in every situation just to push lvls, sometimes I do a bad decission and take a fight and immediatly regret it when I lost 30min of XP again...

Please do smth about that asap cause it is really frustrating even for a long time fanboy like me who loves every aspect of the game aswell as really really challenging mechanics which oneshot you but please give us the opportunity to proof our skill and not force us to dodge ur hard work, the new content...

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My memory is hazy, but I'm pretty sure that years ago there was a hardcore sub-forum here. That it is gone speaks volumes.

They have stated that instant logout is "a thing" and that the game balance will take this into account. Therefore the only way to add "challenge" is instant spike damage. They have chosen to die (very profitably, apparently) on this particular hill.

It's a bit of a shame. SC always had an "ashes in the mouth" feeling. You defeat a boss. So what? Is that really an accomplishment when you have infinite lives to throw at the problem?

I'd like to see the syndicate stuff have the random mob spawns turned way back so we can at least see what's going on. Hard to say if the damage they deal is really that bad otherwise.

i guess will will have to endure till after the holidays for any fixes
its the time of the yr where every 1 goes on leave

If you are call yourself hardcore then why are you asking for easy content?

Man up.

Well, what an interesting discussion, some of phrases of OPs above:

"The game isn't designed around HC players in mind anymore. You will die in POE from high spike damage from any of the previous league mechanics now it seems."

"most of the playerbase doesnt give a fck about hc."

"If you are call yourself hardcore then why are you asking for easy content?

Man up."

Okay, let's develop POE around SC in 2019 or aka "Bloody mess oneshot meta":

So what is POE About it? What is the direction for future content:
2019 march
"Now if you in melee zone to a mob you get get Oneshot no matter what, the only correct way to play POE is ARC mines/traps or offscreen meta, have you seen poeninja HC secton in betrayal 2018??? Now it is in SC meta 2019 - enjoy"

This game will became to this point then HC guyz just find another game for their taste like LostArc - Yes I'm talking about core streamers like ZIZZARAN, RAIZ, nugi, alkazier and many more.

There is so little challenge and strategy planning left. I understand why Kripp doesn't play it anymore! Or you doing it right(meta builds - BV and arc) or you punish yourself twice!

and when this game became "Bloody mess" the first who will play another game is going to be you - who "doesnt give a fck about"