Syndicate encounter dont feel rewarding

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bd33 wrote:

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Xavathos wrote:

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Johny_Snow wrote:

All veiled items I've found have been complete garbage. Maybe this will change in red maps but so far I can do perfectly fine without them dropping.

The items are not the point, the mods they unlock for crafting are...

rewarding in

encounter - unlock - reward

syndicate encounter - face/head/ char smashed to bits. endless deaths - not rewarding

Feels not rewarding its pretty simple

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Slaanesh69 wrote:

I have to strongly disagree.

First off - the experience reward is massive for each Syndicate member. I don't know how many times while going through the Acts I have leveled while interacting with defeated Syndicate members.

Second - the loot is certainly not at Incursion or long Delve node level of explosion, but if you are using those as a BASELINE for reward, your bar is set way too high. And if you haven't played PoE long enough to learn that larger loot explosions just mean more garbage left on the floor - then you still have a ways to go in this game.

Third - interaction with the Syndicate board is, to me, reward in itself. This is an interesting and novel addition to the game that, for once, is not completely brainless. Even now that I understand the fundaments I still enjoy manipulating who goes where (within the RNG allowance, of course). Just goes to show you the sometimes low IQ approach to this game where mindless loot explosions and one eye on Netflix is the desired mode of play. Disappointing.

Finally, I ended up looking at the veil mod reveals as you go through the Acts as just crafting progression. I never really looked for specific veils in these items as much as I looked at what I wanted to level up for crafting later. It is farther in end game you want to focus on specific mods.

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Slaanesh69 wrote:

I have to strongly disagree.

First off - the experience reward is massive for each Syndicate member. I don't know how many times while going through the Acts I have leveled while interacting with defeated Syndicate members.

Second - the loot is certainly not at Incursion or long Delve node level of explosion, but if you are using those as a BASELINE for reward, your bar is set way too high. And if you haven't played PoE long enough to learn that larger loot explosions just mean more garbage left on the floor - then you still have a ways to go in this game.

Third - interaction with the Syndicate board is, to me, reward in itself. This is an interesting and novel addition to the game that, for once, is not completely brainless. Even now that I understand the fundaments I still enjoy manipulating who goes where (within the RNG allowance, of course). Just goes to show you the sometimes low IQ approach to this game where mindless loot explosions and one eye on Netflix is the desired mode of play. Disappointing.

Finally, I ended up looking at the veil mod reveals as you go through the Acts as just crafting progression. I never really looked for specific veils in these items as much as I looked at what I wanted to level up for crafting later. It is farther in end game you want to focus on specific mods.