I DID NOT sign up for this
" I believe that we have found the basement kid. Must be fun being able to play POE 24/7 while leeching off someone else. | |
" Yes, that's true, running the whole thing after setting it up for roughly... 8 hours or so gives more then a single T15 map. Yes, there are also a few good rewards inside the nexus, can't deny that, getting a 6L unique chest feels nice, much as does an exalt drop from a hidden opulence in delve. But... and the but is always the issue... you need to get roughly 6-8 memory modifiers before a path is actually worthwhile to take, therefore you need 3-5 full runs without those modifiers, or barely any, which is less rewarding then any map of a similar tier. Then you have set up the last path for a single - or double, most likely not triple - run for a chance of good loot. So, what does the loot look like if you're not running for a node? Divination cards, abyss jewels, fossils, talismans, currency, elder/shaper items, fractured items, veiled items. Ok... so we got the baseline. How many will drop? At a 5 memory node path you'll most likely get 5-10 fossils, mostly aberrant and similar, maybe 1-2 dense. You'll get 1-2 5c div cards, you'll get a few worthless talismans since syndicate offers better options. You'll get 15c or so in currency from currency drops, you'll get around 10 elder/shaper items or veiled ones. So, what's the actual reward then? Given we'll only have 1-2 of those rewards commonly you can choose, 20-40c commonly for such a path while working up several hours towards it. So, worthwhile? Depends on what you think. Sure, you got the 40c in your pocket, or.... We simply run 8 hours of temple/syndicate at quarry, get roughly 1 temple every 15 minutes, 2-3 hideouts every hour. A total of (let's say we aren't doing it efficiently at all, so halving it) 16 temples and 12 hideouts. Is it worth 40c or more? Hrmm... I don't know, might get 2 scarabs in total from 12 hideouts, and maybe 1-2c from temple. Yes, the base-mechanic is fun, but the reward is sadly... shite at the moment. Neither the rewards from mods come close to most options, nur the bosses turn a profit. The only saving grace is the random reward node actually dropping something half-way decent as well as the map-drops so we can at least sustain more or less, even if barely. GGG balance is like getting a pizza which is burnt on the sides, raw in the middle and misses the most of the toppings.
Then upon sending it back you get a raw side, burnt middle and enough toppings to drench everything in grease. Everything fixed but still broken. |