summoner nerf - my special build suffers the most
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i use zombies + spectres + skellies
i have 13 zombies (14 on 3.8), now it will be reduced to 12. feeding frenzy - i'll have to change it to multistrike or something else i have 12 skellies - now i'll have 11, with 40% less damage i have 4 spectres - they'll be level 76 instead of level 80 now... luckily i dont use baron... why GGG hate necros? Last bumped on Mar 13, 2020, 2:11:40 AM
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because necros made up 25% of last league. they were absurdly strong for 0 investment.
Theyre still an 'auto pilot' build, and theyre still going to clear just fine. you just wont delete endgame bosses in 5 seconds now. |
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they also buffed Sirus, and thats ok. thats the way to deal with it. why not to buff other builds instead of nerfs?
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because nerfing 1 outlier is much easier.
if you only buff all the time, power creep gets out of control. numbers go higher, and higher, and then other stuff gets buffed higher, and then it's even more "path of 1 shots". Last edited by Thror2k5#7154 on Mar 11, 2020, 2:20:51 AM
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" because then they have to quadruple the health of all the enemies and double their damage and the cycle continues, just in a different direction. just accept GGG took PoE's white knight build and brought it down to our level |
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In terms of power balance, this summoner nerf feel is only going to be temporary.
If you think about PoE 2 when they introduce 8 6Ls you gonna have Zombie Skelly Spectre + Animate weapon even all on 6 links, there you will get back more than enough clearspeed and single target. that said, delirium to me is an elementalist league (doing selfcast), probably won't touch summoner until PoE2. | |
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Summoner will probably be popular again. The difference between minions and everything else was too big.
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Summoner got what they deserved,no more easy game bois!
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" For a game that makes money off retention and player enjoyment, this seems oddly self punishing. Regardless of how you feel about necros, they were popular and easy to play for a wide range of exiles from new newbies, to older folks without quick twitch, and those that dont have tons of time to invest in more complex builds. So then you have less players, less retention, and presumably, less revenue based on statistics? I guess good work GGG? "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by DarthSki44#6905 on Mar 11, 2020, 3:02:12 AM
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What surprises me the most is the reaction of people who dont play summoners.
this reminds me a joke from the Israeli army life: One guy is about to get drafted, and he tells the draftsman: "i want to be a pilot in the army". the draftsman says: "but you dont have sufficient qualities and abilities to become a pilot". the guy replies: "ok, so i want to be incharge of huge cannons". the draftsman asks "cannons? why?" the guy replies: "if i won't fly, no one will fly". Last edited by Ofirdr78#5690 on Mar 11, 2020, 3:08:55 AM
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