75% less flask charges is insane

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goetzjam wrote:

I think a true rework would have seen something else occupy some of the flask charge slots and provide benefits without consuming the charges they are so included to reduce.

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Ydoum wrote:

I had to pick up multiple flask nodes to maintain my oldschool flask piano. It's still possible, but at a high investment cost.

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tackle70 wrote:

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goetzjam wrote:

I think a true rework would have seen something else occupy some of the flask charge slots and provide benefits without consuming the charges they are so included to reduce.

A true re-work is likely not feasible. The problem is that there are lots of core systems - in this case, flasks - that were designed around a much slower version of Path of Exile that is long dead and gone. Multiple systems have been broken out of their original design intent for a while.

I'm not arguing that to be a good or bad thing in this particular instance, but I am arguing that I'm not sure a true re-work is possible short of overhauling nearly every system in the game.

Path of Exile in its current form is a weird mix of core systems designed around open beta all the way to systems designed around pre-nerf Harvest. I'm not sure tweaking any one or two of those systems is really going to accomplish a coherent result.

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tackle70 wrote:

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goetzjam wrote:

I think a true rework would have seen something else occupy some of the flask charge slots and provide benefits without consuming the charges they are so included to reduce.

A true re-work is likely not feasible. The problem is that there are lots of core systems - in this case, flasks - that were designed around a much slower version of Path of Exile that is long dead and gone. Multiple systems have been broken out of their original design intent for a while.

I'm not arguing that to be a good or bad thing in this particular instance, but I am arguing that I'm not sure a true re-work is possible short of overhauling nearly every system in the game.

Path of Exile in its current form is a weird mix of core systems designed around open beta all the way to systems designed around pre-nerf Harvest. I'm not sure tweaking any one or two of those systems is really going to accomplish a coherent result.

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goetzjam wrote:

Some character in standard with legacy flask or something?

Because 2 points to get the one node in ranger what I would consider "multiple flask nodes", especially considering there are a number of them on the tree, jewels, ect.

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Sabranic_SilverDeth wrote:

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goetzjam wrote:

Some character in standard with legacy flask or something?

Because 2 points to get the one node in ranger what I would consider "multiple flask nodes", especially considering there are a number of them on the tree, jewels, ect.

No, the poster said "...at a HIGH investment cost."

That means you have to really spec and gear hard for the "Privilege" of causing yourself RSI now. And fortunately - for the most part - in the beta leagues, it's not worth the effort.

Which is a good thing, at least in my opinion, for game balance... not to mention for people's physical well-being.

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goetzjam wrote:

You say its good for peoples physical well-being, but ignoring the fact that it isn't going to actually stop people from pressing the button that give them buffs, even if they unbind the keys that consume the flask to reduce consumption and focus on trigger flask, we've had how many years of muscle memory of activating flask?