Chris addressing Reddit, elaborating on manifesto.

Power creep does off handedly get complained about a lot. Power creep is one factor which keeps the floor so much below the ceiling, but monster power and how fast we can regen life plays into it as well. There is a lot of systems that need to be looked at if they really want to address the issue.

It's nice to see that NOW, after 10 years of total control over development that they finally get to do things their way and make the game they really want to make.

LO fing L

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Tainted_Fate wrote:

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Unfortunately, we've been hitting a breaking point with power creep recently and really need to address it. Meanwhile, much of the community has grown increasingly unhappy with the direction the game is heading in.

community wasnt happy because of lack of qol, tedious atlas, casino crafting, performance, terrible skill balancing = i can see that

maybe not happy about hh and aurabots = i can see that

wasnt happy because of power creep?
where did he get that information from?

never seen tons of reddit threads about this, maybe 1 thread per 3 months, and 1 topic on forums from some no-life clown

Dude this was exactly my thought. Basically nobody asked for this and the Aisling nerf just shows how out of touch they are on why the player base is ACTUALLY unhappy.

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Xtorma wrote:

It's nice to see that NOW, after 10 years of total control over development that they finally get to do things their way and make the game they really want to make.

LO fing L

So, was Chris lying in 2.4 when he claimed he had a vision for Path of Exile, or is he lying now in 3.15 that he has a vision for Path of Exile?

Which is it?

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Orca_Orcinus wrote:

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absurdistan88 wrote:

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HanSoloDK wrote:

bla bla bla and I don't even want to read it all.

He claims that they have been worried about this for more then 1 year.
WHY THE FUCK did they "just" release new versions (awak) of the support gems that was EVEN MORE powerfull.
It makes no sence !!!!!

Blah blah blah, good question, I'm sure you can address him yourself and ask :)

Rød grød med fløde, Vikings are everywhere.

Good point, I've often wondered if Hansolo, Shagsbeard, and Viperesque are the same person, or are at least roommates in Singapore.

That made my day XD cheers for the grin

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Orca_Orcinus wrote:

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Xtorma wrote:

It's nice to see that NOW, after 10 years of total control over development that they finally get to do things their way and make the game they really want to make.

LO fing L

So, was Chris lying in 2.4 when he claimed he had a vision for Path of Exile, or is he lying now in 3.15 that he has a vision for Path of Exile?

Which is it?

Sarcasm dude. He obviously thinks we are all stupid.

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Xtorma wrote:

Sarcasm dude. He obviously thinks we are all stupid.

I'm not sure what he thinks, and I sorta don't care.

I think tho, that you misunderstood me.

Regardless, the proof is in the pudding - he literally said ultimatum had lower daily impressions due to being too rewarding, we have the direct quote.

Then he says that there have to be qualifications to that, and then back-tracks.

Fine

But when do we get, not that we're entitled to, but being lied to is bad form, a straight-forward expression of how he wants things to be?

Ultimatum sucked, it's not fun, it had no rewards, you needed gear from t13 maps to do T5 Ultis deathless, and running in circles is not a game muhcanik that I've seen anywhere else.

Plus the general malaise from having had harvest yanked away.

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Orca_Orcinus wrote:

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Xtorma wrote:

Sarcasm dude. He obviously thinks we are all stupid.

I'm not sure what he thinks, and I sorta don't care.

I think tho, that you misunderstood me.

Regardless, the proof is in the pudding - he literally said ultimatum had lower daily impressions due to being too rewarding, we have the direct quote.

Then he says that there have to be qualifications to that, and then back-tracks.

Fine

But when do we get, not that we're entitled to, but being lied to is bad form, a straight-forward expression of how he wants things to be?

Ultimatum sucked, it's not fun, it had no rewards, you needed gear from t13 maps to do T5 Ultis deathless, and running in circles is not a game muhcanik that I've seen anywhere else.

Plus the general malaise from having had harvest yanked away.

There were good rewards from Ultimatum but they primarily tended to benefit more new players or the casual playerbase when they luck out on getting good items that could be sold for exalts. But for the ones with more dedicated to creating a farming build it loses value of course. Which is why I do feel his sentiment is misguided because it is good we have a league mechanic that actually does create a good bridge in the player economy, as again it tends to benefit budget players like myself more than hardcore ones but for both players it definitely creates a good starting which I think is positive.

So if you're new or casual or budget oriented you don't need to learn all these guides to making money simply jump on an ultimatum and earn those chaos orbs, and occasional exalts, to get your build up and running for red tiers and bosses. The easiest advice for people begging for currency was just to run Ultimatum's.

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Orca_Orcinus wrote:

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Xtorma wrote:

Sarcasm dude. He obviously thinks we are all stupid.

I'm not sure what he thinks, and I sorta don't care.

I think tho, that you misunderstood me.

Regardless, the proof is in the pudding - he literally said ultimatum had lower daily impressions due to being too rewarding, we have the direct quote.

Then he says that there have to be qualifications to that, and then back-tracks.

Fine

But when do we get, not that we're entitled to, but being lied to is bad form, a straight-forward expression of how he wants things to be?

Ultimatum sucked, it's not fun, it had no rewards, you needed gear from t13 maps to do T5 Ultis deathless, and running in circles is not a game muhcanik that I've seen anywhere else.

Plus the general malaise from having had harvest yanked away.

Well I have stated that I liked the game up to this point, so I know I am not entitled to anything except pushing the log in button. I wouldn't take back the money i spent because I thought then , and still think now that they deserved it.

but this thread...really? It's just unbelievable to me that he can sit there and say he finally gets to create the game he wants , when he was never restricted from doing so...ever. I mean what was the strategy here? suck in as many people as you can, and then when you feel like you have an unbreakable wall , then pull the rug out from under their feet and laugh as their head hits the floor?

Un fing believable.

I appreciate Chris responding to the butthurt but honestly I don't think it helps, the most extreme detractors don't need a reason, the middlers (like me) will try but ultimately be convinced by the gameplay and the stoic defenders will just tough it out regardless.

If its shit its shit, the words aren't relevant the only thing he could have said that would have got big + points from me is oh we forgot to add we reduced the endgame grind and awakening bonus is now completely tied to awakening level not seperately completing every map again, maven now awards 3/3/4 points per region and requires 2 less gauntlets.