The nerfs are making the game rippier, not slower

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kanameclan wrote:

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Pizzarugi wrote:

If anything, I expect more players will cling to whatever is the meta in order to squeeze as much DPS as they can out of their build for the amount of currency needed. They already are, but it's going to be even worse in spite of GGG adding all of these new gems and nerfs to encourage build diversity.

THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE. is what I was afraid would happen once they made the game too hard. the build diversity goes down because everything FEELS BAD and then people just go with the meta, leaving behind the little guys who want to do something different. what a boring state of affairs.

It's a no-win situation either way. Were the trajectory of powercreep left to escalate instead of being nerfed, narrower options would become viable as the meta continues to dominate while the game's challenge continues to be designed for them specifically. Buffing mobs twice in the past has already shown us that less powerful builds get left behind when they're no longer strong enough for the content.