so darkee basically gonna create one unique item for each endgame boss?

"Collaborate on a unique" probably means you get a choice of one of three premade uniques to call your own.

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

There is some very elevated logic to those who chase chase items designing them. This is haute couture, PoE style.

I think it's more fun designing shit for everyday Exiles but haute couture is like royalty -- no discernable function other than to be discerned.

We didn't need any more evidence of how entwined TencentGGG are with their pro streamers, their professional-athletes-by-proxy necessary for a validation of Path of Exile as an esport that will forever elude them, but I kinda like this. It's refreshingly lacking in any sort of pretense. The truly elite get to make prestige gear for those who aspire to be truly elite. Not a shred of concern for anyone else in sight.

So as they say on Viva La Dirt League: git gud.

(But hey, at least they aren't charging for item design collaboration anymore. Much more democratic and fair making it a reward ANYONE can win regardless of real life financial status, right?)

I don't want to play the devil's advocate, I'll probably won't be playing this game anymore in a few days, but since the uniques will drop from endgame bosses, it makes some sense that it's the person/player who do manage do beat the event who has a go at creating them.

Those aren't general pool uniques, they'll probably be the next simi-chase or final build upgrade/build enabling uniques.

Well you didn't play devil's advocate; you repeated my sentiments. :)

So...uh...neat.

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WARPAINTER wrote:

There's a possibility the winners of these 'design a unique' prizes will sell them for money.

It was $1000-$1500 back in closed/open beta days to design unique. I reckon given the games growth $3000+ is not out of the question. So it's a valuable prize to win.

EDIT: Streamer Quin69 just said on stream he'd pay $10,000 to Tytykiller if Tyty wins then lets Quin design the unique. Guess my $3000 estimation was way off!

GGG should not allow that but they likely will. I gave away a few of my unique design slots (one to a GGG non-design dev anf one to a famous OG PoE streamer, irony of ironies) but actually selling them? I guess that's the mentality we can expect from top tier players of a game that viciously encourages selfishness over any genuinely laudable qualities.

I am so glad I burned this bridge. I would be ashamed to be caught standing on it, let alone once being a part of its construction. Whatever heart PoE once had is as dead as The Beast now.

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

GGG should not allow that but they likely will. I gave away a few of my unique design slots (one to a GGG non-design dev anf one to a famous OG PoE streamer, irony of ironies) but actually selling them? I guess that's the mentality we can expect from top tier players of a game that viciously encourages selfishness over any genuinely laudable qualities.

I am so glad I burned this bridge. I would be ashamed to be caught standing on it, let alone once being a part of its construction. Whatever heart PoE once had is as dead as The Beast now.

pretty bold statement and decision made on something that hasn't happened yet

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dorkdude2 wrote:

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Gopstop22 wrote:

I dont mind darkee designing unique for each endgame boss i just find it funny that all those unique items is gonna get designed by one person

one person can't win 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

so at least 2 other uniques will be designed by 2 other players.

there is also a good possibility some people might just go for the bonus prizes and ignore the others, letting them claim them before the people going for the main prizes get the chance to go the RNG bosses.

Why shouldn't it be possible? If he makes multiple Chars its possible i guess.

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Imaginaerum wrote:

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

GGG should not allow that but they likely will. I gave away a few of my unique design slots (one to a GGG non-design dev anf one to a famous OG PoE streamer, irony of ironies) but actually selling them? I guess that's the mentality we can expect from top tier players of a game that viciously encourages selfishness over any genuinely laudable qualities.

I am so glad I burned this bridge. I would be ashamed to be caught standing on it, let alone once being a part of its construction. Whatever heart PoE once had is as dead as The Beast now.

pretty bold statement and decision made on something that hasn't happened yet

What exactly do I have to lose? :)

If I'm right, I'm right. It sucks but I'm often right about things I'd rather not be.

If I'm wrong, then I'm happy to be wrong.

...unless you think I burned the bridge over this. I can see how that might seem the case. I did not. THAT was done as a reaction, not an anticipation. I just keep seeing little reminders why I should be glad I did it.

It would be very easy for GGG to prevent the sale of so personal a reward as a unique design. So if it happens and go with it, it won't be as though someone duped them or "cheated" the system in the usual fashion.

On the other hand we are already seeing big money involved, apparently. And if anything can get GGG to break their own code, we now know it's "a truckload of money". This wouldn't be the same as then, but the broader revelation that not only do they have a price but a relatively unrelated streamer forced them to pay it absolutely puts subsequent shady situations involving streamers and money on the table.

So was it REALLY that bold a prediction, that GGG would allow someone to sell a prize that is rightfully theirs? I don't think so. In fact I'm willing to bet it's already happened. Proof I'm actually not the shitstain a lot of Exiles take me for: I had eight unique item design slots and 20 Plummeting Ursa pets and not for a second did I consider selling any of them like some fuckbag scalper.

Like I said, I gave several away.

I also bought over a hundred beta keys for people on here back when they were 10 USD a pop.

I gave away...i have no idea anymore how much GGGold and mtxes before they sold out to Tencent and could no longer allow that.

This isn't me bragging. Me bragging would be saying I quietly raised a decent amount of money for a koala sanctuary through sales of a variation of my exclusive pet. THAT I am proud of. But I had to push GGG into it and when I stopped pushing thwy didnt do it again, which in hindsight tells me a lot.

No, I'm saying this because to me that is what PoE was about. Sharing. Those who have helping those who have not. And if that makes me a rube, so be it. GGG were just as happy to facilitate that as they now are this notion of profits before principles MO they've more openly embraced.

So I refute that GGG allowing the private sale of a unique design was a particularly bold prediction. If anything, it's on brand now. Hell, deep down, how did they KNOW I didn't privately sell mine? All they knew was I wanted to transfer them. Well Chris knew because he got to know me. I doubt he did the same with every diaternal.

So I concede: the system was ripe for exploitation from the start. The only saving grace was no one at the time knew that 1k USD was a fucking steal for what you got. Well, a few of us knew but tmk none of us were the sort of soulless vultures who would sit on it rather than use it for its intended purpose. I am fairly confident every diamond design I know of was done by the supporter or as a direct gift...although of the latter I only know my own.

Either way, GGG should not allow this. Not when it's the result of so high end a contest.

After all, it's not like they do cash prizes like a real esport. They don't have to: PoE isn't an esport. It's a reality show.

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trixxar wrote:

"Collaborate on a unique" probably means you get a choice of one of three premade uniques to call your own.

you are so wrong here, collaborating is coming up with the core concept of the item.

Think of how Ziz made the squirrel helmet for Last Epoch(he has videos regarding it to), that's a collaboration.

how the #'s get balanced, rarity, etc... is going to be more on GGG's side

Events like this one do nothing but promote very unhealthy gaming.

I pity anyone who wins this competition, they scraped some months of their life expectancy.

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dorkdude2 wrote:

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trixxar wrote:

"Collaborate on a unique" probably means you get a choice of one of three premade uniques to call your own.

you are so wrong here, collaborating is coming up with the core concept of the item.

Think of how Ziz made the squirrel helmet for Last Epoch(he has videos regarding it to), that's a collaboration.

how the #'s get balanced, rarity, etc... is going to be more on GGG's side

Would love to hear about the actual process, what did the winner want, what did GGG end up with.

If you're right then it should be a positive story to tell.