Same 3 builds every Gauntlet how exciting

DD,Seismic trap,EE wow who would have guessed ? release poe 2 already

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Vennto wrote:

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He is not wrong you know. I started to become boring.

Its the consequence of a competitive league (with cash prizes none the less) and extremely dangerous monsters no matter what. Its gonna the be the top meta builds that combine dps and tankiness on a budget every time.

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gladiatorpie wrote:

Its the consequence of a competitive league (with cash prizes none the less) and extremely dangerous monsters no matter what. Its gonna the be the top meta builds that combine dps and tankiness on a budget every time.

That is the summary how narrowed down has POE become. Everything should be viable, if we use environment to our advantage and our skills and time put in to master different classes, ascendancy..

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Vennto wrote:

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He is not wrong you know. I started to become boring.

3.18 had no balance changes... so it is 100% expected that builds in 3.18 would be identical to 3.17.

I would not be so quick to assume that PoE 4.0 adding a bunch of build options guarantees a greater range of optimal builds for any given 'top tier' competition. PoE has been all about quantity over quality for years, which basically means that there is a ridiculously huge chasm between 'doable' and 'viable'.

Which is actually fine for PoE: you are here to win a race, not prance or dance or skip or flip. Plenty of other games out there for those who want to do anything but run as fast as possible without faceplanting. Hell, some games have a mode that rewards stylish faceplants.

One of them is called "Twitch".

Yep.

Real problem in softcore trade is how broken Mines/Minions/Traps/Totems are in a league start scenario for the amount of investment required, and the ease of play. The allow you to faceroll the game and dominate the economy, hence pigeonholing players into those said archetypes in order to be competitive and rival all the meta slaves already playing those noob no skill builds.

That's what people should be focusing, and that's what GGG should be nerfing. Nerf ALL these playstyles by at least 50%.

But won't happen, cause people whine, so rip, and there's no point in complaining about a few hardcore builds dominating.

Sad.

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gladiatorpie wrote:

Its the consequence of a competitive league (with cash prizes none the less) and extremely dangerous monsters no matter what. Its gonna the be the top meta builds that combine dps and tankiness on a budget every time.

That is the summary how narrowed down has POE become. Everything should be viable, if we use environment to our advantage and our skills and time put in to master different classes, ascendancy..

Ill disagree to an extent because we are talking specifically about gauntlet. You cant compare build diversity to softcore trade league because everyone NEEDS to play the best to give themselves the best shot at winning money. You dont need to play meta softcore builds to succeed.

In gauntlet, if you want a snowballs chance in hell at prize money you have to give yourself every advantage possible. Which means copy/pasting the meta build.

Then don't watch.
On the balance side of things, what do you expect ggg to do? Balancing skills around gauntlet would be ridiculous.
I am not saying balance in skills is were it should be(tho i really like the current state of the game but thats neither here nor there) but pls leave gauntlet out of that discussion as it has no place there.

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Dettlaf wrote:

DD,Seismic trap,EE wow who would have guessed ? release poe 2 already

Boo! Nerf them! Then throw pies at streamers who use these skills.

For real.

& ye I've seen siesmic trap speed leveling streamers, who just use ST for speed lvling. When its not even their main build skill, just used for lvling. Tho if its also endgame op. Well that's double the reason for a nerf.