3.25 First Impressions

Just wanted to share all that I am enjoying thus far about the league and a few thoughts about the content.

The settlement feels like the perfect endgame town we have been missing. Loading into Karui Shores or the act towns always felt pointless, however if I were to load into Kingsmarch when I am at endgame it would actually feel quite natural, as there are plenty of reasons to actually visit the location.

The re-introduction of recombination is welcome and much more accessible than before, where it previously held the most value personally as only something to sell for currency because I was never in a position to use such costly items.

Runesmithing allows for interesting modifiers to be applied to rares, providing quirky possibilities and reintroducing one of my personal favourite skills, Stalking Pustule, back into the league.

The idea of being able to hoard up gold by playing the game to do so many various things feels great! I have already respec'd 3 or more points with gold when I made a mistake, and it made me feel far more willing to spend points without being punished for getting it wrong. The gradual shipments and map sink are greatly welcome alongside normal play but ALSO when the busyness of life prevents play, providing some modest progression of loot. Not to mention many things that would have felt like crap not dropping any loot can now just drop gold, which feels good. Plus if you see monster gold numbers drop that's also satisfying.

The separation of the mechanic between streamlined encounters in maps that are nice and simple paired with actually dealing with stuff in Kingsmarch feels like an excellent balance. Just a genuinely enjoyable experience.

Disenchantment feels like a fantastic trashbin for all those rares players want to pickup but then aren't actually worth anything, providing SOME kind of value for the effort.

Overall, 10/10 league on first impressions of everything. Looking forward to seeing how far I can push builds this time around.