1 Shot Mechanics need to go.

1 Shot Mechanics go against what Path of Exile and Diablo 2 were made for, which is Hardcore gameplay. Yes, if you didn't know Diablo 2 was originally made to be played in Hardcore as well as Path of Exile.

When you have a boss with 1 shot mechanics you throw any type of defenses out of the window, so now what is the game based on? Just damage alone.

If I want to build a super Tanky character that takes an hour to kill the boss, I should be able to do so. No question.

It's time for the Path of Exile team to start reworking 1 shot mechanics into High Damage mechanics instead.

Also, it's time for the Path of Exile team to start working on that Buggy Titan boss that seems to clip out of the screen and port me to his feet halfway through the fight. I mean the one time I was on top of his head? Lol. Half my attacks weren't hitting him because his hit-box was in the stars.

1 shot mechanics need to go. They're not attractive and they don't make the game feel good especially if you build around being Tanky. May as well remove any defensive passive on the passive tree.

No

1-shots are fine. You were also given a new type of defense to handle them. Use it.

I will agree though that off-screen slams should be illegal (because it's unfair if you can't see the telegraph). Not everyone has a 4K monitor (like everyone at GGG, apparently), and can see two miles around them.

That being said, the only memorable boss that's been off-screen slamming me is the Silverfist. The solution to these bastards is to stay a bit closer (the closer you are the higher your transversal when dodging anyway).

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Ankh_13#4218 wrote:

1-shots are fine. You were also given a new type of defense to handle them. Use it.

I will agree though that off-screen slams should be illegal (because it's unfair if you can't see the telegraph). Not everyone has a 4K monitor (like everyone at GGG, apparently), and can see two miles around them.

That being said, the only memorable boss that's been off-screen slamming me is the Silverfist. The solution to these bastards is to stay a bit closer (the closer you are the higher your transversal when dodging anyway).

Then there's a passive that removes that "new type of defense" it's called Unwavering Stance. Basing the whole game-playstyle around rolling around is dumb.

Then you have some rare mobs that have an ability where you're unable to recover life or mana. Alright. So Flasks and my build are useless against them.

I have 200/life-regen per second in hardcore, a build i've worked around made useless by dumb mechanics such as this.

I don't mind the Siphon Flask ability or detonate dead, but to not recover life in their presence? Now i'm a Warrior running away because my build just doesn't work against these types of rares.

1 portal mechanic + 1-shot mechanics = great game

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paulyfr3sh#1681 wrote:

Then there's a passive that removes that "new type of defense" it's called Unwavering Stance.

It was your choice to pick it. Perhaps this keystone shouldn't even exist in the game to begin with.

There is not a single true one shot in the entire campaign, except for the water hag bubbles. Even with just a little bit of life on your gear you can tank every single slam in the game, before maps.

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Ruderatus#4059 wrote:

1 portal mechanic + 1-shot mechanics = great game

Yes, "great game"...
Until we see the game repeating the same failure in terms of player numbers like Diablo 4.

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paulyfr3sh#1681 wrote:

running away

How'd you manage that? Got a pair of boots with 100% movement speed?

I do not know for sure how many 1 shot mechanics are in the game, but I'm willing to bet several of things you think are, aren't, and you're just dealing with a high damage hit, like you asked for.