LOST TRUST: Tweaking beta via BRICKING costs you player base trust...please do better GGG

Sure. It's pre launch/beta. I understand you're trying to refine the game to bring it closer to some kind of vision you have. However, don't disregard the fact that you just disrespected the time, passion, and raw grit that your POE2 player base put into the game by BRICKING (not NERFING, you BRICKED us) builds used by basically 90% of the player base. You lost their trust. You lost my trust. Thousands of players, each putting in hundreds to thousands of hours each into the game grinding EXP, currency, and gear. Most of that currency and gear was wasted.

Please do better. Don't brick builds just to get data on how the top 1% of players by in-game currency wealth (who likely play the game >40 hours a week) will fix builds or find different builds while the rest of the player base suffers. Consider using AI to find broken/OP builds earlier and to suggest changes/improvements internally for your game. Create harder and new content instead of bricking everyone. Nerf instead of brick. Buff other builds instead of bricking. Heck, I wouldn't have minded if you did a 50% life buff to all end game content, at least my build would still function (probably not a great fix, I know, but you get the point).

I know the more dedicated POE2 player base will keep their faith in the game with the mindset that the changes are for the better, but for some of us, we don't have the patience to have our hard work thrown in the trash or the time and trust to try and build the work back up again. I legitimately just wanted to work hard for 100-200 hours of game time, so I would have a relaxing grinding/econ character when I got home from work. Now I have a brick when I get home from work. Who's to say you won't brick the next build we work hard on? That crushes motivation and trust to play your game. I don't want to work hard again to try and create a character that can GRIND most content in a somewhat relaxing manner just to have it bricked again. That feeling of level grinding on content that previously ABSOLUTELY obliterated you before you put in all that effort is amazing.

This was a tough patch. Even for early access standards.

Your players are what will bring life to this game, and you risk loosing many of them with what you've done.

I wish you guys at POE2 the best of luck. I will probably not return. Thanks for the ride. 0.1 was truly the best RPG I've played in my life. I hope you can bring the fun back.

Best wishes

The fact Johnathan said they didn't want to nerf everything, they just wanted to target the specific cause of stupidly broken builds, yet they NUKED EVERYTHING

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E4_Blitz#4056 wrote:

The fact Johnathan said they didn't want to nerf everything, they just wanted to target the specific cause of stupidly broken builds, yet they NUKED EVERYTHING

...and now they're Buffing...lol.... ;)

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E4_Blitz#4056 wrote:

The fact Johnathan said they didn't want to nerf everything, they just wanted to target the specific cause of stupidly broken builds, yet they NUKED EVERYTHING

Apparently the root cause was players using skills

Well stated. They nuked everything. Will be interesting to see what comes out of it, but I probably won't be part of it. Might just get bricked again :(

I don't know what I expected but disregard for basic language makes any actual communication difficult. So maybe I should put it this way. You don't want GGG to put anything wrong into the game. They should vet it by testing via actual real world player in order... Oh wait! That is the process we're currently engaged in. "early access" As I said I didn't expect a blatant disregard for basic language. Go ahead and stop playing. I'll make sure to give proper feedback for the Devs in your stead. Cheers.

Thank you sir ;) Seems like you read the language just fine.

Get a grip lmao.

While your complaints may have merit, this is Early Access.

It's INTENDED to brick builds, by definition.

facts, why is my huntress doing more dmg with spear toss/jab over ANY of the spear abilitys?

This is terrible design, in-excusable by a multi billon dollar owned by TENCENT company