Content Update 0.4.0 — Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids

Please give us any update on the Merit of Service Pelage Targe, some of us really enjoy the group play with our friends and making support builds.

At the end of the day ... It is still just path of exile 2. Tedium.

0.2 flashback - new class, 30-40% nerfs on previous good builds(

This is why I stopped playing at 0.1 why some players get nerfed heavily and their build become unplayable while there still most op builds which can be easily one shotted all screen and also one shotted biggest juiciest ultra mega uber bosses. Just why? If you want to make game hard then make hard for everyone and no you can't say "We can't balance everything to same line" yes but if you delete most of okay builds then not touch all most op builds (Which played by most viewed streamers) it's not balancing it's killing harmless players interest in playing that game. Don't afraid from decent builds which played by few people.

well you definitely didnt cook with the incinerate one because it wouldnt be able to boil water

seems like you really want the skill to be a huge burst like a strong vaal skill with the fuel thing but so far it looks like some single target fireball ignite gonna reach these numbers stacking or not

edit: level 20 incinerate damage can be replicated by casting the level 13 flame breath with 6 rage while using a 3.8 pdps weapon

Who are making the balance to the game? Rob Ferguson? I was going to try the incinerate. Now the skill is litterally unusable. I dont understand this aproach you have to balance. Why destroy a skill that it take work for you to design? I mean, you right click and the poison arrow shot, right click and lightning arrow shot. You generate 5 seconds fuel for a skill that now deal 20% of damage and cannot generate more "time of damage" and this supposed to be a main skill. I dont understand, GGG, you hate your game?

for gods sake, do something with rapid shot! and add more heat interactions. and and, mortars not consuming heat with respectable grenades was kind of a betrayal

I'd be happy about some reasoning around the curse area changes.
As of now quasi "one shot" clear builds dominate the meta.

Every build that relies on curses is already at a disadvantage due to its at least two button nature + the curse delay.

For bossing the change is almost irrelevant as hitting a single target with a curse will still be fine.

Overall I share the communities feeling around niche builds being restricted
(last lament, incinerate, curses) while strong meta contenders, propagating a mostly one button playstyle are still viable (poison pf).

This feels opposing to the direction, advertised by GGG (combo gameplay).

Overall I'm afraid this might lead to a situation like in 0.2 with very few builds strongly dominating the meta. That cannot be in the interest of either GGG, nor the playerbase and is likely to impact retention in a negative way.

Again - some reasoning for the changes would be highly appreciated.
The makers of "Mechabellum", frequently provide such reasoning, similar to how GGG has done in the past. I feel this would - at leat in the case of nerfs - help to foster a better understanding and less frustration in the community.

Keep going guys! You’ve nearly nerfed every single build your player base enjoyed playing! So excited to play the new skills you buffed that have a 5 second wind up time, pick up 3 orbs off the ground and channel it for 8 more seconds after that to deal 600 damage! Dont want us dealing damage the same day we cast the skill now do we, that might be fun.

Call me crazy but i can already see the reviews on Steam going down like in 0.2 again...