Finished campaign in Phrecia 2.0, my only question is who asked?

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Toforto#2372 wrote:

Most people just wanted to enjoy some normal Phrecia, this is not Phrecia.

Yes, this is quite literally Legacy of Phrecia, with the alternate classes and the idol system included.

If you had read the announcement post, you would have seen that it mentioned the extra map modifier, also commonly referred to as free map juice, which most players enjoy, alongside the campaign changes. Those changes were also a frequently requested and long desired addition for players who wanted a more interesting SC campaign to test builds without being forced into the HC gauntlet.

Not reading the announcement is not something GGG can address, especially given how transparent they have been.

If, on top of that, you engage with the event with little to no actual participation, fail to build defenses, or neglect even basic resistances or life during the campaign, it becomes difficult to take the resulting complaints seriously. At that point you are largely creating your own struggles, which again is not something GGG can change. Do not confuse and present personal frustration as if it reflects the majority, cause you're not speaking for the majority.

A brief look at Steam charts shows that most players who joined the event are still playing and clearly enjoying it. The number of players who have already leveled past 90, something made fairly easy thanks to the extra juice, gives a very clear picture of what we actually need to know.

Considering the event launched in the middle of the week and that many players only really started over the weekend due to work commitments, it is reasonable to expect even more players to dive in as the weekend continues.

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VoidWhisperer42#5989 wrote:

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Toforto#2372 wrote:

Most people just wanted to enjoy some normal Phrecia, this is not Phrecia.

Yes, this is quite literally Legacy of Phrecia, with the alternate classes and the idol system included.

Nope, this is cringy gauntlet bs, with enrage on all bosses with phrecia ascendancies and idols. Completely different, and nobody asked for this. Whole event is ruined, I'm deleting my character after I get my free box at lvl90 lmao

I thought the gauntlet stuff was only in campaign, but apparently its also on pinnacle bosses. That's just ridiculous. This isn't phrecia, this event is a joke.

so completed it with a Behemoth (rampager/hits fortify/aspd per fortify/rage) 2h Sunder of Tharthus - still havent decided what i actually want to do with this class. vaal/rage setup requires very precise planning that i kinda dont have patience for. ~10 deaths, 17 non-allocated passives at lvl 70

there was not a single fun encounter. the 'bosses catwalk' got old pretty fast. I had EQ of Amplification 4link so pretty much every bosses died to one click + 'to dust'. it was boring af. Act 9 boss with degen pools - f.. melee i guess :) but i had 600hp/s regen and capped res so whatever.

campaign with these changes is tedious, time consuming and kinda does nothing expect removing meme ideas from the possible build spectrum. now you cannot level as meme, you have to switch to it after one of the evergreen archetypes waddles trough the campaign and pretends it was some feat.

i had plans to do 5 chars, one per each class ive missed in original phrecia (paladin, aristocrat, scavenger, behemoth and surfcaster) but the mere though of leveling, even with twink gear and grafts i very carefully stored for that possibility) is revolting

and do not bring challenge or whatnot - car ride with broken suspension and AC set to 'furnace' is not a challenge - it is miserable just like this 'super fun campaign' is

to end on a positive note: prices in this league are crazy beyond belief and I actually liked the Kole/Brutus fight in Act 1. it made some sense, even lorewise (just remove these Hydra balls please, these actually do not fit - replace with darts or whatever, but Brutus and cold spells? no.)

so yeah. Ascendancies super cool and fresh, campaign - forced faux time tax that you can all but skip with easily obtainable grafts that literally carry you

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Toforto#2372 wrote:

with phrecia ascendancies and idols. Completely different, and nobody asked for this. Whole event is ruined, I'm deleting my character after I get my free box at lvl90 lmao

I thought the gauntlet stuff was only in campaign, but apparently its also on pinnacle bosses. That's just ridiculous. This isn't phrecia, this event is a joke.

It is quite literally Phrecia, but with more fun. If it feels cringe or pointless to you, that is unfortunate. Perhaps it is best not to complain when GGG is already generous enough to provide an event.

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Toforto#2372 wrote:

I'm deleting my character after I get my free box at lvl90 lmao

Well, alright then. Comments like that are exactly why GGG listens to the majority. Events like this exist because they reflect what the players who actually engage want and enjoy, not the crowd that shows up only for a free MTX reward and bails. If all that keeps you around are free boxes, nothing will make you stick. It only makes sense for GGG to focus on the players who actually care, and that has always been the right call.

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Toforto#2372 wrote:

nobody asked for this

Many asked for this.

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I thought the gauntlet stuff was only in campaign, but apparently its also on pinnacle bosses. That's just ridiculous.

You exclusively buy carry runs for pinnacle content, so I don't think boss fights being more fun really affects you at all.

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This isn't phrecia, this event is a joke.

The event is called Phrecia 2.0, and last I've checked both alt classes and idols are present, so pretty much Phrecia event.

Guess the event just isn't build for people trying to speedrun the game with act 1 gear and 2300 hp + zdps. The extra map juice feels just amazing in endgame with all the extra packsize and idol juice and the campaign was fun as well and not just a total snoozefest.

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VoidWhisperer42#5989 wrote:

Well, alright then. Comments like that are exactly why GGG listens to the majority.

50k peak on event launch, 2 days later dipping to 15k. Oh yeah, I'm sure they've listened to the "majority" here lmfao

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Pashid#4643 wrote:

The extra map juice feels just amazing in endgame with all the extra packsize and idol juice and the campaign was fun as well and not just a total snoozefest.

The campaign was more boring because of dumb gauntlet mods on bosses and pointless boss rush you have to sit through every act boss. I was falling asleep on my desk, I had the dps to kill them in a few seconds and it was still bad.

And I'm not playing this scam, already deleted char. I'm going to make sure it is known that literally nobody wants this gauntlet nonsense in an event like Phrecia that was meant to be fun. Leave the stuff like this for the events it was designed for.

People wanted to enjoy Phrecia, and were deceived because it wasn't announced beforehand how bad this event would be.

Some of the events were well recieved in the past even though people complained. Like 50% exp loss on death to find a compromise between HC and SC was one of the best ideas they ever had, imo.

Events were traditionally HC, don't forget that.

Some of the criticism is not deserved. All they did was an event, no big deal. Next league start will come. Yes, endgame is probably way to hard with Gauntlet mods, but beating the campaign in Gauntlet felt very rewarding.

What you want is probably just the next league start where you can farm until your fingers bleed.
It will come with ~150k players don't worry. It is not yet time to put poe 1 to the grave :)

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Strickl3r#3809 wrote:

Some of the events were well recieved in the past even though people complained. Like 50% exp loss on death to find a compromise between HC and SC was one of the best ideas they ever had, imo.

Events were traditionally HC, don't forget that.

Some of the criticism is not deserved. All they did was an event, no big deal. Next league start will come. Yes, endgame is probably way to hard with Gauntlet mods, but beating the campaign in Gauntlet felt very rewarding.

What you want is probably just the next league start where you can farm until your fingers bleed.
It will come with ~150k players don't worry. It is not yet time to put poe 1 to the grave :)

That's not the point. The problem is they lied to the players about this event. People feel scammed and betrayed. We thought we were gonna get to play Phrecia, this is not that. This is some weird gauntlet event designed for the 0.1%.