Torture chamber map boss Shock and Horror Much harder after patch?

Hey I just hopped on for a few quick maps after the patch, one of which was the Torture Chamber map (lv. 72). Normally I don't have a problem with this boss, but this time around I got completely annihilated. Her channeling lightning attack had an ENORMOUS range; it was hitting me when she was at the far opposite end of the boss room, whereas before I had to be on the same screen. The damage was also much, much higher; it killed me in about 1.5 seconds while I was spamming bubbling health flasks, whereas before I could just pop one and survive. The animation also looked different; the beam was a much darker blue, and it was thicker.

Anyone else notice a change with this boss?

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Shock and Horror, the boss of the Torture Chamber, has had her Arc skill replaced with a new skill.

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/693628

Ya the beam of death sucks

Hehe, it's funny how there are numerous threads about crazy boss damages, suggestions to avoid 1 shot mechanics, yet they're again buff one of the bosses damage to the sky.

And the Torture Chamber boss was already on my Avoid list.

When reading the patch notes I naively assumed she would be toned down :(

I was able to fucking tank the boss with infinite lightning flask but now? I don't think I want too after hearing her ''Death beam'' is apparently well more even painful.

I figured for sure it was a nerf, to make the map levels more sensical... No? That makes no sense, really. Why would they buff Shock and Horror lol?

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BoltThrower87 wrote:

I figured for sure it was a nerf, to make the map levels more sensical... No? That makes no sense, really. Why would they buff Shock and Horror lol?

GGG has done non-logical things before you tell me. I'm not fucking with that boss lol

Has anyone at GGG actually fought these bosses, in a hardcore league? Neon perma-freezing them doesn't count. I'm guessing no.

they too busy to realize it, everyone work on new transactions or nerfs, maybe creating new unqiues that no one will use. The lack of communication is horrible. I have been putting numerous numbers concerning map drop rates, figures, logs and not one reply or mention of fixing it. Since 1.0.3 I have gotten 11 map drops, and only 1 was higher level, in the past 2 days ive gotten 4 maps that were between 6-8 levels lower than the map that was being done. Dont get me wrong I love Poe is it so much fun, I left ehe Earth and beyond emulator to come here and while I dont regret it, I can see the same things being done here as was there. nerf/poor communication, I have yet to be a supporter in anyway. I have thought about it alot. But when I think about the the 2 best things i love to do that are map and lunaris runs between the horrible map drop rates and lowering lunaris runs down 2 levels so exp was cut down by about 80%(i have the numbers on it) making almost impossible to level decently i will not become a supporter till they start to worry a little more on fixing the massive things that are messed up instead of worrying about whats new we can do make more money. I love PoE and hope it wont go too far downhill as it has IMO since beta ended.