New Low-Level Uniques

Low lvl char help? Do u know how fast u can run (SOLO) from 1lvl to 40lvl? I do 1-71lvl(SOLO no trade) in CB in 2 days 2 times, and i am not a racer or idiotic month league runner. So i see 1st time truth from players about this shitty uniqs and not fanboy cry(yess GG GGG u soooooo cooool). All u need to know is that 2.0 is not a new game , like GGG wanna tell to us, its work on the bugs ver 1.0.
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They seem to make a cool DW combo

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awesome more low level uniques to drop in high maps because we already have so many useless ones that do!
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Calling it a flaw is a flaw itself, implying that the game is balanced around low level uniques dropping in a regular playthrough. Do I really need to explain why 800% facebreakers and tabula shouldn't be dropping in every normal playthrough?

The purpose of low level uniques is largely to use as toys for future characters. It is like when you play through a FPS campaign to unlock the machine gun and infinite ammo cheats to use on a second playthrough, you are not supposed to get these by design in normal play. Occasionally you may get lucky and get some to drop when you actually need them, but that is an exception to the rule. Like getting Shavs/Kaom's on your first map.

So let's explore some of these more... questionable posts.

"Adding crap uniques is limiting my chance to get Shavs!" No, they are not. Drop rates are specifically designed the way they are. It doesn't matter whether GGG adds 100 uniques or takes away 50, Shavs drop rate is still going to be calculated a specific way.

"I'd rather not have them drop at all in higher zones then" As another player mentioned, would you rather come across them playing your regular 80, or take time to farm level 20 zones for them? This is just misdirected anger that your bronze labeled item wasn't Shavs. Just leave the item on the ground and move on, you aren't forced to pick them up just because they are uniques.

"Time developing this means time not spent developing something else" Okay. GGG could also not add any additional content. I don't think I've seen a community so against additional content, low level or otherwise. From the way some of you post, it sounds like you'd prefer everything scrapped except for lvl 78 maps.

"I use my legacy Facebreakers on every character I make, so every one of these items will be ignored by me" Congratulations on being a boring person.
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Calling it a flaw is a flaw itself, implying that the game is balanced around low level uniques dropping in a regular playthrough. Do I really need to explain why 800% facebreakers and tabula shouldn't be dropping in every normal playthrough?

The purpose of low level uniques is largely to use as toys for future characters. It is like when you play through a FPS campaign to unlock the machine gun and infinite ammo cheats to use on a second playthrough, you are not supposed to get these by design in normal play. Occasionally you may get lucky and get some to drop when you actually need them, but that is an exception to the rule. Like getting Shavs/Kaom's on your first map.

So let's explore some of these more... questionable posts.

"Adding crap uniques is limiting my chance to get Shavs!" No, they are not. Drop rates are specifically designed the way they are. It doesn't matter whether GGG adds 100 uniques or takes away 50, Shavs drop rate is still going to be calculated a specific way.

"I'd rather not have them drop at all in higher zones then" As another player mentioned, would you rather come across them playing your regular 80, or take time to farm level 20 zones for them? This is just misdirected anger that your bronze labeled item wasn't Shavs. Just leave the item on the ground and move on, you aren't forced to pick them up just because they are uniques.

"Time developing this means time not spent developing something else" Okay. GGG could also not add any additional content. I don't think I've seen a community so against additional content, low level or otherwise. From the way some of you post, it sounds like you'd prefer everything scrapped except for lvl 78 maps.

"I use my legacy Facebreakers on every character I make, so every one of these items will be ignored by me" Congratulations on being a boring person.


I agree with every thing you said.
I'm still feeling gipped because I didn't get my >100 orbs of alteration in my very first hours of play as a new player to poe :|

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Sorry, I couldn't help it. I don't mean to add fuel to the unnecessary fire. I'm also being a little hypocritical by taking some liberties with these (exaggerated/hyperbolic) statements.

I did, however, drop a goldrim in a lvl 5 zone in the 1 month FB SC (and don't normally consider myself very lucky where uniques are concerned).

I understand why people have concerns about the fact that low-level uniques drop in maps, but the amount of negativity that arises at just about any announcement from GGG is disheartening.
Yep yep and yep to all this and more. Sounds like a whole lot of bitching and griping from here. Constructive criticism is always beneficial when it is directed and objective. New content and the implementation of it according to YOUR royal highness's play style is not the reason it exists. Use your noodle and let the new shinies inspire build ideas, gem combinations and other tasty yum yums....I'm done :).
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Last edited by sonicjonny#3175 on Jun 3, 2015, 7:23:24 PM
These can be game changers in short races. Killer. Also could be fun to "cap" a toon at 10, 28, etc. and optimize builds for fun and/or pvp.

Selfishly hoping for a new lowbie claw =p
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Hmm, so in ver 1.0+ it was not? LOL
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I am shocked that no one else mentioned this:
People will use those items for a very short time and most of them will end in vendors!
Also those will drop only in 75+ maps so, totally useless!!!12exclamationmark!

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