Death Penalties

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rockmassif wrote:

Make it harder;

10% Normal
25% Cruel
50% Merciless

This will stop YOLO Glass Cannon builds in Standard.
This will also stop being careless in Standard because 50% XP loss at high levels is insane.
Therefore this will also stop HC vs SC discussion as it will require a well balanced build to reach 90+ levels even in SC.

HC players don't really care about this anyway, once you die it's all gone. Not just some xp.

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Baron01 wrote:

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rockmassif wrote:

Make it harder;

10% Normal
25% Cruel
50% Merciless

This will stop YOLO Glass Cannon builds in Standard.
This will also stop being careless in Standard because 50% XP loss at high levels is insane.
Therefore this will also stop HC vs SC discussion as it will require a well balanced build to reach 90+ levels even in SC.

HC players don't really care about this anyway, once you die it's all gone. Not just some xp.

This is as idiotic proposal as it get. It just show how disillusioned HC players are in their perception of PoE.

First and foremost, the game should be fun. Playing the game should bring you enjoyment and satisfaction. These can be achieved by various means, one of which is overcoming extra challenges and coming out as a winner--this is to me a hardcore league, one way to increase challenge and achieve satisfaction. The important part is this is optional challenge and a deliberate choice. This choice will inadvertently impact you gameplay and the way you build your character.

There are other ways to have fun and enjoying the game. I personally like to feel how powerful my character is and how everything around me explodes in spray of blood and metal armor parts. That brings enjoyment and satisfaction to me. I'm almost exclusively playing SC but I can assure you I try to build as sturdy character as I could with my limited knowledge and gear. The reason is there is no enjoyment in death, none! I just do not build characters exclusively around survival nor I pick only builds that are in least amount of danger or can abuse certain mechanics in the game. Lastly, I do not employ log out macros nor I ALT+F4 from the game at the slightest sign of desync or dangerous situation coming my way. That is HC thing I reckon and I would not enjoy it.

The way we play the game and how we enjoy it should be dictated by the player and only the player him or herself. Developers set a framework and provide means for everybody to find their way to enjoy the game.