0.10.8 Information and Race Updates

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pwnageoftheyear wrote:

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Aureolin wrote:

Re-balancing of skills?

I have a feeling that freeze pulse nerf inc ;_;
On a side note though, I'm happy to see changes for more viable build variety.

as a freeze pulse user 90% of the time, this skill gem def. deserves a nerf..

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Danoga wrote:

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Orgazmic wrote:

That desync keeps killing all my chars in hardcore... Well all my chars are dead and I'm starting a new one and so far that desync.. I hope you guys can fix it.

get off your highhorse and play default

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raics wrote:

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if there is a monster forum somewhere it must be in constant uproar:
- 'we can't even reach cold casters, they permafreeze us all the time, give us more health and cold resist'
- 'my serpent friend died to lightning arrow before we could even see what hit us'
- 'our desync skill isn't reliable, we only occasionaly kill anything with it, FIX IT'
- 'they raised my skeleton girlfriend as a zombie, she was silent and skinny, now she's bloated, squishy and cries BRAINS all day'
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Formount wrote:

Currently: Maps = Investment required, better reward while Normal instances = No investment, penalty to reward.

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Formount wrote:

Also why implement a drop penalty for farming low level zones as a core mechanic of the game at all if a level 94 character can farm a zero investment level 68 zone without being penalized?

If I am not mistaken, the purpose of having a drop penalty throughout the game is so that Higher leveled characters are forced to farm zones that are appropriately leveled to farm at max efficiency. Maps were excluded from this concept because of the investment required in order to be able to run maps, which makes up for not having a penalty to drops.

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Formount wrote:

I would really appreciate it if someone from GGG would explain how this change will not negatively affect maps, because as I see it right now, maps are pretty much getting thrown to the gutter and maps are my favorite thing about POE.

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Uvne wrote:

I think going through with the changes is a mistake, and fails to contextualize the discontent in the feedback thread. Most of the articulate responses explained why this change has strong negative effects on the low level of the map system, while the positive responses were generally only positive because the players felt they would have a better shot at accessing the map system. Other positive responses included those who prefer to get higher level by opting in to easier content, and while this will certainly be a result, it worries me if these changes are concessions to those players.


Is there not some way to improve availability of lower maps without padding out Merciless?

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Moosifer wrote:

Cannot wait for all the complaints about the new area levels. The same people who gave a +1 or quick "ya sounds good" are going to be the ones losing their minds on the forums because act 3 merci will be hell to get through.

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Moosifer wrote:

Just imagine while leveling you jumped into an easy mod lvl 66 maps middle of act 3 when you clearly aren't ready to handle mapping. You will be stuck grinding act 2, then city of sarn, then getting frustrated at docks, then in lunaris then once you have enough lvl 68 maps (as all that grinding will give you alot of 66s and you'll be close or over 80 so what's the point of starting at 66 maps, vendor them up and take RNG out of it) you'll finally reach the end game, where you can grind for gear to do lvl 77 maps (ofc you have to find them first).

It's grinding so you can grind. Not even being most effective either, just to allow yourself to progress. This is one of the reasons D3 was so frustrating, you farmed act 1 inferno to allow yourself to farm act 2 inferno, to allow yourself to farm act 3 inferno then you hoped to get gear 1% better to speed up your clear speed in the slightest. All of this knowing that 50m upgrade you just bought will only be significantly improved by a 2b gold upgrade.

I'm begging you, don't do it. I was so happy you did away with it in alpha, please don't bring it back.

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VMP wrote:

These changes are good, but desync needs to get a top priority issue and fix it as soon as possible. I'm sad.

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TheAnuhart wrote:

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Chris wrote:

A large part of any decision we make is asking ourselves what we would want as players.

Sorry for the snip. But for this line..

I think it is more like

"A large part of any decision we make is asking ourselves what we would want as group players who think nothing of buying an upgrade over finding or crafting it".

Any chance of asking yourselves what you would want as a solo player as well as a group player who may or may not see loot find games as just that?

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wavetrex wrote:

I have a feeling that all the lag/desync problems people (including myself) are server/instance related and not necessary a game design problem.

I noticed that at some hours of the days the problems are much worst (making the game totally unplayable) than on other hours (like night in EU, when the game is -almost- ok). My internet's speed is constant and the same the entire day.

I have also noticed that many European players are complaining about desync, and many American players are bashing them with various ad-hominem attacks and also things like "stop complaining, this is beta"... or other various useless talk.
I have also tried playing directly on the US server, and while the lag is much higher ( 180-200 ms vs 50-70ms for EU ), the game feels much more stable and fluent.

I'm guessing that there is a timing/overload problem on some instance servers, they are not properly calibrated, or perhaps there are hardware/incompatibility problems in the EU datacenters? It might be however difficult for GGG staff to experience what we, european players are experiencing, since they are NOT here...

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In any case, the network code needs a serious review, because in it's current state, the game is very frustrating. I personally gave up hardcore over two months ago, dieing out of the sudden to invisible monsters is really NOT fun. The problem is it has become difficult to progress in normal/softcore as well, some areas with quicker monsters are an exercise in mega-frustration.

Unfortunately, all these content patches don't seem to address this serious problem which is driving players away day by day, no amount of "cool" spells and skill will change the fact that the game is almost unplayable !

P.S. - I've already seen some mini-reviews around the net, where reviewers say that while the game has wonderful atmosphere and graphics, the network/lag/sync problems are so bad that there is no point in even trying the game.
This is sad, really sad, for what should have been the game of the year, really !

C'mon guys, focus on this please already before it's too late!
We, as a community, really need a patch news that sounds like: "We made a major overhaul of the network/communication code, and updated the game servers all around the world, the game experience should now be much more fluid than it ever was no matter where you play from !"

Sorry for the little wall of text ;)
Wave.