Act 4 Data Mining

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ChuanHsing wrote:
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Shagsbeard wrote:
The areas could be numbered for a different reason... hmm?

they are area lvl for sure.


I dont know about that. There are 46 areas in act 1-3. And its common for act 3 meciless to have areas with the same lvl. I dont see why this wont be the case in act 4 merciless.


That being said without the entire list from 1 to 82 its hard to say what the numbering stands for.

Edit. Maps will still be the go to endgame so they probably will push them some levels higher but I dont think that the main areas will go up to 82. Its way too big a jump. They've said multiple times that they want the game to grow sideways instead of up. They dont want many new mods and item bases that will "outperform" the best existing items.
LLD BOTW spark/arc caster guide http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1133731
Last edited by andkamen#5405 on Jul 25, 2014, 12:39:42 PM
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andkamen wrote:

That being said without the entire list from 1 to 82 its hard to say what the numbering stands for.

You need to pass merciless act3 to enter act4. There are no normal and cruel mode for act 4.
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ChuanHsing wrote:
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andkamen wrote:

That being said without the entire list from 1 to 82 its hard to say what the numbering stands for.

You need to pass merciless act3 to enter act4. There are no normal and cruel mode for act 4.


Still we need the rest of the list to see if the numbers correspond to the area levels.
LLD BOTW spark/arc caster guide http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1133731
Maps were supposed to be a placeholder until endgame content was created. Its very possible they will make the zone up to the same level as maps go, and maps will be the place to get better IIQ. This game can't stagnate at level 78 max level zones forever. I really hope this is the direction that they are moving toward.
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Here's hoping you catch yourself a nice, big fishy.


mmmmh... not sure what to think of that... ;)
"Fixing the endgame was hard - No matter how hard we buffed red maps, people would keep spamming Gorges.
So we turned Gorge into a red map"
Some of this is actually believable, though that's no judgment upon whether it's actually true or not--that will only be known when Act 4 is finally released.

As for the alleged "area levels," though, I don't think they necessarily are. It looks more like just a numbered list of areas, given that it is a perfect count sequence (no repeated or skipped numbers, unlike the areas in the existing acts) though we're missing some of the context in the form of the pre-68 entries in the list. Yes, I know 68 suspiciously coincides with the level where Act 3 Merciless leaves off, but eh.

Also I can actually hear those spoiler snippets of Dialla's being spoken in her voice. It's uncanny.
Last edited by AllisonW#5472 on Jul 25, 2014, 12:53:54 PM
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OK. You got me hooked :O
"Fixing the endgame was hard - No matter how hard we buffed red maps, people would keep spamming Gorges.
So we turned Gorge into a red map"
OK, I'm suddenly finding this whole thing more credible.

(Still not convinced as to the levels of the Act 4 zones though.)
considerung his post history and wiki contributions in the past, there is no reason to not believe what has been posted here.

good job, alpha members

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