Path of Exile: Forsaken Masters

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jaredh wrote:

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Alhoon wrote:

Thanks for the general information, but so far there's not enough specifics of what to expect. I really, really hope you do this the right way. As it reads now, I can see "free epix for everyone" plastered all over it, while every casual is chanting praises for reduced RNG.

Do NOT reduce crafting RNG. Do NOT obsolete orbs as a crafting material. Do NOT hand out free uniques for visiting an NPC. Do NOT destroy this beautiful game you've spent so many years creating.

On the contrary...please do exactly what this guy doesn't want.

"Casual" players like to play the game at a competitive level too.

Ditto!

It's not that crafting and Uniques are going to be FREE or auto EPIC ... the screenshots clearly show that a crafting upgrade can (will?) cost as much as Trading for a nice Unique. The way I see it, it helps Solo players by (1) giving more options so they don't have to depend on a party to get thru certain areas until they find good gear and (2) gives solo players more ways to use currency -- assuming a solo player also shies away from or flat out refuses to participate in trading.

Also, I like the idea of niche/build-defining choices being available to everyone. I men, I've wanted to try out a ton of mechanics form the Skill Tree, but couldn't because I could never afford or find a Shavronne's Wrappings or whatever XYZ piece of build-dependent gear one needs to experience certain aspects of the game.

omg wow. so excited!

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Sneakypaw wrote:

Soooo, nobody talking about how the new Challenge Leagues are 3 months instead of 4?

Well Chris did say they might do it in previous podcast he was in, I think people are just so amazed at the rest of the content in this announcement that they didnt even care for that haha.

I noticed that. xD

No judgment by me. I think 3 months sound fine.

I made a Thread in GD to discuss this though.

Can't wait!

Very hyped

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stykk wrote:

chris, please, don't let us create perfect items on crafting benches.
the game will be boring in a week with everyone running around with perfect items.

Considering the price already it takes to get relatively weak mods it's going to be expensive for someone to craft near perfect items. Not to mention, why the fuck should crafting be RNG based.

This makes it so that you can actually craft blue items and actually make them into something usable later on with a Regal + Extra Crafting.

This seems to became the greatest expansion ever.

Customise Your Hideout = uberhousing
I love it

Upgrade Your Crafting Benches = finally a crafting system
WTF? Finally a real crafting system without gambling? After all this time I'm so happy I could cry!



The only thing I do not like:
We've redesigned large portions of the Passive Skill Tree.
Fuck that. Stop messing up the fucking tree every new expansion!


Ahhhh, and as a poe veteran I think "We've also overhauled many of Path of Exile's Curses" is your way to tell us that curses get a critical strike from the nerfhammer again? ^^

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Sneakypaw wrote:

Soooo, nobody talking about how the new Challenge Leagues are 3 months instead of 4?

I kinda like this change!

Ambush & Invasion where dead after 3 months and changes by GGG to prevent that were needed!

The overhaul for the challenge rewards(a mtx after 5 completed challenges and another after 8)
seems like a step in the right direction and maybe keep more players active in the leagues for the whole time!

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S_Guy wrote:

Looked a little bit closer on that new skill tree image.
I don't see that many lfie nodes or some life nodes up there between Witch and Shadow are missing.
As Shadow already had a life node problem, I'm a little bit concerned and hope Shadow/Ranger area got more life nodes :/

What if I told you that there's more life per level now so there's less need to pick up so many life nodes in the tree?

<3 <3 <3

Thanks for this! Gives us greater build diversity!

amazing!