How Divination Card Submission Will Work

cards ? what next ? pants ?

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Drakoni wrote:

Kind of worried this will end up similar to Bounties in Diablo 3.
I'm not entirely sure what to think of a system like this yet, I just hope it isn't going to promote players farming the same area's all the time for the highest value loot or to just get build enabling item "X".

Area's that allow players to increase their odds of finding item "X" can sometimes can be the beginning of the end of some RPG's. Ultimately it reduces the need for social interaction with other players through trading and vastly changes the economy of the game.
If it forces you to avoid certain area's of the map in order to find a desired item, it also makes farming feel less varied and just that in itself can make the game boring.

I really hope I'm proved wrong but I'm just going on what happened with Diablo. Most knowledgeable players would tend to agree that's where Diablo 3 started to become stale because it lost an element of progression and challenge.

I've not tried the beta yet but as long as the game remains a challenging, stat/theory crafting based RPG that wants you to make difficult spec and gearing choices then it has a future. The moment it becomes too much like blizzard's Diablo 3....That'll be the end of PoE.

I like the Map system in PoE personally, it's varied, challenging, highly progression based and requires you to use your head a little.
I think the Maps system makes diablo's "rift system" look like a joke. I'd prefer the focus to be kept more on Map's then a "Bounty" style form of farming, you only need to look at diablo 3 to know that bounty style farming is very....very...boring.

As much as you seem confused about how Diablo 3 works I think that you do have a point.

This is somewhat dangerous ground for PoE. A lot of things will be impacted by this addition to the game. I think the following trouble spot will have to be navigated...

--The goal is to give players a large amount of choice in what they do during a play session. Currently there seems to be two end game choices (map, or magic find dom/atziri). Ideally these cards add another aspect of speed clearing different zones. More choice! Great! However, in order for this system to be fully realized GGG must be very careful in how they place these cards and how they balance them. EVERYONE is going to want a Shavs. EVERYONE is going to want a Mjolnir. If those items get cards then people will farm those zones a lot.

Balance and placement will be key here. Boss farming will change in that you no longer just farm Dominus because he gives you the best chance at uniques. You farm different bosses because they are in zones that can drop certain cards. If Scepter of God drops a card that gives 10 chaos orbs, and docks drops Shavronne's Wrappings then people will farm Docks. This can be mitigated by making the chaos orb stack cards much more common in Scepter of God.

That sounds pretty simple, but when you add more cards and more areas there are going to be issues. There's also the fact that this will be somewhat confusing for players and undoubtedly require more "wiki hunting".

Ideally this will give GGG pinpoint control over where players will farm. On the other hand I'm concerned that this will be confusing to many players, and if it's not implemented correctly it will cause only 1 or 2 zones to be used.

This is going to be sick for Path.

Wow, stacks of exalted and mirrors.

Wondering what cards will be designed.

Hope there still will be something cool left when I can upgrade the pack :/ <3

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Charan wrote:

Well, shit. I'll be away for a few weeks when submissions open.

If I ask really nicely, will other Highgates please leave The Goddess Bound to me? Pretty please?

Ill leave it be if you promiss not to steal my ring :D

Im sure GGG will not allow such a thing to happen Charan but just incase I would send support an email just to explain your reservations :)

GG GGG

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Vaydra wrote:

I hope there is a card book to drop into or remove the cards from. Like a fancy POE style collector's album. That would be awesome.

This should be made into an MTX, where I'll gladly pay 150-200 points bracket! Also, by collecting those cards into our album, we get to download the art for desktop-keeping/wallpaper! This way, it gives more objectives and can be an addictive hobby to play PoE!

Kindly consider GGG and Chris!(￣Д￣)ﾉ

Will diamond/eternal supporters get locked out of adding a divination card for their unique if someone else beats them to the punch? Don't you think it would be fair to add a grace period of like a week to let submissions go in for that purpose?

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Charan wrote:

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Zahndethus wrote:

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We'll make an exception for supporters who are still due to create a custom unique. They may make a Unique that can only be obtained through their Divination Card.

Ooooh I may do this.

Well's there my last unique decided. :)

Looking forward to Charan's Moderation! (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

Really stoked for the divination cards! Another item that can randomly drop. I'm curious to see how much some of these become worth in trading. Hope to see some awesome, unique ideas!

I wonder if they'll allow cards for legacy items/mods. IIQ gem? Resplendent shields?