Content Update 2.1.0: Talisman Challenge Leagues, New Skills and more!

wow, loving it <3

Looks awesome!

It is all fine (however it all depends on how stingy the appear/drop-ratio is - warbands were cool but were simply ruined first by spawn rate and then by item-with-mod drop rate) but the balance..

well.. i have a gut feeling that i know what will carry people to uber or new uber. skill with most multipliers on it. and all new supports are GIANT multipliers with trivial drawbacks. power creep 2.1

have to say i like the new Burning Arrow (shrapnell) and Rain of Arrows versions. would have liked fixing the old instead of replacing these with something new. it creates an illusion of more skills but in reality with this new skills Rain of Arrows is simply removed from the game

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NickK_GGG wrote:

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GingerBeast wrote:

Just curious, but at first glance, it seems like there is no way to tell what tier the talismans are. Will this be easily identifiable via a tooltip or something?

Look at the strings. It's subtle, but it's there.

If you're talking about the art at the top of the post, it looks to me like the row of "first tier talismans" have bare strings, except for the rare Breakrib Talisman which has five bones, sticks or something on it. Don't know if that's the "subtle, but... there" tier tip you're talking about, but if string ornaments are the indicator of tier, then the Breakrib talisman should be fifth tier according to that artwork.

Similarly, with the second tier talismans pictured, two have six beads on their strings, while the other looks like it just has a coarse and irregular string. But then, I may be totally missing whatever tier indicator you're hinting at.

Personally, I think the tier of these talismans should be explicitly stated on their description as it is with maps. If tiers are this important to the gameplay and game mechanics, then there shouldn't be any subtlety or guesswork involved, and particularly not involving the artwork, which is a dodgy source of clues even on widescreen monitors. On laptops? Forget it.

I just hope a less murky method for determining talisman tier will be available once 2.1 goes live. Counting bumps on amulet strings in in-game art just won't cut it.

Could you give us any Hint on how hard the Challenges are gonna be?As a player that plays 2h/day I'd be happy to know it's possible to complete the 32 Challenges:P

Coc blade vortex inc

OMG My wife is gonna leave me.
And I'm not even married yet.

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Gruentod wrote:

Personally, I think the tier of these talismans should be explicitly stated on their description as it is with maps. If tiers are this important to the gameplay and game mechanics, then there shouldn't be any subtlety or guesswork involved,

Lol! its just item LVL! ilvl 20 = 1T, 40 = 2T, 60 = 3T or similar! u need to read wiki once...

Wow, I was sure I'd roll Contagion but now I just don't know. And the league mechanic sounds great btw. I'm so fucking hyped. Full no life mode for this league I feel. Goodbye real life.

HYPE