Developer Questions and Answers

Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?

Is the technical framework in place to allow for large scale PvPvE encounters? How many players could be fighting something in a single instance before it becomes too much?

My favorite event to date is still the BLAMT cut-throat race, and i would love to see this kind of double threat return. But would I would really like to see is not just a race, but some form of chance encounter or consumable mission within a long-running league. For example, a group of exiles agrees to help Tora fight for freedom and teach Vorici and his chosen elite that they are not above the natural order, or another attempts to protect holy relics from players who have gone rogue and sided with the enemies.

Why did my wife left me?

Why are ascendancy points still gated behind the labyrinth after the numerous buffs to loot that you can get there? How big the carrot needs to be for people to love the medium?

Will the game be optimized more than not at all?

Will I ever be able to turn off Gore effects?

Will we ever get asymmetrical trading?

I enjoy PoE so much. But in this league havent the time.
But my question.

Where is the german version. Chris wrote in a post at the end of last year.

It will be finished soon.

Is the german community a big player part in europe?

Thx
Lorkan

Keep on with the excellent work

Any plans for further expansion and adding additional gateways?

We South Africans want some of that lockstep action too :p

Can we get a sneak peak at some of the ascendancy tweaks you're kicking around in the next big patch? I know it's suicide for a dev to commit to anything before it's on live, but I'd love to see some things you guys still think need a little love.

Areas with rain / ground effects still kill FPS / make the zone load longer. When you will optimize or remove these effects, if they can't be optimized?

Why are everyone so angry at the exile?

I mean, there are tons of different animal species, and human cultures on wreclast, and they all want to kill the exile, and never want to kill each other. Have you ever thought of introducing some monsters or tribes that hate each other rather than the exile, that are reasonable enough that you can take sides, and help some to kill the others in exchange for rewards or something like that?