Need Fix for Events with Prizes(Alt Art Demi's)

First off I want to say I am not calling anyone out by name or guild. So if you feel this applies to you please do not message me, I don't want to hear lame excuses and bullshit. This post is for the community to know what has been going on with past events. With lots of research and me spying on certain guilds that are on top of each event I found out some very interesting information. I'm hoping GGG can come up with a solution for these types of events. As I see it right now there is certain players/ guilds that already have most of the alternate art demigod's already won so there is no point of anyone in the community going for these prizes. These guys should start at level 100 before the event starts and be rewarded the first place prizes for getting rank 1 of each ascendancy class since they going to win anyway. Certain players/guilds/close friends to the guild have been using unorthodox methods to win these events at all costs since perandus flashback event and in the recent 2 week Turmoil Event. Link to Perandus Flashback Event
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1657697 and link to 2 Week Turmoil Event https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1922430 You can look for yourself and see if anything is a bit off and do research like I did. These methods that they are using really took off in the perandus flashback league but was happening prior to that just fewer people were partaking into it.

People I refer to in this thread are either part of these guilds or they are close friends with one or more members of these guilds. Just cause they aren't in the guild/s doesn't mean they aren't using or benefiting from the same cheats.

Just want to say been watching these players for nearly 2 years now. I even infiltrated one of these guilds team speak to find out what was going on.

List of things that are occurring to give guilds an edge making events completely unfair to 99% of players.

1. Feeding one person all currency and gear so this person has a gg setup to carry the rest of his guild/friends.

2. Having multiple support players on call ready to play 18-24 hours a day if needed. (This nearly doubles clear speed)

3. Having multiple players in guild or close friends of guild making magic find characters to fund currency for the top 15 in the guild to help secure rank 1 of each ascendancy class.

4. Multiple players farming atziri , t16 Maps and Shaper for their guild or friends. I think some of them call themselves bitchboy's? and they even have it in their character names sometimes..

5. Having other players/guild mates doing all your trading for you. Instead of stopping to trade maps or anything someone is doin it for you. Not having to trade saves you 3 hours a day or more . In 10 days that 30 hours saved!!! Isn't that like 99-100 LOL Just by doin this they will be over a level ahead.

I believe in Legacy League they had people exploiting the Chayula Breach stones and farmed splinters for their guilds etc. Which allowed them to level 4 x faster then any other player. Their helpers even got banned but nothing happened to all the guys who benefited from this cheat. Just shows you what they are willing to do even when no prizes/rewards are involved.

Also want to say Perandus League and before Hardcore Ladder always dominated Softcore in the level 100 race. It was always Hardcore smoking Softcore by 2 levels every league before Perandus. Ever since these guys started cheating now they always 100 before hardcore players.

Back when the ladders and events were fun was when it was every man for them self. Back when you didn't want to run with anyone who you thought was a threat to pass you on the ladder. Back when the top 10 or 20 will message you to get you to join their party so they can pk you and pass you on the ladder. But now with these guys they work as a team as one. They should be competing against each to see who is better......

Even back in breach the best hardcore player was playing Breach Softcore and could not compete with these guys. He gave up at level 97 realizing he wouldn't even make top 5.
If the best hardcore player can't beat this how is anyone else suppose to?

Possible Solutions:
Make events only solo?
If a person won a alt art demigod's in a previous event they can't win one in the next event?
Need some real solutions so the events are fair so same people don't win every time.
Offer no alt art demigods for rank 1 of each ascendancy?


Need Solutions so Events are fair so anyone can walk away a winner!

100% Agree, same people in same guild will get all Alt Art Demi's every time, all the time.

There could be more solutions to fix it, but GGG dont give a shit or care about it, they okay with such shit.
Monopolization are 100% allowed by GGG philosophy

UPD GGG actually support such thing, help them.

There already is a solution called SSF

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Xales wrote:

There already is a solution called SSF

Don't think so. Might as well play offline games then SSF it's same thing. I play on the internet to game with other people. Also one of the most appealing things about this game is the trading I enjoy that almost as much as playing ^^. Trading for maps I actually hate but buying gear for my characters I love doin so fun never know what kind of great deals you will get :D

I don't think they have done anything unfair (except maybe exploiting the splinter farming and sending scapegoats to their deaths while they reap the profits).

What you are asking for can only be achieved in SSF without trading. Anytime there is a multiplayer trading environment, people can form alliances (whether they are in guilds or not does not even matter) to gain advantages over others who do not. How can you ensure that people who trade with you are not trading on behalf of an organization? Besides, that amount of collective effort and planning it takes to get to those levels of efficiency should lead to higher rewards. This is like driving your car to a Formula 1 race demanding to win.

I would agree that traditional racing should be brought back and those should remain primarily short races which are mostly done solo.

But what's stopping you from doing the same though?

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Xales wrote:

There already is a solution called SSF

HC SSF? GGG not run normal SSF, only HC

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StDrakeX wrote:

But what's stopping you from doing the same though?

Why ask me? 99% of the player base don't do what they do rofl. Also it's pretty hard to find people to do all this I don't know how they got people to do their bitch work. I have tough enough time recruiting for my guild got maybe 15 members in about 6 months or so and they all casual players who play a few hours a day.

Stop complaining. Find friends who are good at the game to compete with the top players, or play hcssf if you want a solo challenge.