Bestiary as a Core Game Mechanic

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MrsDeath_ wrote:

OMFG ARE U KIDDING ME? THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST MECHANICS YOU CAN ADD TO THE CORE GAME AND YOU THROW IT INTO THE TRASHCAN BECAUSE NOOBS COMPLAINED ABOUT IT? PEOPLE DONT USE BESTIARY ARE NOT EVEN YOUR TARGET PLAYERBASE THEY ARE JUST NOOBS WHO CANT PLAY THE GAME!!!

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Desired_Account_Name wrote:

I came back to path of exile after being away much longer than I ever played in the first place. Much had changed, but I thought "that game had been fun, let's give it another go." And I've had blast - Bestiary was so much fun for me. It's my favorite part of the changes I've seen in the game (not counting the hard to see changes like skill balancing).

I've seen many players complain about the league, though few could articulate any real flaws ('it's bad' doesn't count) and I give little credence to 'I don't like it' or 'it's not what I wanted.' Bestiary fleshed out the game, giving a new system to interact with, adding control to my playstyle while still forcing me to work for it, and keeping that RNG reliance that is so foundational to the POE playstyle.

I would pay money for an expansion that put Bestiary back into the game. At this late point, it doesn't look like I'll have time to complete my league related goals, and I find that quite disheartening. I'll be sticking around until the end to get the most out of it that I can, and to see what comes next (GGG do good work, after all), but the loss of the Bestiary content is a major disappointment for me.

From the tone of the announcement in this post, It sure sounds to me like the reasons for not continuing Bestiary were built-in at the beginning. If you knew you wouldn't be able to add it into the main game, why introduce it at all?

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cgexile wrote:

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Desired_Account_Name wrote:

I came back to path of exile after being away much longer than I ever played in the first place. Much had changed, but I thought "that game had been fun, let's give it another go." And I've had blast - Bestiary was so much fun for me. It's my favorite part of the changes I've seen in the game (not counting the hard to see changes like skill balancing).

I've seen many players complain about the league, though few could articulate any real flaws ('it's bad' doesn't count) and I give little credence to 'I don't like it' or 'it's not what I wanted.' Bestiary fleshed out the game, giving a new system to interact with, adding control to my playstyle while still forcing me to work for it, and keeping that RNG reliance that is so foundational to the POE playstyle.

I would pay money for an expansion that put Bestiary back into the game. At this late point, it doesn't look like I'll have time to complete my league related goals, and I find that quite disheartening. I'll be sticking around until the end to get the most out of it that I can, and to see what comes next (GGG do good work, after all), but the loss of the Bestiary content is a major disappointment for me.

From the tone of the announcement in this post, It sure sounds to me like the reasons for not continuing Bestiary were built-in at the beginning. If you knew you wouldn't be able to add it into the main game, why introduce it at all?

+1

I don't think they predetermined they won't bake this in to the core game. I think it was a train wreck early on that they could not recover from. It's a shame because it was truly a unique addition and not the same old shit where you get 3 to make 1 of something over and over and over. I mean you can blame the players for bitching but ultimately the failure is with GGG for so many issues out of the gate. It's a much better experience now - especially for those joining late. Unfortunately right as they decided to pull the plug.