An Update from Chris

you should have realized that it was CRAP while working on it... "not enough time holidays blah blah" - weak excuse.

You should have known better

You and your team are by far the best I've ever seen and may well be the best I'll ever see in many areas. Thank you for making this great game and continuing to pour your love for it every day.

I personally loved synthesis. It was a bit frustrating at first and took up a lot of time planning and setting up, but I got a lot of rewarding things out of it, it made sustaining T16 maps a breeze as I had over 100 T16 maps while strictly doing them and memories whenever I had the memory paths. It's unfortunate that people gave this league a tough time since I think most of the angry players gave up too early trying to understand the league and how to get the most out of it.

Hopefully it will make it into the game very soon, perhaps just not every area since it gives too much of a reward that way. Every map you do gives you a memory which is equivalent to 2-3 maps at least, from my experience.

Keep up the great work GGG!

why do I feel like an asshole after reading this

You are a master juggler, keep up the good work.

To be honest, for a game that you can play for free, is not pay to win, is a legendary ARPG, thats complex yet easy to understand, has a rich story line, is fun, can be played over and over creating so many different builds, all I can say is Thank You! You don't owe us anything but you still give us all the time! One love!

lol

Thanks for the update, Chris. I wish you would have said at least a little about any trade improvements in the works, but I can wait for the Q&A. I honestly feel that trade is the "make or break" element that will decide this game's future beyond any other content you could possibly be working on, so I hope it's good. That said, Synthesis was a wild swing and a miss, but you guys have produced great content over the years. Don't let this setback deter or derail you from the great work you guys otherwise do. $#*7 happens, yeah?

@Chris

Thanks for this post.

MANY other game companies could learn lessons from your post; its honesty while addressing current issues directly with relevant information as well as addressing developer work hours/overload is really nice to hear!

Thanks!

Thank you for this very candid update. I was very concerned and wondered if synthesis represented a natural decline for this game.

Sounds like everyone is very busy. Thank you for your hard work on a game I enjoy so much.