An Update from Chris

Thanks for an amazing game!

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Shagsbeard wrote:

Good response to Synthesis. It does need more time. Maybe later. Maybe not. The "design space" is getting full, so you really should look at what you include in it.

On the other side of that... don't let the shitposters ruin your game. There will always be that side and they'll always be very visible. Take that kind of feedback carefully. You can't ignore it, but you also can't cave to it.

I'll still recommend you consider alternating new leagues with legacy. Legacy was really enjoyable, and it would give you more time to really make the new leagues shine.

I am pretty sure that alternating new leagues with legacy leagues(even if u make new leagues for 4 months and legacy leagues for 2 months so people doesn't get tired of it so fast) would give you more time for your developers to work things out w/out overwork.

All great!

Keep up the good work GGG. I've been playing this game since open beta because I love it, and I just want to say that I've never experienced a "bad" league. I can't wait to see what's in store for the future.

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Universalis wrote:

Congratulations for Synthesis league: Content is even more gated to super specialized players, the ones spending most of their time in trade, it will be nearly impossible to someone playing normally to get the best base. Complexity is now ridiculously high for a newcomer.

This was my biggest issue with the league as well if I had to sum it up, that being said I actually had the time to farm the content but it felt so far away and unrewarding that I simply wasn't motivated to do so.

There was a SIMPLY solution to this problem and it could have SAVED synthesis league altogether which would have been the previous league. How you ask? Well the betrayal mechanic LOWERED the bar for the content by a DESPERATELY needed amount. Which makes even more sense if you're adding new content to the game EVERY 3 months right. At some point (which we've passed a looooong time ago) there will simply be too much content to do for the amount of time available meaning we need to lower the time it requires to get there which was BETRAYAL league in so many ways. So GGG actually created the perfect solution to their problem and then they chucked their perfect solution in the bin... Dunno how that works internally maybe they weren't aware of the issue and randomly happen to run into the perfect solution without realizing it or they misjudged how high they can put the bar for content being out of reach so I'm REALLY HOPING this expansion was a wake up call to GGG and chris.

It's time to make the game MORE ACCESSIBLE, not to make the game more easy but simply because of the rate at which we're getting new content doesn't match up with the available time the average person spends playing this game. The accessibility of the game during the Betrayal league was close to perfect imo and I'd love to see it back at that level which kinda means we need a betrayal encounter in every zone (or some comparable amount in a different way), anything less and it will not work kinda like how betrayal wasn't there enough to fix the current league (which it could and WOULD have done IF we had access to it in the same manner we did in Betrayal).

3.6 wasn't for me....but I respect GGG for not bowing down to the almighty crunch...and staying away from selling power for money.


Every company has a dud sometimes...for me...I feel like Synthesis is one of such duds.

Just do better next time...you have my credit card info, get yourself a cookie.

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alezipp wrote:

No pressure, im just happy this thing wont go core. Keep up the work.

+1

Try to make a better game in june. TY.

Every game runs into problems at some point, its how you guys bounce back and listen to feedback that keeps a lot of people, myself included, around. Looking forward to 3.7.0!

Wouldn't it be better to not release a new league each 3 months? It could be 4, 5 or even 6 months for each league. I would prefer longer leagues with better balancing and less bleeding-edge alpha code like the last leagues were. Especially Synthesis, but also Syndicate stuff was no fun -- at least for me, and following the forums I'm not alone with that option. Better concentrate on good leagues, even if it takes a while longer.

Chris, I am one of the complainers. I flirted with quitting POE out of frustration, and did step aside for a week (I know that doesnt sound like long lol, but it is for me :P)

I have played standard for most of Synthesis.

I lost a lot of faith with this league.

But this post reminds me about what is so great about GGG. Thanks for being so transparent, and having the courage to talk to your audience like adults, and admitting mistakes.

I look forward to the 3.7 announcement and buying more supporter packs.

You and this company really are an example of how a business should operate.