Game Balance in Path of Exile: Ultimatum

POG

Hopefully one of you making decisions reads this.

The game will be dead 2 weeks in the league if you don't revert the fractured fossil changes for maps. That's delving and MF down the drain not to mention end game mapping /farming.

Ritual was the most healthy the games been in a very long time. Why change a working recipe ? Player retention was the best ever.

Not looking good on a business point of view. Im cool with nerfs to skills but what I don't accept is that this truly feels like a step backward in time. Do you think im going to meta craft items when you constantly make them obselete? I have not meta crafted since harvest league and never will again. That being said , the only end game in items will be in standard.

Why kill the fun do you think the average player wants to grind currency on a 3 month server? Absolutely not. Very disapointed with the first impression. Let's see the damage tomorrow.

And by the way; let me be clear with something;
Nobody wants to meta craft items, it takes too much currency and too much time to grind. Harvest created a desire for more for the casual / daily grinder which resulted in a greater player retention then ever before. 90% of players I've talked to don't even wanna play the next league.


Congratulations on a very successful Ritual league. The game was the most fun it's ever been. It was a great run. Seems like that's over for now.

Revert the fractured fossil at the very least and the league might have a chance in success.

I literally don't know how to tackle this. Positive that the game is not only adding numbers / items / skills, but also cutting down on most used things. On the other hand my beloved CG is getting a nerf. Will check tmw tho, maybe patch notes will eventually make me change my build. Or will just get back to Stone Golem Life version. Should do the trick in the long run. Guys, I think we should not always go for the sweet things - may end up like D3 or smthg.

Thanks GGG! Can't wait.

Well, despite all the whining..

I think you guys are really dialing in the manifestos. Most of the nerfs were fringe cases that were just abusing mechanics, and if people knew you adjusted them to preserve the game - not ruin it - maybe they wouldn’t complain. Although I doubt it.

I am a fan of bleed builds and feel that the new gems and changes will make EQ bleed too strong as is. Getting rid of the elder mod which was hell to get even with harvest will probably drop down total potential power but it will still be a very viable build and can be done in different ways now. Bring the top down a little, bring the bottom up, and give it a nice healthy mid range. It seems that’s your goal with most builds and I fully support it. Can’t wait for this new league!

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Community_Team wrote:

The Elder-influenced Weapon modifiers that grant a chance for Poisons or Bleeds inflicted with this Weapon to deal 100% more Damage have been removed. In their place, Elder-influenced Weapons can now roll a new Local Poison or Bleed Damage over Time Multiplier modifier. The double damage chance modifiers were too multiplicatively powerful for these builds, providing power that only the modifier granted, so they've been changed to an effect that is additive with other Bleed/Poison damage multipliers.

Quin will be sad reading this.

Even slower ramping now.

bruh how much can you nerf? nerfing summoners is now boring guys, i wanted to improve my carrion golemancer a bit but ofc i just wasted money because it has to be nerfed again, thx GGG i apreciate the neverstopping summoner nerfs

I'm concerned for Delve crafting.

It was already pretty niche and the niche mods to craft you guys just nerfed?

I've gone multiple leagues at this point without touching Delve because it's crafting has just lost value for time investment. It wasn't a horrible way to semi-target craft and it's fun, so kinda sad.

Really feels like mapping is being pushed in my face more than ever.

2 week league & 90% playerbase quit incoming, let's go!!!