Prophecy Removal in 3.17.0

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TreeOfDead wrote:

also remove Talismans and Tormented Spirits! they worse 10000 times than prophecy

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RabidDad wrote:

I like the system and the Navali character and will be sad to see them go. It seems like a waste of a good system. I'm happy with it as is, but would much rather see all content updated than removed entirely.

I don't understand people's enthusiasm for it's removal. If you don't like it, just don't interact with it. I don't particularly like the Temple but wouldn't want it removed as I'm sure other people like it.

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LizzyInATizzy wrote:

Kind of strange how after barely an hour of this "amazing update" showed when you opened PoE yesterday, that it was taken down and replaced by an MTX sale announcement so quickly. Call it backlash but you should really take it as free Market Research: THE CUSTOMER HATES THIS AND IT TOOK UNDER AN HOUR TO FIGURE THIS OUT. Be like a smart company and use this free market research and customer feedback constructively, like any profitable company would.

We know why it was taken down from the public eye so quickly - the response was overwhelmingly negative. Please listen to your customers. You clearly saw this was a disaster of an idea/announcement, pulling it down so quickly indicates you had no idea of the level of backlash that was incoming. Get in touch with your players and game, please! Just cause 1 turd in the forums hates Prophecies and someone at GGG thinks certain Uniques are boring doesn't speak for the millions of customers you serve.

Take out the worthless stuff like Tormented Spirits and Talismans, not this mechanic that almost every player makes use of. If you think certain uniques just "aren't interesting" anymore, how about making them interesting or just putting the upgrades into the game and removing the prophecy step? How about updating prophecies that were dated and leaving everything else? I found it very strange that the announcement made no mention of the wildly popular prophecies you're taking away for no good reason.

The player feedback is absolutely deafening: 1. The items you deemed uncool were actually being used and quite a bit. 2. We use prophecies for MANY more aspects of the game than Fated Uniques and you've made zero mention of the removal of these key mechanics that make the game more interesting and give it more depth, more possibility. No mention of what would happen to any prophecies aside from Fated Uniques was made, just that you would delete everyone's Navali related items in a short time.

And, last but ABSOLUTELY NOT LEAST; you are removing the games' black character. A powerful black woman. Really guys? How about you buff her instead and actually work with the prophecies that someone (not the community) deemed uninteresting or whatever. Socially, you guys are taking 10 steps backward while other gaming companies are raising up and celebrating their black characters. Get a clue.

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With fated uniques going to certain boss loot tables (example from announcement: Atziris reflection > rare Atziri/Uber Atziri drop, dont remember which one), there will be a huge surge of them in the market, enabling more players to experiment with them. As GGG likes to say: " This is a buff."

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Atziri’s Reflection will no longer be considered a Fated Unique item. It will be moved to be a rare drop from Uber Atziri. Atziri’s Mirror will no longer drop.

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MySkellyMakeYouJelly wrote:

I cannot believe Deidbellow is "not exciting enough" to remain in the game. That helmet is absolutely amazing, especially so in hardcore. Extremely disappointed to see it go.