Content Update 3.25.0 -- Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur

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Atchh wrote:

im losing 60 mil dps from the gutting of hatred. eff your effing balance bull crap

hatred has been busted for years, what are you mad about?

RIP Div Scarabs. RIP Harbinger scarab. Didn't think there was much wrong with that scarab tbh.

Login! I haven't played yet obviously but already love the league and hope a lot goes core after. Love your ideas in this one!

what's the default max valour?

sadly no love for totems this patch.
- Melee totem out, only on 1 boot now.
- Totem taunt is now Chieftain exclusive, make Flamewood Support only work well on them.
- Holy Flame and Shockwave totem got no clue

@GGG

The new passive "Cornered Prey" has negative synergy with what seems to be the intended use case.

You only gain the crit chance vs bleeding enemies, but with the new Perfect Agony, you can't inflict bleed without critting.

Please change this to generic crit and it would be very good!

Also maybe change the Bleed Mastery to be useful with Perfect Agony as well.

Will Heist one-handed axes be affected by the changes? This seems a bit strong if not.

You fucked up juggernaut and champion quite well, they are doggsh*t now.

You ruined bow bleed gladiator, can't even choose a 4th selection. Weapon master node should have something for bow also. Jugg seems bad too and I don't even know what to think about warden but it looks so bad but I don't like tinctures so maybe I'm biased but yikes I hope I'm wrong. I love many of the changes but ouch on ascendancies.

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Newermore_svk wrote:

You fucked up juggernaut and champion quite well, they are doggsh*t now.

I would not say that champion is dead or garbage or terrible. The nerf is actually minor but significant. the -5% to fortification is bad but with armour changes and melee buffs, that's not what hurts

What hurts is the destruction of unstoppable hero with a replacement that does not make sense as rarely anyone actually plays in a party unless they are doing so to print mirrors on ultra juice maps to do some price fixing/rmt shenanigans.

Champion will still be playable on the melee side of things. However, what this nerf is doing is essentially punishing players for playing a champion strictly to play an EA ballista build. It is essentially punishing players because the build is popular with streamers which is a very bad habit GGG does, especially when so many players made EA champion builds because their game balance is dog water to begin with. Not to mention EA is not even a top tier skill, it's the lower end on what a bow build can do.

Heck, most players tend to gravitate towards EA ballista and toxic rain because bow/wand builds are incredibly expensive to begin with.