Some 0.11.4 Changes

Could you display buff icons in one line and debuffs below? Or make puncture's icon much bigger? When puncture monsters are around, you really have to check for that before taking 3 steps. That is difficult in multiplayer to scan thru all the changing buffs due to different characters passing by you.

Hi

Thank you GGG for all your hard work, these minor notes got me ecstatic, although,lol, it doesn't take much to make me happy since seeing that new cosmetic skull hood looks great it will complement my necrotic character very well.

cheers

as an almost wealthy player with an alpha howl

ill admit i put about 200 chroms into it for the extra auras
i didnt RMT it so i could care less, its still the coolest looking helm in game
I DUNNNNT SEE DA PROBLEM (tho i think i kno why pidabi does)

I really like the idea of distinct borders for flask effects and such; I think that will be pretty handy.

I'm also looking forward to seeing what stability issues and bugs have been fixed. I know I've had trouble with the map file error but any corrections to other bugs is great too. Possibly the art being 10% smaller on disk will solve some of the problems I've had.

Basically, I'm really looking forward to this update; it sounds like it has a lot of important features.

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Shuks wrote:

Could you display buff icons in one line and debuffs below? Or make puncture's icon much bigger? When puncture monsters are around, you really have to check for that before taking 3 steps. That is difficult in multiplayer to scan thru all the changing buffs due to different characters passing by you.

undying apes ,skelearcher , snakes , flickerpirates

are those so hard to spot ?

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BlindSinner wrote:

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LeTwix wrote:

I could never sufficiently thank GGG for their continued greatness in making an awesome game!

Lol you could get a job and buy a supporter pack from them.

Lol you could play hardcore and stop mfing standard with 2k life.

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Doomsdxy wrote:

GGG must really hate life builds and solo players

Despite i have MF Sparker but also 4 Life builds i needed cash to equip :

THIS THIS IS 100% ACCURATE! :D

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Mythicpoe wrote:

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sidtherat wrote:

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Fixed an abuse case where auras would maintain bonuses from equipment if you changed out of that equipment in town. Upon changing area, auras will set themselves to the current level from your equipment. Other similar abuse cases will be fixed in the future.

I already saw WTS ALpha Howl 1.5ex.. it started :)

now please do something with shavrones - seeing offers like WTB 6L shavrones 1mirror or WTB 6L shavrones for Kaoms + 6L Lioneyes is an obvious sign of broken game

how is that an obvious sign of a broken game? are you dellusional?
they are endgame items dude.... LOL, what do you think they should be worth, 5 chaos? so everyone has one? jeez.. *facepalm*

Agreed...And there would be no reason to really keep playing either!

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iamstryker wrote:

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nynyny wrote:

Maybe because I am a person who actually thinks that making people work for what they want is a good thing, its part of life and should be part of gaming.

This has absolutely nothing to do with what I was talking about. Congratulations for missing the point and sticking to your own narrow perception "herp derp you just want things handed to you BS", if you didn't read what I wrote I already said you can have your elite crap that I will probably never touch I don't care at all. I do care that a BUILD is relegated to one imbalanced unique and now EVERYONE wants it for that very reason. If it was balanced people wouldn't be falling all over themselves to get it. I think Kaoms heart is imbalanced as well but its also a boring stat stick unique that I don't care to ever touch because its so boring and imbalanced. Shavronnes on the other hand is guarding an entire play style which I think is stupid as hell. Its inconsistent to the game which I have pointed out in other ways and you have completely ignored.

You realize that you can replace "Shavronnes Wrappings" with "6 Linked Vaal Regalia" at any point, dont you? Its a gear grinder, there will ALWAYS be an item that is above all (at least by conception of the players). There will ALWAYS be an item everyone wants.

You remove Shavronnes now people use "Joes Chest Plate" instead, you start whining because it enables a specific build so it gets removes and now people suddenly use "Franks Chest Plate".

The fact that uniques enable builds is what actually makes them interesting else they would just be one liners or items that give you "one additional curse". Thats what I call boring.

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iamstryker wrote:

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nynyny wrote:

Its the wrong approach to hand out free stuff and making everything easier because people cant be bothered investing effort.

It isn't making the game easier to balance a build and make it available in the same way as every other build in the game. That's consistency. If you want a e-peen measuring contest then you still have kaoms heart, mirrors etc etc.

You make the game easier if there is no build that is hard to access. By making everything just a stat and node fest theres no point in actually implementing build enabling uniques anymore since those apparently are "imbalanced and inaccessible".

Kaoms Heart isnt available in the league I play (and will most likely not be available in future leagues either) and is the most broken item in the game. Shavronnes doesnt even come close to it.

You dont seem to understand that its not about e-peen either. I used Shavronnes because it fit my build best. If CI Crit is superior I dont have a use for the robe and simply run a Vaals Regalia. I use what is best for my build to work, not what is the most popular item else I would run LL Soul Taker with AA and a handful other uniques.

What you dont seem to understand is that Shavronnes is an item that keeps a lot of end game players interesed in the game because it gives you a bit more power than your usual CI build. A bit more power for a lot more money. Its something to work towards, something that motivates you to play.

Some people simply grind the content faster than others and what is supposed to be my motivation to play the game if theres no some ubastrong item I can towards? Playing the 500th Shrine? Trying to make a build work that is inferior in any way just for the sake of trying? Rolling items until they are PERFECT?

There are a lot of Onslaught players who are currently taking a break because there simply isnt anything to do. Items like Shavronnes at least make you play for a while because you can test stuff nobody else has maybe tested before since the item is "rare". You can create a shit ton of builds around it, something barely any other unique offers. You call it broken, for me its what makes the game interesting.

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iamstryker wrote:

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nynyny wrote:

If LLRF builds would have the same power as CI Crit builds (both are pretty close btw) what would be the point in playing LLRF?

Oh so now you think LL is balanced? Make up your mind.

No where did I say its balanced, I simply stated that its close to being on a level with CI Crit builds. The focus here lies on self casting builds since I consider Dual Totem speccs a completely different topic because you simply cant compare them to anything else, thats how broken they are even without using LLRF.

The real issue are Dual Totem speccs, especially Spork. You hatred for Shavronnes and the LLRF mechanic simply makes you completely blind for that.

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iamstryker wrote:

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nynyny wrote:

You would invest more money for the exact same, doesnt really make sense does it? The problem is that most people cant differ between LLRF and Spork. One isnt the other, and most LLRF builds get an advantage from not playing CI Crit, but its not as big as the one Spork gets. And thats a major problem because the slightest change will completely devalue Shavs for selfcasting builds and just push more and more people towards Dual Totem Speccs (a broken mechanic).

You argued earlier that LL is just as viable without Shavronnes. So why not just remove Shavronnes from the game entirely? Then LL would be far less popular and require more work to get.

Because I honestly think that it wouldnt be fair to just remove an item people worked towards for weeks. What are you telling them?

"Sup guys?! We are going to delete the item you invested 50+ Exalted Orbs into, please understand. Bye."

If the build is superior to others (which is hard to tell since I have never seen it with the current uniques like Shavs Revelation, Rainbowstrides, etc) people would definitely try it and a lot would succeed if it actually worked. Changing nothing about the situation people are whining about, it would be the exact same.

items they cant acquire -> more powerful -> why cant I have that -> GGG please remove

And if you bring LLRF on a level with all the other speccs and dont let it be stronger (even if its just a bit like its currently the case unless youre a Sporker) why would anyone go through the trouble building it?

And no that "Its still a beta" bullshit doesnt work because Open Beta is the equivalent to "Ok guys the game is pretty much released but we want to hide behind the beta label as long as we can so we have an easy explanation for fuck ups". Let alone that they said that they wont wipe characters anymore.

playing this beta have been a pain in the ass with so many annoying changes

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