Some 0.11.4 Changes

Guys, just see it as a new challenge. If games would stay how they are it would miss an essence of life: changes. In our everyday life we encounter so called changes. Some are better for some and some are not.

GGG is trying its best to be cost-efficient. Some issiues cost more then others and it will consume a large amount of time then others. If you have ever created something with funds, i.e. donations you automatically try to not "mess up" and do the utmost out of it.

We all know that GGG is not like other game devolopers with a large amount of funds nor high revenues yet.

I am not saying ppl should stop to criticise, then in every criticism is some truth.

I personally love this game.

Thx GGG for your efforts.

Btw: playing on HC as Low-life-Mfer-Dual-Sparker, lvl 87

PS: Quoting my PoE-friend: "This game is not a sprint, it's a life-long marathon".

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dlrr wrote:

dude. it was added 0.9.5.

0.11.1 only changed the base item when GGG added in all those beautiful new base helmet names / art.

Thanks :D

Just giving a thumbs up to this patch! I use Alpha's Howl, and I never used this exploit, because that's stupid and OBVIOUSLY an exploit.

As for the Blood Magic trick, I use that with Low-life, but I'll be fine without it, as will we all. It's a shame Blood Magic Gem costs sooo much to use, though.

The rest of the patch notes plain rock!

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CantripN wrote:

Just giving a thumbs up to this patch! I use Alpha's Howl, and I never used this exploit, because that's stupid and OBVIOUSLY an exploit.

As for the Blood Magic trick, I use that with Low-life, but I'll be fine without it, as will we all. It's a shame Blood Magic Gem costs sooo much to use, though.

The rest of the patch notes plain rock!

So what you're saying is you don't use Alpha Howl because getting bonuses from something you don't have equipped is OBVIOUSLY an exploit but you use Malachai/Covenant to get bonuses from something you don't have equipped?

All right.

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Deize wrote:

Its allways so funny to see these random noobs with max lvl 60 characters and gear worth 10chaos talking about game here. This change to alphas howl ain't that bad but if GGG will change how covenant works also I will regret ever supporting GGG. That would make build diversity to zero (CI/Shavronnes would be only viable build) and all the life based builds can start buying 100 regrets (<- maybe 20regrets for all those random lvl 30-60 noobs here)

And WTF are you making some lvl 1 Chest a new 3D model again? God feels like GGG just gets worse and worse.

ManModeDeize

Marauder
Rank: 34
Level: 93
Experience: 2,468,401,557
User: Deize
League: Hardcore

2013-07-20 Hardcore 290 +224 87 +2 1,542,140,234 +190,773,733 13h 15m 11h 45m

how is having really no life at all working out for you (3x lvl 93) ? i mean 12 h pure exp time 13h online time someone needs 6-8 hour sleep which leaves hmmm.... 24-13-8 = 3h for a daily job

boss this is my resume i have 3x 93 mara in hc.....
hey baby wanna get lucky iam in the hc ladder top 50....
i hope noone jumps in with the you are jelly comment you cant be jelous on someone who has no life and an addiction problem

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ventiman wrote:

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Deize wrote:

Its allways so funny to see these random noobs with max lvl 60 characters and gear worth 10chaos talking about game here. This change to alphas howl ain't that bad but if GGG will change how covenant works also I will regret ever supporting GGG. That would make build diversity to zero (CI/Shavronnes would be only viable build) and all the life based builds can start buying 100 regrets (<- maybe 20regrets for all those random lvl 30-60 noobs here)

And WTF are you making some lvl 1 Chest a new 3D model again? God feels like GGG just gets worse and worse.

ManModeDeize

Marauder
Rank: 34
Level: 93
Experience: 2,468,401,557
User: Deize
League: Hardcore

2013-07-20 Hardcore 290 +224 87 +2 1,542,140,234 +190,773,733 13h 15m 11h 45m

how is having really no life at all working out for you ? i mean 12 h pure exp time 13h online time someone needs 6-8 hour sleep which leaves hmmm.... 24-13-8 = 3h for a daily job

boss this is my resume i have a 93 mara in hc.....
hey baby wanna get lucky iam in the hc ladder top 50....

Actually I worked 4hours yesterday. Propably same today. That's enough to make money. And my statistics doesn't remove the fact that players who know nothing about the game are writing here like "YES BEST PATCH EVER COZ NOW I CAN AFFORD THAT ITEM BUT IM NEVER HIGH LVL ENOUGH TO EVEN USE IT" comments.

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Deize wrote:

Its allways so funny to see these random noobs with max lvl 60 characters and gear worth 10chaos talking about game here. This change to alphas howl ain't that bad but if GGG will change how covenant works also I will regret ever supporting GGG. That would make build diversity to zero (CI/Shavronnes would be only viable build) and all the life based builds can start buying 100 regrets (<- maybe 20regrets for all those random lvl 30-60 noobs here)

And WTF are you making some lvl 1 Chest a new 3D model again? God feels like GGG just gets worse and worse.

You think the change to alphas howl "aint bad" but your freaking out over a similar change coming to two other items?? Why?

Saying build diversity would go to zero is extreme hyperbole, your the one who based your build on an exploit, thats your fault and no one elses.

What exactly is your definition of viable anyhow? Able to solo lvl 77 maps with full mods?? There are plenty of viable builds and life builds are also still viable.

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iamstryker wrote:

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Deize wrote:

Its allways so funny to see these random noobs with max lvl 60 characters and gear worth 10chaos talking about game here. This change to alphas howl ain't that bad but if GGG will change how covenant works also I will regret ever supporting GGG. That would make build diversity to zero (CI/Shavronnes would be only viable build) and all the life based builds can start buying 100 regrets (<- maybe 20regrets for all those random lvl 30-60 noobs here)

And WTF are you making some lvl 1 Chest a new 3D model again? God feels like GGG just gets worse and worse.

You think the change to alphas howl "aint bad" but your freaking out over a similar change coming to two other items?? Why?

Saying build diversity would go to zero is extreme hyperbole, your the one who based your build on an exploit, thats your fault and no one elses.

What exactly is your definition of viable anyhow? Able to solo lvl 77 maps with full mods?? There are plenty of viable builds and life builds are also still viable.

Alpha's Howl trick and covenant trick ain't even near the same. Using covenant for non % is a smart way of using mechanics of how auras work. Alphas howl trick is a bug thats for sure.

When I speak about viable is how you can handle lvl 75+ maps with hard mods on it. Sure majority of players doesn't even get there but that's not the point now. Changing how covenant works is a HUGE nerf to all life builds. Not able to get all your auras running makes it really really hard to play the real endgame maps and that would make no point in doing life builds anymore if your planning on going for those high maps because any build based on CI or Shavronnes (totems) is ALOT BETTER than any life build then. And now already dual totem builds with shavronnes beats any build in game when it comes to 75+maps.

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Caustic wrote:

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MenderSwiftpaw wrote:

4) On the other hand, buffing the blood magic gem too severely would make the blood magic keystone passive very unappealing to players.

Blood Magic Keystone is already extremely unappealing. If you're looking for infinite resource pool eldritch battery outclasses BM by miles.

EB requires so much resources to power it, although it is very efficient you still end up "wasting" (in most cases) potentially dozens of nodes on mana, mana regen, es, %es(and EB itself) and also running Hybrid es armor just for more mana, getting mana regen, mana, or es on necklaces, rings etc.

This video shows a widely viewed "eb based build" played as blood magic" allowing you to focus wasted passives and gear rolls on surviveability and damage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCIUMXo2VJg

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Just because this exploit is removed from the game doesn't mean the mechanic needs to be removed; For example, lets say covenant is fixed whats wrong with giving a Health / Mana option on aura's so that you don't NEED to exploit ?

If you really want to complain about these big exploits isn't casting an aura with reduced mana then taking the gem out for something else while retaining the reduced cost kinda odd ?

Imagine a kaoms LA build for example, you have no slots in quiver, your bow has LA, your gloves have frenzy, you boots can have your blood magic gem + grace + wrath + anger (unless you want to spend the full 196% multiplier on your aura's of course which would be
1060.36 hp.

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Schn1tt3r wrote:

I have a marauder with Bringer of Rain that uses glacial hammer with blood magic. All my Mana is reserved for auras. The only way to reach 4 auras on mana is using the Alpha Howl trick. I also reserve 3 auras on life using Covenant chest... by "fixing" this, not only are you making 3 uniques useless, you are ruining MANY builds that depend on this. I do hope you consider giving a REFUND of points as my Marauder is complete shit now.

One of my chars is a BOR marauder like yours. I never used a howl and I dropped covenant to see what's happening. The truth is that after only using the real important auras my char is almost the same as before and with the incomming buff to IF it will be even a little better than before. So please spare us the drama. GGG really nerfed melee maras a couple of times but this time they just fix a bug.