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RaGoNXIII wrote:

If GGG don't plan anything to make solo play more enjoyable and less frustrating comparing to group it should be clear right now, the balance in that regard is just out of control.

This!

Veni, Vidi, Nerfi (c) Chris Wilson 2013

And what about CwDT? Will we be allowed to take fun from game for two more weeks or glad players are what GGG can't endure too long?

Purity Nerf! Dunno, will have to see.

Solo play down the drain! You are forcing players to play in just groups! This is not an MMO!

So, solo players are now expected to re-chrome their gear for every map?

Gutting the +resist cap was a good idea. Adding 3 more instead has to be the dumbest move since open beta started.

New charges looks so ugly. :(
Even actual orbs seems to me too much distinctive. When I am playing game I want to see my character, not a pack of orbs or chrismas tree. So actually I was hopping in some more inconspicuous effect, for example make actual orbs smaller and more transparent.
Anyway I've never count number of charges from orbs and I never will. Besides new frenzy charges looks similar to viper bite stacks...

I am solo player and I never used Purify so I don't know if nerf was neccessary, but It's one of mana cheaper auras which most people using as secondary aura. I guess It's not that bad idea to make it not so oblivious choise.

Dont like how the new charges look. The old ones are WAY BETTER and "darker". As others said, it looks like a christmas tree now :(

Other changes sound good so far. Time to try a Descent race now (:

I usually play with 2 friends or in public parties, but I enjoy playing solo from time to time to. With that said I feel like more consideration is needed for the solo players, the recent aura changes are a huge nerf to solo play, without any form of compensation.

And to be honest I feel like GGG is dodging this problem, and not giving any kind of answer as to how they feel and think about this. If the plan is to more or less kill solo play just come out and say so, don't hide information from your players that invest time and money into your product.

1) I love the new simplified auras, but these charges look hilariously ugly.
2) Purity nerf seems to me totally unnecessary, but acceptable.
3) The new auras are boring and very situational. Only very special builds can utilize them. Even if this would not fit into the blue-lightning/red-fire/green-cold pattern, at least they could be all the same colour, so the (solo)player could switch between them according to the situation.

I Just love video updates

I, too, think that the new charges look quite ugly :(