Live preparation of 1.2.0 patch notes

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Shada wrote:

Rarity is the only nerf on acuity? Oo

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Llothis wrote:

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Redblade wrote:

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Lyralei wrote:

And undo all the effort they put into rebalancing low-life Spectral Throw? :S

And why is it acceptable to you that they do just that for group players and not for solo players?

A lot of changes lately are hurting solo players like curse, aura and MF nerfs compared to groups that can carry one player with all those bases covered and improved even when it comes to auras and curses.

wait, you mean they are adding incentives to play in a group and that is a bad thing? Teamwork should always trump 1 person solo, simply because with more people you can have more specialized roles instead of 1 person trying to do everything. There will never be an inverse version of generosity becuase auras are already balanced fine for solo play, Generosity was added to add more incentive for group play and that is a good thing.

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Llothis wrote:

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POOPHAMMER wrote:

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Llothis wrote:

crude bow attack speed boost is also a quill rain boost! :D

you mean silverbranch right

oh i thought quill rain was a crude bow, looks like with the attack speed on short bows getting reduced it is actually getting nerfed instead! :D

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Lyralei wrote:

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Redblade wrote:

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Lyralei wrote:

And undo all the effort they put into rebalancing low-life Spectral Throw? :S

And why is it acceptable to you that they do just that for group players and not for solo players?

A lot of changes lately are hurting solo players like curse, aura and MF nerfs compared to groups that can carry one player with all those bases covered and improved even when it comes to auras and curses.

Generosity has an opportunity cost associated with it (not benefiting from the aura) which on a case by case basis creates meaningful choices Do I want +4/5% Max Res on my allies and myself? Do I want to give my entire party + minions +10%?

Given the abundance of auras already present in builds, a support gem enhancing auras for one's self makes it a mandatory pick for anyone going heavily into auras and even for those not doing so.


Don't get me wrong, I solo a lot (80% of the time) but I think that enhancing auras (which are already strong enough) for solo play can only lead to selfish behavior in groups and offers no choice as far as build efficiency goes (you take it or you take it). I'd imagine a better solution exists although not one I can think of on the spot.

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iwantcoupons wrote:

That Reave nerf! What's the point of decreasing stage area of effect? If anything, the arc should've been changed down to 120 degrees from 135 degrees.

135 degrees x 3(multistrike) = 405 degrees of effectiveness
120 degrees x 3(multistrike) = 360 degrees of effectiveness

Melee splash = 20% AoE, quality adds +0.1 to weapon range per 1%

a reave nerf?... fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge

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ephetat wrote:

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iwantcoupons wrote:

That Reave nerf! What's the point of decreasing stage area of effect? If anything, the arc should've been changed down to 120 degrees from 135 degrees.

135 degrees x 3(multistrike) = 405 degrees of effectiveness
120 degrees x 3(multistrike) = 360 degrees of effectiveness

Melee splash = 20% AoE, quality adds +0.1 to weapon range per 1%

a reave nerf?... fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge

It's not a nerf, you just get more of the area upfront. At 8 stacks the final radius is like 258.5% of normal to 260% of normal, barely a difference.