1.3.0 Patch Notes
" You realize ... that ... actually ... there is a block pen support gem right ? "I'm going to show you pain you never knew existed, you're going to see a whole new spectrum of pain!!!!! Like a RAINBOW!"
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" Puncture gets nerfed |
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Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahhaha NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURFFFFFFFFFFSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS , omg this patch will be an absolute failure , GG GGG.
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" Don't forget Grace/IR but yeah, I'll concede your point on there being a limit to defensive options for melee but you can pretty much say that about any other build style. Caster either goes CI crit VP or EB/MoM/AA, for example. That said, there's a massive unique influx coming. Lots are bound to be low level, but a new chest could be a complete game-changer. " I think people are putting too much emphasis on block builds requiring max block to be effective. The decision will now come down to supertank mode, or balancing your decision between running say 50% block and putting the rest into damage. There's a lot of unconsidered and unknown options as well. Sword and board got a massive buff but what if the new counterattack gems are supplementary rather than primary damage sources? You could theoretically put riposte+leech+multistrike in a link combination and not only would you block, you'd sustain simultaneously. " This, I have 0 arguments against. Armour is in a terrible state at the moment. " That's the thing, I don't think it was destroyed, I just think it needs to be utilized differently. Example: stacking evasion with grace, avoiding acrobatics and investing in block is something I think could synergize remarkably well together. Evade most attacks, the ones that get through, you have 50% chance to block. Not bad. Throw in some counterattack + leech mechanic in there and when you do get hit, you immediately have another source of sustain. Just spitballing the above but I honestly think most of this thread is just too knee-jerk. EDIT: I have a hybrid build in the works I still need to test more but so far with a 6K effective pool using eva/es gear in combination with Essentia Sanguis / Bloodseeker dual wield as baseline test weaponry, it's running 73 maps just fine. I use the weapons to maintain ES and keep an emergency instant flask to triple-tap if necessary. Grace, no iron reflexes. And, Essentia Sanguis is getting a buff, so it stands to get better before I even tweak it with rares instead of uniques. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018. Last edited by Serleth#4392 on Dec 12, 2014, 6:10:31 AM
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" Well arent you the expert , its a huge buff to RT physical builds , physical nodes are alot less scattared also crit reductions now its a huge buff to spellcasters crit or otherwise , cause there is alot more elemental damage , its a huge buff to selfcast casters in general when befor i felt like making a coc build over a spellcaster was more effective , YES ITS BALANCING just becouse u cant see it doesnt mean its not so i alrdy made 2 skilltree's on the guesstree on poebuilder crit ek lightning to phys , and ele profil flameblast with 440% fire/spell/aoe/elemental dmg on tree , and im loving it cause i really hated how easy my 270% rarity 19% quantity coc discharge build in rampage ended up , it was super easy and super fast i accualy think they heavnt nerfed enough , assassination is too great of a node compared to others , harbinger bow builds were stupid popular in rampage but they heavnt done anything to them making bow builds the easiest to get high multi/decentish 60% crit on cause u can roll multi on quivers pretty much more than a passive cluster of multi IGN WitchesOPnow Last edited by Serioslywhatever#3553 on Dec 12, 2014, 6:05:02 AM
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Why the heavy nerfs to any CoC build, I'm very sad to see that some of the fun GG CoC builds are going out the window... please GGG don't do this to us.
" RIP Shatterchuck December 12, 2014 |
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" That makes no sense. I didn't say it's not ok to nerf SRS, and I am not even sure if the build is OP, because I've never played it. I am planning though and deciding from 3 builds I want - these patchnotes and tree changes will be the deciding factor of what I am going to do first. " OMG, "I gave hundred bucks to GGG, now you must respect my athoritae!!!" PS. Have any of you even done the math of crit builds to assuredly say that they are not viable now? Ofc not. You just see some numbers lowered and you say "OMG UNPLAYABLE WON'T PLAY YOUR STUPID GAME ANY MORE MOMMYYYYYY" I think I might just go melee, crit, block, armour build since it's the general consensus those things are unplayable :D Gotta be some fun times. |
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@Serleth
Of course we need to see the new uniques that's true ... I think that even 50% block chance would be very hard to achieve for most builds. Now i have a problem with evasion + mediocre block chance ... you can't really use RT because reflect becomes dangerous ... on the other hand that might bring another option in poe .. non-crit non-RT builds ... which would be interesting to see ... Anyway ... you might be right ... it might be good for the melee builds ... but from what i'm seeing right now ... i'm skeptical ... ranged builds just seem the better option ( even more than before ). That won't stop me from playing melee 90% of the time .. but the majority of players won't even give melee a try. Many never played melee before and now that reasons to do so are even less. From that point of view for me melee seems like it's in a dark place. "I'm going to show you pain you never knew existed, you're going to see a whole new spectrum of pain!!!!! Like a RAINBOW!" Last edited by KorgothBG#4084 on Dec 12, 2014, 6:11:48 AM
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Just release an offline version of the game so i can play in peace, without having my characters nerfed to the ground every couple months....
u guys make it really hard to get excited about new leagues. |
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" Lol this is so on point. I did a rough estimate on the changes to my dual strike nuker setup. I go from 170kish single target (no charges) to 136k, ish. Basically, an 18% reduction in damage, if my math is accurate. My thoughts? That's still 136k dps. Crit is fine. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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