Path of Nerfs

to summarize:

nerf vp and dp to fuck all berserkers, since slayer is smiling fuck him too, even more we'll chop every duelist class to crap all over melee dudes.
kill acuity, despite being almost impossible to get but we'll kill every hope of melee classes, since death to all but melee is the new law!!

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magicrectangle wrote:

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Slicer9875 wrote:

I really hope they buffed evasion/Acro. I just don't see how you're supposed to survive any more if you're melee.

Slayer nerf is really mostly just a compensation for them having easy access to the new vaal pact. They're not going to be much weaker than they are now. So I think the answer to what you're supposed to do will be: roll slayer.

Juggernaut too, I suppose. I've done juggernauts through to shaper with a focus on regen.

Not to mention the fact that Juggernauts have easy access to endurance charges, which are where the real physical damage mitigation lies, along with Fortify.

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kool_g_rep wrote:

I still want you to say whether or not D2 is a casual game.

It's both because of options. The very nature of D2 allows you to reject an update. The whole reason we're all debating this here is because we have no choice thanks to online only.

I can play any version of d2 I want. And even staying updated with no mods I still have the choice between online, offline, open, closed, hardcore, and true softcore modes.

Not sure why you're asking really, just answering because I find the topic interesting heh.

I still maintain a closed us east javazon :)

Hey errybody,

I appreciate the openness and generosity of information-sharing that is the cornerstone of GGG's relationship with its community. Anyone would be hard-pressed to find a single game company out there that treats its community with the respect and transparency that they do. You rock GGG.

In pursuit of game balance things have to be tweaked for the equality of play and to ensure the longevity of the game. I'll admit, I babyraged too when CoC was killed, so I've been there. But its not MY game, it's GGG's. Who am I scream as if MY favorite toy is being ripped from my arms? I'm just glad that I got a chance to have fun with the meta before it changed and trying 1000 other builds I've not tried before.

There are 2 camps on this thread: the ragers and the praisers, and I definitely count myself as a praiser. But I think it would be a mistake to wholly sell off the ragers' grievances which can be easily done when any party protests in a very negative way as is being done here.

While the meta skills, items, passives are constantly being brought into line as they should be, some people might feel that insufficient investment in the sake of balance is given to the most under-powered uniques and skills (such as name-locking) can languish by the wayside for quite a while before getting any attention?

I dunno.

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Baryboo wrote:

But its not MY game, it's GGG's. Who am I scream as if MY favorite toy is being ripped from my arms?

Except we paid for and largely designed this toy. They raid our comments for ideas and then simply choose between them.

In no qualitative way does GGG have any real right to do what they do except that physical reality allows it. Their monopoly is ultimately purely a might makes right situation.

I feel you've lost sight of that.

You seem to be edging towards a way of thinking that places you in GGG's service instead of them being in ours.

That frankly scares me, when I see people thanking the merchant class for seeking profit. It's like thanking a bank for overdraft fees.

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Innomen wrote:

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kool_g_rep wrote:

I still want you to say whether or not D2 is a casual game.

It's both because of options. The very nature of D2 allows you to reject an update. The whole reason we're all debating this here is because we have no choice thanks to online only.

I can play any version of d2 I want. And even staying updated with no mods I still have the choice between online, offline, open, closed, hardcore, and true softcore modes.

Not sure why you're asking really, just answering because I find the topic interesting heh.

I still maintain a closed us east javazon :)

because you said you wanted a casual game in vein of d2. it wasnt ever casual in the first place if you chose to play by the rules. you just were able to circumvent updates that werent to your liking and then likely put a mod on top. thats fine, and in single player games you should be able to do that. but poe is quasi-competitive and online-only.

I also wish I can go back to open beta poe where you had to grind your ass off for t12 map drops.

man I cant believe I was placed on probation for making a gay bar analogy :/ I didnt make any personal attacks that I know of - and I didnt mean any, thats how I converse. oh well.

Despair is aшesome, thanks!

No more supporter packs from me.

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鬼殺し wrote:

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Cylianmedz wrote:

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Tolerantzdestr0yer wrote:

It's very apparent what GGG's game is regarding skills and nerfs.

They have no intention on "balancing" anything. Make sure we understand this concept.

They release new skills, nerf old skills on a regular basis.

This is to kills old builds on standard league to get people to move over to the new challenge leagues.

If this pattern holds true, expect huge nerfs on existing skills like Dark Pact.

And the new skills being released will be somewhat OP to lure people in until the next round of draconian nerfs.

It's why I stopped supporting the game, every skill based MTX might as well be considered temporary until that skill is rendered not usable in end game content.

I'm fairly certain Berserker will be killed this next update. RIP

GGG doesn't balance, they kill builds and then promote new skills, every single league.

You sir, are a man of truth. Amen.

It's almost as if they're huge fans of Magic the Gathering or something. Amazing insight you've got there.

Which is beyond fucking retarded considering when old cards rotate out of standard in MTG they retain power in Modern, Legacy, etc formats. GGG does not do this even though thats what standard is supposed to be.

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ZePample wrote:

I never hd a level 100 character, my maximum ws 95 and 50% exp. I guess i'll now never go past 95.

95?! My best was a lv89! And it was on 2.6! I'm glad i didn't get any points to this league yet, and probably won't.

Let them get all that money from that <1% of people who don't have a real job/life and can spend all day playing the game...