Balance Changes in Path of Exile: Betrayal

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Bex_GGG wrote:

Unique rebalance
The patch-notes tomorrow will cover a large number of unique item rebalances. Some of these are simple numerical changes, while others are closer to redesigns.

The following principles were applied in looking at rebalancing unique items:

• Any item that drops very rarely should be justified in being that hard-to-find. Many very rare items have been improved, while a few were made more common.
• Unique items that are acquired through specific high-tier bosses (for example, Elder and Shaper Guardians) should be balanced upwards where they were not up to par.
• Unique items that dramatically affected diversity in an item slot would be addressed, either by nerfing excessive power, or by looking at what else was available in that item slot.
• Items which were relatively very strong, but did not damage diversity could be made more rare.

While many unique items were adjusted, this is an ongoing process, and some items that may have deserved a change by the above principles might not yet be addressed.

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colossalaiur wrote:

I would like to post one comment about dual wielding.

Across almost all single-handed weapons I see, the main, main reason that dual wielding sucks is that none, I really can't think of any 1h weapon that gets bonus when you equip another weapon. I can't even think of many, if there is any weapon that writes "while dual wielding" in any of their stats. Yes you get some basic buffs for dual wielding but how does that make it better than either so much more defense on shield or one gg weapon? You can only compete if one weapon enables another so that they are stronger than using any of themselves, with certain skills. If you are not creating things for dual wielding, then it won't work. The only case I have seen is when you have to equip the same unique item on both hands just to either double down the same buff (dual void battery, dual singularity, etc), or to avoid half of the time not getting the buff (dual bloodseeker). So yea, dual wielding never really meant to be good. You might wanna start from here first.

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10% more Attack Speed while Dual Wielding
15% additional Block Chance while Dual Wielding
20% more Attack Physical Damage while Dual Wielding