Character Balance in Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra

nice =) i like it XD

Nerfed mana reservation. Nerfed minions. No fun.

I see a bigger nerf on arakaalis fang occultist. Played the build this league (prior to lake) and it didn't seem as strong as other minion builds on the same lower tier of investment. Maybe it is a lot stronger with the squire, however at that point of investment those nerfs probably aren't as impactful.

GGG philosophy:

Problem: Players gravitate toward fun to play, well-performing skills

Solution: Nerf hammer all of the good skills, and turd-polish the unused skills



My solution: Leave the good skills where they are. And either makeover the clunky and under-performing skills that no one is using with better, more interesting mechanics, or just remove them all together. I'd prefer to get rid of them since it will declutter skill pool and simplify balancing.

At this point, PoE just needs to go through and revamp each and every skill, remove some boring unused ones and add some new interesting ones. I doubt this would happen since PoE 2 will be out in the next 2 years

I understand needing to nerf charge-when-hit flasks, but why lower the charges granted instead of implementing a cooldown? Why pigeonhole the player into getting hit even more instead of opening some cool interactions with defensive cooldowns while also snubbing any potential abuse cases? It seemed like a no-brainer to me.

So can I have my money back for the Skeleton MTX since i'll never used the skill agaiN?

Lol i just bought celestial necro bundle. Can i get a refund?

Are they seriously going to leave nightblade support the way it is?
And I though that having LS as a top build for 3 leagues will open up their eyes.

Man... The number of people getting butt hurt is insane hahaha

Idk but I feel like everything is a buff and there is very few nerfs that where actually more than needed.

I'm very excited for next league with these changes!

I can't wait to play the juggernaut. I love that he got an alternative from going with Transcendence (keystone passive). This seems way more accessible to play around!

The change to chainbreaker wasn't needed but I like it since it will provide a lot for manastorm builds.

And... oh my god, I just can't wait to use those Recoup jewels! What a gift! I hope this isn't an april fool haha