About T16.5 & T17

Hello,

I just wanted to say that I’m genuinely happy with the introduction of T16.5 maps. They do a great job bridging the gap between T16 and T17.
They feel much better to run, and the fact that they use existing maps with T17 modifiers makes them more enjoyable overall, even with the mods from T17.

That said, farming in T17 still feels bad, to be honest. I wasn’t thrilled when they were introduced, and my opinion hasn’t really changed.
The only exception is Fortress maps, which are actually decent to run compared to the rest, both in layout and boss design.

Now regarding T17 modifiers, a few of them are still extremely punishing and could have some adjustments:

- Maven interfere with the player The cooldown of her "Take this Vitality boon !" is too short. Sometimes, bosses or unique monsters regenerate so quickly that you’re forced to kill them off-screen just to avoid the boon being cast.
Please consider significantly increasing her cooldown on her spell. It can be exhausting to deal with.

- Volatile Core I still don't udnerstand why does this mechanics have to one-shot players even with very defended build.

- Players and their Minions deal no damage for 3 out of every 10 seconds This mod ruins the pacing of maps and just isn’t fun to play around.

They are still others that i think of like Marked for death or The Meteor on Flask use...

I understand the intention is to encourage players to build more defensively and invest further, but with some of these mods, it becomes nearly impossible.

T17 & T16.5 are already Hard content and , especially when combined with high % increased effect of explicit modifiers on your maps.

As it stands, only a very limited number of builds can realistically clear them efficiently.

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Ghor76#3138 wrote:

They are still others that i think of like Marked for death or The Meteor on Flask use...

First is just 50% increased damage taken. What is the problem?

I.e. -38% max res is 150% more damage taken (if you have 75% all res).

There are also 200% physical as chaos.

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The Meteor on Flask use

Mageblood counters it.

And even without "you have no flasks" isn't different from "you have no auras/block/armour/accuracy".

The worst mod for me is Shaper-Touched Rares actually.

Impossible to clear Blight.