Early Access Discussion - SHRINES and STRONGBOXES before and after the update - Forum

" ac429#4687 wrote: I noticed this, too. I feel like the atlas passive tree is broken. There were nodes that were already broken for a while, like "The High Road", so I wouldn't be surprised if other nodes like "Likely Ambush" are broken now, too. Yeah, i tried to farm Azmeri spirits like before, but don't matter how many passives + tablets you stack, always 1 spirit on the map, how this is possible, other content also broken.	Posted by ztmxxl#5422 on Oct 5, 2025, 1:00:03 AM Quote this Post
Yeah and tablet for ritual is like super rare right now. Exploit early exploit often bozos.	Posted by XxxPssySlayerxxX#5201 on Oct 5, 2025, 1:40:08 AM Quote this Post
There is definitely less strongboxes which I specced into and essences and I think there is even less checkpoints compared to 3.0.	Posted by salám_dobyvatel#0938 on Oct 6, 2025, 1:44:46 AM Quote this Post
I loved playing last season with alot of shrines. helped me alot. Now its a huge difference. As already posted. maybe 0-1 shrines. Wonder how often you see shrines if you havent picked shrines in atlas :( This sucks! Last edited by Hetalak#1165 on Oct 6, 2025, 9:06:06 AM	Posted by Hetalak#1165 on Oct 6, 2025, 9:05:39 AM Quote this Post
" MeanBob_Games#6853 wrote: Essences as well but yes. Also less abyssal depths and coffers from what I can tell. They did a huge nerf to drops overall. Feels like I'm just hoping for a single big drop now and can't rely on any steady way to farm currency. Sometimes I don't even get 2ex in a map so even if I just wanted to alc + 2ex a waystone to get it to 6 mods I'm running a deficit lol. I guess I can use the exchange to get exalts but it's kind of annoying to have to do that. Also, trade prices are all based on the pre-nerf market which is very painful. Last edited by Weaver#3527 on Oct 6, 2025, 12:43:18 PM	Posted by Weaver#3527 on Oct 6, 2025, 12:42:15 PM Quote this Post
" restacio#5763 wrote: Anyone noticed the reduced amount of Shrines and Strongboxes found in their maps after the update? Could this be related to the "buffed" tablets? I have all nodes related to Shrines and Strongoxes in the Atlas Tree. Before the update, I'm always having 2-4 shrines and strongboxes to most maps. These maps did not have any tablet mods; just mediocre waystones. After the update, it's 0-1, lucky if I find 2 (no tablet mods related to shrines and strongboxes, but who would run that constantly?). I also noticed just now (after the update) that Seepage never spawned any Shrines and Strongboxes for me. Maybe someone could verify it. Edit: I browsed through the patch notes again and didn't see any direct point about its nerfs. yes for sure	Posted by NEXUS6MAA#5747 on Oct 6, 2025, 1:47:41 PM Quote this Post