Content Update 0.4.0 — Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids

Thanks for the update! Looking forward to the league and trying out a variety of different builds, I already had 7 in endgame last league and with the new nodes, as well as the new ascendancy, I could imagine the variety this update is going to be even better.

Looks promising to me and I'm glad that you have somewhat maintained the speed of the current game, as the pacing seems to be in a good place also. Some people keep talking about how it's too slow, but I feel as though 8-12 hours for the campaign is fine and a good amount of time to spend getting to endgame.

All in all just looks like a great update and content/balance patch.

Ready to LOGIN!!! LETSGO!!!!

"Pandemonious" should be "Pandemonius" I think?

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Added a stash tab affinity for Abyss items.

Neat!

Merit of Service please!

While I'm excited to play the new PoE2 league, I'm really disappointed in the fact that crafting is being nerfed. Why are we nerfing a way for the player to get his own gear by actually playing the game? Isn't that the core of the game? Trade and trade 'friction' should be secondary to that.

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ash91_#3906 wrote:

While I'm excited to play the new PoE2 league, I'm really disappointed in the fact that crafting is being nerfed. Why are we nerfing a way for the player to get his own gear by actually playing the game? Isn't that the core of the game? Trade and trade 'friction' should be secondary to that.

Because it was too strong. Isn't that the reason for every nerf?

Just because you play the game to do it and are crafting it yourself (nothing is also stopping you from buying gear other people crafted) doesn't mean its balance should be ignored.

Intelligent players or anyone who put in a little effort knew how to abuse it and knew it was far too strong.

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Angel#7342 wrote:

As a Contagion user, I'm wondering how the nerf to monster density in maps will affect the spread of chaos DOTs. I hope this will not nerf the spreading. Will it??

Its less monsters so...yes...by virtue of how ED C works its a nerf to EDC. Also keep in mind monsters will have 40% more life at end game, which means even those white mobs might take 2-3 secs to die to EDC before it can spread.

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Alcsaar#1714 wrote:

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ash91_#3906 wrote:

While I'm excited to play the new PoE2 league, I'm really disappointed in the fact that crafting is being nerfed. Why are we nerfing a way for the player to get his own gear by actually playing the game? Isn't that the core of the game? Trade and trade 'friction' should be secondary to that.

Because it was too strong. Isn't that the reason for every nerf?

Just because you play the game to do it and are crafting it yourself (nothing is also stopping you from buying gear other people crafted) doesn't mean its balance should be ignored.

Intelligent players or anyone who put in a little effort knew how to abuse it and knew it was far too strong.

It really was too strong, I was able to get near perfect gear for my blood mage in a few weeks. The omen should be something along the lines of "20% chance of adding a modifier of the same type as an existing modifier".

I am sad to see it go since it opened up crafting accessibility considerably but it really was way too powerful.

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Alcsaar#1714 wrote:

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ash91_#3906 wrote:

While I'm excited to play the new PoE2 league, I'm really disappointed in the fact that crafting is being nerfed. Why are we nerfing a way for the player to get his own gear by actually playing the game? Isn't that the core of the game? Trade and trade 'friction' should be secondary to that.

Because it was too strong. Isn't that the reason for every nerf?

Just because you play the game to do it and are crafting it yourself (nothing is also stopping you from buying gear other people crafted) doesn't mean its balance should be ignored.

Intelligent players or anyone who put in a little effort knew how to abuse it and knew it was far too strong.

Sure it was too strong, but they did fully nerf it by disabling it completely.
They could have nerfed it's droprate, or removed just the exaltation one so you can only use the regal version. But we are actually just straight back to where we were with RNG gamba

Here lies the Last Lament.... Why it is called "last" you ask?
thats easy, it was the last time it was actually beeing used by a lich (or anyone), cause Creative build design and cool mechanics are not what is intended here. HERE we just get a pre designed combo gameplay arpg.....


Who would show a build design and then nerf it weeks after?
And most of all why nerf just that interaction that made <5% of Playerbase even play it.
Was it because of 2 button gameplay? was it a broken interaction like surrounded or enemies are low life? tell me, I wanna know !

In my opionion 2 things stood out the last Content updates
1. if something is good and can clear the *current endgame*, its getting hit with a nerfhammer (not even the final version of the endgame)
Examples
- Heralds - old Galvanic shards + Shockburst
- DT - now even Hollow Palm ?
- LS - Minionmancers loosing the Ant
-- And many more. Most of wich are not even fast or insanely strong.

2. Fun is not allowed, as we see right now, with the statement "buffs to all classes" beeing a headliner, I once even believed they meant. To see reducing creativity and uniqueness of niche strategies and destroying yet another Build defining Unique item, leads me to believe that whenever they say "new Unique Items" its just a another unloved creation, that they will not care for.

And as we speak of "not care", I dont care what they promise anymore.
Seen to many good game series die infront of my eyes, cause of Developers forcing an agenda.

But after the 0.2 I had hope, it could not be worse, but damn was I wrong, it feels like the 0.2 all over again. I hope some changes might change my view on the upcoming league, but the agenda they are running is one I cannot support.


With hopes

BlackHolyAngel