Tired of patches that are destroying the fun of the game
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If you don't play the game, how do you even know what you are criticizing? Why would anyone take you seriously? As for balance, we shouldn't think of it as a binary state.
What I agree with is that ggg is too harsh with a lot of the nerfs. Prime example is dd, it wasn't just nerfed, it was completely nuked (but I don't mind). Optimizing this game is undoubtedly an NP-hard problem. Years of having access to ridiculously overpowered low effort mapping strategies - no major complaints. Now that gets taken away and you're having a hissyfit, game bad, waaawaaa. [Replace above example with a nerf of your choice] We are at least getting changes to this game, whether for "better" or for "worse". Criticism is important, but it should be firstly informed and secondly void of these unnecessary extremities. I also get that binary world views are computationally easier to handle, but that doesn't imply they reflect reality. |
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" You asked why would anybody take me seriously? Because I have been playing this game since the beginning before there were any endgame maps before 10 acts etc... Me quiting this game like a month ago does not mean that I know nothing about the game. There is a lot good things with this game but I have pointed out the balance problem. You dont like pointing out one bad thing I dont care I will still pointed out. |
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I know people who have been playing this game since the start who have never made their own build or experienced real endgame content. Having been around for a while gives little weight to your argument and it's a cheap appeal to authority argument as I can demonstrate by perusing your profile:
On a quick glance in your illustruous 10 year time of playing this game You haven't defeated Atziri You haven't defeated the Maven You haven't socketed 4 Voidstones in your Atlas The last time you played a temporary league was Settlers which, despite its long runtime, you finished with 14 challenges complete. Before that, you finished Affliction with 13 challenges. Before that? Expedition with 7 challenges. You are blowing your experience way out of proportion. Some people finish that many challenges in one sitting, and they talk smaller game. While I can sympathise with some of your grievances, given your non-existing level of engagement, may I call into question why you think anyone should listen to you? The opposite of knowledge is not illiteracy, but the illusion of knowledge. Last edited by ArtCrusade#4438 on Dec 8, 2025, 3:53:43 AM
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On the contrary, I would like specific examples instead of arguing endlessly in the abstract. There are things that I also don't like about the league, does that necessitate making a rant post that achieves close to nothing? [as an alternative to making a list of suggestions in the suggestions area]
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" Ohhh you are one of those :D Ohhh sorry master that I havent played the game the way to complete some arbitrary challenges :D Ohhh sorry master that my thousands of hours way more than a lot of content creators means nothing because you dont see checkbox of some challenges :D |
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" I play games the way I want to play them but I quess you love those checkboxes way more than I do. All power to you but I was never the person that was chasing some achievements in games. Again my expirience might be different from yours but that doesnt mean that I know nothing about this game. Sure if I was talking about Atziri or Maven than I would be fool because I have never defeated them and it was never my goal to begin with. I have enjoyed experimenting with different gems and builds thats what I have enjoyed and thats why I have seen a lot of balance problems with this game across multiple years. |
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Who are you trying to convince. The reader or yourself?
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" I am not trying to convince anybody of anything. I am just explaining that if somebody wants to play games certain way thats fine but expecting that every person is going to play the game same way is a bit insane. |
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But that is not the argument - you don't have to play the same way. You most likely won't. Strawmanning is not necessary.
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" Look dude, it's simple. You made an appeal to authority by postulating you have been playing the game for 10 years, and I used available evidence to show that when put into perspective, it doesn't surmount to much. Those things I listed are basic "checkboxes" any half-competent player completes. You don't have to complete your Atlas but the fact that you didn't but claim your opinion on endgame balance should be heard, is telling. That's all I said. @xaerobb: Are you trying to make a point that no one should be criticised for making easily disprovable claims? It is only 'personal' insofar someone made a claim, and I dismantled it. Now, can we stay civil? The opposite of knowledge is not illiteracy, but the illusion of knowledge. Last edited by ArtCrusade#4438 on Dec 8, 2025, 11:26:06 AM
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