I'm getting tired of this...

So I'm plugging away just starting red maps, and as I'm going through the process of grabbing the last few items from my usual build I discover that not only has awakened minion damage been removed from the game, but it has received no functional replacement. The closest replacement is congregation, which even maxed is actually 1% LESS than my current level 20 minion damage. This is a massive chunk of damage that is just now gone. My entire build knee-capped for no reason.

Even an imbuement would only put me pretty close to where I was in the new breach league(which is temporary, only this league), with a much higher investment no less, which made me realize something...this is now the full Blizzard tactic of stripping baseline power to feed it back to us as shiny mechanics. I'm not switching to POE2 no matter how hard you try and make me. I'll just leave forever.

Edit: The extra minions from congregation are rounded down, which makes this even worse. The congregation gem would only be a 30% "more" power increase, or a DECREASE over a regular minion damage gem. Even with the imbuement, I would end up pretty close to where I would have been with just the awakened minion damage gem previously. If the imbuements don't go core as is, that's a massive damage loss...and having to jump through extra hoops just to hit the same benchmark is crap. I'm done with this game.

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Angrybagel#7431 wrote:

So I'm plugging away just starting red maps, and as I'm going through the process of grabbing the last few items from my usual build I discover that not only has awakened minion damage been removed from the game, but it has received no functional replacement. The closest replacement is congregation, which even maxed is actually 1% LESS than my current level 20 minion damage. This is a massive chunk of damage that is just now gone. My entire build knee-capped for no reason.

Even an imbuement would only put me pretty close to where I was in the new breach league(which is temporary, only this league), with a much higher investment no less, which made me realize something...this is now the full Blizzard tactic of stripping baseline power to feed it back to us as shiny mechanics. I'm not switching to POE2 no matter how hard you try and make me. I'll just leave forever.

in general both games are boring as hell, i can't stop losing motivation or falling asleep while playing. and everyone just goes to poe ninja & copy all the meta builds specially this season for the void maps go glad or your trash negative mindset.

Not everyone.

If you stopped having fun from playing just do something else. Read a book.

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de99ial#0161 wrote:

Not everyone.

If you stopped having fun from playing just do something else. Read a book.

I told my son to read a book. He smiled and called me a boomer.

He can listen one if he cant read.

wait , what ???? are you saying that awakened minion damage gem does not work anymore ???

You know the regular minion damage gem still exists, right? And on top of that, there are plenty of new support gems that have been added alongside all the existing ones.

If a build feels doomed without the awakened version, despite the regular gem being only a very tiny difference, that points more to an issue with the builds themselves than the gem choice. The gap between the awakened and standard versions just isn’t significant enough to break a functional build.

It really feels like this has become a pattern of overreacting whenever small changes happen, especially when power gets shifted around rather than actually removed. And the whole conspiracy-style meme of blaming every change or new addition on PoE2 is getting pretty old. Nobody is forcing anyone to play anything, but acting like another game is responsible for every tweak isn’t helping the discussion.

I mean awakened gems were removed to add flexibility in future patches and more build diversity. Not only do they do just that, but you are also talking about a build that is one of the strongest this entire league. You say knee capped for no reason, but Animate weapon is extremely strong and has no issues clearing any content.

It would help if you would finish leveling your character. Being level 91 hinders you greatly and keeps you from hitting certain points of build functionality, as well as having +levels on the mobs in the zones you are fighting.

Saying stuff like your power level won't be like it was last league is pointless. Builds get nerfed/changed all the time and people have to adjust or find something new to play. If you don't like having to switch builds then I would say PoE is prob not the game for you to begin with, as this happens every league.

Overall it seems like you are complaining about things you are completely in control of. The build you are playing doesn't struggle at all in terms of power and can clear all content without issue. Your gear though is very mid and being level 91 is a big hit to how your build will feel overall, especially this league as the mirage mobs hit harder and are tankier.

Good luck though. I would suggest looking at guides for the build or trying something else, rather than quit the game forever like you said in your post, as it always sucks losing more people. Your lack of knowledge and the inability to adapt to a new league is the only thing driving you away though. Not their design or PoE2.

please someone answer me this question , is awakened minion damage gem doesn't work anymore ???

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acco73#3356 wrote:

please someone answer me this question , is awakened minion damage gem doesn't work anymore ???

Awakened gems (except for aw. enhance, enlighten and empower) can no longer drop. But the existing ones in standard still exist