Content Update 0.5.0 — Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients

Banger patch notes.
Any chance we can see some thorns buffs too? ;)

"Crafting methods that puts a single guaranteed modifier on an item now adds it as a crafted modifier, items can only have a single crafted modifier on an item."

This is a terrible nerf killing essences crafting and hitting casual players very hard.

After the crafting change in newest patchnotes, crafting martial weapons early league would be something like this:

1. find a base with % phys dmg and % to critical chance
2. use perfect regal and hope for it hitting a suffix mod (no omens to force it)
3. desecrate prefix and have 33% chance to fracture % phys damage
4. use omen of exalt suffix + omen of double exalt + (perfect) exalt to get 2 random suffixes
5. use crystallized prefix + perfect essence of abrasion/flames/ice/electricity to gain x% damaga as (this replaces the prefix desecration)
6. desecrate last prefix with flat phys roll (can omen of light until you get it)

Weapon would have:
pre = % phys damage (fracture)
pre = flat phys (desecrate)
pre = gain % damage (perfect essence)
suf = % to critical chance
suf = random
suf = random

wording has been edited :

All crafted modifiers are now guaranteed, but items can only have 1 crafted modifier at a time. Desecrated modifiers no longer count as crafted modifiers, but items are limited to 1 Desecrated modifier.

GGWP, you just destroyed what could’ve been the best patch so far, especially for casual players…

great patch notes until you updated the crafting update notes. what a terrible change. killing the things the player base likes while simultaneously bringing good content is a GGG classic

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All crafted modifiers are now guaranteed, but items can only have 1 crafted modifier at a time. Desecrated modifiers no longer count as crafted modifiers, but items are limited to 1 Desecrated modifier

Why ? Why would do this ? Whats the point ? It was never mentioned in the interviews or Q&As...
This is a really bad thing, i was really hoping i could try myself to crafting this league.

It's not right, you keep changing basic mechanics and then asks why your casual players leave. casual players cannot become more veteran if you keep adding stuff then deleting it. im not talking about build buffs/nerfs, im talking about basic mechanics that define the game

Does the "All crafted modifiers are now guaranteed" mean that when you use essence on an item it has soft-fracture effect where the added modifier cannot be removed by annulment orb or chaos orb?

"All crafted modifiers are now guaranteed, but items can only have 1 crafted modifier at a time. Desecrated modifiers no longer count as crafted modifiers, but items are limited to 1 Desecrated modifier"

Many Essen = trash => Essen = trash.

I like the idea, now there will be less hideout warriors inflating the market.