1.1.0 Patch Notes - Sacrifice of the Vaal

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p0t wrote:

They nerf anything that becomes too widely used, causing some people to adapt and others to qq. It keeps the game fresh and opens up build diversity instead of stale repetitive builds. Who builds HP and doesnt get the scion life wheel? It forces you there by being too good to ignore which alienates other specs or parts of the tree. God forbid the build you used last 4 month isnt as viable now and you have to think.

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The ST nerf was clearly targeting race balance. Except that GGG have completely missed the point.

Last season was dominated by Spectral Throw and Leap Slam. Both using 2-handers.

Now they "slightly" nerfed Spectral Throw and left Leap Slam unchanged, but this accomplishes exactly nothing.

Spectral Throw classes will still be going Spectral Throw, because there are no other viable alternatives. And Leap Slam is now the absolute go-to skill for all classes that can use it in races (Scion, Marauder and Duelist).

There is no skill diversity, everyone uses the same 2 skills and why? Because GGG don't know how to balance skills for racing.

The right thing to do would have been a nerf to Spectral Throw and Leap Slam (ideally via nerfing the base damage of 2 handers that can drop in normal) and buffing other skills for classes at a lower level.

Nerf ST and LS (by nerfing base damage of 2 handers in normal), buff cleave, buff roa (early game), buff other skills, so that people have options that can actually compete with Spectral Throw and Leap Slam.

As is, this change accomplishes exactly bupkis, because people are still pidgeonholed into using the same 2 skills, which are leap slam and spectral throw, because everything else is just infinitely worse for speed-leveling.

I don't really care about any of the nerfs, but given that this nerf specifically so clearly targets early leveling efficiency and race balance I will just say that their approach is about the worst I could possibly imagine.

It really is just a bandaid fix, but everyone who is somewhat invested in racing or speed-leveling can easily tell that this change accomplishes exactly nothing.

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plasticeyes wrote:

so about 5% of the players will be able to do that content. the rest of us won't bother.

there's a difference between strategically challenging and, oh look, 10 rares with 100k dps attacks just spawned out of nowhere.

how is that second thing "challenging" exactly ?

yet i get the impression that's exactly what they are doing.

and no, i personally was not happy at all to see that silly comment come from Chris.

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Barandis wrote:

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Paximus wrote:

This update offers me little, if anything, nerfs my favorite build (Incinerate Life Max Block build)

I'm off to check out eso until things appeal to me again.

Hint for anyone else who wants to make posts like this: no one cares.

The players on this forum certainly don't care. They have their own characters and builds to worry about. You coming on here and saying that you're leaving is going to convince exactly zero other people to leave. Many of them will instead deride you for being so poor a player that you can't even be bothered to play if your one pet build, which probably represents the sum total of what you're capable of playing, is nerfed a tiny bit.

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return33 wrote:

Really looked Forward to give the game another try with this patch but...

Nerf
Nerf
Nerf

Basicly the passive tree gets nerfed down, most used skills get nerfed down, affordable uniques that made builds available without RMT get nerfed down...

I dont see a single positive Change (like: wow cool that skill got buffed lets try it!)

And worst: loot rewards get nerfed down with the removal of IIQ without anything to compensate. Less good items will be available in new season ...

Sorry no Need to torture myself but ill give ROS a more intense try.

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F1sherKing wrote:

Man all this childish whining.

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botbdmg wrote:

vaal pact nerf is ridiculous, who cares about terrible life flasks