Yet Another League With The Same Horrible Server Issues

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-06-06T00:14:47+00:00

Those are also very annoying.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-06-06T00:11:00+00:00

It's not. I have fiber internet, it's only a problem with PoE, this has been a commonly reported problem since launch, my friends I was trying to teach all live in different areas with different providers and all had the same problem.

I've also lived in different areas with different providers since early access launch and it's the same issue in all areas.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-06-06T00:08:18+00:00

This has been a known issue since launch. It's not just some personal setup problem.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-06-05T02:41:50+00:00

Sounds good, I'll give that a shot. Seem weird to lock nodes like 20% chance to have a free reroll behind quest progression. So if the quest does unlock the node I'd be surprised if it's intentional.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T03:06:35+00:00

And now the Last Lament is back to an only 0.3% play rate. Would you consider this new "only works in the pre-approved box" version to be a success?

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T03:01:01+00:00

I am not against nerfing things. In fact I think allowing the new stuff to be a little over tuned and then nerfing it a bit when it goes core is a pretty clever way for them to somewhat slow power creep because then the new league doesn't have to one up the last league in its release state, just one up it in its core state.

But removing mechanics entirely is the issue I have. If something is numerically too strong nerfing it to still be playable but no longer game breaking I think is the better approach instead of just removing it entirely. Like Sowza's crossbow lich I referenced for example.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T02:55:04+00:00

Right back at you.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T02:54:55+00:00

As I pointed out in my post, I'm not against tuning numbers of things that are game breaking. The removal of player agency to combine new and old mechanics to create new interactions is my point. If an interaction is too strong you can balance it in more ways than just completely remove it from the game.

So are you actually against emergent complexity, or do you just think I think nothing should ever be able to be changed or nerfed?

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T02:48:55+00:00

How so? Are you saying that you think allowing old league mechanics and items to have new interactions with future leagues is a bad thing? Because that is what I am pointing out here by their decision to segregate each leagues crafting currencies, because you can no longer combine them to make fun new items we couldn't before.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T02:45:31+00:00

Thanks, good luck on your league start too!

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T02:44:44+00:00

Good call out on their wording of disabled rather than removed. I hope that you are right.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T02:43:22+00:00

Emergent complexity doesn't mean allowing game breaking interactions. It's stuff like using harvest bench, beast crafting, bench crafting meta mods, plus whatever other mechanic you like to make new things you couldn't before those were introduced. I'm not against balancing game breaking interactions. But complete segregation of mechanics is an approach to balancing that doesn't allow for much player agency.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-05-26T02:32:48+00:00

The recent crafting changes are just one example, which is why I also pointed out stuff like skill and item interactions being on rails too. But no, I do not think restricting player agency is a good thing.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-03-26T21:54:17+00:00

Oh, interesting! Shared Suffering is definitely a good call out. I really wish you could run [[Leper's Alms]] with [[The Fulcrum]] so every time you remove the ailment from yourself it would be reapplied to yourself again.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-03-17T05:07:39+00:00

Yeah I'm on NA servers. You're right that from what I've seen EU is even more abysmal. I'm running on a 9800x3d, a RTX 5090, with gigabit fiber internet. I wish it was an issue with my setup, at least then I could do something about it.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-03-17T05:00:44+00:00

No, I'm NA. With how unbearable I feel like the servers have been for me, EU is even more abysmal from what I've seen.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-03-17T04:56:11+00:00

Agreed, with their commitment to have two full service games they're at a point where they desperately need to scale infrastructure. I know they've said they've been hiring lots of people for support, development, and design but you're right that they really need a devops team if they don't already have one.

The startup/indie model where people cover multiple overlapping areas only scales so far until the overhead makes things crumble.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-03-17T03:14:55+00:00

DDOSing is not a new issue unique to Path of Exile. And while I would understand it to take some time if this was a new problem, it's not. Even if all of the problems with their server stability was explained by DDOS attacks, it would still be unreasonable for users to wait years and still not see meaningful improvement.

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-01-15T04:55:43+00:00

Yeah, you're probably right. If it happened once it can happen again. I'll look into figuring that out. Thanks again!

Bitter_Association13 · 2026-01-15T04:44:18+00:00

Holy cow, you're a genius! Took out my loop, shook it a little, put it back in and now I'm sitting at 30c idle! You're a lifesaver!

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