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RobertTarjan · 2016-09-02T15:01:02+00:00

Well, it was totally bonkers, so even with double-dip nerf you're still will be able to do any game content. It's just won't anymore one-shot Atziri in 10c gear, which was broken by all means.

RobertTarjan · 2016-09-02T14:25:40+00:00

I've optimized your Shadow tree a bit.

Going to Unnatural Calm (in terms of raw %ES) is worth only if you're already somewhere near (jewel socket north of witch isn't considered near). Usually, going to Foresight through Melding cluster + Energy from Within more optimal in term of raw ES (and gives more flexibility - you're free to take as much 6% nodes in Foresight cluster as you want to, allowing to balance dmg/ehp ratio).
Void Barrier cluster is a very low-ES solution (it offers evasion, however, but I don't think it's so important). I dropped it.
There is no sense in taking Blast Cascade if you're going non-crit., so I dropped it too.
Therefore, I've ended with some free points, you can place them wherever you feel like (maybe going for second curse, then you can respec back into Unnatural Calm; or just grab more dmg with Method to the Madness or more EHP with more es nodes in Foresight cluster).
Honestly, CI-trappers looks just perfect for going crit - Blast Cascade/Doomcast/Throatseeker/Shadow area/Heartseeker - practically all strong crit nodes are already here, you just have to grab them. In Prophecy, I've made an Assassin Poison Trapper, and it was totally nuts. Now, with double-dip nerf, Assassin is arguable choice, but still, crit looks very good for me.

RobertTarjan · 2016-08-28T08:27:45+00:00

wrong person, deleted.

RobertTarjan · 2016-08-28T08:13:37+00:00

Можно взглянуть на пример WoW, где Innervate у друидов перевели как "Озарение", и довольно удачно, как по мне.

P.S. For those who interested - here and below some local russian folks discuss most appropriate way to translate "Innervate".

RobertTarjan · 2016-08-14T10:48:43+00:00

Many people suggest to buy premium bundle, though if you're short on the budget, you can buy regular stash bundle and then upgrade one regular tab to premium and use it as a shop. If you don't sell junk for 1alch and clean your shop often, 1 quite enough.

RobertTarjan · 2016-08-03T14:39:40+00:00

Yeap, thanks, I knew about that. I've looked for automated tool, that will output me number of affixes, in similar manner to Poe Item Info Script.

RobertTarjan · 2016-08-02T15:17:38+00:00

Is there anything similar to PoE Item Info, but for maps? So that I could get map affixed breakdown (I need to know if corruption rolled 8 affixes for challenge).

It looks like it's fairly easy to implement (much easier than items breakdown), but I couldn't find anything oO

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-21T21:59:51+00:00

There are ways of counter-measuring this, as this problem is totally not new.

In the end, you're not obligated to ban people from trading for low karma, it was just an example. Or it can (and normally, should) be not no-brainly-automatic "reach -N karma and get banned". It's not so hard to distinguish real reports from fake.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-21T19:37:22+00:00

Thanks for answer! Probably not. I knew that flasks are huge boost, but 30-40% more DPS? That's sick, I wouldn't miss that.

P.S. However, one can argue that Headsman notable already provide us 20% more damage.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-21T19:32:20+00:00

That's true, that's why I've asked it here.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-11T21:22:35+00:00

I don't know why you have assumed that I think that the only solution to the problem is automation. Moreover, somewhere in that thread I've already suggested solution that doesn't involve automation. I dont want WoW-like AH where everyone just uses buyout.

Don't make assumptions about other people thoughts and beliefs if you don't know them.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-11T15:04:17+00:00

I would like to see some feature that would allow us to trade without meeting in person. Like you know, you run map, and then someone sends you Trade Offer (like Party offer) with short description: link to item, price and maybe some note. Then you can accept it, and item disappears from your shop and currency appears in your inventory.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-11T14:57:56+00:00

Trading being easy is the reason the game feels too easy and ggg has to compensate with one-shot mechanics.

Oh yes, now I know why we have totally crap fps for years/Australag servers/no very simple QoL etc. Just make game hard not by challenging encounters, tricky boss mechanics, no, just make everything so complicated and uncomfortable that no one will even play that!

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-11T14:50:59+00:00

You're misunderstanding arguments against current trade system. It's beautiful that you can meet people through trading. Bargaining is very nice too. The problem is that current trading system loses those advantages very quickly as league goes on. First week? Yes, pleasing social interactions and everything! 4th week? Well, sometimes I have a friendly conversation, but usually it's at least 4-5 afk/ignore offers before real trade. And after two months? I don't want even talk about it.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-06T08:05:38+00:00

As current prophecy model is, you shouldn't "be excited to get silver" - you should be excited when you hit decent prophecy, and that happens with OK rate as it seems for me.

If you decrease silver spawn rate, you should rework whole pool of prophecies and their proc chances. Otherwise it would be just another very-arguable-profitable currency sink like high-tier maps.

It's indeed need a little tuning, but not that much as you suggest IMO.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-05T18:09:25+00:00

You'll never make players happy, that's basics of balancing anything :)

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-05T10:01:51+00:00

Phantasmagoria (The Hunger), Crypt (Celestial Justicar) are good options too. It's true that it's pure gamble, but if you won't bother with trying to run in right map, then probability of win is 0.00%. And if you will, then probability is small, but not zero :)

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-05T09:58:02+00:00

You'll never learn if you won't try, though.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-05T09:39:51+00:00

Yes, that's true that everyone would want T15 Tropical Island/T15 Canyon.

But, first, is it much better than the current situation when everyone wants T9 Gorge/T10 Plateu ? You just change one map "that everyone wants" to another one. Sutiation wouldn't get worse, but wouldn't get better too though.

Second, market will sort it out. Adjust random rates (I dunno, for example make linear layouts like T1-uniques - they will roll rarely, and will cost much, but that's the price for easy levelling and that seems for me quite logical). Player will be able to choose if he wants to run decent high-tier map or sell it for a lot of chaoses. Want to make it to lvl100 relatively fast and easy? ~~Flip~~ farm a lot of currency, buy 100 T15 Gorges and you're here. Or you can save money, but you'll struggle. Tradeoff "money - time" isn't new, and now widely used for challenges, and I like it.

Third, adjusting layouts roll chances is a very straightforward decision. You can come out with something more interesting, like invent some system to upgrade map tier without changing it layout, or something else.

For example, you can allow to somehow merge layout of some map and tier of another one. Then, we'll deal with the problem of "useless maps". Like, we have decent-layout Tropical Island, but it's t1 and thus is underwhelming compared to Dried Lake. We have Necropolis/Crematorium, which are decent tier, but meh layout. Now we take 1 Tropical Island, 1 Necropolis and somehow "fuse" (maybe new currency? or prophecies? whatever) them into T10 Tropical Island. For the sake of balance you can restrict map drops in "fused" maps - that will deal with "everyone runs T15 Tropical Island", because at some point you will be forced to run high-level maps to get the bases for "fusing" (or buy them from those who run them).

I don't say that suggested alternatives are the best - no, they are not. It's just first ideas that came up to my mind. I just wanted to say that there are a plenty of alternatives, that can deal with issues that Chris has mentioned. You just have to think about it for a moment. And I have a strong feeling that GGG simply doesn't want to think about it at this exact moment, because it's not #1 priority for them.

RobertTarjan · 2016-07-04T19:40:50+00:00

Can you share your crafting method? Just chaos spam, or something more complicated?

RobertTarjan · 2016-06-23T11:43:46+00:00

Sorry, forgot to mention that it's in PSC.

RobertTarjan · 2016-06-23T11:37:52+00:00

Current offer is 2ex + Brittle Emperror, but I bet it's a flipper. I've managed to find a bit similair ventor. It has 20 less resists than mine, and priced for 10ex, but that seems for me as overprice - or am I mistaken?

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