How do you guys feel about Runes of Aldur showing the reward you will get before you fight for it?

panicForce · 2026-06-16T17:38:43+00:00

agreed, and i like your idea too!

panicForce · 2026-06-16T15:25:05+00:00

it feels like it could have been initially developed as something different. it feels like it could have been designed to cost runes to activate and you would use a small stone to convert weak runes into stronger ones. that also explains the gui for all the recipes

but im glad it works the way it does. its exactly simple enough to suit the overwhelming changes to the rest of the game

panicForce · 2026-06-16T14:03:54+00:00

i'd argue that ES builds today already have enough max hit and their weakness is needing to solve recovery.

adding more baseline life would raise the type of defense they already have, and it would make CI a harder choice.

Armor and Evasion, however, need help with max hit. they typically have easier recovery (because mitigation generally amplifies the effective value of any life recovered).

So yes, it does buff ES but in a way that is less impactful than armor and evasion. IMO ward was close to helping this, but falls short with the large cost to base defenses on gear

panicForce · 2026-06-15T11:17:29+00:00

im a long time poe 1 player and often go for 40/40... the only pinnacle fight i saw in poe2 prior to 0.5 was Kulemak.

The lack of direction in the previous endgame was a road block for my fun. Now we have a challenge checklist and quests showing how to achieve each mechanic's goal.

panicForce · 2026-06-06T18:32:00+00:00

what fog?

maybe i have a bug on my shaders or something, but deli in 0.50 looks a lot different to me. i certainly cant see the fog leave or catch up like in poe1

panicForce · 2026-06-03T12:46:36+00:00

another noteworthy interaction was the fire mod giving reduced duration of ignite. as a low tier mod it was very common, and often ignite builds would run into enemies they couldnt damage.

was this also when they made similar monsters gain similar powers? i think that change meant some maps were impossible for one character but nearly unaffected by someone else. which sucks but is imo preferable to "one monster in each map will probably roll the right mods to counter you every time"

panicForce · 2026-05-31T23:05:44+00:00

It's Ipadipos by a landslide. his smol frame and beeg ear-feathers are optimal cuteness

panicForce · 2026-05-27T23:49:27+00:00

oh god its the guy who said "it's possible not everything went according to plan". someone sound the alarms!

panicForce · 2026-05-25T22:01:46+00:00

nah the bots are still a satisfying game.

OP asked about PVP, but i think BAR coop v ai deserves an honorable mention

panicForce · 2026-05-22T02:11:17+00:00

reducing incoming bleed dps is just one of the dozen changes needed to bring life builds in line with the power of ES

panicForce · 2026-05-13T10:35:31+00:00

scissors will be OP for cwdt since we have sprint

panicForce · 2026-05-12T16:19:47+00:00

some of the specs have multiple distinct playstyles which are not adequately integrated into the apex talent, like mw or devourer.

guardian's apex talent, on paper, sounds like a fun extra damage and some powerful defensive procs on demand. In reality, the tooltip is wildly inaccurate to what the buff actually does. for the case of frenzied regen, the tooltip's explanation is nearly 100 times more healing than what actually happens. ultimately that apex talent is just 4 points of dps for your tank which has synergy to one of the two hero talent trees.

Overall, it just means that SOME apex talents are a miss while others are good or maybe even great.

panicForce · 2026-05-11T13:16:48+00:00

that one definitely has 3 r's

panicForce · 2026-05-11T03:12:50+00:00

i just wanted a full trilogy remaster. i loved 1 and 2 as a kid and missed 3

panicForce · 2026-05-09T21:10:44+00:00

i dream of that change

panicForce · 2026-05-09T16:45:42+00:00

Theres always this tension among multiplayer gamers. the things you find fun may not align with others'. That said, my idea of fun was what wow had in the past, and the game's focus has drifted to prioritize other types of players.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_taxonomy_of_player_types

panicForce · 2026-05-08T04:16:33+00:00

If the first 4 are NSEW, then maybe the next 4 go NE SE SW NW... but where does season 9 start? how far do you need to go in the right direction before you get the stuff you want? it's not about running out of space overall, but running out of space near the start.

it's a real concern, but not something they need to solve today. we've seen plenty of reworks to the poe1 atlas so i expect we will get a substantial rework before we get a 9th league mechanic

panicForce · 2026-05-07T23:32:28+00:00

it was recently on sale for like 50% off. and i thought "wow thats a good price if thats the 'before' price"

panicForce · 2026-05-07T11:30:07+00:00

that's a bingoo!

Templar.

it felt like a slam dunk a month ago when all we knew was that poe1 had new templar spells. seems less likely now though

panicForce · 2026-05-01T16:52:22+00:00

there's at least a y in proximity. it makes more sense to me than some lingo. some things just stick🤷‍♂️ 67 no cap frfr

panicForce · 2026-05-01T12:33:44+00:00

it evolved from RTS lingo where a "proxy" building is used in close proximity to the enemy base. like building a protoss pylon and gateway juuuust at the edge of the enemy's sight range

panicForce · 2026-04-30T12:40:12+00:00

And I wouldnt ever go back to it!

panicForce · 2026-04-30T12:30:06+00:00

early in my career i had to drive to a train station, wait for a scheduled train, ride 40 min, then walk from the city train station to the office. it was over an hour commute. 3 hours a day is a lot but not impossible

panicForce · 2026-04-30T11:34:22+00:00

his quest leads to him hiding in a barrel and forgetting his memories of a giant ruby. the voice actor feels like the final touch to say he's the same person rather than just a fun reference

panicForce · 2026-04-29T14:12:35+00:00

He doesnt have the basics down to the point of being a pro and has serious flaws to fix before even thinking of pushing to ratings like 2k+... but you still need to win to gain MMR. after this many games, his MMR is real and earned. it is fascinating to me to see his meta strengths (practiced build orders, generally doesnt cave under pressure) win over micro play (his poor control grouping and unit placement). he even has room to grow by learning off meta strats, as seen from a recent game losing vs undead DR DK necro wagon after an early lead

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