Our design, balance and QA team are experts at Path of Exile. I would not accept any less. They put substantial work into each change, planning out not only what it affects now, but what it affects in the future. These changes are all considered in the big picture of the other planned changes.



While processing player feedback in preparation for 3.0.0, we found four requests that we could address simultaneously with our proposed charge changes:

Nerf total crit chance available. It was getting too close to cap, too easily.

Nerf the Assassin. This was frequently requested.

Provide more uses for power charges on spellcasters (especially non-crit ones).

Make it less mandatory for general damage dealers to invest in frenzy charges.

We recently made these charge changes in the beta, and received an immediate negative reaction from a vocal portion of the community. While we firmly stand behind the intention of this change, it's very clear that the community not only misunderstood a lot of the consequences, but also generally didn't like the direction of the change.



We make this game for you guys, so if you don't want the change, we aren't going to force it in purely to solve long-term problems. The short-term and build continuity do matter as well. We hope to get feedback from your playtesting in the next few days of the beta, so that we can make a decision this week about whether it remains in this form, is reverted, or is made in another form.



We communicated poorly about the changes and their motivation. While we may lament the community misunderstanding the consequences of the change, it is clearly our fault for confusing the community. While it has been crazily hectic recently, we do need to stop and take the time to more clearly explain what we are testing, and why.



Almost all of these changes are on Beta. Please playtest them and let us know the results of what you find. We'll post again after the weekend with our findings also.



Thank you for your time, support and occasional overreactions. We expect nothing less <3 There's a common misconception in the community that our balance team doesn't play Path of Exile. They actually do play it, a whole lot. We have people with level 100 hardcore characters, multiple famous community members who have come to work for us and you may not even know it. The minimum requirement to join our QA team is 1000 hours of PoE experience, and we still turn people with that prerequisite away if they're not good enough at the game.They put substantial work into each change, planning out not only what it affects now, but what it affects in the future. These changes are all considered in the big picture of the other planned changes.While processing player feedback in preparation for 3.0.0, we found four requests that we could address simultaneously with our proposed charge changes:We recently made these charge changes in the beta, and received an immediate negative reaction from a vocal portion of the community. While we firmly stand behind the intention of this change, it's very clear that the community not only misunderstood a lot of the consequences, but also generally didn't like the direction of the change.We make this game for you guys, so if you don't want the change, we aren't going to force it in purely to solve long-term problems. The short-term and build continuity do matter as well. We hope to get feedback from your playtesting in the next few days of the beta, so that we can make a decision this week about whether it remains in this form, is reverted, or is made in another form.Almost all of these changes are on Beta. Please playtest them and let us know the results of what you find. We'll post again after the weekend with our findings also.Thank you for your time, support and occasional overreactions. We expect nothing less <3 YouTube |

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Shock and Chill



The changes to Shock and Chill needed more balance put into them and I regret and apologize that we couldn't have delivered it with more accurate values at the time. We of course will be making these ailments much better than what is currently on Beta. This includes changes to Skills, Passives and to the values for determining the strength of applied Shocks and Chills. It should be the case that with builds that rely on hits for dealing damage you can apply reasonably powerful Chill and Shock values to Map Bosses (even with their increased life values) with well-built characters. It should also be the case that normal, magic and on occasion rare monsters with that same level of character power will frequently be getting shocked as they were prior, for full value but with more reliable durations.



There will be more details to come on the Chill and Shock changes as mentioned above soon. We have discussed them thoroughly and I will be making those changes within the next day or two.



Flasks



The Vessel of Vinktar now applies a much weaker Shock Aura to enemies, and no longer has mana leech during the flask effect. To confirm, we have not made any surprise changes to Diamond Flasks.



Charges



We will re-evaluate the Power and Frenzy charges situation over the weekend. It would be very useful to hear your explanation of why certain builds or items have been damaged (or improved too much) by the change, with specifics and explanations. Many of the posts so far have just said "X is ruined". While the initial feedback has been somewhat helpful, proper discussion and analysis from the community will really help us fine-tune (or abandon) this change.

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I have 100% faith in you guys.



Edit: As long as you don't nerf my favourite build : Hideout Warrior https://www.youtube.com/c/EndsTonightEnzomyte Last edited by Zynamo on Jul 28, 2017, 10:07:20 AM Posted by

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" Chris

While processing player feedback in preparation for 3.0.0, we found four requests that we could address simultaneously with our proposed charge changes:

Nerf total crit chance available. It was getting too close to cap, too easily.

Nerf the Assassin. This was frequently requested.

Provide more uses for power charges on spellcasters (especially non-crit ones).

Make it less mandatory for general damage dealers to invest in frenzy charges. While processing player feedback in preparation for 3.0.0, we found four requests that we could address simultaneously with our proposed charge changes:



I'm sorry but I disagree with #4.



Making it less mandatory for general damage dealers to use frenzy charges does not mean make it impossible for spell casters to use frenzy charges.



" GGG_Neon

We will re-evaluate the Power and Frenzy charges situation over the weekend. It would be very useful to hear your explanation of why certain builds or items have been damaged (or improved too much) by the change, with specifics and explanations. Many of the posts so far have just said "X is ruined". While the initial feedback has been somewhat helpful, proper discussion and analysis from the community will really help us fine-tune (or abandon) this change.

It would be very useful to hear your explanation of why certain builds or items have been damaged (or improved too much) by the change, with specifics and explanations. Many of the posts so far have just said "X is ruined". While the initial feedback has been somewhat helpful, proper discussion and analysis from the community will really help us fine-tune (or abandon) this change.

Alright I'll start with an example. Bitterdream freezing pulse is a character I played once. Ice Bite is no longer useable for spell casters now as it no longer provides more damage from frenzy charges. That frenzy charge generation and more damage application made it worth while to use a very low spell damage 3 linked mace instead of a full 6 linked chest or staff. With Ice bite (assuming it still generates frenzy charges, I haven't checked) no longer being useful as a caster I can't see any reasonable usage for Bitterdream anymore.



Edit 3: Ok so I'm now seeing that Level 1 Icebite gives 2-3 added cold damage to spells per frenzy charge. That uhh... Doesn't really come out to 4% More damage that a frenzy charge would. It does add value yes, but not worth using bitterdream over better options. I'm sorry but I disagree with #4.Making it less mandatory for general damage dealers to use frenzy charges does not mean make it impossible for spell casters to use frenzy charges.Alright I'll start with an example. Bitterdream freezing pulse is a character I played once. Ice Bite is no longer useable for spell casters now as it no longer provides more damage from frenzy charges. That frenzy charge generation and more damage application made it worth while to use a very low spell damage 3 linked mace instead of a full 6 linked chest or staff. With Ice bite (assuming it still generates frenzy charges, I haven't checked) no longer being useful as a caster I can't see any reasonable usage for Bitterdream anymore.Edit 3: Ok so I'm now seeing that Level 1 Icebite gives 2-3 added cold damage to spells per frenzy charge. That uhh... Doesn't really come out to 4% More damage that a frenzy charge would. It does add value yes, but not worth using bitterdream over better options. You expect me to act as something I'm not? I picked this name for a reason. Last edited by Arrogant on Jul 28, 2017, 11:28:04 AM Posted by

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What about other changes? Will you rethink that abomination of a vendor in A5 that sells jewels? Posted by

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The changes you did is fine, don't listen to the vocal reddit users. Thank you! Posted by

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bruh, either you buff power charge to 1000% crit chance and 1000% crit multi per charge or im gonna cry and call my mom, Spoiler sarcasm Mirror drop at t8 pier in legacy league :>

Second Mirror drop at t16 promenade in delirium league :▲ Last edited by Hucuchill on Jul 28, 2017, 8:58:20 AM Posted by

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aye im ok with the changes

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It seems like you are just ruining endgame optimization. What will currency be used for if there is no top end gear to craft because every build caps with little to no investment... GGZFreezy Posted by

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