Rename the classes

To the only usable abilities at “end game” right now. That way people have a better understanding of what is up before they waste their time.

Barb: HOTA
Necro: Bone Spear
Rogue: Twisting Blades
Sorc: Ice Shards
Druid: Pulverize/Tornado

This is a much more accurate description of the current classes than their actual class names. Just call necro “Bone Spear”.

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True.

Then there’s the fact that the beta had more viable builds in it than release does.

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Probably the most serious topic I’ve seen so far.
D4 repeating the same mistakes as D3. They are laughing in our face and some people still defend this crap following their heart and not reason.

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Why dont relax and give them time to balance. Gimmie NOW!!!11

$90 game

twentycharrrrrrr

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Lol wrong, try getting off maxroll and build something yourself.

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I’m talking about “end game” and youre linking a level 68 clearing the level-appropriate world tier capstone dungeon…lol. The game doesn’t scale linearly.

By that logic, my barrage build that cleared tier 50s at level 80 is viable at end game. Wrong.

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Guaranteed that build works endgame bud, that was like first few days of the release.

I’ve seen many Necro builds do end game.

You’re just whining instead of playing the game .

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You can literally use anything you want up until about tier 70, then you are restricted into very specific skills and aspects. I think you need to play the game more.

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I don’t even want to know that, just infuriates me more.

They had more than 2 years to balance.
The problem isn’t balancing but their philosophy in design.

For example

  1. Mandatory Unstoppable skill or Immune skill especially in hardcore

So already 1 skill slot is used.

  1. Mandatory Vulnerable Skill

Unless you have one skill that does vunerable your TTK time drops drastically
This was the EXACT same mistake Borderlands 2 made with Slag. They literally even use the same color. You could not get more ironic than that.

  1. Double RNG hit effects ( Lucky Hits )

If you have a 50% lucky hit chance with Ability A and a 5% chance of the effect.
That is .5 x .05 = 2.5% chance to proc the effect.

  1. Ridiculously high conditionals with zero control
    20 kills to get 1 overpower?

So when you actually need to use it, it won’t be available.

  1. Extreme Diminishing returns on Elemental Resistance?
    50% resistance + 20% resistance = 55% resistance.

These aren’t simple balancing issues it is design philosophy issues.

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Absolutely wrong. Sorry.

But im playing bone spirit and melting faces :crazy_face:.

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Seems fun until u get a mission “kill all”

Actually, I noticed something cool yesterday in dungeons. Im not sure if it was publically noted but if i run from pack to pack, clumping and blasting, the last mobs teleport to me when i have that mission. Im not sure the actual number you have to get down to, but it makes the situation less terrible lol.

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There seem to be “anchor” mobs in each pack. Sometimes I’ll only kill one mob but the rest will get pushed along, sometimes it’ll be just one or two that get left behind. Not really sure what effects it, but I’ve not iced the same thing

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My barbs Fine No HOTA
My Sorc Is fine no Ice shards
No necro
My rogue is Barrage and Just fine
Wouldnt play the fat people.

Just cause you dont know how to play other builds doesnt mean we dont. Hell I dont even use a guide in POE anymore. Get Gud.

Link a vod of you doing tier 90s on any of those things you just said. I’ll wait.

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Naw I think he’s basically right. Up until about 70 you can still find enough gear upgrades from hopping world tiers to stay strong enough to kill almost anything reasonably within your level. After 70, your gear upgrades basically fall off completely and you’re only getting marginal infrequent upgrades from glyph upgrades/paragon points… so if you’re not starting with an OP build that can afford to lose some relative power then you start to get outpaced pretty fast, either by the level scaling OR just capping out on Sigil levels.

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Necro: Wheelchair

There fixed it

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