0.3.1 is a league-ending patch for me. Here's why.

To start with, I'd just like to say that the removal of towers for juicing maps is a great change and I'm very happy that I no longer need to hunt down overlapping tower setups just to juice my content. However, this is a league-ending patch for me unless some things are changed soon:

1. Rare enemy map markers being removed means I'm now spending time I normally wouldn't be scouring the map in case I missed any rares. A reminder that the vast majority of the loot dropped in POE2 comes from rare enemies, why was this removed? It was single-handedly the best addition in 0.2!

2. Forced 1 Portal mapping for 3 tablet effects. In a game where being one shotted is extremely common even with mirror-tier builds, I find it very deflating that I'm forced to run 1 portal. At least with the old tower system I could leave a modifier open on a waystone sacrifcing a small amount of juice, not literally 33% of it. I'm not really sure why GGG are fixated on restricting the number of portals in maps in the first place. XP loss already feels punishing enough, no?

For now these are the two biggest reasons why I went from absolutely loving 0.3 to.. considering not playing until 0.4.

Despite my frustrations, I'm glad GGG have implemented these things for testing in 0.3.1, but I really hope they change these things, if not soon then by 0.4 because I think my enjoyment has cratered.

+1

In addition, they nerfed the hell out of the juice potential. Maybe if the Plundering tablet (quant) wasn't the only viable tablet it would have been a lot better.

+1

+1. SO many of my builds are just quirky builds I made for fun. They can map but they are not good at bossing. I effectively can't map with those builds now or I have to log out and grab a character that can kill bosses. Those non boss maps were always saved for my quirky characters. Now they have no place unless I am embrace the idea of tag teaming maps with multiple characters after taking the time to level them into the 90's.

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1) will copy what I have already said about this change

2) I think this is a good decision.

To get your tower to give you 3 tablets before you had to run a 6 mod map. You didnt get to avoid doing this.

Now that maps can be used with tablets, you cant cheese the system playing it safe, by having all the benefits of a full tower but having the safety of more portals.

Plus the buffed tablets as compensation so most of this is not really a concern if you dont do 6 mod maps. You arent juicing that much to begin with running not 6 modded maps.

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Degarthalso#1704 a écrit :

+1. SO many of my builds are just quirky builds I made for fun. They can map but they are not good at bossing.

Yeah I've been playing a tactician with rapid assault and explosive spear. Its fun to clear big packs and trying to farm delirium. I was avoid boss maps and using my other characters to do those.

Honestly, my hot take are that the bosses in this game are really not that fun.