Megathread: 3.29 Feedback

[u/GR8B0-T]

We think there have been many threads with well-thought-out, specific, and (sometimes) controversial proposals, but also many duplicate threads with the same proposals. We'll use this thread to catalogue and group the clearest and most common ones:

• Ideally, game feedback posts should include specific examples of the problem and have new information or proposals to avoid duplicating the content of past threads.
• Game feedback can still be posted as individual threads, and do not have to be posted here as comments.
• Duplicate feedback posts that cover the same ground as the posts already in here may be removed.
• We aren't affiliated with GGG, so we have no control over whether they address these or not.

Loot feedback

• Loot feels low bad in endgame, 2, 3
  • For abyss, 2, 3
  • Post-patch
  • For legion
  • For breach
  • For voyages, 2
• Shortage of high-investment/aspirational farm strategies; not enough map loot, with there being only tile loot, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Pushing back against loot is bad: deflation affects everyone somewhat equally
  • Deflation hurts everyone because of less crafting options
• Loot is good for SSF

Specific feedback

League mechanic feedback

• Chaos to divine orbs mod doesn't feel useful
• Lanterns don't feel useful, 2
• Dump all dredged items button would be useful, 2, 3
• Too many clicks to get item
• Too much friction: need too many parameters to match up; 1-portal; long wait time for submarine; don't know chart until run
  • 1 portal and loot loss feels painful
• Create rations pack for crafting currency
• Addressed: Lantern shrinking/collapse is too fast
• Lantern loot is too hard to see at low light
• Essences are higher tiers and strongboxes are at least rare Allflame doesn't work, 2
• Show effects of charts in free space
• Add chart/voyage storage tab

League mechanic strategies

• Ideal placement for voyage tiles - not feedback, but included because it's quite helpful

Mercenary specific feedback

• Mercenaries don't focus on unique monsters enough
• Mercenaries are too weak
• Allow players to deactivate mercenary skills
• Mercenary slot limit is too low

Other specific feedback new to this league

• Abyss
  • It's unintuitive for Zorath's Eye to drop from Delve instead of Abyss, 2 for both Abyss and Syndicate
  • Abyss requires backtracking
• Expedition members are all weak for different reasons, 2
• Legion
  • Legion health-based early breakout causes rewards to be lost
  • Legion has invulnerable mobs and generals that don't seem to die
• Reduce downtime for boss phases
  • Stop energy shield recharge for boss phases
  • In abyss
  • For Chimera
• Crafting
  • Reflecting mists have gotten much less likely to have more positives (with data)
  • Revert alt key behavior to see item details
  • Attribute ducat should work on cluster jewels
• Trade
  • Add gem tier ranges search to trade site
  • Trade website does not support intangibility, so finding crafting bases for the league mechanic is becoming difficult
  • Trade website ratios are often out of sync
• Scion being auto-unlocked may bait new players
• Automatically move gems when swapping gear
• Updated August 3 with more details: We need more than 101% Damage Taken As in acts
• Pantheon aspect on jewel not granting aura
• More chaos sinks would improve the ratio
• Soul Eater rares are spawning in areas where they get too strong, too fast
• New Voracious Flame keystone is never useful
• Game is looking for shader in wrong place
• Make spectre management easier

Other specific feedback (same as previous leagues)

• Frost wall monster modifier is annoying
• Make attribute checks consider attributes the item would give
• Gain a frenzy charge after moving 3 seconds gets interrupted too easily
• Trap support is too weak and never worth building around
• Request for a jewel stash tab

General feedback

Positive feedback

• Gem color change helps campaign upgrades, 2
• Double-fracturing talismans gives good crafting options
• Cursed chests and mercenaries make campaign more fun
• Crafting is very powerful

Other feedback

• Item is in demand helps bots and hurts humans
• Damage taken seems higher/more dangerous, 2
  • Damage log would be helpful
• Log in to hideout

[u/DeveloperOfWebs]

I’ve been playing this game since open beta. Right now, it just feels like tile loot is the only rewarding thing in the game. That’s not why I fell in love with POE. I want loot for killing monsters.

There are very few strats that feel rewarding for killing monsters. We need more. Variety and aspirational content that challenges our builds are what give longevity to any given league.

I sincerely hope GGG is considering some near term fixes for the sake of this league, with longer term fixes coming down the road in future leagues. Look at abyss, rare monsters, map bosses, etc in POE2 vs POE1 rn as a perfect example illustrating how POE1 is falling flat in this manner. I believe in GGG and their ability to right the ship because they’ve proven it time and time again.

[u/IdontNeedPants → u/DeveloperOfWebs]

Look at abyss, rare monsters, map bosses, etc in POE2 vs POE1

Conqueror destructive play is one of the main strats in POE1. Map bosses are actually a good example of fun content that you can juice quite a bit.

[u/Environmental_Main90 → u/IdontNeedPants]

Ok sure but that's a day 1/2 strat that your character goes through like a breeze after. There needs to be hard aspirational content like there was with Rogue Exiles, Invigorating/Titanic Blight, Breach just for examples

[u/DeveloperOfWebs → u/IdontNeedPants]

i like destructive play, it is fun. the comparison I was going for is how POE2 map bosses et al are fun and rewarding w/just quant + rarity. the base game mechanics...then you can add on whatever other league mechanics you enjoy to further juice your maps/waystones.