Over 60% of players are playing "Lightning Spear". Where is the build diversity?

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Lixy#2668 เขียน:

It really is a shame they didn't push their balance patch separately from the new content.

Sorc and Monk are in the doldrums at the moment, with 1.1% and 2.2% representation respectively, and while some of that is potentially due to being overnerfed, it's hard to know where the pain points are exactly since the new class and new Ascendancies (Mainly Lich and Smith) are currently being played by 72% of the SC ladder.

The changes announced yesterday sound like a good start, but there needs to be some severe numerical changes for Non-Lightning Spear/Essence Brain/Boneshatter abilities.

Spells appear to be in an especially bad place atm. Opening up Mana Tempest to Non-Lightning abilities sounds cool, but there are a total of seven projectile spells, and more than half of them gain nothing from it.

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Potmacius#7739 เขียน:

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JODYHiGHR0LLER#6171 เขียน:

Build diversity doesn't exist because GGG nerfed almost everything viable in high end content to the point of not being playable.
The game is trying to move in two completely different directions.


If 1000 builds are super strong NOTHING is stopping people who prefer slower gameplay from playing the way they prefer.
If almost nothing is super strong then almost everything is trying to stop people from playing the way they prefer.

If 1000 builds are normal nothing stops u from minmaxing 1 build and do something worth.
ATM most build a awful its true, but we dont need fast op builds cuz if we have one theres no point to play other builds, this is it.
And if every build is op- what the point of playing a game? People already clearing endgame in 2 days after release.
People should progress though game till t4 bosses in a month IMO, not faster. And then for another 2-3 month farm it and trade etc,etc, so developers have time to present new league.

Thank god ggg dont follow guys like you, who wants op everywhere, cuz if so game would die not in 2 days - week (when people farm EVERYTHING), but instantly. U gona witness t1+ bosses farm nextday

If u want fastpathing game go and play moba, cs, cod idk. This game is supposed to live for 2-3+ month till new league, u CANNOT give people op that ruins economics and rushes though all content in few days and then watch at empty online cuz nothing to do here

PS:atm game balance is bad, need to buff a lot of builds BUT NOT TO OP STATE. You need to fight bosses, not onetap them. Also i dont understand why no nerfs to OP builds. This is pathetic

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Comparison is the thief of joy. Run your own race and find the fun in making your own build work.

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As the title suggests, and I guess the number will only go up to 70 or even more percentage.

I understand everyone gravitates towards the OP builds, but the build diversity in 0.2 seems even lesser than the "broken" builds we had in 0.1.

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Azimuthus#1135 เขียน:

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As the title suggests, and I guess the number will only go up to 70 or even more percentage.

I understand everyone gravitates towards the OP builds, but the build diversity in 0.2 seems even lesser than the "broken" builds we had in 0.1.

Absolutley not. A lot of skills got buffed. Most people just don't know that - because a) they play only new class b) they only follow popular guides.

End of story.