Just watched the interviews about balancing. That explains a lot.

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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LeFlesh#9979 เขียน:

Once a balance issue has been identified, appropriate buffs and/or nerfs should be implemented ASAP. Those affected can be afforded a free respec if its sufficiently build-breaking. GGG's approach should be meta-agnostic. Problematic builds shouldn't be left unaddressed for months on end.

It's been said that midseason nerfs won't be made unless they are bugs. For good reason.

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

What is the optimal amount of viable builds per season?

Round about 7 +- 50. Give or take.

Wrong - the optimal number is as many as possible.

How to achieve this? Buff the skills which are not used during season.

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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LeFlesh#9979 เขียน:

Once a balance issue has been identified, appropriate buffs and/or nerfs should be implemented ASAP. Those affected can be afforded a free respec if its sufficiently build-breaking. GGG's approach should be meta-agnostic. Problematic builds shouldn't be left unaddressed for months on end.

It's been said that midseason nerfs won't be made unless they are bugs. For good reason.

Imagine you could buff skills instead of just nerfing them.

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

Imagine you could buff skills instead of just nerfing them.

Buffing which ones exactly? I'm running a non-meta build and doing fine.

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

Imagine you could buff skills instead of just nerfing them.

Buffing which ones exactly? I'm running a non-meta build and doing fine.

GGG can check player data, and see which skills are used least and buff them.

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

Wrong - the optimal number is as many as possible.

How to achieve this? Buff the skills which are not used during season.

Oh, you didn't understand my irony. I thought it'd be obvious since you can't go negative on builds.

Buf the ones not used? Did you watch the podcast? Do that and then listen to the part where it's said, why others than LS aren't "used".

Someone could argue, that the point of POE is to for each season to have an OP skill, and the joy is about finding it. Whoever finds it fastest wins! Hooray!

That way the number would be 1.

But looking a the playercount, this approach isn't working too well.

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

Buffing which ones exactly? I'm running a non-meta build and doing fine.

GGG can check player data, and see which skills are used least and buff them.

Buff the ones not used? Did you watch the podcast? Do that and then listen to the part where it's said, why others than LS aren't "used".

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

GGG can check player data, and see which skills are used least and buff them.

Buff the ones not used? Did you watch the podcast? Do that and then listen to the part where it's said, why others than LS aren't "used".

Isnt it quite clear, that other skills are used less, the more LS is used?

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

Oh, you didn't understand my irony. I thought it'd be obvious since you can't go negative on builds.

Buf the ones not used? Did you watch the podcast? Do that and then listen to the part where it's said, why others than LS aren't "used".

Someone could argue, that the point of POE is to for each season to have an OP skill, and the joy is about finding it. Whoever finds it fastest wins! Hooray!

That way the number would be 1.

But looking a the playercount, this approach isn't working too well.

Even with 1 player only your assumption is fulfilled.

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

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Legioona#1076 เขียน:

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bloomhead#3858 เขียน:

Buff the ones not used? Did you watch the podcast? Do that and then listen to the part where it's said, why others than LS aren't "used".

Isnt it quite clear, that other skills are used less, the more LS is used?

Dude, stop repeating yourself. Watch the podcast and you will understand why others are used less.