General content balances.

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Just pointing out a pattern, that is an overall design flaw from an overarching creative perspective.

Similar content is not balanced against each other.

For instance, strongboxes vs spirits vs exiles. I consider these equal extra content, as they all have atlas dedicated sections.

Strongboxes show up ALL the time in maps, very often, spirits are less common, and exiles are extremely uncommon in comparison. Even with all the points invested into exiles, they are very very very rare.

This alone, drastically changes how points in the atlas should be used. Obviously the strongboxes are best, as the quantity is far greater.



Compare this to other extra content.

Alters are extremely dangerous and rarely provide anything of value. You have to run multiple alters to get bigger items. If you die once, its simply not worth the risk AT ALL. They are often more difficult than the map you are in, simply because you're trapped in a space.

Expeditions are basically the same thing. You basically get nothing, they are more dangerous than strongboxes, but not as dangerous as alters.

The overall point, is that content is not balanced against one another. Clearly certain things are better than others. I'd rather run exiles, cause they are really fun; but they never show up in comparison to the other extra content, so its simply a waste of point investment.



Take this concept and look at map curse modifiers. Same thing.

Temporal Chains... LOL. This is the poster child of where the fuck is the balance. Chains has an EXTREME EXTREME effect on the map. I'll NEVER play a temporal map, never. Its so out of balance in comparison to the other curses that its insane. Clearly no one attempted to balance this, or they really really really are not prepared to be on the balance team, lol.

Damage loss one, no big deal at all. Run the map like its not there.

Penetration one, same thing, don't even notice it.

I don't even know if there are other ones, because thats how much effect they have on choosing a map.



Again, I think we get the point. We have the same conceptual content, not balanced at all against one another.