You did a really well with choosing the most burning questions, great job Ziggy! :) The bandit quest choice making a difference later sounds really cool. I was hoping for that! Resists being tied to story events blew my mind a little bit. I never thought about that but it makes so much sense. I actually like the idea of there not being much progression after reaching maps because experienced players would very rarely ever do Merc Kaom, Daresso and Malachai anyway. Trading? No actual news, no hype. FeelsTradingMan Looking forward to the 2.6 rebalancing now, I would not have expected much for the next patch otherwise. ES/Life/Vaal Pact, Daggers and double dipping sound like good focus though. PoE FoO Hype ;)
+ItsYoji I agree on every point. Especially: Good Selection on Questions! Also the other stuff Yoji said. Except Trading: I get why that takes so long. That will be a change that has the potential to ruin the game. :D They will have to be very careful what to implement.
agreed hit all the good points. its a little scary with so many changes coming. still excited i wish they would do a 48hr first to 68 race when it comes out. **fingers crossed**
I wish more devs were like Chris, he really seems to care about the user experience and making his game the best it can be. I'm looking at you, Blizzard...
pilchtastic I think Chris was burned as well. Thus the whole "raising the level cap and getting a green item better than the one that you raided for hours for" comment.
Luís d3 is the less supported game among every other billzard's game. And overall feels poor in comparison to every other arpg even if you compare it with titan quesf feels poor. The game in many many aspect sucks. I own the game if you are wondering
+pilchtastic his JOB is to CARE, whether he really feels that way or not does not matter. to clear up this dirt air your spreading, Blizzard DOES take in user experience i mean have you seen how WoW changed? D3 changed? overwatch? HS? HoTS? EVERY game even D2 got some love after 10? 12? years. you speak nothing but lies stop trying to put other games down. if you want PoE to do well then you shouldn't shit talk other games that are similar. anyone can suck up to the people that throw money at them, it's not HARD it happens ALL THE TIME. he needs to do this to sell their game, he needs to fix the balance issues that have plagued PoE for YEARS. i'm happy Ziggy asked those questions, although Chris didn't answer the questions, no one should expect everything to be fixed instantly.
I haven't played for a while but am coming back now for this. What's changing with trading - he lost me on this - I'm way out of the loop? Why would they change anything in trading? Pls don't go D3 route.. LOL
This is a game that I've always bought supporter packs for and will continue because they are always adding content and listening to what the majority of the community wants... all for a free game! Keep up the great work
whatever, i've never done dried lake anyway, always jumped right into maping, got me killed lots of times on hc, but i had lots more fun than dried lake farmers at least.
Zerker in the edgiest way possible 😂 Nah if you're not stressing sorry for misunderstanding path is love path is life EDIT: this was in reply to a deleted comment
Luminica Deesuuu it's pointless? do whatever you want man but being an ass in a video game isn't going to get you anywhere sorry if I stressed you just wanted to highlight that there's no need for a rift between players in a PvE game
BIG NEWS: Primal Ancients were changed to just have perfect Ancient stats and the drops unlock after you beat Grift 70. HYPE!!! Just kidding. Because it's a joke. GGG is just slapping the D3 dev team around at this point. I bet all the good changes to D3 are being saved so they can sell us the next expansion.
My idea about labs. There's one lab, but it's difficulty increases after each trial. You complete first one, you gain two points, second, you gain next two. That way you keep it simple, there's only one lab and one entrance. You'll of course need to complete additional trials to enter second and third stage. Also, you encounter Izaro few times, progresly learning the game and mechanics in the meantime. Class change could be moved to the first stage so you can change it faster, but Divine Font would remain at the end and you discover it's mechanics at the endgame, when all other mechanics are known to you, this way you are not overwhelmed by the amount of things you need to know.
The lab takes approx like 20-25 minutes at any lvls, im myself hc player mostly with 90+ lvls, but i HATE lab, its really annoying and some times skethy coz of connection, yeah i hate lab for sure.
20-25min x 4 when you have a lvl 90+ character is like nothing. People are scared of lab because it does not forgive big mistakes, but if you take your time and ask a friend to kill uber iza for you, it's no problem. It is still my favourite method to make early currency, as a HC player. And unless you can farm shaper at lvl 85, I say it is the most profitable.
There's a fine line between enthusiasm and being star struck. Making comments like, "I'm being forced to," ask certain questions can tilt the impression. This expansion is awesome; asking tough questions won't hurt.
So, you want to say you have a very good chance with 3.0 to make lab completely optional side area as it should be due to its alienating gameplay and you choose NOT to? Literally the most rewarding area in the whole game full with loot pinatas, lab only uniques, chests, enchants, hidden rooms and darkshrines is still considered the most fitting place to get your points? 1million active players during december and there were 10k people re-running lab after they got their points, thats how fun, and fitting to an ARPG its, but no we must play frogger to get the points. Seriously GGG? The only content in your history inciting so many threads and complaints (and still doing) and you neglected every single one? Thanks for caring about your veteran community......
I used to care about this. Then they made the xbox announcement, and I realized they're just going to sell the company in the next year anyways. If they weren't, though, it really would make sense to make the content most unlike the rest of PoE, and most poorly balanced (which, in PoE, is saying something) optional so people who don't like it aren't saddled with it to play the parts of the game they do like. Flask-check, the Game, does not make for engaging gameplay, it's just tedious. My solution? I don't really make an effort to get to Cruel, much less Merciless, anymore. Of course, 3.0.0 is gonna ruin that... but I don't expect this game to ever make it to 3.1.0, because whoever buys it will probably shut it down first. And even if they don't... the QA team isn't gonna be able to debug 3.0.0 enough for it to be an enjoyable experience anyways. They struggle with much, much smaller issues, 6 acts is obviously completely beyond them. Legacy League will hopefully at least be a fairly epic last gasp for PoE before everything goes to hell.
Hmm...I enjoy every single run. I remember when Ive done the uber Lab for the first time. My shirt was all wet. :) Pls let them do their stuff and start whining when the expansion actually fails, which did not happened once btw. After all I see a company caring about almost every part of their game, but they cannot do wonders. remember when the supporter packs felt meh and GGG responded instantly because it was easy for them...balancing is actually a much harder task. And to close: Look, how good this game is, if you dont get the uberuber build from the Forums, but have an idea in mind that brought you the point, that you were able to clear twinned core. This is rewarding. but if golden Doors make you stop playing, I assume, that GGG could stand next to you realising every single revamp you want, and it wouldnt be enough. :(
True, I agree and it is important to do that! But “seriously GGG?“ or “garbage“ is, to me, more than just pointing mistakes to the devs...Surely we shouldnt argue about the definition of whining. :) I think though, its the mix of whining and hyping, which could be good for the game.
Thanks very much for this Ziggy and well done. The one thing that's always impressed me about Chris and GGG is that they've always tried to be extremely transparent in regards to what's going on. I'm glad to see that trend continue, and my support of them will continue because of it. FoO HYPE!
I don't know why this was recommended to me today, but I clicked just to say that calling a 21 min Q&A with Chris "Mega" sounds a bit silly today. Guess we are spoiled with 45 min+ Q&As today :) Love that you are still doing these with Chris, always well balanced takes from you!
I really like this idea of an actual reason your resistances go down. Overall, looks like things will be just fine with everything spread across 10 acts. Any trade improvements are most welcome! Also, I am Team FoOOOOOOO!
I love how Chris is so familiar with the poe community that he knew people would get upset over the upcoming tiny change to trading and say "is this it!?" if he didn't adress that it wasn't it before the announcement :D
Even though I do not enjoy the direction the game is going in lately I must admit, that I can't hate on Chris. Damn he's one fun, charismatic and smart dude. =)
Same here. I mean, I stare at the screen for a bit if it was completely out of nowhere, and exit the game. ...Then I log back in, delete the character, and restart.
"...and if it doesn't work we'll just change it again in the next expansion and pretend that's the next new thing." Hahaha what an honest guy. I love it.
When Chris mentioned expansions and making items that you worked forever for reminded me if my ToEP and gear in WoW in the first exp..then again and again each other. smart decision on PoEs part not to increase the lvl cap
Chris , if you want an easy next content idea "Return of the Vaal!" , people want more vaal skills and im sure we could descover more vaal corrupted bosses somewhere in act 10. People also like corrupting items so maybe incorporate some sort of new corruptions or something. I think a lot of people would like another vaal related content patch , maybe a cool atziri 2.0 too. also , would have been nice if permant league got the legacy league stuff if it truly is a celebration of all the history of POE , or at least some form of love for the guys in standard there is a lot of those people
Generally I share your sentiment, but Act 10 is in Oriath. There were no Vaals there. However, we do have newly raised ruins on the continent, so maybe down the road we can expect new stuff to come of it. Maybe we'll discover some Primal Ancient Vaal soldiers?
Exciting sounding stuff. I hope some time in the future there are sweeping adjustments made to support gems. It's been brought up a few times, I think, but the support gem system frequently seems to boil down to 'get as many more multipliers as I can on my skill', and that is kinda lame. I doubt it will come soon, and I'm unsure if it will come EVER, but I would certainly like to see the system move towards using interesting mechanical supports instead of using damage multipliers.
Great interview. Totally hyped about the new trading benefits, they'll be MEGA and AWESOME! Complete with all the tools to let us do up to the second calculations on the stock market exchange! Oh well ... It's not April 1st yet, GG GGG.LOL.Seriously though, great interview. I'm so hyped to play Fall of Oriath when it's out. Unsure if playing the beta sounds good, or just playing the legacy league which also sounds fun.
Absolutely loved what Chris said about the problem with increasing level caps and over buffing items just because its a new expansion. That was the biggest problem with Wow.
you mean you have a shitty computer or internet connection or both? first should be upgradable if it's the second i'm hoping you'll be able to upgrade that soon. Sad to be limited things like bad internet connection =/
John Bennett obviously I was jesting. Do what you want, but I recommend trying hc one yo you've learned the game, brings more long term run as with softcore you get complacent after a while
Chris, I'm disappointed you didn't take this opportunity to make the most-hated (albeit loved by people who love the loot) area of the game optional. And I think everyone here knows which area I'm talking about. So much vitriol, so much controversy... Why not make it an area that people who love it can enjoy (well, it already is that), and an area that people who hate it can avoid? It's not an unreasonable request, I don't think.
I'm guessing the small trade improvement Chris is talking about is regarding AFK/DND players...maybe your items aren't listed while you're in those modes? I could be wrong, but it seems like that would be a good starting point.
Chris should make a "Whine More" league which is softcore, except dying takes you back to level 1, act, 1, and deletes all your gear. THEN THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION OF DYING.
Trying to listen to Chris speak is like meditating because while trying to keep up with his pace the mind loses track and drifts away =P But in all seriousness good stuff~
Thanks to you guys for making such an awesome game & good job Ziggy for being as Ziggy as possible with the Q&A hehe. I really gotta donate some $$$, these guys deserve it 100%
I'm a player from beta who has played probably 5,000 hours of PoE. I really struggle now with all of the tiers and base monster/item level changes in the new maps. I really wish that any instance where a map area is displayed (linked in chat by teammates, zana mission, hitting tab and viewing the map you are currently in, etc. would actually display the current tier AND the base monster/item level. The disconnect is actually quite frustrating for veteran players such as myself who have so much outdated information to somehow reject and replace. The old info really conflicts with the current info. Having a direct reference available at all times would truly help with the situation. If I remember correctly, the original reasoning behind converting to a map tier system was to avoid confusion for new players assuming difficulty of a map was directly reflected in the monster level associated with that map. I believe a solution to all of the problems would be to keep the tier system while also including a base item level of dropped items in the info as well. This would mean white mobs/chests drop x item level, while magic mobs drop x+1 and rare/unique mobs drop x+2 or whatever. This would avoid the previous complications and simultaneously allow for veteran players to adjust correctly over time.
I grow on people I guess, like a fungus :3 Seriously though, glad to hear it. I'm always working towards making better content and being a more valuable asset to the community, happy to win people over.
Good interview. I haven't played PoE for about 2 years, power creep has killed the game for me, but I'll definitely play through all 10 acts once they're out. Maybe I will get back into the game, we'll see.
Couldn't watch past the labyrinth response. I love PoE, I love ascendancy classes, I love enchantments, but I hate the labyrinth with every fiber of my being. I have quit PoE at great personal distress. I've tried to come back but the labyrinth drives me away again because I want my ascendancy points and enchantments so badly but I can't stand farming them. They've destroyed the game for me so thoroughly. Please reconsider relegating this to optional side content. It is so important to me. Every day since lab came out I think about how much I miss enjoying PoE, and I can't just ignore the labyrinth rewards and play without them and enjoy the game. I've tried, very hard.
Labyringth is honestly one of the most EXCITING things in POE. As a HC player, i love the fear and thrill of labyrinth, even tho i may rip, that's exactly why it is a good design. It is in the spirit of dreadful dark POE theme. Scary, dangerous.
i think it's a fucking chore as well, but i'm quite impatient so i bumrush it every time making it harder than it should be. Take your time and overlevel the content, don't let it keep you from enjoying the rest of the game. The ascendancy points aren't vital for leveling, so it's not too big of an issue if you do it ten levels later.
+Jon Asgaeroth I don't understand how you can think that a minisqule thing like the lab ruined the game for you. You do NOT have to farm it. Only complete it once in each difficulty. You can get boosted so all you need to do is avoid the traps. I don't see the problem here. Other than you being to stuborn to just simply NOT FARM it.
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You did a really well with choosing the most burning questions, great job Ziggy! :)
The bandit quest choice making a difference later sounds really cool. I was hoping for that!
Resists being tied to story events blew my mind a little bit. I never thought about that but it makes so much sense.
I actually like the idea of there not being much progression after reaching maps because experienced players would very rarely ever do Merc Kaom, Daresso and Malachai anyway.
Trading? No actual news, no hype. FeelsTradingMan
Looking forward to the 2.6 rebalancing now, I would not have expected much for the next patch otherwise. ES/Life/Vaal Pact, Daggers and double dipping sound like good focus though.
PoE FoO Hype ;)
"FeelsTradingMan" : D
+ItsYoji
I agree on every point.
Especially: Good Selection on Questions!
Also the other stuff Yoji said.
Except Trading: I get why that takes so long. That will be a change that has the potential to ruin the game. :D
They will have to be very careful what to implement.
Thanks for the kind words Yoji :D Glad you enjoyed the interview.
imagine Yoji trying to say FoOOOOOO XD
agreed hit all the good points. its a little scary with so many changes coming. still excited i wish they would do a 48hr first to 68 race when it comes out. **fingers crossed**
I wish more devs were like Chris, he really seems to care about the user experience and making his game the best it can be. I'm looking at you, Blizzard...
pilchtastic I think Chris was burned as well. Thus the whole "raising the level cap and getting a green item better than the one that you raided for hours for" comment.
yeah, you're not looking at Blizzard. You're looking at Blizzard 6 years ago.
lol? hearthstone, d3, overwatch... none of the updates in the present give a shit about the community. Wanna talk about primal ancient legendaries?
Luís d3 is the less supported game among every other billzard's game. And overall feels poor in comparison to every other arpg even if you compare it with titan quesf feels poor. The game in many many aspect sucks. I own the game if you are wondering
+pilchtastic his JOB is to CARE, whether he really feels that way or not does not matter.
to clear up this dirt air your spreading, Blizzard DOES take in user experience i mean have you seen how WoW changed? D3 changed? overwatch? HS? HoTS? EVERY game even D2 got some love after 10? 12? years. you speak nothing but lies stop trying to put other games down.
if you want PoE to do well then you shouldn't shit talk other games that are similar. anyone can suck up to the people that throw money at them, it's not HARD it happens ALL THE TIME. he needs to do this to sell their game, he needs to fix the balance issues that have plagued PoE for YEARS. i'm happy Ziggy asked those questions, although Chris didn't answer the questions, no one should expect everything to be fixed instantly.
One of the best and most honest developer I've ever seen. Good interview thanks Ziggy!
Touch me daddy!
Unmolested bandits FeelsGoodMan
Is it really FeelsGoodMan? I think they quite enjoyed it.
Took them long enough to unmolest them.
Didn't he say something about removing merciless rewards? Legacy standard characters with 4 power charges inc?
man i hope your league idea with the rogue merchant will get a bit of attention for 3.0.....
+Acetalen
This but for any new challenge league
I'm so hyped for the new trade announcement!!!
I can't wait!! HYPE TRAIN COMING
NO Stahp!
Hype trade.
In-game auction house CONFIRMED!
I haven't played for a while but am coming back now for this.
What's changing with trading - he lost me on this - I'm way out of the loop?
Why would they change anything in trading? Pls don't go D3 route.. LOL
It was explained as "didn't you play Diablo?" rofl
*nuclear missiles fired
One With Nothing - good offial name for SSF league.
Good one.
Solo FoOOOOOO Found league?
At the very least it needs to be an achievement for reaching level XX with an SSF character!
***** Yep I gues SFF is Solo FoOOOOOO Found =) my bad
Why make an entire league SSF if no one is gonna interact at all? The system they have for SSF characters is fine.
Diablo 3 devs, sound like toddlers compared to Chris. This guy clearly loves what he does. No wonder PoE is so great compared to Diablo 3.
+Zerker whatever let's you sleep at night lol
lol, and you still compre it to the free FOO expansion
Not only that, but Chris has actually played d2 :)
+Ivo Gitzov Sick burn.
Ivo Gitzov d2 is a great game
He's a big guy.
for FoO
Thicc guy
"Does releasing 6 acts a part of your plan?"
This is a game that I've always bought supporter packs for and will continue because they are always adding content and listening to what the majority of the community wants... all for a free game! Keep up the great work
this may be your best interview yet. excellent job
Thanks! I had a lot of fun with it.
I really like how in depth Chris answers all of the questions. So much information.
Oh my god... I just realized that dried lake probably won't be the meta anymore
FeelsBadMan
FeelsFuckingGreatMan I always hated that shitty boring area
I'm glad and since Oriath is a small island we should hopefully get at least one coastal type zone which are always nice to clear.
whatever, i've never done dried lake anyway, always jumped right into maping, got me killed lots of times on hc, but i had lots more fun than dried lake farmers at least.
Ziggy delivers HYPE in your home! :o
HC > SC
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Doing what you want > being a supremacist in a fucking video game
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Zerker in the edgiest way possible 😂 Nah if you're not stressing sorry for misunderstanding path is love path is life
EDIT: this was in reply to a deleted comment
What if I want to be a supremacist in a fucking video game?
Luminica Deesuuu it's pointless?
do whatever you want man but being an ass in a video game isn't going to get you anywhere
sorry if I stressed you just wanted to highlight that there's no need for a rift between players in a PvE game
So we're in agreement that doing whatever you want gets you nowhere.
I just love Chris 😍 Grateful for all his efforts 👏 2022 and going...
Meanwhile in another game: Ancients Ancients !
Ye Olde Ancient Legacy Ancient Forgotten Ancient Timeless Ancient Primal Ancient Legendary Relic items.
BIG NEWS: Primal Ancients were changed to just have perfect Ancient stats and the drops unlock after you beat Grift 70. HYPE!!!
Just kidding. Because it's a joke. GGG is just slapping the D3 dev team around at this point. I bet all the good changes to D3 are being saved so they can sell us the next expansion.
My idea about labs. There's one lab, but it's difficulty increases after each trial. You complete first one, you gain two points, second, you gain next two. That way you keep it simple, there's only one lab and one entrance. You'll of course need to complete additional trials to enter second and third stage. Also, you encounter Izaro few times, progresly learning the game and mechanics in the meantime. Class change could be moved to the first stage so you can change it faster, but Divine Font would remain at the end and you discover it's mechanics at the endgame, when all other mechanics are known to you, this way you are not overwhelmed by the amount of things you need to know.
I love how down to earth Chris is. Seems like a legit cool dude.
Boo still same amount of Lab, still hyped for the rest.
I find that the people that don't like lab, are the people that suck at lab.
Hail of Thorns Word.
and usually CI players. I love Lab, probably one of the few fair endgame content.
The lab takes approx like 20-25 minutes at any lvls, im myself hc player mostly with 90+ lvls, but i HATE lab, its really annoying and some times skethy coz of connection, yeah i hate lab for sure.
20-25min x 4 when you have a lvl 90+ character is like nothing. People are scared of lab because it does not forgive big mistakes, but if you take your time and ask a friend to kill uber iza for you, it's no problem. It is still my favourite method to make early currency, as a HC player. And unless you can farm shaper at lvl 85, I say it is the most profitable.
There's a fine line between enthusiasm and being star struck. Making comments like, "I'm being forced to," ask certain questions can tilt the impression. This expansion is awesome; asking tough questions won't hurt.
So, you want to say you have a very good chance with 3.0 to make lab completely optional side area as it should be due to its alienating gameplay and you choose NOT to? Literally the most rewarding area in the whole game full with loot pinatas, lab only uniques, chests, enchants, hidden rooms and darkshrines is still considered the most fitting place to get your points? 1million active players during december and there were 10k people re-running lab after they got their points, thats how fun, and fitting to an ARPG its, but no we must play frogger to get the points. Seriously GGG? The only content in your history inciting so many threads and complaints (and still doing) and you neglected every single one? Thanks for caring about your veteran community......
I used to care about this. Then they made the xbox announcement, and I realized they're just going to sell the company in the next year anyways.
If they weren't, though, it really would make sense to make the content most unlike the rest of PoE, and most poorly balanced (which, in PoE, is saying something) optional so people who don't like it aren't saddled with it to play the parts of the game they do like. Flask-check, the Game, does not make for engaging gameplay, it's just tedious.
My solution? I don't really make an effort to get to Cruel, much less Merciless, anymore. Of course, 3.0.0 is gonna ruin that... but I don't expect this game to ever make it to 3.1.0, because whoever buys it will probably shut it down first. And even if they don't... the QA team isn't gonna be able to debug 3.0.0 enough for it to be an enjoyable experience anyways. They struggle with much, much smaller issues, 6 acts is obviously completely beyond them.
Legacy League will hopefully at least be a fairly epic last gasp for PoE before everything goes to hell.
Yes, that really sucks balls
Hmm...I enjoy every single run. I remember when Ive done the uber Lab for the first time. My shirt was all wet. :) Pls let them do their stuff and start whining when the expansion actually fails, which did not happened once btw. After all I see a company caring about almost every part of their game, but they cannot do wonders. remember when the supporter packs felt meh and GGG responded instantly because it was easy for them...balancing is actually a much harder task. And to close: Look, how good this game is, if you dont get the uberuber build from the Forums, but have an idea in mind that brought you the point, that you were able to clear twinned core. This is rewarding. but if golden Doors make you stop playing, I assume, that GGG could stand next to you realising every single revamp you want, and it wouldnt be enough. :(
Pointing mistakes to the devs != whining.
Just FYI
True, I agree and it is important to do that! But “seriously GGG?“ or “garbage“ is, to me, more than just pointing mistakes to the devs...Surely we shouldnt argue about the definition of whining. :) I think though, its the mix of whining and hyping, which could be good for the game.
Thanks very much for this Ziggy and well done. The one thing that's always impressed me about Chris and GGG is that they've always tried to be extremely transparent in regards to what's going on. I'm glad to see that trend continue, and my support of them will continue because of it. FoO HYPE!
I posted a comment about the resists yesterday and I'm more than glad to receive an answer in a video that includes even more answers!
This is an amazing interview. If you look hard enough you can actually see passion oozing out of Chris' ears.
"it was explained perversely, didn't you play diablo?" That was gold! :'D
Great video ZiggyD! Always fun to see interviews with GGG members.
I don't know why this was recommended to me today, but I clicked just to say that calling a 21 min Q&A with Chris "Mega" sounds a bit silly today. Guess we are spoiled with 45 min+ Q&As today :)
Love that you are still doing these with Chris, always well balanced takes from you!
I wish Blizzard developers were so honest and open-hearted.
I really like this idea of an actual reason your resistances go down.
Overall, looks like things will be just fine with everything spread across 10 acts.
Any trade improvements are most welcome!
Also, I am Team FoOOOOOOO!
Those trade changes sound super exciting! :p
I love how Chris is so familiar with the poe community that he knew people would get upset over the upcoming tiny change to trading and say "is this it!?" if he didn't adress that it wasn't it before the announcement :D
I love chris's energy and his direction, I feel completely comfortable putting my faith in him.
GGG is the ONLY company I've ever seen do a Q&A/Hype train, not bullsht its customers. Really a great stand up company.
Even though I do not enjoy the direction the game is going in lately I must admit, that I can't hate on Chris. Damn he's one fun, charismatic and smart dude. =)
So you still lose the xp as a HC player... never noticed that
Technically it's a trade for the same amount of a less valuable experience.
Of course you do. You lose *all* of the exp though, not 10% of the level.
You do lose 10% of the level though, even in hardcore. Like Chris explained.
i dont mind, when my HC char dies i've always deleted it.
Same here. I mean, I stare at the screen for a bit if it was completely out of nowhere, and exit the game. ...Then I log back in, delete the character, and restart.
I am glad you asked the question about labyrinth.
World chat was literally going insane over what is happening with such.
Fantastic stuff! Thank you Ziggy and Chris :)
love the guys from PoE, they so normal and dedicated people, pls keep up the good worlk... God Bless
Ziggy be straight up stunting on Chris with his mad style and massive knowledge of the game.
Good job Ziggy! I really heard what i want, so now i can hybernate myself until the 3.0 release.
i'm so HYPED about the "really small" (that's what she said) trade announcement!
Sooo good! Best interview so far. You two seem to really get along! Thanks ZiggyD!
So good to see him again.
"...and if it doesn't work we'll just change it again in the next expansion and pretend that's the next new thing."
Hahaha what an honest guy. I love it.
When Chris mentioned expansions and making items that you worked forever for reminded me if my ToEP and gear in WoW in the first exp..then again and again each other. smart decision on PoEs part not to increase the lvl cap
mma fight between chris and ziggy
poor chris kappa
I love how Chris is so excited to talk about PoE. It's wonderful.
Chris , if you want an easy next content idea "Return of the Vaal!" , people want more vaal skills and im sure we could descover more vaal corrupted bosses somewhere in act 10.
People also like corrupting items so maybe incorporate some sort of new corruptions or something. I think a lot of people would like another vaal related content patch , maybe a cool atziri 2.0 too.
also , would have been nice if permant league got the legacy league stuff if it truly is a celebration of all the history of POE , or at least some form of love for the guys in standard there is a lot of those people
Generally I share your sentiment, but Act 10 is in Oriath. There were no Vaals there.
However, we do have newly raised ruins on the continent, so maybe down the road we can expect new stuff to come of it.
Maybe we'll discover some Primal Ancient Vaal soldiers?
Damn, I love how Chris addressed death penalties ROFL
Ty ZiggyD like always, clean and professional.
nice to see the people behind the game are really into it
Exciting sounding stuff.
I hope some time in the future there are sweeping adjustments made to support gems. It's been brought up a few times, I think, but the support gem system frequently seems to boil down to 'get as many more multipliers as I can on my skill', and that is kinda lame. I doubt it will come soon, and I'm unsure if it will come EVER, but I would certainly like to see the system move towards using interesting mechanical supports instead of using damage multipliers.
Great interview. Totally hyped about the new trading benefits, they'll be MEGA and AWESOME! Complete with all the tools to let us do up to the second calculations on the stock market exchange! Oh well ... It's not April 1st yet, GG GGG.LOL.Seriously though, great interview. I'm so hyped to play Fall of Oriath when it's out. Unsure if playing the beta sounds good, or just playing the legacy league which also sounds fun.
remove lab all together !! also please for the love of god, add option to opt out of atlas map progression !
Absolutely loved what Chris said about the problem with increasing level caps and over buffing items just because its a new expansion. That was the biggest problem with Wow.
Love Chris's personal rant, come try HC and see how the game really is meant to be played all you SC people out there!
If only technological limitations were not.
you mean you have a shitty computer or internet connection or both? first should be upgradable if it's the second i'm hoping you'll be able to upgrade that soon. Sad to be limited things like bad internet connection =/
John Bennett obviously I was jesting. Do what you want, but I recommend trying hc one yo you've learned the game, brings more long term run as with softcore you get complacent after a while
Oh man this was a great Q&A! Have you ever played MTG with Chris, Ziggy?
"Second to x-box announcement", slays me.
Great interview Ziggy, asked the right questions.
Trade announcement HYPE :D
NO HYPE! BAD HYPE! UNHYPE! lol
Chris, I'm disappointed you didn't take this opportunity to make the most-hated (albeit loved by people who love the loot) area of the game optional. And I think everyone here knows which area I'm talking about. So much vitriol, so much controversy... Why not make it an area that people who love it can enjoy (well, it already is that), and an area that people who hate it can avoid? It's not an unreasonable request, I don't think.
I'm guessing the small trade improvement Chris is talking about is regarding AFK/DND players...maybe your items aren't listed while you're in those modes? I could be wrong, but it seems like that would be a good starting point.
Ziggy looks so happy standing next to Chris, like a kid on christmas XD
It was a really fun interview :D
I LOVE THIS FUCKIN GAME!!! Chris Wilson made ARPGs great again! Now off to buying that supporter pack...
15 new acts in 2018 confirmed, got it!
Chris' right arm is thicker then his left one. It's maybe his [insert a name] arm?!
Great interview! Props to GGG for the amazing content realeses, but I got to ask where did you get that FUEGO shirt ziggy.
We fight in The Fall of Oriath... does that make us FoO Fighters?
Buenomars yes, yea it does.
After getting burned by developers in the past, I love GGG's open response
great job to the both of you. very hyped.
Chris should make a "Whine More" league which is softcore, except dying takes you back to level 1, act, 1, and deletes all your gear. THEN THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION OF DYING.
Chris has lost so much weight since then. Good for him for becoming healthy.
chris is a real boss. Alot of respect for this man!
LAB, should be run twice, once in story and once in atlas... not sure why did day stuck on 4 labs :(
Trying to listen to Chris speak is like meditating because while trying to keep up with his pace the mind loses track and drifts away =P
But in all seriousness good stuff~
this was the greatest interview ive ever seen.
I hereby declare the Softcore vs Hardcore War... BEGIN!!!
Chris is TOWER from Game of Thrones!!! :O
Chris Wilson. the JACKED FISHERMAN!!! :D Chris is lifting some weights, wow.
Chris has been hitting the gym, or is it just me ?
Eddys every one looks like he's been hitting the gym compared to ziggy
Chris really looking badass!
fokn beast
He seems so stiff and nervous. That dude got to relax.
no you just gay
Threshhold jewels buffs :O I really like the concept on those jewels
Thanks to you guys for making such an awesome game & good job Ziggy for being as Ziggy as possible with the Q&A hehe. I really gotta donate some $$$, these guys deserve it 100%
Part 1 is mostly unmolested. I like the way this man talks.
Trade changes incoming!!!!!!! HYPE!!!!!! :D
I'm a player from beta who has played probably 5,000 hours of PoE. I really struggle now with all of the tiers and base monster/item level changes in the new maps. I really wish that any instance where a map area is displayed (linked in chat by teammates, zana mission, hitting tab and viewing the map you are currently in, etc. would actually display the current tier AND the base monster/item level. The disconnect is actually quite frustrating for veteran players such as myself who have so much outdated information to somehow reject and replace. The old info really conflicts with the current info. Having a direct reference available at all times would truly help with the situation.
If I remember correctly, the original reasoning behind converting to a map tier system was to avoid confusion for new players assuming difficulty of a map was directly reflected in the monster level associated with that map. I believe a solution to all of the problems would be to keep the tier system while also including a base item level of dropped items in the info as well. This would mean white mobs/chests drop x item level, while magic mobs drop x+1 and rare/unique mobs drop x+2 or whatever. This would avoid the previous complications and simultaneously allow for veteran players to adjust correctly over time.
i legitimately chuckled in there a few times.
Chris Wilson and ZiggyD are badasses.
I love Chris.
Well Ziggy, I don't know exactly what happened, maybe one of us got older and wiser, but I am sort of starting to like you.
I grow on people I guess, like a fungus :3
Seriously though, glad to hear it. I'm always working towards making better content and being a more valuable asset to the community, happy to win people over.
From this point forward I'd prefer longer and more intricate acts over even more ones, probably.
character inspection would add a nice social aspect to the game, currently we dont have much that alllows us to interact much
Good interview. I haven't played PoE for about 2 years, power creep has killed the game for me, but I'll definitely play through all 10 acts once they're out. Maybe I will get back into the game, we'll see.
Ziggy looking up to Chris like he's his personal god :D
This developer is great
awesome. gi gi gi is such a bunch of cool guys! especially crillson
Couldn't watch past the labyrinth response. I love PoE, I love ascendancy classes, I love enchantments, but I hate the labyrinth with every fiber of my being. I have quit PoE at great personal distress. I've tried to come back but the labyrinth drives me away again because I want my ascendancy points and enchantments so badly but I can't stand farming them. They've destroyed the game for me so thoroughly. Please reconsider relegating this to optional side content. It is so important to me. Every day since lab came out I think about how much I miss enjoying PoE, and I can't just ignore the labyrinth rewards and play without them and enjoy the game. I've tried, very hard.
they're probably going to lab at too early of a level, either that or they cant figure out how traps work LOL
Labyringth is honestly one of the most EXCITING things in POE. As a HC player, i love the fear and thrill of labyrinth, even tho i may rip, that's exactly why it is a good design. It is in the spirit of dreadful dark POE theme. Scary, dangerous.
buy a boost, takes 5 min per lab, 20 min and ur golden... Its really not that big of a deal... and btw, i love lab...
i think it's a fucking chore as well, but i'm quite impatient so i bumrush it every time making it harder than it should be. Take your time and overlevel the content, don't let it keep you from enjoying the rest of the game. The ascendancy points aren't vital for leveling, so it's not too big of an issue if you do it ten levels later.
+Jon Asgaeroth
I don't understand how you can think that a minisqule thing like the lab ruined the game for you.
You do NOT have to farm it. Only complete it once in each difficulty. You can get boosted so all you need to do is avoid the traps. I don't see the problem here. Other than you being to stuborn to just simply NOT FARM it.
Chris understands hardcore players
This video is even better in 2022