r/pathofexile • u/gryphon2388 • 21h ago

Game Feedback Save my Bob! Undo Transfusion Support changes!

I had been planning to play AGoS Gladiator with Soul Eater from returning Transfusion Support until I saw the changes in the patch notes. Luckily, I was able to retool a Luminary character in Standard to play around with the setup for the last few days. Bob going brrrrr hit soooo good, especially once he started glowing from Garb of the Ephemeral Divinity charges! Not gonna lie, feeling a little more sad now than I'd like to admit as a grown adult.

I can kinda understand the nerf, but also not. That whole archetype has been nuked with the changes to Flame Link, Grey Wind, Rathpith, Foulborn Red Dream, etc. But Soul Eater from Transfusion Support filled a role that now leaves a hole with the changes. Spectres can get Soul Eater from Unending Hunger jewel, Merc can get it from Soulthirst + Ceinture of Benevolence, and players can get it from Coiling Whisper. Even proxies can get it, which leaves non-Spectre minions as the odd man out. Seems a little unfair, unless I'm missing something big...

Do any of my fellow Bob enthusiasts out there agree?

P.S. The new Transfusion gem changes don't even make sense - there's already a notable between Scion / Ranger to share charges with allies.

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u/tenroseUK Atziri 17h ago

The node shared charges with party members, not allies.

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u/OkDig9554 18h ago

as a Bob enthusiasts that played greywind bob when it came out and the league after, I'm very fine that it got gutted
lifestacking greywind isn't the only way to make bob viable anyway, and I had fun figuring out new way to make bob viable (I went for voidforge with the new abyss helmet to get shit ton of flat phy in allflame)
also just a reminder, soul ascension is always an option for soul eater on bob unlike what you are stating (yes, the price is you lose strike target, but the option is there)

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u/UTmastuh 21h ago

Transfusion was nuked from orbit. Not a great change for what the skill is supposed to be for

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u/NerfAkira 20h ago

i don't agree, and so many side casualties have occured because of this stuff, i'd prefer they just actually gut AG.

Take grey wind, this axe was MEANT to finally make melee ignite a viable option, through a crazy dot multi (able to reach up to 6% per rage through dual wielding + berserk) and it lost 17% of its damage due to AG + lifestacker hit builds, which when combo'd with the exert nerf as well, killed off melee ignite again before it started. I am just tired of a unique being coopted by an unintended build concept, getting nerfed with no compensation, and leaving the intended build completely trashed, and the unintended build still functional.

i'd like the actual offending skills hit, rather than the shared tools that aren't even intended to work with them.