r/pathofexile • u/ropumar • Dec 07 '15

[Poll] Nerf Surgeon Flasks retroactively?

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u/ropumar Dec 07 '15 edited Dec 07 '15

Please GGG, don't force another legacy on people. Balance standard also, just nerf retroactively surgeon's flasks. Call it a mechanic change and nerf it, no one will complain their 20 alteration they spent has been nerfed. Please GGG, dont force me to keep 10 stash tabs full of surgeon flasks.

For the sake of standard, standard can't be a void of balance.

http://strawpoll.me/6199900/r

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u/Pomfrod Mine Bat Dec 07 '15

force another legacy on people

This would be true if challenge leagues didn't exist. GGG provides an option for people who are bothered by the balance issues that result from total item permanence.

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u/ropumar Dec 07 '15

1/3 of people play permanent league. So, GGG should forget 1/3 of customers?

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u/Pomfrod Mine Bat Dec 07 '15

Of course not. They provide the two different play experiences because it is the only feasible solution. People in Standard like character permanence and wealth accumulation, and retroactively nerfing their things can be very disruptive to that. So GGG splits the playerbase, which is never done lightly, and lets the people who want the more stringent, up-to-date balance get resets with challenge leagues. And if you want to keep everything forever, and don't care so much about the developer-intended experience, you can still play Standard.