Season One, Race Event 21: One Week Party

Chris, I hate to say it but I can't believe how terrible these rewards are..

I was really looking forward to the ramped up event schedule in Open Beta, esspecially the 1 week HC races. Participating in them in the past was very rewarding and more exciting than playing the game in any other way. I specifically remember asking you guys during Closed Beta if the micro-transaction credit would still be part of the prizes during Open Beta. The GGG response was "I don't see why not"

The rewards for this 1 week race make me very very sad. You've taken one of the coolest things about PoE and drastically altered it for no apparent reason. What was the point in recalibrating the Orb rewards during Closed Beta if you were just going to throw those rewards out the window in Open Beta?

At the very least, please please please please add some threshold rewards for reaching certain levels. LVL 50 would probably be a good place to start them. Also, you would make us very very happy if you awarded micro-transaction credit for something like the top 50 or top 100. Even if it's just $5.

I want to be excited about this 1 week HC race, but with the current reward structure I just don't even care... and 1 week HC races were literally my favorite thing about PoE during Closed Beta.

Agree 100% with Axebane and basically the rest of this thread. 1 week races were the high points in CB, especially because they had both. Competition and the, for most players, necessary incentive to compete. But these rewards are very disappointing.

Had the week off for Spring Break. Glad I now know not to waste it on this race. Thanks GGG.

Edit for feedback: I'd still consider it if the league itself had increased drop rates or something. There has to be some kind of incentive beyond the top 10 players or so. I can get ~6 pts for just a few hours but I could spend 24 hours and get 2 points? Lol.

Please do not do the balance path during the race and increase the point prizes or make them level based as in the other races. Thank you.

^ Exactly what this guy said.

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Kosslayer написал:

Please do not do the balance path during the race and increase the point prizes or make them level based as in the other races. Thank you.

why?

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toran написал:

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Kosslayer написал:

Please do not do the balance path during the race and increase the point prizes or make them level based as in the other races. Thank you.

why?

Because why waste 3 days playing a good build when it maybe gets nerfed to shit for the rest of the race? it just screwes you over.

More rewards=more players=more sales for effects. ESPECIALLY in a one week.
I guess they don't want more money...

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pimpadelic написал:

More rewards=more players=more sales for effects. ESPECIALLY in a one week.
I guess they don't want more money...

Not to mention a more fun and rewarding experience, because everyone would be able to look forward to better rewards.

Why in earth any casual or even good player would participate in this kind of race when there is like no reward for time spend when comparing to 1-4 hour races?

"All characters over level 78 will receive 360 random currency items.
All characters over level 75 will receive 240 random currency items.
All characters over level 70 will receive 120 random currency items.
All characters over level 60 will receive 90 random currency items.
All characters over level 50 will receive 60 random currency items."

Prizes from CB's 1-Week race atleast tempt people to participate.

I'm not saying that they should bring currency rewards back but atleast give everyone something to look forward even by playing couple hours a day!