You bungled my char (who wasn't even OP)

I played a cold sorcerer, level 65ish, using mainly eye of winter. Prepatch, I was doing T2 maps, maybe T3 if I was careful. The build wasn't very good and my gear was mediocre (all entirely self-found, although not in self-found mode). Was hoping this patch would provide more ways to get better drops, and by the previews, it looked that way.

What actually happened: I log in after the patch and 32 of my talent tree points are unspent - and I don't even remember what they were spent on to get me "back to where I was". So I spend them how I think I had them. Next step, go try a T1 map. I immediately notice I can't keep mana to save my life, whereas before I was FM all the time. Also, my damage from EoW seemed to be about half of what it was before. After unspending and respending dozens of talents, I can't get my character back to where it was pre-patch, so I'm saying screw this.

I can't get experience anywhere to get more talent tree points to get stronger because mobs aren't high enough level anywhere other than mapping, yet slogging T1 maps is not fun since there's about a 50% chance I run into a mob or pack with life regen which is unkillable due to nerfs to EoW (or something, hell I don't even know). Even if I don't get a life regen pack, the mobs seem way harder than before, to the point it's just not fun. I've cleared a handful and the caliber of drops I see is just like... wtf...

After 150 hours of playing, I'm 100% realizing this gear-chase dopamine hit is all-chase and no-hit. The items that drop are still absolute sh*t and there's no good way to really manipulate the items I do have. I of course have a handful of vaal orbs and a few exalteds (no divs because that sh*t just doesn't drop apparently), but lets be honest, I'm going to use the 6 I have and not get the results I want and I'll probably screw up my gear in the process, so I'll pass on that.

All in all: GGG, this is an alpha, stop being so damn stingy with items and drops and so insanely protective about letting players actually progress without spending 500+ hours in the game. This audience is GOING to dry up. Look at the steam charts pre-patch. It was down to ~15k, and that was before you nerfed the last bit of fun out of the game. I have no idea where you're trying to take this title, but it's clear to me you're going somewhere I don't want to follow.

this is why you should not play standard when a new league drops. . .