Gating XP and progress behind RNG

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rrtson написал:

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RediusMaximus написал:

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rrtson написал:

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All you need to explode your map pool is running level 73ish maps until you get a Cartographers Strongbox. Roll that sucker up with +items, and +3-5 chest level (may take a few chaos to get it). Open, clear, and wade through the resulting pile of maps. Just one box, rolled up properly, can have upwards of 15 maps inside...and with the +chest level, you're likely to get several that are 75-78.

Honestly, I've never had an issue keeping my high level map stocks in ambush, thanks to Cart-Boxes.

Cart boxes are nice and all, but...

During the last state of exile podcast, Chris said that he isn't happy about how so many high level maps are dropping currently, and although Cart boxes are going to become a permanent fixture in all leagues, GGG is going to nerf their spawn rates.

Good decision.

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demivion написал:

BTW, here's a tip: get mirrored on a cartographers strongbox and use a vaal orb on it

Tinko is 98. I think you can safely assume that he knows what he's talking about when it comes to mapping. More than anyone else in this thread. It's ridiculous when people in the early 80s give him advice on running maps.

It's rediculous when people think you're responding only to the person directly above your post. I was responding to the people who are having trouble maintaining a map pool and think that lvl 78 maps should be handed to them on a silver platter to run 24/7 so they can get to level 100 ASAP.

I wouldn't give Tinko tips on maps even if he was lvl 66, the guy barely has a grasp on reality as evidenced in his many rambling arugments and his response to me which was completely not relevant to my post's topic.

also, lvl 98 is nothing special, All you have to do is grind for more hours.

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rrtson написал:

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RediusMaximus написал:

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rrtson написал:

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All you need to explode your map pool is running level 73ish maps until you get a Cartographers Strongbox. Roll that sucker up with +items, and +3-5 chest level (may take a few chaos to get it). Open, clear, and wade through the resulting pile of maps. Just one box, rolled up properly, can have upwards of 15 maps inside...and with the +chest level, you're likely to get several that are 75-78.

Honestly, I've never had an issue keeping my high level map stocks in ambush, thanks to Cart-Boxes.

Cart boxes are nice and all, but...

During the last state of exile podcast, Chris said that he isn't happy about how so many high level maps are dropping currently, and although Cart boxes are going to become a permanent fixture in all leagues, GGG is going to nerf their spawn rates.

Note to self: Fill stash entirely with lvl78 maps before Ambush ends and we head over to Standard.

Just in case I ever actually play Standard.

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demivion написал:

also, lvl 98 is nothing special, All you have to do is grind for more hours.

ahaha

try to reach it and you'll understand what this thread is all about

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demivion написал:

also, lvl 98 is nothing special, All you have to do is grind for more hours.

ahaha

try to reach it and you'll understand what this thread is all about

Why would anyone try and reach it?

Thats my point exactly.

There is nothing past lvl 100. If you suddently gave every player a popup that said "click YES to become lvl 100" I can gaurantee that the vast majority of players who click YES would not be playing this game a month from now.

This game is not like WoW, there is no endgame beyond what you get from lvl 66-78/79 maps.

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demivion написал:

also, lvl 98 is nothing special, All you have to do is grind for more hours.

ahaha

try to reach it and you'll understand what this thread is all about

this is fact. xD

The upside is at least chaining 78s is much more feasible in Ambush league than ever before.

We took Oniichan (#9 on ladder after the acct ID sorting method) to lvl100 last weekend and we only had to dip down to 77s a few times.

Each of those top levels is a massive accomplishment even with the better map pools we get now.

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demivion написал:

Why would anyone try and reach it?

no need to ask rhetorical questions

hope Ambush players will continue to play after lvl 100 and tell the rest by how much exactly did they nurfed it

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Demivion написал:

Why would anyone try and reach it?

For example, because you have a highly specialized passive skill tree that requires extreme branching out with the main buffs located at the end of those branches.

Just giving you an example, why i for example love to grind that grindstone even past lvl 90.

My main build comes together and reaches several "peak" moments with every last level.

For example i only recently was able to implement RF in my build. Which was a big spike in capability for that particular build.

I know what you are trying to say, and indeed there is something to be said for your way of looking at it, however the different toss of the coin has equal valued arguments imo.

This is slightly off-topic so i apologize.

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demivion написал:

It's rediculous when people think you're responding only to the person directly above your post. I was responding to the people who are having trouble maintaining a map pool and think that lvl 78 maps should be handed to them on a silver platter to run 24/7 so they can get to level 100 ASAP.

I wouldn't give Tinko tips on maps even if he was lvl 66, the guy barely has a grasp on reality as evidenced in his many rambling arugments and his response to me which was completely not relevant to my post's topic.

also, lvl 98 is nothing special, All you have to do is grind for more hours.

Funny how I'm the one that barely has a grasp on reality (which I'd like you to point out what exactly proves this, otherwise you're just trying to handle big words to look smart) and yet here you are, talking about the same thing with getting to lvl 100 sooner and found my post completely irrelevant to yours.
Check my post again and cut your lvl 100 argument.

And why would anyone try to reach those top levels? Well, that's like explaining a kinder-garden boy why are people running around and hitting the ball in their free time.
I know that's too hard for you to understand.

Conclusion, your lvl 100 argument is as shallow as it gets, spare us all from that.

This is the reason I left the game. I could tolerate the desync and other issues. But when I want to play the end game content that my character is level appropriate for, I want to play it now. I don't want to have to luck-sac into it.