Why does GGG not keep their promise?

GGG promised us that rares would always be best in slot. They've also said they didn't want any more uniques like lioneyes glare, which everyone that could get one used over a rare bow.

However, more blatant BiS uniques keep getting released each patch! Recently windripper and mjolnr, now this insane OP unique wand which is best in slot for ele wand builds. It is quite frustrating that GGG does not do what they said they would do especially as a financial backer of the game.

Most builds already use 3-5 uniques as their BiS items. Almost every build has a BiS unique chest piece now. In the foreseeable future more and more item slots will be occupied by a BiS unique.

Look up "promise" next time you get a chance.

Lioneye's glare can be matched by rare bows and surpassed by a lot, so is the new wand, even if the margin by which is can be beaten is smaller

OP, please name a game developer who always keeps their promises, lol.

I still think that GGG sticks more to their word than any other game developer that I can think of. One of the reasons why I love this game, and keep coming back even after longer breaks. I will probably never let PoE go until GGG decides to shot down the game :)

And about uniques being BiS, I don't think you are right as andkamen mentioned above.

The reason why many of the build guides use uniques in their setups are that those uniques for the most part are easier/cheaper to come by than rares that are equally good or even better.

Uniques are popular because they have a cool factor and are easier to use as an example of good gear for a certain build than a good rare would be.

Personally, I think it is great that GGG keeps adding new uniques as well as gems to keep the game fresh and interesting.

Just my two cents.

Not that I don't agree with your original premise but I don't think your right about the wand. Its good for one build and even then its not BiS, so how is that not following their goals?

I do agree on some other ones though, like acuity.

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/297256 - Duelist, 0 Uniques
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/73072 - Marauder, 0 Uniques
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/681179 - Ranger, 1 Unique
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/619533 - Scion, 0 Uniques
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/934513 - Shadow, 0 Uniques
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/802364 - Templar, 0 Uniques
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/811707 - Witch, 1 Unique

Whenever you choose to use one of those infamous uniques, you either give up on defense (in case it is a offense increasing unique) or in need to build your passive trees, other gear and maybe skills to make a certain defensive item effective at all. Most the time you are required to compensate the drawbacks of a unique in any kind, be it a different unique item, a keystone, certain item mods or other investments.

None is really required to get along in end-game but they can open up for creative builds to have an easier time there or be a cheap alternative to otherwise really expensive, mirror-worthy BIS rare.

It is insane how much uniques GGG was able to release without breaking unique balance completely as the possibilities of unique item combinations are increasing every content patch. Rare items still maintain the higher amount of theoretical power. In practice most unique items are cheaper than those insane rares.

Could you please site the source and quote from GGG. I think what they said was that they didn't want one unique being BiS for all builds. Not lots of different uniques being BiS for lots of different builds. I could be wrong of course, which is why I want to see this quote you are basing your whine off of.

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mark1030 написал:

Could you please site the source and quote from GGG. I think what they said was that they didn't want one unique being BiS for all builds. Not lots of different uniques being BiS for lots of different builds. I could be wrong of course, which is why I want to see this quote you are basing your whine off of.

+1 they did say BIS for all builds not just one

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mark1030 написал:

Could you please site the source and quote from GGG. I think what they said was that they didn't want one unique being BiS for all builds. Not lots of different uniques being BiS for lots of different builds. I could be wrong of course, which is why I want to see this quote you are basing your whine off of.

Sorry but this is just nonsense. There is no item that all builds can use. Kaoms heart got massively nerfed yet CI builds don't use it. Soul taker got massively nerfed yet spell builds don't use it. From their policy it's clear that GGG cares about items that are BiS or overpowered for certain builds.

your fighting a fight you cant win. all you are doing is proving that GGG is keeping to their word and not making an across the board BIS unique item.. Ty thread closed lets move on now