Game Design Opinions On Constant Item Nerfs And Balances.

Or rather than changing items just make new ones to counter it

 

Power creep

 

I'm also paranoid about nerfs and thats why i have 20+ stacks of le in my bank and the most expensive item i bought was an apoc for3.5 stacks which i later re sold (this was before apocs got popular)

 

What dat

 

Basically, if we add counters to certain OP items, then people will find ways to abuse the counters, then they'll have to add counters to the counters, and it just goes on and on.

 

By leaving items above the power curve, it forces all future items to be of that level or they will be pointless, shifting the entire power curve up. In a game where most things are already too easy, we don't need to become more OP

 

Could you make items that are near useless in builds except for specifically countering that build?

 

So, ignore the vast, sweeping majority of the game's usual balance curve and design it solely for a singular, restrictive PvP purpose?

 

Aaaaaand that's why you have the proper beta testing team.

But seriously, I agree with your post, in a way. As much as I'd like to give Selvut hard time, I can't, because vast majority of the issues aren't his fault.
That's why I'm waiting for the code update to see what will change, and if so, I hope it's only for the better.

But I still think beta testing is needed, to exactly avoid nerfs of such magnitude in the future.

 

lol I'm not a GM for a reason ;)

 

Grimtrap got buffed for gameplay.