Why didn't GGG make Conc Effect work with auras, instead of increasing all costs?

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Real_Wolf escreveu:

Running a weakened det+grace with a haste for dps, that sounds far more valuable use of my mana than just det + grace to a stronger level?

Once my det+grace is giving me enough defense to survive, + gear, then I am good and can focus on dps. Biggest issue is that the defense is required to be high, and higher is easier to survive.

But I personally would easily take a hit to run a 3rd aura.

Take a simple one, anger, wrath and haste. Sure, it might seem a boosted anger+wrath is better, but with the dps and ms increase in haste, this will probably be more efficient even if the damage is decreased

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PolarisOrbit escreveu:

I do like the extra texture of getting more options on aura supports, but I dislike making auras so cheap that everybody gets at least one again.

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ScrotieMcB escreveu:

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dudiobugtron escreveu:

There are diminishing returns on almost all stats in PoE (except ele resistances, which is something they should fix IMO). Armour included. It's almost always going to be better to put all your eggs into three baskets instead of two because of this.

If this were true, I would think hybrid armour would be the best-selling armour in the game, and no one would take Iron Reflexes, because giving up Evasion puts too many eggs in one basket.

You are completely ignoring the virtue of build focus.

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Clarity is still OP, especially for mana weak builds. In fact it's practically obligatory when the alternative is spending passive points on mana generation that might be far out of your way. I understand the reservation is essentially equivalent to 20 seconds of mana pool. At the same time I don't think that outweighs the benefits when most players use Quicksilvers and rarely find themselves going more than 20 seconds out of combat.

Further, Blood Magic Clarity is highly abuseable to stack multiple auras without any passive investment. If anything Clarity should be a % reservation while some other auras could be mana drains or % degenerations. There are certainly more tools to balance auras than % reservation.

Has any thought been given to more passive options for mana generation? That would free Clarity to take on the role of a mana generation scalar instead of a mana generation crutch. What I mean is, instead of providing flat regeneration Clarity could increase regeneration rate by a %. This would make it an attractive option for characters already invested in mana regeneration instead of an obligatory skill for those who aren't.

Active, skill-based, options for mana generation would also be welcome. What I mean is, some new mana generating skills or support gems. A Mana Gain on Hit support could be interesting if it provided a lot of mana but also decreased damage by a significant amount, say 50%, making it useful for sustaining combat but not dealing damage itself. That would provide bidirectional mana interaction and could make combat more engaging. I wrote a post on the subject here. Mana Leech could function in a similar capacity, providing much more leech but reducing damage severely.

I'm sure the numbers are all off so I'm only thinking about the concept. For bidirectional mana interaction to work, characters would need deep mana pools, which could perhaps be made easier to come by in the passive tree while high regeneration remained scarce or became even more scarce.

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PolarisOrbit escreveu:

Although this suggestion would increase choice in terms of which aura one picks, it would reduce the choice in terms of whether an aura is picked.

Whether it's a good idea just depends on which kind of choice is more important.

I do like the extra texture of getting more options on aura supports, but I dislike making auras so cheap that everybody gets at least one again. The reduced reservation nodes are proportional to the number of auras used, which is the question mark on balance.

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dudiobugtron escreveu:

All I was saying was that one of those options is the 'stack every aura' option; and, I would choose that option. And so would many other people. And we'd pretty much just be back at square 1.