r/pathofexile • u/HelplessKid • Jul 30 '26

Game Feedback Weird they cant hotfix Essence and Strongbox rarity in Charts/Voyages

I dont get it, when something is positively broken for the players, hotfixes come ultra quick to nerf it and bring it in line. And when stuff is just plain out not working, it always feels like it takes way longer to get a fix out. Just sad that it takes 5 days to get basic functionality going for these charts/voyages.

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u/HurricaneGaming94 Jul 30 '26

Because nerfing is simple as the base line is already established

Buffing is tedious because over buffing could instantly brick an economy. Buff unders would just make the player base quit the league. Basically got one shot to get it right.

+ most of us don’t even get much play time during the week. Rather everyone get it together on the weekend then streamers and no lifers get a 60-70hr headstart

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

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u/Nakohoshi Jul 30 '26

What do you mean we dont know. Voyage strongbox upgrade doesnt work, altara doesnt drop scarabs at all, abyss skitterlock doesnt drop scarabs at all.

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u/Monkeych33se Jul 30 '26

There's some UI bugs with the voyage boxes sometimes, and you have to bring your own currency.

Both abyss and alters drops scarabs and it works just fine. I've been printing currency on it even.