Last Epoch Reveals Character Build Changes After Player…

Summary

EHG will nerf bug-driven OP Last Epoch builds mid-season based on overwhelming survey feedback.
Players prefer to be notified of nerfs in advance and appreciate the transparency, so this will likely happen whenever changes are made.
The decision to show time and patch details on leaderboard rankings has been well-received by the community.

Eleventh Hour Games (EHG), the developer behind popular action RPG Last Epoch, has announced a number of key changes coming to the game after a large survey. These changes will impact the players who use builds that become overpowered due to a bug in the game. Based on the survey feedback, these OP builds will be fixed sooner than usual, with the company alerting players about the adjustment in advance.

Earlier this week, EHG announced that it had started working on nerfing certain OP builds, caused by a bug, on the basis of overwhelming votes asking for the balancing pass. More than 69,000 votes were counted in the poll, with the survey results shedding light upon what the players want to see in Last Epoch.

In an official blog post, EHG declared the results that would define its mid-season balance changes. As per the report, 55.5% of voters strongly agreed that the highly OP builds caused by bugs should be nerfed during the course of an in-game season. Currently, the nerfs are set to hit Profane Veil’s Vampiric Pool and Sanguine Runestone. On the other hand, votes for mildly overpowered builds were spread evenly, leading the developer to state that the fate of these builds will be decided on “case-by-case discretion” with reference to community feedback. In addition, EHG revealed that the players preferred to be notified of forthcoming nerfs via the public forum – 73.2% of votes strongly agreed with this.

In regard to OP builds not caused by a bug, a 34% majority of votes agreed that it would be good to keep Last Epoch's highly OP builds, and 52.5% agreed to keeping the mildly OP ones. On top of that, the developer also addressed that, based on voting patterns, it will not bring any leaderboard reset to compensate for the bug-driven highly OP builds. The game will show information about when the leaderboard entry occurred or which patch was in use instead of showing whether a player used buggy OP builds or not, stating that the latter could look like a “mark of shame.”

A big takeaway from this poll is that bug-driven OP builds will now be nerfed mid-season in Last Epoch. Until now, these bugs persisted for the duration of the remaining season. Moreover, the decision to add time and patch details to the leaderboard rankings as opposed to highlighting if a player used a buggy build is a move that is well-thought-out. It provides everyone with relevant information about the entries without singling out any player on the leaderboard.

Since its public release in February, Last Epoch has reached a peak of 265,000 online players by the end of the month and currently has “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews on Steam. Undoubtedly, it is quickly emerging as a popular choice for PC users with a fondness for the ARPG genre. As the developer continues to improve Last Epoch based on player feedback, it will be worth tracking how it competes with ARPG behemoths, such as Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2.

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Last Epoch combines time travel, exciting dungeon crawling, engrossing character customization and endless replayability to create an Action RPG for veterans and newcomers alike. Travel through the world of Eterra’s past and face dark empires, wrathful gods and untouched wilds – to find a way to save time itself from The Void.

15 Mastery Classes
Embark on your adventure as one of five powerful classes and, through your journey, ascend into a unique Mastery Class that unlocks more specialized abilities and build-options.

120+ Skill Trees
Every skill has its own augment tree that will allow you to control, alter, and empower your playstyle. Transform your skeletons into archers, your lightning blast into chain lightning, or make your serpent strike summon snakes to fight alongside you!

Hunt Rare & Powerful Loot
Fill your arsenal with magic items that you may craft to perfection, change the rules of your build with powerful unique and set items, and always have that next upgrade just on the horizon with Last Epoch's deep and randomized loot system.

Rewarding Crafting System - The items you wield are yours to forge! Last Epoch’s community-revered crafting system allows you to control your character's power progression, featuring robust and deterministic upgrade mechanics.

Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future - Travel to different moments of time where you will discover the many factions and secrets that exist within the world of Eterra and fight to set the timeline onto a new path.

Endless replayability - With a wealth of classes and skills to customize, deep game systems, randomized loot, and continuing development, Last Epoch is a game that will keep you coming back for years to come.

Easy to Learn, Hard to Master - We’re committed to making gameplay approachable for new and veteran players alike by allowing you to jump into the fray quickly and providing many in-game resources. Though don’t be fooled, Eterra has many dangers waiting for you that require a mastery of combat and build-crafting.

Zero Pay-To-Win - Last Epoch will never offer gameplay advantages by being able to spend real money. We believe in creating a fair environment for all players.