We all opted-in to participate in a paid beta. Why is GGG hesitant to make drastic changes?
"We initially thought that there would be more tolerance for this kind of thing during Early Access, but we were incorrect!"
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3719001
What data are they going by to come to this conclusion? I think we all know what we signed up for. I have lots of tolerance for this. Now is the time to quickly iterate on the gameplay and generate feedback, in my opinion. I think that we as early access players should be more forgiving of big changes that improve class balance because it helps the long term health of the game.
Alternative idea: Have an ongoing PTR server where changes come fast so that they can quickly get an idea if their direction is favorable or not. They have a lot of people willing to test the game for them. I don't think they should let that resource go to waste. This PTR would probably need to be PC-only since the console qualification process would be difficult for speedy changes.
edit: I added a meme for levity
edit 2: It's more accurate to my opinion if instead of "drastic" I used the phrase "large but necessary" in the title.
