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Ralakesh's Impatience Boots Are Probably Up For Adjustment In The Upcoming Path Of Exile 3.24 Necropolis League!

Mar 18, 2024

In Path of Exile 3.24, there's an issue with Ralakesh's Impatience boots. Today, I'll discuss why these boots are formidable, why they might be overly potent, and potential solutions.

Overview

Path of Exile 3.23 saw a complete overhaul of Ralakesh's Impatience Riveted Boots. Initially, they provided power, endurance, and frenzy charges when stationary, but moving negated these benefits, leading to intriguing interactions.

GGG deemed them too powerful and enhanced them further. Now, these boots grant maximum charges even when empty. They've become a staple for builds reliant on charges, offering unparalleled versatility with added speed and resistance.

Path of Exile Ralakesh's Impatience Riveted Boots

What Makes Ralakesh's Impatience Boots Strong?

So, what makes these boots formidable?

By counting as having the maximum number of charges, you eliminate the need to ramp up charges during fights. In boss encounters, you automatically possess your frenzy charges, ensuring your initial attack is delivered at maximum speed. Additionally, your endurance charges are consistently active, providing reliable physical damage reduction and resistance.

With ten endurance charges, you can count on having a 40 all-resistance boost. Previously, endurance charge resistance held little significance, but now, having all charges consistently active offers substantial benefits. Maven belts, like Arn's Anguish, Olesya's Delight, and Graven's Secret, introduce intriguing interactions. For instance, Arn's Anguish grants a maximum endurance charge but replaces endurance charges with brutal charges, tripling your damage output.

Moreover, these boots provide power and frenzy charges continuously. Unfortunately, their generic potency allows them to fit into almost any build reliant on charges. They're also quite common, with prices ranging from 10 to 20 Chaos by the league's end.

In an effort to mitigate some of their powerful interactions, the developers may have inadvertently made them excessively versatile. Such POE Items tend to promote cookie-cutter builds in the endgame, which could be detrimental to the game's diversity.

How Do We Fix Them?

So, what's the solution?

I've heard 2 common suggestions, but I find them rather uninteresting. The first is simply making them tier zero. However, I believe we already have a sufficient number of powerful chase items in the game, and making these boots incredibly rare won't address the issue.

Another proposed solution is to nerf them by reducing maximum charges, but I also find this unappealing. My suggestion for these boots is to provide one type of charge and remove the other two lines.

Consider something akin to Doryani's Machinarium boots, where there are multiple versions available. In this scenario, there would be a power charge version, a frenzy charge version, and an endurance charge version. They could be renamed to Ralakesh's Endurance, Ralakesh's Frenzy, and Ralakesh's Power.

This approach would retain the boots' interesting aspect of granting charges that players wouldn't otherwise have access to, while preventing the generic power of having all charges simultaneously.

For example, if the Maven boots prevent you from generating frenzy charges for the Olesya's Delight belt, you could opt for the version with only frenzy charges. This allows for specific interactions without the overwhelming power of having both endurance and frenzy charges.

Additionally, it enables interactions like Inner Conviction to function, along with many other intriguing charge-related interactions. I believe introducing niche power is much more engaging in Path of Exile, encouraging prolonged gameplay and fostering creativity in building new characters.

GGG, if you intend to nerf this item in POE 3.24, please do so in a manner that maintains interest. Simply gutting them and relegating them to obscurity isn't the solution.

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