원문 주소 : https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3008718

대충 훑어봤을 때 유의미하다고 느껴지는 문장들만 발번역해보았습니다.
공식 번역이 올라오기 전에 무슨 내용인지 대충이라도 파악하고 싶으신 분들을 위한 글이니 양해바랍니다.

* 각 부분마다 한국 공홈에 올라오는 공식 번역글이나 글로벌 공홈에 올라오는 원문이 확인되면 링크를 달아두도록 하겠습니다.

As with every new League and expansion release, we're making a variety of balance changes to broaden the number of builds that are competitive in the end-game while lowering the power of specific mechanics that outclass the rest. We've outlined the most important changes below, and discussed our reasoning and methodology. Specific values will be available to read tomorrow in the patch notes.

Game Balance in Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas


Ascendancies 전직

In addition to reworking the Elementalist, Inquisitor and Deadeye, we’ve made several changes to every Ascendancy class. Rather than going over every single change, here are the general philosophies behind the changes:

엘리멘탈리스트, 인퀴지터, 데드아이의 리워크와 더불어 모든 전직 클래스들에 다양한 변화를 주었음. 패치된 내역을 세부적으로 뜯어보기 전에, 먼저 패치 방향성(철학)부터 말해주겠음.

  • Improve interesting stats on Ascendancies, while removing less-interesting or less-essential secondary stats. This brings these ascendancies closer to the style and design intent of Path of Exile 2's ascendancies, where notable passives have fewer stats, but are individually more impactful and interesting. For example, Quartz Infusion on the Raider now grants Phasing at all times, and a 15% chance to dodge attack and spell hits. Previously it granted a variety of ways to gain Phasing, a damage increase and a smaller attack dodge value.
  • 각 전직에 특화된 능력치는 향상시키고, 중요도가 떨어지는 부가적 능력치는 삭제하였음. 예를 들어 레이더의 Quartz Infusion(석영 주입) 노드는 이제 Phasing(차원 능력)을 항상 부여하고, 15%의 공격 적중 및 주문 적중 완벽회피 확률을 부여함(Dodge).

  • Rebalance the power of notables within ascendancies. We want the choice between notables to be more flexible, with power moved away from generic bonuses. For example, Master of Metal has had one additional impale hit and its chance to impale removed as the passive granted too much power, while Inspirational now gives a higher value of Aura Effect in place of its movement speed bonus to focus more power on its aura investment.
  • 각 전직별 노터블 노드(Notable)의 위력을 재조정함.
  • (챔피언의 전직 노드 중 '금속의 대가'와 '격려'를 예로 들어 너무 강해지는 부분은 제거하되 직관적으로 핵심 노드의 작동 기제를 알 수 있도록 했다는 내용인 것 같은데, 정확하게 번역하기엔 제 실력이 많이 부족하네요... 죄송합니다)

  • Rebalance the power between ascendancies to encourage players to re-examine optimal strategies. For example, the Trickster’s Escape Artist node provided too large a concentration of offensive and defensive power for hybrid Evasion and Energy Shield characters so the chance to Dodge Spell Hits if you have Energy Shield has been removed, while the Attack and Cast Speed per Ghost Shroud has been slightly lowered. The Slayer’s Masterful Form node was seldom taken and wasn’t providing enough power as it should, even for Frenzy Charge invested characters, so now grants +1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges instead of charge duration modifiers.
  • 전직들 사이의 위력을 재조정하여 플레이어들이 보다 다양한 전략을 재검토할 수 있도록(to encourage players to re-examine) 함. 예를 들어 트릭스터의 Escape Artist(탈출의 명수) 노드는 에너지 보호막을 가지고 있는 동안 주문 적중 완벽회피 확률을 얻는 효과가 삭제되었고 Ghost shroud(유령 연막) 중첩당 공격 및 시전 속도 증가량이 약간 낮아짐. 슬레이어의 Masterful Form(명인의 형태) 노드는 충전 지속 시간 증가 효과 대신 최대 격분 충전 +1 효과를 제공함.

  • Reallocate stats between Ascendancy passives and change the layout or bonuses of the Ascendancy where it would make the Ascendancy more attractive to a wider range of character builds. For example, the Chaos/Cold Damage over Time Multiplier on Occultist’s Withering Presence and Frigid Wake instead grants more Chaos/Cold Damage instead, making these nodes useful for Hit based Chaos and Cold builds, while leaving the nodes similarly powerful for Chaos and Cold Damage over Time builds.
  • (전직 패시브로 제공되는 효과가 보다 다양한 빌드에서 활용될 수 있도록 개편했다는 내용인 것 같음. 예를 들어 오컬티스트의 Withering Presence(고사시키는 존재)와 Frigid Wake(차디찬 각성)은 각각 지속 카오스 피해 배율과 지속 냉기 피해 배율을 증가시켜주는 효과 대신 카오스 피해, 냉기 피해 자체를 증폭(More)시켜주도록 개편되어 지속 피해 빌드 뿐만 아니라 적중 기반 카오스와 냉기 빌드에서도 활용될 수 있도록 했다는 내용으로 적혀있는 것 같음)

전직 노드 개편사항 링크: https://poe.game.daum.net/forum/view-thread/3008836
전직 노드 개편사항 원문 링크: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3008762

Aura Stackers 오라 스택킹 빌드

As new mechanics have been introduced and players have optimised builds, characters using multiple auras have grown significantly in power, both offensively and defensively. These builds moved above our acceptable top end level of power. The addition of Alternate Quality effects on Aura Gems which added extra effects to your auras were a large contribution to this. We have made a few radical changes here:
오라 스택킹 빌드는 우리가 수용 가능한 최고 레벨을 뛰어넘음. 특히 오라 젬들의 대체 퀄리티 추가는 이 현상에 큰 기여를 하였음. 따라서 다음과 같은 방향으로 패치함:

  • Aura alternate qualities that granted you and nearby allies extra effects have all had significant value reductions. We believe in the general case, especially when playing solo, these will still be desirable given the regular quality effects on aura gems provide very little in most scenarios. This is something that will be revisited if the standard quality bonus granted by all auras is changed in future.
  • 자신과 주변 아군에게 추가 효과를 부여하는 모든 종류의 오라 대체 퀄리티를 너프함. (뒷내용은 잘 모르겠음...)

  • Small Passive Skills on Cluster Jewels that granted increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills and increased effect of your Curses now grant 3% (from 6% and 5% respectively). These desirable stats were scarce on the regular passive tree, often requiring large investment to reach each cluster, but they became very accessible once cluster jewels were introduced. After this change, using multiple Aura Cluster Jewels together should be less efficient relative to the regular passive tree.
  • 직접 시전한 비-저주 오라와 저주의 효과를 증가시켜주는 스킬 군 주얼의 소형 패시브 스킬의 효과 증가치가 기존 6%/5%에서 3%로 조정됨.

  • We have also adjusted the Cluster Jewel notable passives Stalwart Commander and First Among Equals as they also were providing too much accessible aura effect.
  • 스킬 군 주얼의 Stalwart Commander(건장한 지휘관) 노드와 First Among Equals(평등한 지도자) 노드도 조정되었음.

Impale Mechanics 꿰뚫기 작동 기제

By using the Impaler Keystone in combination with the Call of Steel skill, Warcry-based characters could deal unreasonably large amounts of damage with a single hit followed up with Call of Steel. The Impaler Keystone now prevents Call of Steel from removing Impales from enemies for 4 seconds after you Impale them, similar to how it prevents the enemies being impaled again. This allows builds to retain some interesting interactions but prevents all damage being completely frontloaded before a boss has a chance to act.
Impaler(꿰뚫는 자) 핵심 노드와 Call of Steel(강철의 부름) 스킬을 사용하는 함성 기반 캐릭터는 단일 대상에게 지나치게 많은 양의 피해를 입힐 수 있었음. 꿰뚫는 자 핵심 노드가 이제 대상을 꿰뚫은 후 4초간 대상의 꿰뚫기를 제거하지 못하도록 막음(꿰뚫는 자 핵심 노드를 찍으면 대상을 꿰뚫고 나서 4초간은 강철의 부름 스킬 등으로 꿰뚫기를 없애지 못한다는 말).

For all builds utilising Call of Steel, the Lord of Steel unique jewels provided too large a damage bonus from a single item. The Lord of Steel jewels that granted increased Reflected Damage now grant 20-25% increased Reflected Damage (from 40-50%). To allow players to invest in Call of Steel without requiring a specific unique jewel, the Swift Skewering passive tree cluster has been adapted to accommodate a new notable passive, Blade Sovereign. This half of the cluster allows players to invest in Call of Steel maximum shards, use speed, damage and area of effect.
강철의 부름 스킬을 활용하는 모든 빌드에서 Lord of Steel(강철의 군주) 고유 주얼은 하나의 아이템으로 너무 큰 데미지 보너스를 제공하였음. 강철의 군주 고유 주얼이 제공하는 반사 피해 관련 옵션의 수치가 기존 40-50%에서 20-25%로 낮아짐. 특정 고유 주얼이 없어도 강철의 부름 스킬에 투자할 수 있도록, Swift Skewering(재빠른 꿰뚫기) 패시브 스킬 군에 새로운 노터블 노드 Blade Sovereign이 추가되었음. Blade Sovereign쪽 라인은 강철의 부름의 최대 조각, 사용 속도, 데미지, 효과 범위에 영향을 줌.

Minions 소환수

Raised Spectres and Golem minion builds usually outclass other minion alternatives and are one of the most optimal mid-investment builds, so we've made some significant reductions to their power.
망령 소환과 골렘 소환 빌드는 다른 소환에 비해 수준 이상이었음. 그래서 너프함.

Raised Spectres will now be monster level 72 at gem level 20 (from 76), have lowered Accuracy (to roughly match Raised Zombies at the same monster levels) and slightly slower monster level scaling past gem level 20. In addition we have made minor changes to the They of Tul spectres, which no longer grant reduced damage taken to allies and grant slightly less chance to dodge attacks and spells for their Snow Cloak skill as this ability was providing more defensive power than some of the most effective player defense skills. The knife-throw skill used by Syndicate Operatives is no longer considered a spell, as this created unintended uses by combining both Attack and Spell supports while ignoring their penalties.
망령 소환은 이제 젬 레벨 20일 때 몬스터의 레벨이 72(기존 76)로 소환됨. They of Tul(툴의 그들) 망령은 Snow Cloak 스킬로 더 이상 주변 아군에게 받는 피해 감소와 공격 및 주문 적중 완벽회피 확률을 부여하지 않음. Syndicate Operative(연합 첩보원) 망령이 사용하는 무기 투척 스킬은 더 이상 주문으로 간주되지 않음(그 뒷내용은 잘 모르겟음..)

Carrion Golems and Stone Golems have had their damage reduced at all levels, with Carrion Golems getting the more severe reduction as their power exceeded that of other golem types. Elementalist’s Golem Passives in general provide fewer offensive bonuses to Golems, in part because the rest of the Elementalist now provides effects that can increase damage taken by enemies.
부패 골렘과 돌 골렘은 모든 레벨에서 피해량이 감소되었고, 특히 부패 골렘은 다른 골렘에 비해 지나치게 강했어서 많이 너프함. 엘리멘탈리스트의 골렘 패시브는 골렘에게 더 적은 공격 보너스를 부여함.
(원문에서 엘리멘탈리스트의 다른 패시브가 '적에게 받는 데미지(damage taken by enemies)'를 증가시키는 효과가 있으므로 골렘의 공격 보너스를 감소시켰다고 하는데, 맞는 해석인지 모르겠어서 너프된 부분만 기재했습니다)

The Minion-related Cluster Jewel notables, Rotten Claws and Renewal, have had value reductions as they provided effective damage multipliers at high values.
소환수 관련 스킬 군 주얼의 노터블 노드, 즉 Rotten Claws(썩은 발톱)과 Renewal(새로운 시작) 노드의 수치가 감소되었음.

We've made buffs to the damage of Skeleton Mages, the speed of Unearth and the Offering Effect of the Leash of Oblation unique belt as they were not as powerful as other alternatives.
Skeleton Mage(해골 마법사)의 데미지와 Unearth(발굴)의 속도, Leash of Oblation(봉헌의 가죽끈) 고유 가죽 허리띠의 공물 효과는 버프하였음.

Improving Underused Skills 잘 안 쓰이던 스킬의 향상

While lowering the power of specific abilities, we've also improved the power of others that haven't seen the limelight recently to bring them up to a more competitive level. We have buffed more than 40 underrepresented skills. Note that if a particularly unloved skill has not been touched, that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about it! Rather that we believe that numerical tweaks alone won't be sufficient to provide the experience the skill could offer, and we're intending mechanical changes to the skill some time in the future.
잘 안 쓰이던 대략 40개 정도의 스킬을 싹 다 재조정함. 이번에 조정받지 않은 스킬이라고 잊혀진 건 아니니 너무 걱정 말라고 함.

Patch Note Teasers:(패치 노트 티저. 추후에 자세한 내용 공개될 예정)
  • Scorching Ray now has a base cast time of 0.25s (from 0.5s)
  • Scorching Ray now has a mana cost of 2-5 (from 4-11). This makes this skill ramp up damage on tougher enemies much faster, and reaching the state where it applies Fire Exposure faster.
  • < 작열 광선>
  • 기본 시전 속도: 0.5초 → 0.25초
  • 마나 소모량: 4-11 → 2-5

  • Cobra Lash Projectiles now deal 5% more damage for each remaining Chain.
  • Cobra Lash now converts 60% of physical damage to chaos damage (from 50%). This damage multiplier per remaining Chain has been added as there is no longer a stat of this kind on the Deadeye ascendancy, and the mechanic is an interesting way to improve Cobra Lash. The skill's conversion has been increased to make it easier to fully convert the skill's damage to Chaos.
  • < 코브라 채찍 >
  • 남은 연쇄 횟수당 피해 5% 증폭.
  • 물리 피해의 #%를 카오스 피해로 전환: 50% → 60%

  • Frost Bomb now has an added damage effectiveness of 300% (from 200%).
  • Frost Bomb now deals 14 to 21 cold damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 1336 to 2003 at gem level 20 (from 959 to 1439).
  • Frost Bomb now gains additional radius as the gem levels, up to +7 at gem level 20. This change enables the skill as a powerful nuke ability when fully supported.
  • < 서리 폭탄 >
  • 추가 피해 효율: 200% → 300%
  • 젬 레벨 20에서 피해량: 959-1439 → 1336-2003
  • (젬 레벨 1에서의 피해량은 변화 없음)
  • 젬 레벨이 오를수록 효과 범위 증가, 젬 레벨 20에서 효과 범위 +7

Other Skill Changes 기타 스킬 변경

Earthshatter now has slightly more variance on the distance spikes appear from the initial slam location and the explosion radius for spikes has been slightly lowered. The intent of these changes is to reduce the spike explosion overlap, particularly on large single targets.
지면 분쇄는 첫 강타 지점에서 올라오는 가시들이 아주 조금 더 다양한 거리에서 나타나고, 가시 폭발 범위는 아주 약간 낮아짐. 이는 크기가 큰 단일 대상에게 가시 폭발이 너무 많이 겹쳐서 들어가는 것을 줄이기 위함임.

Contagion has had a small reduction to the skill’s radius. In combination with Essence Drain, it has consistently been one of the most efficient skills to clear packs of monsters.
전염은 스킬의 효과 범위가 줄어듦. 그래도 정수 흡수랑 조합하면 맵핑은 여전히 좋음(이걸 말이라고;).

Other Changes 기타 변경점

We've made a variety of small changes to be aware of, often as solutions to specific balance concerns or as a result of Ascendancy changes.
전직 클래스 변화 등에 따라 다양한 작은 변화들이 있었음.

Flask Charge on Critical Strike cooldown 치명타 시 플라스크 충전 지연 시간

The internal cooldown of effects that grant Flask charges on critical strike has been lowered from 0.2 seconds to 0.1 seconds, making them a more consistent and effective way to generate flask charges. This change was made as part of improvements to the Master Surgeon notable on the Pathfinder, but will affect all modifiers that grant flask charges on critical hits, like the "Surgeon's" flask modifier.
치명타 시 플라스크 충전 효과가 발동되는 지연 시간이 0.2초에서 0.1초로 줄어듦.

Unique Items 고유 아이템

  • Replica Nebulis provided too much potential damage for a single item, particularly for builds that didn’t care much about survivability. Now has 15 to 20% increased Cold Damage (from 3 to 5%) per 1% Missing Cold Resistance, up to a maximum of 300% and 15 to 20% increased Fire Damage (from 3 to 5%) per 1% Missing Fire Resistance, up to a maximum of 300%. Note this cap also applies while dual-wielding
  • < 성운 모조품 고유 셉터 >
  • 부족한 냉기 저항 1%당 냉기 피해 증가: 3-5% → 15-20%, 최대 300%
  • 부족한 화염 저항 1%당 화염 피해 증가: 3-5% → 15-20%, 최대 300%
  • 쌍수일 때도 최대 증가 수치는 300%로 고정(300+300으로 600이 안 된다는 얘기같습니다)

  • Replica Alberon’s Warpath now grants 1 to 80 Chaos Damage per 80 Strength (previously per 50 Strength) as it was providing too much global added damage compared to other attribute stacking items that weren’t weapons.
  • < 알베른의 적대 모조품 고유 병사 장화 >
  • 공격 시 힘 #당 카오스 피해 1-80 추가: 50 → 80

  • Martyr of Innocence and Disintegrator no longer grant added damage with spells. Now grant the new Battlemage keyword instead, which grants added Spell Damage equal to the Damage of your Main Hand Weapon. These have been changed because of how powerful their damage would be if the player had Battlemage from the Inquisitor’s reworked Instruments of Virtue node.
  • < 결백한 순교자 고유 상류층의 지팡이, 파쇄자 고유 마엘스트롬 지팡이 >
  • 더 이상 주문 시전 시 물리 피해가 추가되지 않고 Battlemage(전쟁마법사) 키워드가 추가됨. 전쟁마법사는 주 무기의 무기 공격력을 주문 피해에 추가하는 효과임.

Alternate Quality changes 대체 퀄리티

A small number of Alternate Quality effects have been changed due to specific problematic interactions or because they provided too much power.

  • Anomalous Arctic Armour No longer triggers when-hit effects from reflected damage. This is to prevent a case where the Anomalous Arctic Armour alternative quality and the Hiltless unique sword could permanently freeze most monsters in the game.
  • < 기묘한 한기의 방어구 >
  • 더 이상 반사 피해가 피격 시 효과를 발동시키지 않음.

  • Divergent Plague Bearer no longer grants reduced chaos damage taken while Incubating. It proved too significant a defensive bonus, particularly for builds utilising the Divine Flesh Keystone, especially when combined with quality enhancing effects. It now causes the Plague Bearer buff to have +0.5% to Poison Damage over Time multiplier while Infecting per 1% gem quality.
  • < 상이한 독성 운반자 >
  • 더 이상 인큐베이팅 상태에서 받는 카오스 피해를 감소시키지 않음.
  • 이제 '상이한' 대체 퀄리티는 퀄리티 1%당 감염 상태에서 독 지속 피해 배율 +0.5%를 부여함.

  • Anomalous Kinetic Bolt, Anomalous Plague Bearer and Anomalous Scourge Arrow have been lowered in power to be more in line with the power of their other quality effects.
  • < 기묘한 역학 투사체, 기묘한 독성 운반자, 기묘한 재앙의 화살 >
  • 위력을 너프함.

Far Shot 장거리 사격

As part of changes to the Deadeye ascendancy, Far Shot has been changed. It now causes your projectiles to deal 20% less damage at very close range (previously no penalty), up to 60% more damage at a range of 70 or greater (previously 30% more damage as soon as the projectile reached this range, with no upwards scaling). This affects all items that grant Far Shot, as well as the Deadeye Ascendancy. This makes the choice in playstyle between Point Blank and Far Shot a more interesting decision.
< 장거리 사격 >
신규: 근접한 거리에서 투사체 피해 20% 감폭
변경: 대상과의 거리가 70 이상일 때 최대 60%까지 거리에 따라 투사체 피해가 증폭됨

Tailwind 순풍

As part of changes to the Deadeye ascendancy, The Tailwind buff now grants 8% increased Action Speed (from 10%). The intent is to slightly lower the power of the influence modifier, while keeping it similarly powerful on the Deadeye.
< 순풍 >
순풍 상태에서 동작 속도가 10% → 8% 증가됨.

Elemental Aegis effects 원소의 비호 효과

To improve the general strength of Aegis effects as part of adding Primal Aegis to the Elementalist, all Aegis skills such as the one granted by Magna Eclipsis no longer have their recharge timer interrupted by damage if the buff is depleted. This makes the Aegis skills a much more reliable defensive mechanic when regularly taking damage.
모든 비호 스킬이 이제 만료된 상태에서 복구될 때 피해를 입어도 방해받지 않음.

Full details and numerical values of all of the above changes and more will be available in the patch notes tomorrow!
더 세부적이고 수치적인 내용들은 내일 공개될 패치 노트에서 보라는 내용

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