First I will point out, I am no blaster, and nor am I a pro player in any means, and a pure solo player.
With that said here we go:
Personal I do not find the new gear much better than before.
The reason is, that you have 3 core stats on the legendary gear, which sounds better on paper. But the chances to get 2 stats you actual want, is just as hard as it was before. I have not once with 2 level 90 + got an item with 3 stats I would like.
And this is without greater affixes in mind, this I barely see any of to begin with.
So it’s a scan all items as before, but a bit faster since the stats are less. ( and i have barely seen gear with + to skills )
One major + is that we can get the uniques earlier. That is exiting and actual a good change.
Back the the basic gear again. Then we have the tempering, which on paper also is a good thing. But again the experience of it is not great. 1 out of 10 times I actual got decent outcome out of it. But the rest is kinda broken items of no use other that a placeholder to better options, on top of the not needed core stats. I can only imagine how a bummer it would be with an item with 3 stats you want, to then go temper it, and make it useless.
Then we get to the masterworking.
This requires the pit runs, which is hard content, where you need decent gear to handle it. The problem is that I did not get decent gear at all, and to enter the pit was not a great experience. I did run up to pit 10 before I gave up because of the little amount of materials it actual dropped. I was on a slow minion necro build. And it seemed impossible to get anywhere because each roll costs more and more materials despite the low drop amount of materials. I instant imagined a endless material grind on a slow build.
That was a wall i could not climb as a player like me. I first leveled up me glyphs, and was happy I got out of NM dungeons, to then move on in kinda the same with just material drops. I feel locked in a boring cycle of needed stuff to do, rather than content I would enjoy for the fun of it. The game now feels more like a job than a great gaming experience.
So to say it short. It feels like an even more grindy gameplay loop on same content you tried to get past before changes, to get to the actual content you wanna do. With this feedback, you need to have in mind what I started writing on the type of player I am.
This loot reborn have made the game for me really slow and boring.
I feel more powerful for sure which is good, it’s just a shame the rest do not follow.
With that said I have stopped playing for now and hoping for some changes that would benefit a player type like me, who not wanna spend month on just solving the gear aspect of the game, than actual enjoy the content you want to play.
There you have it. And ty for the effort to make the game better. I have no doubt it will get there at some point, but there is a long way still to apply to all kind of players.
Have a good summer 