comprehensive feedback/wall of text on release build

[Most]

wow ok so i had a huge response to a lot of people lined up but uh

[Game]

• Treasure Troves now always drop a random rare crafting material (yes, even Manticore Eyes) and have a high chance of dropping Blueprints. Overall quality of loot increased.
• Increased the number of locations where Dynamite can be found in the world
• Dynamite can now be crafted at the Homestead Blacksmith (3 Dynamite for 5000 Iron Bits, 1 Aether Shard, 1 Searing Ember and 1 Scavenged Plating)
• Dynamite is no longer sold by vendors
• Significantly increased the chance of generating rare crafting materials from Dismantling, particularly for Epics and Legendaries
• A new Blacksmith now appears in Tyrant’s Hold on Elite and Ultimate difficulty that can turn rare crafting materials into random items of Legendary quality. If your character is too low level to roll a Legendary, it will be an Epic item instead, but this should not be much of an issue for players not power-levelling through Normal/Veteran.
• Adjusted Faction Reputation requirement tiers as follows: Revered now requires 25000, Hated now requires -8000 and Nemesis now requires -20000. Overall, Nemesis took a little too long to reach and introduce this fun twist into farming runs while the extra heroes came a bit too soon.
• Kymon’s Chosen and Order of Death’s Vigil Champion monsters now grant 100% more reputation gain while Common monsters now grant 100% more reputation loss.
• Slaying the Outcast now grants 50% more reputation loss.
• Nemesis bosses now always drop a shoulder armor Monster Infrequent, two versions per Nemesis.
• Fixed an issue with the Chthonian Nemesis that could cause it not to spawn or even crash the game
• Removed the lowest tier of Components from possible Bounty rewards
• One-Shot Chests now have a chance of dropping a Legendary item on Elite/Ultimate Difficulty, with a much higher chance on Ultimate Difficulty.

this really fixes almost every problem i outlined in the OP, i am blown away