PoE 3.0 - A declaration of bancruptcy

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aldorus wrote:

Seriously - before this expansion, I just did not even take heed to resistances any more, hopping to maps and then thinking about gear. During the first ACT 5-10 playthrough, there was this perfectly defined moment that I told myself "riiiiight, so this is where we are supposed to mind our resistances".

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LMTR14 wrote:

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So 3.0 is the point when it can be expected several or all long-demanded features and ease-of-use features, and any kind of broadening of the gameplay will never come. Ergo, a declaraction of bancruptcy both creative-wise and design-wise.

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1. no interest in tackling longstanding problems, ever since open beta![...]

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And yeah the tutorial regarding this could benefit from a little improving.

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Sometimes I died as much as 3 times in 10 seconds!

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sure, some of the attacks *might* be avoidable with a lot of patience and figuring shit out but that shouldn't be required in the first place!

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LMTR14 wrote:

I arrived in act 10 yesterday, frost blade raider ssf

so trying to reduce the length of my post to a minimum

Part 1 - A declaration of bancruptcy

3.0 has not tackled any of the longstanding minor and major problems of PoE in any form.

Example for a major problem: the concept of temporary leagues and the continued lack of any interest in developing the permanent modes.
Example for a minor problem: you still have to click on scraps 20 times to max out your armour quality - every time.

I could name dozens more problems but I'll really rather not invest the time since the average PoE player is not interested in or capable of discussion in the first place. And the devs? They certainly care the least.

So 3.0 is the point when it can be expected several or all long-demanded features and ease-of-use features, and any kind of broadening of the gameplay will never come. Ergo, a declaraction of bancruptcy both creative-wise and design-wise.

Part 2 - 3.0 or A misconception

So 3.0 adds more maps disguised on maps. Unfortunately, they are no fun to play because of the terrible number of inane bossfights you have to get through. These bossfights ARE TOO HARD. I died 100 times up to act 9 (while always being area level +-2 maybe), and at least 90 of these deaths were in fights with the new bosses. Sometimes I died as much as 3 times in 10 seconds! I literally can not think of any other game where I managed to achieve that feat.

The balance of the hp of a normal white enemy and a boss is totally out of control. Damage-wise, it's not much better. One-shot mechanics are in most boss fights now, and that is simply bad design. Running up to a boss, getting a few hits in and dying in some undodgeable attack that turns pretty much the entire screen in a dead zone is NO FUN. I can't see any newbies accepting this type of overkill whatsoever. I won't even talk about hc since that is not worth being considered ever since the shitlabyrinth. sure, some of the attacks *might* be avoidable with a lot of patience and figuring shit out but that shouldn't be required in the first place! it wasn't required before either! bossfights should NOT be showstoppers!

Where does this bullshit (I won't even call it difficulty, since it's not that.) come from? From GGG catering to the 1% of "OMG game is too easy" pay-to-play no-life whiners. 99% of people have to suffer from the conceitedness of this extreme minority.

So to sum things up, 5 points about 3.0 are unmistakable signs the end cannot come soon enough for Wilson & Co:

1. no interest in tackling longstanding problems, ever since open beta!
2. catering towards an extreme minority of the playerbase difficulty-wise (xp penalty rework didn't happen either...)
3. no interest in new player retention (seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those awful showstopping bossfights!!!)
4. the unbelievable nerf to item quantity. what you got in currency earlier you now get in shard of currency. also, I can't remember yellow enemies only dropping ONE white item in any previous league.
5. the abomination called harbinger league. hands down the worst league flavour in history. harbingers serve as a constant source of annoyance, spawning either weaklings or yellows with so much health regen you can barely down them, and as a reward you get shards it takes 4 acts each to make even ONE orb out of them. and most of them are utterly worthless LOLOLOL

the end my friends. with ggg's (or rather god-dictator wilson's) attitude as described above poe's end will come in 3-4 years when even the fanboys get tired of the constant recycling of this empty package game. in the end, it will always remain as that one game that could've been epic and eternal but was held back by one man...

PS: don't even think about replying something ignorant like "OMG play another game you troll". that is NOT an argument