Wolcen overtook POE as the new number 1 arpg game on Steam (127k concurrent players at the moment)

I don't really see a game like Wolcen creating a long term challenge to PoE. It's a fine ARPG... but doesn't have it to go the distance. Items are pretty meh. You don't "need", like you do in PoE. After a while you don't even "want". They missed the mark there.

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Shagsbeard wrote:

I don't really see a game like Wolcen creating a long term challenge to PoE. It's a fine ARPG... but doesn't have it to go the distance. Items are pretty meh. You don't "need", like you do in PoE. After a while you don't even "want". They missed the mark there.

I dont think this is fair.

Wolcens end-game challenge expeditions allow legandary items to have mini-passive nodes, and skills that normally the class couldnt use. This is VERY INTERESTING. I do find myself looking for upgrades.

Also, PoE is already in the long term. A comparison would be to remove leagues and examine the core game. PoE doesn't look so great there...

Is Wolcen on console?

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AbilityPoints wrote:

Is Wolcen on console?

Nope and if/when it dose come to console it will be with the next generation as performance wise it actually hits the PC harder that PoE dose. (even with vsync and medium settings)

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Baron01 wrote:

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shahriarx1_91 wrote:

Playing poe in steam is masochistic, I moved from steam to normal client and never been happier.

This is off-topic but I'm intrigued as to why it is any different to play on Steam or via stand-alone client?

My game runs pretty much the same and since I prefer to have all games on Steam, just because, I opted for Steam version.

The only difference is how patching works but since I have unlimited 250MB broadband it is really no issue for me.

Patching is exactly Why I don't want to use it, sometimes the allocating disc takes a long time even though using an SSD, not saying that people should not use steam though. if anybody wants to enter the house through the 3rd floor's window with a ladder be my guest.

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aggromagnet wrote:

And the couple hundred thousand (at least) of us who don't play PoE via Steam ask...so what?

Wolcen is also "free" as you can get it and play it offline. These players are not counted by Steam as well. So the amount of people playing Wolcen right now is a lot more than that Steam figure.

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Adambjjoz wrote:

into fixing POE for a change

Have you reported the bugs you think you have ?

You are saying that brand new game in its first 2-3 days is more popular than PoE in the 3rd month of the league?
No shit sherlock...

This is just one of those threads that you bookmark and come back to in 2-3 months (or more) and bump it after the smoke has cleared to get a better idea of how well it stands the test of time.



D3 had a lot of players as well. Probably still does. Since it has more to do with relative changes in numbers though, most view that game as dead.

Doesn't matter. If GGG managed to keep the servers online to service myself and my friends only, I would still be happy with that.

^ idk...

How would PoE stand the test of time without temporary boosts from leagues.

My guess isnt that well...