Is the game still too complicated

Yes. very complex. Much. Hard.

To be fair this game was created for people who don't work, those on disability and welfare etc.

That is what makes it great, casual games are for working people who don't have time to even play games so POE is in a good place

Just the animations are hot garbage

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TriniGamer wrote:

To be fair this game was created for people who don't work, those on disability and welfare etc.

No, it wasnt.

Saying "new players should learn as they go" doesn't really work.

Their build will be crap and they will hit a wall. Very few players at that point think "Oh I can reroll", they will think the game is stupid, over-punitive, and non-intuitive. Which are all true for a new player, honestly.

GGG seems aware of this or they wouldnt have had a build of the week, which were generally easy to copy and succeed.

Honestly there should be recommended builds when you start the game, for each class. Im talking basic builds like 1h Sword Board Impale Cyclone, ED Trickster, with recommended priority stats, tree, and links.

They still can copy-paste someone's build and slowly realize why maker of that build decided to pick this and not that etc.

Game is not too complicated or hard. It takes from a few days to a few weeks to clear all content.

You just need good defenses. That's it really.

I would say that the game is too easy. I only play every league for about 2 weeks and I have cleared all content. That's it for me, it gets too boring and easy. And I'm not a "pro" player.

Many builds are really bad, many builds are really good.

Most of the content and stuff is optional. It looks very complex while it isn't. Some builds CAN be very complex.

Look for a good build if you have hard time understanding the game mechanics.

Still it's a really fun game I enjoy for the few weeks I play every league.

Happy New Year everyone.

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Slaikkiz wrote:

Game is not too complicated or hard. It takes from a few days to a few weeks to clear all content.

To clear all content? Yes. To understand how everything in the game works? It take months, maybe even years.
Its not wrong to say that even after playing PoE for 5 years you keep learning new things about PoE.

PoE is simplistic, verging on the dumb. GGG make it convoluted and don't explain mechanics clearly, this makes it seem more complex than it is. Of course GGG have to keep up appearances to seem like a hardcore game and as such will remain a niche game.

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Aynix wrote:

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Slaikkiz wrote:

Game is not too complicated or hard. It takes from a few days to a few weeks to clear all content.

To clear all content? Yes. To understand how everything in the game works? It take months, maybe even years.
Its not wrong to say that even after playing PoE for 5 years you keep learning new things about PoE.

Poe is rly simple game.
And 3 werks is more than enough to clear all content.

Up to Act3!!*

*All this aplies to act 3 tops.
Then its getting complicated, not slowly even ;) not only for players, its destroying sanity of cpus, gpus and other parts..

My opinion.
Complex is good.
Complicated is not always good.
Re-rolling and having to do everything again per league is bad. Especially syndicate and labs (not to mention the upcoming heist rogue leveling).