OK this time I actually tried the game

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plaguefear wrote:

Diablo 4, elden, last epoch, d2:r will all be competing and seeing as i never even made a character this season and have zero regrets ill probably switch to a game that doesn't punish australian players.

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stalkingjackal wrote:

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plaguefear wrote:

Diablo 4, elden, last epoch, d2:r will all be competing and seeing as i never even made a character this season and have zero regrets ill probably switch to a game that doesn't punish australian players.

All those except last epoch are not gonna have regular content updates, so they won't keep players engaged for more than a month or two.

And I have ~500 hours in last epoch, it doesn't hold a candle to PoE even while PoE was in open beta. Yes it has a nice crafting system, but everything feels flat & clunky and visually looks like a early 2000s game. PoE felt good to play even back in 2013, with good sound effects and a weighty/visceral feel. That basic visual aesthetic of a arpg is very important, and no amount of deterministic crafting is gonna fix that.

Ironically though, you seem to have left out the only game imo that has a chance of giving PoE heavy competition - lost ark.

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Heimerdoinger wrote:

The devs cant see the trees in the forest anymore, this game and its company is going full blizzard soon