In 2022, we would have a lot of H&S games. Will PoE survive it?

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Networm13 wrote:

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Shagsbeard wrote:

Nonsense. You'll be here for PoE2 and quite a few leagues after that. We really have no idea when that's going to drop. Could be with 3.17. They love to surprise us. Or they could use it as a carrot stringing us along for years to come. We simply don't know.

But you'll be here for it.

I really wonder if PoE2 will fix the lag and disconnect issue?
Will PoE2 fix the unfair one shot mechanics?
Will PoE2 fix the graphic cluterfack?
Will PoE2 fix the character progression instead of just mindless currency farming and trading for stuff you need?

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Tainted_Fate wrote:

i'm not a big path of exile fanboy, to put it mildly
but i have to admit that these games represent no threat to path of exile
i would be more concerned about path of exile committing a suicide through Vision(tm) implementation

imo, the damage that was done by recent patches (after 3.14, 3.15 mostly) was comparable to damage that world of warcraft classic release did during blight league (30-35% of playerbase loss), and it was far bigger threat than mentioned 2022 games combined

the game is already in a bad shape, so some more nerfs (even shady ones like in 3.16), more bosses health and less players damage, less build diversity, less respect of players time, more HardMode(tm) things, more challenging acts, resources scarcity, more Vision(tm), more gambling instead of clear progression and we will be able to see the wreck

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

No game, let alone another ARPG, will ever do what PoE has done. Will trigger the exact same mixture of ecstasy and agony in portions almost certainly calibrated to encourage prolonged if not exclusive usage disturbingly close to the highs and lows of more quantifiable addiction.

As such, people are far more likely to quit PoE because of how PoE makes them feel than for or over any other game.

Blessed are those who knew to stop playing before they had to go through the process of quitting.