POLL: Did Exilecon increase or decrease your overall hype for POE and POE 2?

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DreadLordAvatar wrote:

Decrease. Crushed about 4.0 hype. PoE1 future hangs in the balance, a divided community, ultimately maintenance mode.

^ THIS!

Kind of make me worried about the future of POE as a whole, with divided developer focus and a divided community.

My hype level for poe before exilecon was almost zero, while I was watching it hype level was around 50% but then it fallen back now it's around 10%. Which means maybe I'll play next league, but I highly doubt it.

My hype is mostly down because now that they said they have a very small team on poe1 I don't expect anything from it anymore.

Poe2 is too far away to even bother with it.

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dmiric wrote:

My hype is mostly down because now that they said they have a very small team on poe1 I don't expect anything from it anymore.

Poe2 is too far away to even bother with it.

Yeah, they pretty much said: "Forget about today, everything will be fine tomorrow". But they still want us to play :P

Well, the proof is in the pudding, as they say.

I legit cried watching the Exilecon announcement that we won't have a unified endgame.

Biggest betrayal by a game developer in my entire life, Bigger than even Blizzard and Bethesda combined.

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dmiric wrote:

My hype level for poe before exilecon was almost zero, while I was watching it hype level was around 50% but then it fallen back now it's around 10%. Which means maybe I'll play next league, but I highly doubt it.

My hype is mostly down because now that they said they have a very small team on poe1 I don't expect anything from it anymore.

Poe2 is too far away to even bother with it.

^THIS

we need a bigger team for poe 1 so we get better leagues.

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Lyutsifer665 wrote:

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dmiric wrote:

My hype level for poe before exilecon was almost zero, while I was watching it hype level was around 50% but then it fallen back now it's around 10%. Which means maybe I'll play next league, but I highly doubt it.

My hype is mostly down because now that they said they have a very small team on poe1 I don't expect anything from it anymore.

Poe2 is too far away to even bother with it.

^THIS

we need a bigger team for poe 1 so we get better leagues.

That was the idea, We were suffering for a long time but the content would return to previous development levels once PoE2 was released.

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SilentSymphony wrote:

I legit cried watching the Exilecon announcement that we won't have a unified endgame.

Biggest betrayal by a game developer in my entire life, Bigger than even Blizzard and Bethesda combined.

fuck.

when i heard the announcement, my heart dropped. i was legit asking myself. this is a big deal, is it not?

i was in denial and kept watching everybit of the exilecon. trying to find scraps of hope.

the more i understood poe2, the more i understood why it had to be made separate.

but understanding the whys was not enough.

it still is a betrayal.

i have accepted i was betrayed.

i probably will still play poe1.

i probably still might buy supporter packs. but my wallet probably will be tighter than before.

No interest in any cons.

Don't get hyped about anything. Just enjoy what I have.

PoE2 is some year(s) away. Will be massively changed and might diablofy more (dodge, MMO elements etc). As of right now, I feel PoE1 leagues have more hype.

Increase. I love the changes. Love how the game will be slower and have more intimate combat. I don't care at all about them abandoning the poe1 framework of clearing entire screens of enemies in the span of a second. That is NOT good gameplay. That is an awful system designed to appeal to god mode gamers who want an easy mode and feel all mighty and all powerful.

I appreciate a more intimate approach where you are encouraged to observe your enemy and react accordingly. That is a phenomenal change rather than just spamming one dumb skill that you managed to exploit on rinse and repeat.

DEVS: Please stick with your vision for poe2 and stop listening to the naysayers who are terrified of change. You can try to appeal to existing gamers who want an easy ride or you can create an international phenomenon and a game that can overtake Diablo4 in popularity if you play your cards right. Poe1 has limited appeal due to numerous gameplay and design decisions. You can move past that with poe2's new focus on thoughtful combat and rewarding mechanics centered around movement, tactics, survival, and skill variety.

THANK YOU FOR THESE CHANGES. If someone wants a screen clearing simulator they can play poe1. Stick to your vision for poe2 and make sure it's a BRAND new game.