GGG. Thank You for making POE2 so different! I love ALL of the changes

I'm so tired of hearing people whine because the ''unfamiliar'' is so daunting. The reality is there were so many severe flaws behind PO1 and the changes in PO2 look to create something truly special.

I love how the combat actually seems to mean something with it's slowed down, anticipate and react gameplay. Instead of mindlessly spamming a skill and watching the entire screen of enemies die. You enjoy speedrunning and feeling like a god? Good for you. Most players just want Good Gameplay and sorry to say but Po1 often failed in providing a strong gameplay experience for it's moment to moment gameplay. The slowed down gameplay in PO3 looks exceptional to me and very rewarding. You have to work for your kills. I love how the game seems much more difficult.

A lot of gamers are truly just spoiled and they will complain and want their game to be as easy as possible and god mode as possible. Clear a screen, collect loot, rinse, repeat. Fun? Maybe for the tens of thousands who still play this game but newsflash: Poe2 can be fun for MILLIONS of gamers. GGG is on the verge of something truly special so you have to just accept that PO2 will be fundamentally different than po1. This is fantastic news. You can still engage in all of your screen clearing in po1. But for people who want something more sophisticated POE2 looks extremely promising and has real thought put behind it for it's combat, movement, and gameplay mechanics.

Thank you GGG for looking beyond the poe1 playerbase and biased fans (who seek more of the same) and creating something that the entire world can potentially enjoy. THANK YOU.

And PLEASE.... make sure the game is challenging! Make these encounters feel like you are accomplishing something. I don't care how many poe1 players moan about it. You have to follow through with your own creative vision.

Good luck and thank you for everything! Former L80+something Elemental Witch.

I agree with your comments.

the zoom zoom meta was and still is fun for me,
but at that rate of speed its hard to spot/react to
spike damage which of course also comes hard and fast.

I wonder if ggg has a "average kills per second' stat
and just how high that number has become for some players.

I bet its several dozen when it should be well below 1.