Absolutely disapointed -- This game is hard, and not in a fun way.

Instead of calling it Path of Exile 2, it should be called Path of Souls

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szduriel#4226 wrote:

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Urza_Mechwalker#7393 wrote:

How in hell you manage to do that? You just sit standign in front of it and try to outdps it? That is a PLAYER issue not a game issue. That witch I defeated on the first go with my Bulldog on my lap trying to lick the keyboard at same time!

1- The Boss seems to have _1 Million Times_ the health of regular enemies.
(What?, I have to spend 10 minutes to kill the first boss of the game?)
2- The Boss's attacks and minions seem to cover the entire Prison Cell area
you are trapped in, so they overwhelm you easily.
3- My health and mana potions are dried-up/finished way too quickly.
4- Everything my character does is slow as F***.

And this is the first F***ing boss of the game !!! What will happen in ACT2,
if GGG ever allows me to reach it?

PS: I'm happy for you that you have a friend/pet that keeps you company.
You don't have to boast about it to us that we don't. ;)

1- No that witch can be killed in less than 30 seconds.

2- No the area of damage is a bit smaller than the graphic indications in fact. You just need to not let the reinforcements accumulate

3- Flasks might need some adjustments,specially the smaller ones, after you get larger ones the feelign of low resources vanishes fast

4- Is as slow as the enemies. But you can interrupt all your movement and animations while the bosses cannot. So abuse that. Interrupt and punish the boss.

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darksinthe#3905 wrote:

Again go play D4 or PoE 1 please. If it's too hard for you, this game isnt made for you.

I would do that in a heartbeat at this moment - but you know what? We didnt get PoE1 new season because of this, so there is nowhere to go

POE1 is the game I've played the most, almost 3k hours! I tried Elden Ring once it was HARD and I didn't like it.

When playing POE1 I often time wish I could move while attacking or dodge roll because of the movement skill cooldown.

Some of you are so used to stationary attacks and one button and one hit kill, that you see POE2 as a dark soul ARPG, which is not.

POE2 is great, and the difficulty is normal, if you don't one-button mash or face tank. Try slowing the mobs first or blocking their attacks(use combos) before you go head-on. Don't rely on gems alone use gears too, grab every drop, sell those you don't want, and buy some gear.

However, What would be a good if not in-game, it would be buying uncut skill gems from an NPC(I'm still in Act1). I think the dodge roll needs a bit more distance.

Overall POE2 is an improvement of POE1 that needs polishing. I believe people need to change their playstyle, have an open mind, and adapt because why play another game when all they want is the same game? Didn't GGG say that POE2 would be different than POE1?

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Paciorex#3912 wrote:

Instead of calling it Path of Exile 2, it should be called Path of Souls

Exactly! It's way more difficult than PoE1 was.

(coming for a player less than 1 week into POE1 before arriving here)

playing a minion witch, not sure why other struggling with this class either its fine, i kill the boss's mainly using my spells my minions die, and i dodge and continue to do dps until they respawn, means i have to be on my toes more when they gone and get to relax a bit on their return

please if anything devs, add a snowflake mode if anything for the people who struggle, but scale loot drops accordingly aka give less for less difficulty

do NOT water down the default difficulty

ive only played POE1 for 5 days, i come from a background where i find dark souls too difficult, ive been playing games since the 90's

you game is no where near as hard as a souls game, ive died maybe 6-8 time and im still on act one, each and every death has been because im too low level for the content im doing or i havent found the best way to use my build, each and evey death has made me think about why, go away breifly, make some changes come back and then not die to that current mob

the difficulty is perfect

i think old POE players just are too used to a run and press one button whole screen dies, and it shows, as a new player, your game is not too difficult at all!!

seriously please do not water this down, or if you choose to make it easier make it into the doom equivilent of "I'm to young to die!" for the people who require it, give reduced loot label it story mode and not the default etc everyone is happy!

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Dxt44#4050 wrote:

Sounds like skill issue buddy

Did you figure that out when he stated openly that he was bad at games?

Cringe posting

I am playing as warrior and it took me about half a dozen tries for the end of Act 1 boss.

Skill issue

litrally could of said it better!!!

please do write that email and a letter via snail mail, too many people as you say want everything easy pz