Early Access Feedback - Trial of Chaos is the single worst experience I've had in ARPG as a ranger - Forum

The other trial is even worse, and that's coming from somebody who likes running sanctum. They claim attacks would be telegraphed which made me believe they would have improved the experience, in reality though it's far worse than PoE1's sanctum, constant chip damage from small mobs, ground effects, near unavoidable rare mods in certain scenarios, etc. Then again, the whole game is like this, they've threw a decade of experience with PoE1 out of the window.	Posted by oBLACKIECHANo#6895 on Dec 11, 2024, 6:45:29 PM Quote this Post
Trials of Chaos are really bad. Bosses are extremely overtuned and curses are too punishing in combination. This needs to be toned down because it's not fun and holds back advancement. It's a terrible experience. I've died solo and with friends at least 20 times. You can't gate progression behind something like this. Last edited by achickosky#3460 on Dec 11, 2024, 8:06:10 PM	Posted by achickosky#3460 on Dec 11, 2024, 7:48:49 PM Quote this Post
This is a level 32 area. No one, save for maybe 0.1% of players are going to be able to do this pre-50+. And even then it still sucks. The mechanics for bosses feel like they were made by someone who got fired at FROMsoftware for being "that guy". It's arguably one of the worst ideas I've seen in modern gaming. At any point did they bother to playtest their own game and see how horrible this is? Last edited by Rune6#0597 on Dec 11, 2024, 8:12:55 PM	Posted by Rune6#0597 on Dec 11, 2024, 7:50:55 PM Quote this Post
Not sure if my build is broken, i did it on second try blind as witch. Maybe I got lucky. FromSoft fan though. Last edited by 2girlz1cup#0734 on Dec 12, 2024, 3:12:14 AM	Posted by 2girlz1cup#0734 on Dec 12, 2024, 3:11:13 AM Quote this Post
i got lucky too, but now i am lvl 78 and cant do the 3rd trial ultimatum ^^ the bird is killing me everytime with his big tornado @all trolls or clueless ppl who just post here like "uhhh u are all weak and dumb, the game is perfect" NO game is perfect! poe2 is damn close though <3 but there are things, which are not balanced and being in t10 maps and running them smoothly but not able to get 3rd trial is a joke	Posted by joseas#5461 on Dec 12, 2024, 7:30:14 AM Quote this Post
The trials of chaos is the worst shit ive ever played in any game ever	Posted by Devilspunch#6651 on Dec 13, 2024, 1:09:42 AM Quote this Post
i hate ultimatum. this sucks so much edit: at least in poe1 you could end the ultimatum when you felt like you couldn't continue. now i have to complete the whole thing for ascendancy and a bunch of random gear my class doesn't even use... Last edited by Sesaline#0249 on Dec 13, 2024, 2:55:18 PM	Posted by Sesaline#0249 on Dec 13, 2024, 2:38:41 PM Quote this Post
I just alt-f4'd after dying for the umpteenth time to the most unfair and random ass mechanic that I had no chance to avoid. I HATE this crap	Posted by Constantine0324#0284 on Jan 4, 2025, 7:10:57 AM Quote this Post
" Wyltsi#1745 wrote: One: Incredibly build specific. Ultimatum was already build specific in PoE 1. It has not changed. You need regen, you need survivability, you need specific build. This is why I always skipped Ultimatum in PoE 1. Now it is mandatory. Two: RNG. Couple this up with the first point and you got yourself a disaster. Area two is always the "fight in small space, and we spawn lots of mobs on you". Well you happen to get a rare mob with flask siphon and/or mana siphon and your ranger build is done for. These fights used to be bearable in PoE 1 because we had good movement skills. Now we have NOTHING. Escape shot is actually so fucking useless that it's better to just run away than try to use it and be locked in the animation for 2 seconds. Three: Mob design. The first part is already a spectacle. "Kill all mobs". And what mobs did you guys choose for this event? Some chargers that go all over the map when they miss you and you have to keep searching the map all over for them. Just ... i can't even... Four: Animations. Do we REALLY need a god damn 5 second animation to socket in the gems we pick up? I mean would it really be that bad if we could just go and pick up the three small items. Smack them down and be done with it? Noooooo... Must have a 5 second animation of you putting in the gem stones to the sockets. Oh you chose a ghost to follow you? Well too bad enjoy your ruin. Oh the whole area is blanketed with lighting and socketing the gems will 100% kill you and you can't avoid it? Well too bad. But look at this nice shiny animation! Just... no. Nerf the everliving shit out of this place or I swear to god 90% of casual players will stop at this point. I have 4000 hours in PoE 1 and I'm literally thinking about giving up. Ranger is one of the best for ultimatum? What. t. ran over 100 ultimatums between a warrior (rough) and a pathfinder (FREE) I havent had a single bricked ultimatum since the warrior which was the first 20~ runs. skill issue Step 1 is to self reflect.	Posted by RKxZlcLUUF#5704 on Jan 4, 2025, 7:46:54 AM Quote this Post
" InheritLife#0703 wrote: Thanks for proving my point, this game will go down in history as the best game ever and for sure will NEVER die, this is real gaming and its just beginning. This is a true MASTERPIECE. Go away haters we don't need you. 578,569 all-time peak 27 days ago 320,354 24-hour peak 263,454 players right now people like you will make this game die	Posted by toxiitea#5772 on Jan 4, 2025, 7:55:29 AM Quote this Post