I am worried that GGG might listen to the whiny "game too difficult :(" crowd

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NicknamesOfGod#1810 wrote:

People who are worried that GGG will abandon their vision to cater to the nay-sayers can stop worrying. The negative contingent have been doing their very best to review-bomb the game on Steam, and the result is that PoE2 is currently sitting at a Very Positive 82%, with 499K players in the middle of the day on Monday. PoE2 is doing just fine; stop worrying, and get back to having fun with the game.

If you want to send a positive message to GGG that you know they'll see, give the game a thumbs-up with a positive message on your platform of choice. They might not see your comment, specifically, but they'll definitely see the aggregate effects of them.

Helldivers 2 had 500k and top reviews now they have 20/30k after bad choices.

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

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arcticlion#1613 wrote:

Interesting you say entitlement, when it seems like you are being entitled by not letting others express their criticisms.

I am letting you express your criticism, just like I'm expressing that your point is invalid.

You're not letting anyone do anything on here.

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It will absolutely push people away. It also wasn't level 1 both got to 15. The first witch still had shit gear with shit drops. Second witch still breezing through and still getting good drops. If you think the beginning of the game being so dependent on rng won't scare people away, my I introduce you to Beta POE1 and current Ruthless and the results. There is a reason POE1 changed course and why Ruthless has single digit percentage of players.

By that point, you will have plenty of orbs to make your own stuff.
And frankly, I'm calling BS on little every single drop and merchant item and orb roll having been unusable up until lv 15.

I'm worried that GGG will listen to antisocial children that confuse tedium with difficulty, and confuse complaints about poorly designed mechanics making the game difficult in unfun ways for people being somehow lesser than them.

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PatrickFf#1965 wrote:

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

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arcticlion#1613 wrote:

Interesting you say entitlement, when it seems like you are being entitled by not letting others express their criticisms.

I am letting you express your criticism, just like I'm expressing that your point is invalid.

You're not letting anyone do anything on here.

Correct. Stay in the basement.

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lordkazan#6983 wrote:

I'm worried that GGG will listen to antisocial children that confuse tedium with difficulty, and confuse complaints about poorly designed mechanics making the game difficult in unfun ways for people being somehow lesser than them.

You are, simply for the way you default to throwing insults.

It's been 3 days and already people are calling the game dying, its bloody stupid is what it is. Sure it's got problems that need fixing but that's what early access is for.

I mean we haven't even gotten the other 6 classes yet and as for the difficulty I find its better to start off higher and then slowly bring it down to a place where the majority is happy rather than starting off low and then pissing off people when you increase it so they find it too hard

The only things I could agree with when it comes to all the complaining is that there needs to be bit more loot in the first act to help people get going and the respec costs could be brought down like 20% to help people experiment with different builds. Apart from that I am having a fantastic time and I am enjoying PoE 2 so much that I am considering making it my main game over 20+ years of World of Warcraft

I know that some of you wanted PoE 2 to be a more graphically impressive and more streamlined version of PoE 1 but that was never going to happen. If it did then there would be no reason for PoE 1 to hang around as everything you could want from Poe 1 would be served you in PoE 2. However that's not what PoE 2 is about, its fundamentally a different style of ARPG than the type that PoE 1 is.

You don't have to like PoE 2, you still have everything you want in an ARPG in PoE 1 if that's your thing. I can't speak from experience because I basically only tried PoE 1 from a week before PoE 2 EA and I only made it to 68, I enjoyed myself but I am having more fun with PoE 2.

Early access is a time to smooth out problems and help bring the game into a better place for those who will join us when the game launches and goes F2P. But if you think that PoE 2 will become just another loot simulator then you will be disappointed because thats simply not what PoE 2 is or likely will be

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PatrickFf#1965 wrote:

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

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arcticlion#1613 wrote:

Interesting you say entitlement, when it seems like you are being entitled by not letting others express their criticisms.

I am letting you express your criticism, just like I'm expressing that your point is invalid.

You're not letting anyone do anything on here.

Correct. Stay in the basement. [/quote]

Penthouse for me... so I don't mind staying in.

the game is not fun. Im currently lvl 50 in act 4. the only time it feels good to be killing anything is when I went back to a zone 7-8 lvl under my current level. could be difficulty, could be the crippling low drop rates of everything else. If something doesn't improve I wont be revising my steam review. If the problems are solved by making ruthless an option people can opt out of then im all for having a more fun experience being optional. I am unconcerned or even remotely bothered by anyone who wants a difficult experience so they can clear it once and move to another game. I highly doubt anyone who plays Elden ring or souls to have logged 1000 hours or more playing those games.

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Rinslaughter#5595 wrote:

the game is not fun. Im currently lvl 50 in act 4. the only time it feels good to be killing anything is when I went back to a zone 7-8 lvl under my current level. could be difficulty, could be the crippling low drop rates of everything else. If something doesn't improve I wont be revising my steam review. If the problems are solved by making ruthless an option people can opt out of then im all for having a more fun experience being optional. I am unconcerned or even remotely bothered by anyone who wants a difficult experience so they can clear it once and move to another game. I highly doubt anyone who plays Elden ring or souls to have logged 1000 hours or more playing those games.

It sounds like you're either running in and getting mobbed, or your build is bad.
In act 4, you have plenty of orbs to craft the gear you want.