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

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Rinslaughter#5595 wrote:

1700 hours logged in poe1 with several supporter packs over the years. every poe2 defender nearly always is either a new acc or zero support packs or both. I bet 70% of the poe tourists that are currently playing quit or finish what they wanted in the first 300 hours & don't return for league content.

Users who only the Free Access key given to them from another player should have the "Tourist" tag.

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Gkek#1581 wrote:

They don't exist. I've seen very few people frustrated with the "difficulty" of the game and a ton more concerned with the monotony and the fact that it's shallow compared to PoE1

This

Hell my main problem with PoE2, and also why I quit not even halfway through act 3 normal, is because minions are just garbage. They're fragile, barely deal any damage, and can't draw aggro to save my life.

That's not because the game is difficult, I have friends and my fiance who can clear content faster than I can even though they've died more times than me, the problem rests entirely on minions being horribly undertuned.

The game difficulty seems very fun and engaging. The campaign bosses and mini bosses are relatively challenging to keep you engaged.

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Pizzarugi#6258 wrote:

minions being horribly undertuned.

lol get out of here

In the end, they are gonna listen to the content creators who provide detailed, nuanced feedback about the things that are great and areas that need improvement.

Difficulty is not a black/white concept and your opinion is not more valid than anyone else on these forums. If you want your voice to be heard, try to give constructive feedback about the things you like and don't like instead of trying to dismiss the feedback of others.

It's very easy to make blanket statements while hiding behind the veil of anonymity on the forums. Whereas the streamer and content creators are in the public eye, so when they give feedback and demonstrate it through gameplay examples, that's way more valuable to the devs.

Spoiler alert - most of them have notes about the difficulty of the game and the general consensus is its overtuned.

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

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Pizzarugi#6258 wrote:

minions being horribly undertuned.

lol get out of here

Some minions are quite good, some are just average.
My build feels crazier than my frostbearer specters and im just 1shotting everything lol, ESPECIALLY after I am switched to using tech with Volls chest.

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

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Relationship#0359 wrote:

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

So anyone who disagrees with you hates the game.

What happens if everyone else is right and you're wrong? How would you feel?

It's not about right or wrong, it's about me (and others like me) enjoying the status quo of this game.
You don't. That's your issue, don't make it ours. Go play something else.

So yes you are literally taking the position that because you like the game nothing should change. Even if people point out valid reason why this game has issues you don't care because it's as they intended.

Ironic.

I expected a fun game, currently it is not. I am uninterested in playing a hard game for sake of it being hard alone. Elden ring and dark souls were not massive hits due to their difficulty alone. difficulty does not equal fun. it can be if the challenge is setup and obtaining skills to be tested along the path.

being killed by each boss 3-7 times to learn each move only to learn there is a special attack that only gets used at <20% is terrible game design.

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Relationship#0359 wrote:

So yes you are literally taking the position that because you like the game nothing should change. Even if people point out valid reason why this game has issues you don't care because it's as they intended.

Ironic.

You're the one demanding change of something to cater to you, not me.
Go Karen somewhere else.

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Rinslaughter#5595 wrote:

I expected a fun game, currently it is not. I am uninterested in playing a hard game for sake of it being hard alone. Elden ring and dark souls were not massive hits due to their difficulty alone. difficulty does not equal fun. it can be if the challenge is setup and obtaining skills to be tested along the path.

being killed by each boss 3-7 times to learn each move only to learn there is a special attack that only gets used at <20% is terrible game design.

Ok cool, the genre isn't for you. Move on.