Is POE2 a loot piñata game now?

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rifraf-_-#9478 wrote:

After the latest update, loot has sky-rocketed and the overall difficulty is becoming trivial. Is this what GGG wants for this game? I'd like to know because I bought this game knowing it's not going to be yet another loot piñata/second monitor game.

Very much agreed! The overall feel of the game is just boring now. Not challenging. I'm finding all of my playthroughs are just ... not worth it. I had a Witch going, a Mercenary and a Barbarian and all of them feel ..... well just boring now. This wasn't the case at launch. It feels like Diablo 3 or 4 or just a bare bones POE 1. Point and click, wipe packs, loot loot loot. Geez.

I really hope they revert and stand on something. I loved POE 2 at launch and thought this was finally the game I wanted. Now, it has no identity and I find myself gravitating towards wanting to play other games. At the start, I was captivated and really enjoying myself, could easily see 1000 hours in my immediate future. Stayed up 3 days straight playing! And each day things got worse and worse, and now in it's current state - I just don't see a difference between this and D4 or D3.

I just don't feel challenged. I feel like the game is weak. Boring. I hate to say that and it's amazing to me that with just a few updates this stark of a change has taken place - so I really implore GGG - please for Gods Sakes stop listening to the people crying about difficulty. Pleas revert the game back and stand on it. Make it slow. Make it punishing. Make it hard. Top Down Elden Ring will not be for everyone - but it'll still be top down Elden Ring. The game will flourish if this happens I promise you. If it stays in the state it's in, I just don't see a point.

No pinata here. Difficulty level unchanged.

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AlaskanDruid#4306 wrote:

No pinata here. Difficulty level unchanged.

If you think the difficulty hasn't changed - you're not paying attention. There's a HUGE difference now.

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Kaboinglefop#0955 wrote:

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FTKesho90#5799 wrote:

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rifraf-_-#9478 wrote:

After the latest update, loot has sky-rocketed and the overall difficulty is becoming trivial. Is this what GGG wants for this game? I'd like to know because I bought this game knowing it's not going to be yet another loot piñata/second monitor game.

There is no way you are not the same person spamming the entire forum with different accounts...make it less obvious.

GGG should filter feedback by supporter packs and in-game accolades when they look at accounts.

(FWIW, I actually agree with OP and I am one of the regular posters trying to defend PoE2 trying to make itself distinct from PoE1.)

The fact one of the most active"this game sucks i want it to be like poe1" threads on the feedback forum is a guy who did not even finish the campaign speaks volumes.

You dont even need to do that, u just have to judge the opinion with reason. I have been leveling a new char since yesterday and there has not been a single time were i am not struggling to be NEGATIVE on resists going from act to act. Thats how bad the loot is...The "difficulty" comes from being oneshot by not being proberly geared. Dont make it free but make it achievable within reason. The entire campain is filled with bosses and rares that do heavy elemental damage. There is no arguing around the fact that the system currently isnt working as intended.

The most active thread you are talking about is probably that way because this is literally a sequel to a game that is loved by hundrets of thausend of people that were hoping for a more polished, new , exiting, fresh version of the game they love and supported for the last decade. However this is something very different from it currently.

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TheAlmightyZugs#5016 wrote:

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AlaskanDruid#4306 wrote:

No pinata here. Difficulty level unchanged.

If you think the difficulty hasn't changed - you're not paying attention. There's a HUGE difference now.

Stop trolling for a nanosecond. I have not changed my gear since 2 days. It became easier because the balance in Cruel is actually less cruel.

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Silverpelt#6095 wrote:

It's amazing how it's always people with private profile that make theses posts.


FYI to the trolls, GGG can check your profiles without restriction and I'm fairly sure they don't give a f fly about complains from new accounts that use the same IP or VPN providers..

I am a new POE2 player, like you and everyone else. I'm not a POE1 veteran and I don't have to be since this is A BRAND NEW GAME.

I'm not a troll. I'm actually quite passionate about the game and I don't want to see it end up being yet another "second monitor, brain-off" game like D4.

If you actually played POE2, you would notice that the drop rate is by far not even remotely close from being anything piñata-like drop rate.

How's posting that the current drop rate is like a piñata isn't trolling?

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Silverpelt#6095 wrote:

If you actually played POE2, you would notice that the drop rate is by far not even remotely close from being anything like piñata-like drop rate.

How's posting that the current drop rate is like a piñata isn't trolling?

I'm pretty sure there are a handful of people using alts to keep these posts going. Not discounting any individuals that do feel this way, but have been noticing the same handful making the same points repeatedly and using the same verbiage/logic. They could just be parroting each other and caught in a loop, but that's not any better.

I am playing it, and I feel the latest patch did overshoot the rewards in the context of POE2. This is where I stand, this is my opinion. I am NOT trolling.

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Mr_Vagtastic#4761 wrote:

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Silverpelt#6095 wrote:

If you actually played POE2, you would notice that the drop rate is by far not even remotely close from being anything like piñata-like drop rate.

How's posting that the current drop rate is like a piñata isn't trolling?

I'm pretty sure there are a handful of people using alts to keep these posts going. Not discounting any individuals that do feel this way, but have been noticing the same handful making the same points repeatedly and using the same verbiage/logic. They could just be parroting each other and caught in a loop, but that's not any better.

Yeah, me too. It's the same clown who spam the forum with the same thread. The dude probably doesn't even play POE2 because the slight drop change they made isn't anything I'd call noteworthy.