The Palpable and Uninformed Hate and Dismissal of POE1 Veterans Sounding the Alarm is Worrying

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Kraythax#2592 wrote:

Need proof? I can prove it in 2 days. Just reset the server like a new league.

No one cares about league tr00ns. GGG is better off ditching that crowd wholesale.

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hboi#6131 wrote:

[...]following build guides from your favorite youtuber that you don't understand and quitting at level 86 when things start to get challenging.

Talking from an account with 3 chars, 73-90-76, makes this quite funny, not gonna lie.
Cherry on top, the 73 char didn't even kill Kitava :D
Good troll.

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

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hboi#6131 wrote:

[...]following build guides from your favorite youtuber that you don't understand and quitting at level 86 when things start to get challenging.

Talking from an account with 3 chars, 73-90-76, makes this quite funny, not gonna lie.
Cherry on top, the 73 char didn't even kill Kitava :D
Good troll.

Yeah I got bored of poe1 and didn't play that long. The way the game played didn't appeal to me.

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Kashou#2868 wrote:

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Toforto#2372 wrote:

This kind of gatekeeping and chasing players away is exactly what is going to kill PoE 2 lmao

You guys are literally trying to gatekeep PoE2 from existing. A lot of us have been waiting forever for a game like this. You realize the entire reason they made PoE2 as a whole new game was that they knew they wanted to change it so much that it wouldn't be fair to do that to PoE1 players right? I think that was the right choice. But if people are going to try to bend this game into PoE1 then I don't care if you don't get what you want at all.

But that game was always there. Its called ruthless. What were you waiting for?

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Yeah I got bored of poe1 and didn't play that long. The way the game played didn't appeal to me.

Maybe it is more of a dedication problem and not a game problem ...
I get where the frustration comes from but try to be open minded and give it a chance. Write constructive criticism and not these hopeless rants and try to come up with good ideas as feedback and you will probably be heard.
I hate the newly developing toxicity because people feel like they deserve exactly the game they have preplanned in their minds and are not willing to engage with the actual game because of some pushbacks during maps or campaign.
Okay lategame needs fixing and is not really ready yet but its a nice hint on what is to come - and I think it is going to be huge.

I have almost 9k hours into POE over 3 different accounts.
Been here since EA in 2013.

If it's one thing I can trust, it's to have any negative post or warning on this forum shot down, usually by new accounts from 2023 or 2024 telling me it's a skill issue.

I completely back the OP. Big plus one.

Not saying my takes are perfect. But I've seen every single league mechanic, every nerf, every change, good and bad. I've supported the studio with 1k dollars or more, and POE2 with another 100.

It doesn't make my opinions more valid than others.
But it does mean that if they do not try to listen to my criticism they WILL lose my support in the future. And that counts for something.
If enough veterans end up in the same category, GGG is in trouble.

I think the loudest elitist "get good" gamers are often the ones that left 30 dollars to get access, do the first three acts, and will never pay another dime, rather enjoying trolling on this forum instead.

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Querker#1809 wrote:

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Kashou#2868 wrote:

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Toforto#2372 wrote:

This kind of gatekeeping and chasing players away is exactly what is going to kill PoE 2 lmao

You guys are literally trying to gatekeep PoE2 from existing. A lot of us have been waiting forever for a game like this. You realize the entire reason they made PoE2 as a whole new game was that they knew they wanted to change it so much that it wouldn't be fair to do that to PoE1 players right? I think that was the right choice. But if people are going to try to bend this game into PoE1 then I don't care if you don't get what you want at all.

But that game was always there. Its called ruthless. What were you waiting for?

Saying that PoE2 is even similar to ruthless is dishonest at best.

I did give it a chance. poe1 is a brain off game. Zooming around the map and spamming one or two skills. I don't like that in games. I ended up playing it as a second monitor game while I watched podcasts.

The combat was boring. The campaign sucked. The boss battles are good in maps though.

I figured I'd just wait for poe 2 to come out. At the time the combat looked vastly superior and I was right. That's why I don't want poe2 to be turned into it.

poe1 exists for people who like that playstyle. POE2 is different. Stop trying to change the core concept of the game. And I have no problem with dedication when I like games.

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hboi#6131 wrote:

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

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hboi#6131 wrote:

[...]following build guides from your favorite youtuber that you don't understand and quitting at level 86 when things start to get challenging.

Talking from an account with 3 chars, 73-90-76, makes this quite funny, not gonna lie.
Cherry on top, the 73 char didn't even kill Kitava :D
Good troll.

Yeah I got bored of poe1 and didn't play that long. The way the game played didn't appeal to me.

And it is YOU and those like you that GGG should rely upon for revenue for the next 10 years? Not the people that have been giving them that revenue but people who cant even finish the campaign in POE1 which takes even slow old me less than 1 day playtime to finish?

Yeah I hope GGG reads that comment right there.

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Kashou#2868 wrote:

But that game was always there. Its called ruthless. What were you waiting for?

Saying that PoE2 is even similar to ruthless is dishonest at best.

Ruthless is easier than POE2. The graphics are obviously not up to POE2 but that is about it. Last time I spent a couple hours on my latest ruthless char felt way easy.