Liberator of Wraeclast Supporter and 10y POE1 Veteran Reaches the Last Straw and Quits

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Kraythax#2592 wrote:

Yes I spent $ on the biggest supporter pack. Put a lot of $ in POE 1 as well. During the buildout and hype for the game they promised so much that they simply didn't deliver. My disappointment with the outcome is so visceral that it has ruined my week. This isn't a game for anyone except those living in their parents basement with no life or professional streamers. The rest of us need not apply. Lets catalog the failures:

Crafting? "We will have you crafting early and it will be better," they said. "We will have regal orbs and exalts drom in act 1 and you will be crafting your own gear by act 2"

Music to my SSF ears. EXCEPT ... I have gotten maybe 20 regals in 3 acts and maybe 5 exalts. My highest char is using level 28 gear at level 45 and cant craft anything with better stats than what I have on. This isnt a crafting system, like POE1 is known for, its a RNG designed by a sadist.

Build Diversity? They promised that they are making the passive tree more important and putting in paths for lots of diversity.

Again, since I like to play SSF, Awesome! EXCEPT there really is no build diversity. There are maybe 3 or 4 builds being played by 80% of the player base and those of us trying to go our own way? Well we aren't getting very far.

Engaging Acts this time! "We are going to make the campaign engaging and fun," they said.

"WOW sounds cool," I thought. EXCEPT the campaign isn't cool. Its a long trudge more akin to wading 20 miles in a knee deep swamp carrying a heavy pack. The zones take literally an hour to clear and there is no running past mobs. Try that and you will get body blocked, swarmed and killed by WHITE mobs. No the only way is to methodically full clear every zone which is tedious and boring. So boring that I fell asleep multiple times playing this game and i have NEVER fallen asleep playing POE1 in 10 years on 3 accounts. If the game crashes in the middle of that, well start all over.

In fact the campaign is so tedious and drudgery that people in global are constantly asking for high level players to carry them.

SSF? "Yes we will definitely support that".

But they dont. The abysmal crafting system makes playing ruthless POE1 look easy. The only way people are getting past trials is to be carried. In fact without trading in this game you will have no gear at all so you better hope the RNG gods like you and drop a few exalts (they HATE me). Remember you get ONLY ONE try at crafting each item and if you miss the stats you are screwed. There is no deterministic crafting. It's a slot machine.

Endgame? "Endgame is our focus," they said.

EXCEPT after watching my friend play endgame (as a deadeye) It looks like the same slog as the campaigns. Slow, methodical, prodding and UTTERLY unforgiving. One missed dodge and tens of hours of work are gone.

Conclusion:

This game isn't fun and today I spent 6 hours playing Act 3 alone. I had 9 zone resets after crashing, 22 failed attempts at ultimatim, which I have always hated more than sanctum and that is a significant statement, as a fire infernalist witch. Finally I had 15 .. yes 15 .. crashes. Its so disappointing and I am so angry at myself that I jumped in for the top supporter package because I believed in the company.

I am done with this until it is fun again. Whoever is making decisions at GGG is making all the worst ones. Its probably the same person that decided Kalandra, Trial of Ancients, Ultimatum and sanctum leagues were great. NO THANKS. Bye ..

P.S. Below will be the "git gud" people playing 12h a day cause mom and dad pay their bills. Those people will be GONE after the second league reset and this game will make D4 launch look good.