Path of Exile 1 is my favorite video game of all time.
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Then why do I hate poe2?
I just cannot find 1 moment of fun in it. It's just a chore game where you have no control over your deaths. Truly breaks my heart. Did my best to find some joy here but failed. 91 Deadeye. Logged in for the first time in a week today. Just cannot do it. This goes down as the biggest let down in my 42 years of life. I hope to see so many changes that I know it's impossible for this game to be in a place I like it. I think that is what hurts the most. This isn't a game for poe1 players. It's a game for people who want to die a lot and find that reward. Not PoE1 fan base at all. PoE 1 is the best. PoE 2 is something. Last edited by HeroEvermore#0498 on Dec 25, 2024, 2:40:29 PM Last bumped on Dec 26, 2024, 2:44:35 AM
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Yeah its pretty sad. I guess we'll see if GGG can capture a big enough audience of "hardcore souls-like" players that enjoy getting punished by a simplified game with restrictive build options.
I'm in the same boat, not touching this game unless major shifts in design philosophy happen and all death penalties in Softcore are gone. Or at the very least giving people back 6 portals. This game simply isn't worth my time when it can delete hours of it in a single death. There truly is no fun to be found, crafting is a gacha mechanic,campaign is a slog(no idea who's gonna come back for this every 3 months) and endgame is an actual nightmare. |
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This game honestly feels like an incompetent knock off of PoE1 which doesn't understand any of the lessons that game learned over time and made by people obsessed with chasing the Elden Ring hype crowd. Incredibly disappointing. |
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" I agree with all of your points. There is just too much to change to make this a game for casuals AT ALL. This is a game for no lifers (which I am and still dont like it). Just sad sad sadness in my heart seeing what this game is. PoE 1 is the best. PoE 2 is something.
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" Yeah it's like they got their lists mixed up. "People hate labs" Ok lets make it worse. "No one likes Trialmaster or Sanctum" Ok lets force it on them and make it near impossible for most builds. Etc etc. PoE 1 is the best. PoE 2 is something.
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I totally get it, bro. I totally get where you're coming from, because I'm a huge fan of PoE 1 too! I've been coming here every now and then, just to see if they've made any changes or if it's still as much of a slog. |
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PoE1 isn't going anywhere, so those who love it, have it.
PoE2 is a different game that apeals to some of PoE1 player base (X%) and to people for whom the PoE1 is too fast or just want a different game. That is a good thing. |
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" PoE 2 is already exactly like PoE 1 in the endgame. It's fast, and encourages fast builds lol, you have no idea what kind of meta builds exist already. Builds that are already more OP than some PoE 1 builds. This game is only "slow and methodical" during the campaign. As soon as you hit endgame maps its back to the PoE 1 playstyle. Here's a single example for you or anyone thinking PoE 2 is "slower" in its gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVKwreDZxYo Last edited by Toforto#2372 on Dec 25, 2024, 3:45:58 PM
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" Yup, It has the same gameplay pressures as PoE1 with fractions of the tools and systems that allow you to manage them. This funnels the game into the few zoom viable builds and everyone else is playing with ankle weights. |
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" That's the fking problem. People prefer to look meta builds on the internet than play the game by themselves. And since they can't make an original build by themselves that do the same thing, they get frustrated. Shame. I'm having a blast. |
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