Releasing the game in this state and then going on holiday was a poor decision.

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Bacon_Overlord#1834 wrote:

I wonder how many "It's EA" comments there are in here...

By people that don't know what "EA" means.

Hint: It doesn't mean a half-completed game. It means a FULLY completed game where developers ask for input from players on the FUTURE direction of it.

So, yeah... this game is beta at best making the OP correct.

There you go , fresh from wiki if u are unfamiliar with the term "Early Access"

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the video game industry term. For the clinical drug testing term, see Expanded access.
Early access, also known as alpha access, alpha founding, paid alpha, or game preview, is a funding model in the video game industry by which consumers can purchase and play a game in the various pre-release development cycles, such as pre-alpha, alpha, and/or beta, while the developer is able to use those funds to continue further development on the game. Those that pay to participate typically help to debug the game, provide feedback and suggestions, may have access to special materials in the game. The early-access approach is a common way to obtain funding for indie games, and may also be used along with other funding mechanisms, including crowdfunding. Many crowdfunding projects promise to offer access to alpha and/or beta versions of the game as development progresses; however, unlike some of these projects which solicit funds but do not yet have a playable game, all early access games offer an immediately playable version of the unfinished game to players.

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Bacon_Overlord#1834 wrote:

I wonder how many "It's EA" comments there are in here...

By people that don't know what "EA" means.

Hint: It doesn't mean a half-completed game. It means a FULLY completed game where developers ask for input from players on the FUTURE direction of it.

So, yeah... this game is beta at best making the OP correct.

That's nonsense. EA is not some specific definition of anything. Each developer decides what it means in relation to their game.

lol they just disappeared and left it burning like the trash it is. What genius made this decision?

Meanwhile, accounts get hacked and the game still freezes PCs completely.

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Gamers entitlement

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Wormabutter#4288 wrote:

Gamers entitlement

How dare people choose what to spend their money on or be unhappy about their purchases.

God another one of these?

Sorry, but no. It got released in a somewhat good state, it got better with the number of patches and hotfixes, and it's going to get one of the first major updates in the coming weeks (if GGG is to be trusted with major updates monthly).

With it being (maybe not even) a 1/5th of the final game, it is good, and once finished and polished, it's going to blow out of the water anything that exists and has ever existed in the genre.

Is it perfect? No. Plenty of UI/UX quirks, plenty of strange mechanics and plenty of design choices that I hope leave some wiggle room for change of direction.

Also some things show they were done in a hurry just so they can release in 2024 without any more delays.

Do I fault them for that? No. It was a no-win situation. Either delay till January or later, or just go for the green light and let it out.

I am fully confident that once they are back at it, it's going to get going very, and I mean very fast. From fixes, to updates, to new stuff, to major changes. Nothing is impossible.
And also no, I don't always agree 100% with the choices they make, with the changes they do or with the shit they come up with, but in the end it always somehow works out.

TL/DR
- They fucking deserve a time off after the cruch they had to go through to release atleast something in 2024 or face the wrath of the gamers.
- You being loud, pissy or feeling entitled doesn't mean jack shit. You paid or got gifted a chance to be a alpha/beta tester
- You didn't pay nearly enough to go around and be telling them when they can or can not have a vacation. That's Tencent's job and you don't have that kind of money or influence 🤣

GGG made best decision.. now they have two weeks of people bitching to figure out what they should and shouldn't change.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to shill my soundcloud ...



In all seriousness, one thing I don't believe, and I would love to be wrong - full release in 6 months to a year - yeah, no. I've watched the whole PoE2 lifecycle and I bought into PoE 1 in 2012. How long did Fall of Oriath come out after paid access to PoE1 ?


I don't really believe in miracles, and while I often adore the dedication and ability of GGG to "get shit done", I don't see it. I say two years at the least.

That is all.

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Shamuza#7442 wrote:

It was entirely fine. They have been slamming for months to get it into the very playable state it is in now and a nice holiday break is entirely reasonable and deserved. They fixed a bunch of high priority issues before the left and now they can come back fresh with a few weeks of actual data and feedback to see what really needs to be adjusted and what just really doesn't work.

Outside of these account compromise issues there is nothing going on right now that needs to be addressed immediately.

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