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

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Xyclone#7339 wrote:

There comes a time in every persons life where you just have to sit back, relax and eat cheesecake.

I've got a big ol cheesecake of modded morrowind i'm enjoying.

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Pestilence_PoE#6339 wrote:

Call them whatever you want, but in the end it is potential customers walking away. Maybe they will return, maybe they won’t. The fact that it’s labelled early access isn’t going to change their minds.

lol....you know what else is "potential customers walking away"? Creating a video game in the first place. Creating ANY product in the first place. Universal love and purchase is impossible.

No matter what GGG may do, no matter how they change the game, no matter how QUICKLY they change the game.....people will walk away. Get over yourself.

To this rather new line of argument that it is "bad for the development process" for them to not make changes for an extended time....uh, no? More data ALWAYS leads to more informed choices. In fact, the longer they can wait between major updates, the better those updates ultimately will be.

How often did we hear the "this league was rushed out and is crap" argument for PoE 1? Or buggy events?

They released the EA when they did so that they could gather data that they were NOT getting internally. Everything they are gaining right now is invaluable and new information for the future of the game.

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GIowSticks#7934 wrote:

Yep, would have rather waited until January.

Nothing stopped you from waiting til January

+1 to OP