Exp Lost After Level 89 and MF Necessity

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TheFriggenBest#6781 wrote:

Played poe 1 for years and have been playing poe2 since release I've never ever had a level 100 character ever since I started playing, and I've also never had any trouble doing the most difficult content at level 85-90, progressing to 100 isn't going to change your power level at all, the difference is 10-15 skill points, which isn't enough to fix most people's dying issues. If it were you could respec out of damage a few points and into defense and no one would even be complaining. Better gear and working on your current skill point allocation is the problem. Max level maps are only like level 81.

Level 100 isn't even something the most hardcore players achieve after 1000's of hours in the game. And it's not necessary anyway you can do everything the game has to offer without ever getting there.

It'll be funny to see it get easier then people get to 100 and still complain because they haven't gotten any progress from 85-100 still.

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acbx#4314 wrote:

The experience curve required to level up past 89 is absolutely ridiculous! And when you die and lose 10% of your experience, it becomes even more absurd because it means you've lost hours of gameplay. For casual players, this loss represents days of progress since many of us can barely manage to play 2 hours a day—if that!

Then comes the veteran PoE player who says, "It's a skill issue," and claims that PoE isn’t meant for casual players. Does GGG share this view? Because it makes no sense to invest in the late game under these circumstances.

First, there's the punishment of losing experience. Then, you're punished with having only one portal available. As a result, the game doesn’t incentivize you to improve your character. It’s more worthwhile to remain underpowered while running with 300+ MF than to actually try to improve your gear, face bosses, and tackle challenging content.