Why so much hatred?

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Merloc91#4942 wrote:

Its nice you like it. Thats great. 90% of us don't and you can see that from all the negative feedback everywhere you look. You can't make a game for the few or you will go broke.

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thistofu#8644 wrote:

feels like theyre putting in easymodes and theyre expecting us to find them lol

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LaiTash#6276 wrote:

Yeah if you play easy mode the patch is good. But having like 5 viable builds is not what i expect from PoE. Like they added a whole new ascendancy but managed to halve build diversity. Hillarious.

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Mashgesture#2912 wrote:

None of them played warrior in .1 and its so telling.

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Vizkevod#0518 wrote:

I just want to start this with I have played this game since poe was early on in its history, I remember when the vaal expansion first came out, exploring the new vaal side areas was interesting and exciting, every new league that was added kept bringing with it a new layer of complexity and intrigue that challenged the games normal design itself while somehow managing to stay in tune with its own lore and style, never losing its feeling as a dark fantasy ARPG, unlike so many other games (note: diablo 3 and its version of the cow level).

When legion first came out I remember loving it immediately, running back and forth farming zones while leveling just to get a chance to get that tall black obelisk to spawn so you could farm more of the league mechanic, it was so interesting, something new I had never encountered before.

As time went on, more and more leagues came out, each one with its own advantages and disadvantages, some I liked more than others, some I agreed needed to be implemented into the game, some I wished had been, like crucible. I always wished there was more lore involved in the making of these leagues, and more time to fully explore the mechanics, 3 months always felt a little short, but then again, everyone was always about going zoom zoom and blasting through everything and just focusing on currency generation instead of slowing down and enjoying the content.

The last couple of leagues have felt subpar, trading has become something of a nightmare, acquiring items has just been insanely annoying, people offer items up then change the price last minute, or never respond, or fix the prices on the trade site so you have to spam endlessly to find that one person who will actually sell for a decent price.. we desperately need a different method of trading.

This last league I didn't bother to play, I have heard good things about it, but honestly after the last one and with poe2 having come out, I just couldn't motivate myself to level what is probably my 400th character through the campaign yet again. I needed something new, something slower, something hard, challenging, something that made me think, and now we have poe2.

Contrary to reddit, and the internet in general at this point I think, I love how poe2 has turned out, it feels like a sequel lorewise to poe, however, it is much slower, and much much more challenging, you have to actually think when you play the game, you cant just dps the boss down in 5 seconds, the game isnt designed for that, and I prefer it that way.

This league with the huntress, I only have that character so far, level 65 now, took me 5 days to get through the campaign, I had to get help for some of the bosses, yeah the damage could get tuned a bit on single target, but overall the class is an absolute blast to play, so much mobility, disengage, roll, parry, I thought for sure spears were going to be a 2h weapon, I was so excited when it was a 1h and a shield build, its like playing a demon hunter from wow but with a shield, its hilariously fun and absolutely love it, by far my favorite class released in the entirety of poe. 10/10

I get that people want to go fast, but I think poe should retain its development for that, I loved poe's crafting, I want better crafting in poe2, I really want a crafting bench in poe2, I love crafting, REAL CRAFTING DEVS - NOT THIS LETS PUT AN ORB AND HAVE MYSTERIOUS OUTCOMES... also being able to see what tier affixes I have on gear in game would be immensely helpful if you could please implement that soon.

All I'm saying is if you want speed, poe1, poe needs to be poe and should still be regularly developed, 9 months for a league is a bit extreme, even with poe2 out.

poe2 is great just the way it is, keep doing what you guys are doing with it, I and I know of many others who absolutely love the game the way it is, we are just less vocal.