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I have already purchased the early access package in version 0.2. Do I need to purchase a new early access package in version 0.3?

nope - you got all iterations forever
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This is honestly the one thing announced today that I just kind of face palm.

Everyone wants to play the start of a new league as the first week or so is the best time to play. Why would you purposely create even more issues for the first weekend of the league. Which is also going to be a negative for people they apparently think are going to spring for an EA package and MTX etc but were holding out for a free weekend. I mean you might want a stable environment to try and hook someone with.



Maybe to "release" a bit that anxiety to be the first in everything.

I'm a casual player, so I really can skip the first weekend, week or more... And feel the pain of not having done it in currency terms, but hey, i can play only one character per league and be happy.
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I just want to ask when the warehouse will have a discount. I remember the last discount was on August 2nd. It should be discounted again in 20 days. Why is the estimated discount date on the chronicle September 5th?
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zhang#1173 wrote:
I just want to ask when the warehouse will have a discount. I remember the last discount was on August 2nd. It should be discounted again in 20 days. Why is the estimated discount date on the chronicle September 5th?


Probably because they never put the stash tabs/warehouses etc on sale the same weekend that a new league launches.
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I'm confused, I thought PoE2 was free to play always, and we were simply purchasing early access. We've been pay-to-play the whole time?

That's how this announcement reads to me. Deceptive business practices in my humble opinion.
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Burinat#0179 wrote:
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This is honestly the one thing announced today that I just kind of face palm.

Everyone wants to play the start of a new league as the first week or so is the best time to play. Why would you purposely create even more issues for the first weekend of the league. Which is also going to be a negative for people they apparently think are going to spring for an EA package and MTX etc but were holding out for a free weekend. I mean you might want a stable environment to try and hook someone with.



Maybe to "release" a bit that anxiety to be the first in everything.

I'm a casual player, so I really can skip the first weekend, week or more... And feel the pain of not having done it in currency terms, but hey, i can play only one character per league and be happy.


This has nothing to do with "first in everything." It has to do with the fact that the first 1 to 2 weeks max of any league are the only time trade isn't ruined yet.

Which is part of why after the first couple of weeks in general we start to see player drop off.
Had to say I'll join the idea of not sparing this weekend with poe, not as I intended to. Bought a new gpu, new monitor. I'll spare my time and mb I'll spare some due next seasons.


Had to edit the post not to get under 100% post delete as last post did
Last edited by Grebnev86#1279 on Aug 21, 2025, 11:31:46 AM
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