Why did GGG change the starting difficulty?
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I'm not complaining, I can get through it just fine but I've now heard from many of my friends that the game is way tougher than they expected out the gate.
I've been practicing league starts all week and NONE of them presented any issues. And again, I'm not complaining, I can handle it, but I'm not going to deny what I see with my own eyes. The game is demonstrably more difficult in 0.3. I was very surprised to see this, I had expected almost the opposite. I don't know what GGG was thinking. This free weekend is going to confirm for a LOT of new players what they'd already heard, this is not a game for them. Man does not stop playing because he grows old. He grows old because he stops playing. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Last bumped on Aug 30, 2025, 5:54:12 AM
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When mobs can spam abilities freely and my abilities don't affect them.. It's a bit one sided.
I am complaining. I didn't come here to get angry and rage quit on a game I was looking forward to playing. Someone needs to take a look at the mob spamming and the lower level stats your giving your players. I went full defense as a monk and I am getting wiped off the map. |
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" As it has been from the start, it all depends on what you started with. Monk feels abysmal about trying to use the bell for anything. Basically, Glacial Cascade is going to have to carry people until they get enough evasion to matter. They have no idea how to balance defenses, and the mobs are still straight-up mismatched to the players' toolkit. But this is what you get when balance is "eh, that looks right". Which they then second-guess and nerf the hell out of because some streamer theory-crafted it as being "THE NEW OP" before the league even launches. Last edited by Moregaze#2933 on Aug 29, 2025, 11:03:07 PM
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Yea, I came here to see if I am doing anything wrong. I am getting one shot by mobs in the crypt. If they launch 3 green skills (which they do all the time), and they hit, I die. Seems a lot harder than all the time before. Looking to see if any res will help.
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definitely seems like there are more mechanics happening earlier, especially in abyss things. it's kind of fine because at this point i'm pretty used to the crazy stuff that happens but i can imagine it being overwhelming for a new player to encounter a yellow mob with volatile plants as a level 4 in the grelwood.
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Game's too hard (early at least) to be any fun. Losing loot when you die blows. Losing xp later super blows.
The Abyssal cracks are super hard; one-shot lasers, zerging mobs, green crap, purple crap.. all for a pair of blue gloves. I'm simply avoiding the seasonal junk on the map. Waste of time, all risk no reward. Console loot filter for POE2 Please! Last edited by Die_Scream#5464 on Aug 30, 2025, 12:42:23 AM
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Really glad to see some consensus on the difficulty. I'm going two-hand mace and expected difficulty for sure...but this is insane. The abyss mobs are infuriating and even if I do manage to get through it...the reward does NOT match the hardship of getting through it. All i could think about was wishing i had leap attack. I'm not trying to just come here and cry but this is my feedback and just glad to see there are others that feel the same. I'll be back if they decide to tune things down a bit, or even rework starting skills because the starting on warrior is just terrible. Can't speak for other classes but definitely warrior is ass.
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You are probably playing melee. For deadeye or sorc, it's super-easy.
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God bless the time when trolls had to rage in their room alone....
Once upon a time, we had no way to complain for the sake of and had to "overcome" the challenge in the front of our path (yes in videogames too) We had no way to "spill" our frustration (with lame post) on internet if something "seems" too hard. God i miss this time. The game is much easier than 0.1 and 0.2 combined. Go play D4 or LE pleaaaaase... i really hope GGG is not looking at that to nerf even more the game, it is already kind of trivial. And no i am not playing deadeye. |
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I found the game to be ridiculously easy, I rushed thru act 1 like nothing, before going to bed.
GGG it's time to ramp up the difficulty next patch! Last edited by Haziza#1519 on Aug 30, 2025, 2:23:19 AM
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