So 0.4.0 Released yesterday. Already bored. Game play pacing is way off.
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Yeah I am done as well. I am really trying to enjoy the game but I went from buying supporter packs every league in PoE1, and PoE2 for 0.1 to feeling like it´s not even worth 2$ in it´s current state.
Pacing is either sluggish or you play a oneshot screen clearing build. The random 1shot deaths and bugs without a death recap/log is horrible. I actually regret the time I spent forcing myself to try and give this game another chance. That time would have been better spent playing any other ARPG out there, even in dead leagues. Playing any single player RPG would have been more enjoyable. Like the original poster, I also went back to get some work done mid gaming sessions just because it was more tempting than to keep playing. I still feel like this game might actually get a league mechanic that rolls a dice every time you enter a zone and it either randomly kills you, deletes your character or you are allowed to continue for one more zone. |
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FLood of enemies? They reduced monster density.
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game is junk
dead before 1.0 100% |
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I just want to get something off my chest because today I’m really frustrated with this game.
I think it was Abyss patch. I played Grenade Witchhunter or something like that, and I spent a solid 23 hours just enjoying every second. Loot was everywhere, the campaign was fun, and I never felt stuck or frustrated. Fast forward to this patch. I was excited about Druid since I first saw it in the trailer. Boy, what an amazing class! I love the Bear form and slamming is so satisfying. It’s slow but hits hard, exactly my kind of gameplay. But here’s what killed my motivation. I quit this league after only 11 hours. Not because the combat isn’t fun. It is, I love it. I quit because, from the first act all the way to Act 3, I didn’t see a single Lightning Resist rune drop, even though I have sockets. Where is the loot? There was nothing on the ground that made me feel that “OMG I need this item!” moment like I had in the previous game. And when the campaign feels boring after just a few runs, you have nothing to look forward to. Yes, streamers go straight to endgame, but the campaign should also feel rewarding. It should show players what’s possible with their character. PoE 1 never had this problem. You could fix your gear instantly on the crafting bench and keep enjoying the game. Here, I was stuck at -2 Lightning Resist because my gear somehow rolled only Fire and Cold, and the runes didn’t drop anywhere. I could have fixed that in PoE 1 in seconds and kept playing. ARPGs are about loot. Dropping juicy, exciting loot is the core of the genre. Without that, the game loses its soul. I spent 37 hours in Diablo 4 playing the new Paladin and yes, D4 has its flaws but I had way more fun progressing with my gear than in PoE 2 so far. GGG, step up the game. If you release a game like this with these loot problems, it’s going to frustrate a lot of players. Combat is great, but the loot and progression don’t feel satisfying. Last edited by Lukejoolo#3332 on Dec 20, 2025, 4:44:52 AM
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" Everything still runs at you like rage zombies. |
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I've skipped this league. Played over 900 hours of POE 2 so far. But i just couldn't bring myself to grind through the campaign again.
I played for couple hours and it was the same tedious slog as the leagues before. I know the game gets better eventually but with nothing exciting and new about the endgame i just couldn't force myself to spent a couple evenings having a miserable time playing something that is not fun to me. |
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" If you play another char, using strong meta build and OP gear from trade campaign is surprisingly fun and fast experience. Key is constant upgrade on gear, each 6 lvl you can have insane power ups. PoE2 is very gear dependent game during lvling. PoE2 = Patch of Slog
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" It's always the first char every new league that is just not fun to play with. When i levelled alts the campaign always was much more bearable. Imo the default campaign on a new char is too difficult - which means too tedious and clunky in POE2 terms. Acts 1-3 should be a breeze and default movement speed must be higher. Difficulty can ramp up from act 4 onwards when each class and build has some tools to deal with what's getting thrown at the player more fluidly and less clunky. Instead we move through maps at a snails pace and often have to kill white mobs one by one with multiple clicks and every little player powre upgrade is matched by mobs mirroring it at the same pace. Things get worse when you don't find any upgrades for gear pieces for many levels. It's such a horrendous gameplay loop. |
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" I think a good measuring stick is whether it’s possible to complete act 1-2 without gear/only starting gear. Not that it should be easy, but if it’s possible. I think that’s comparable with if you can defeat Diablo 2 on normal without gear. If not, that seems like a good bellwether that the ramp is so steep that it is too gear dependent for new players. In other words: a great player’s skill should reasonably as good as a bad player’s gear |
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" I had none of those problems as druid. Can you post your skill tree and gear during that time? |
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