Will it ever be multiplayer friendly again?

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Crosaith wrote:

My playgroup lost interest in this game pretty quickly.

Multiplayer / trade is far too easy, of course it is boring.

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___Hengist___ wrote:

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Crosaith wrote:

My playgroup lost interest in this game pretty quickly.

Multiplayer / trade is far too easy, of course it is boring.

Hmm... easy? Maybe for experienced players.

The difficulty is fine in the earlier parts but gets worse as it goes on. Later content pretty much requires players to min/max and learn obscure mechanics. It's not new player/multiplayer friendly. This game seems to be too balanced around the top/experienced players.

Trading is definitely an important part of multiplayer. It'd feel even more like a single-player game without it.

I think one of the main issues is that there's not enough interactivity between players. Passive aura's are nice... but kinda bland. The upcoming Link skills seem more promising though, so props for that devs. There definitely needs more to be more co-op-focused skills added though.

Adding some optional multiplayer content that's designed around team play would be cool. It can have some unique co-op-focused items as rewards.

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Crosaith wrote:

Adding some optional multiplayer content that's designed around team play would be cool. It can have some unique co-op-focused items as rewards.

no idea why ppl keep bringing thatidea up...
poe is not the type of game for "raidbosses" etc

multiplayer already has enough advantages (ofc it has a drawback too like more skill effects on the screen)

any kind of multiplayer only content (with the exception of pvp where no items drop) would make me stop supporting ggg and i´m pretty sure there are other players out there that think the same way about this

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ciel289 wrote:

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Crosaith wrote:

Adding some optional multiplayer content that's designed around team play would be cool. It can have some unique co-op-focused items as rewards.

no idea why ppl keep bringing thatidea up...
poe is not the type of game for "raidbosses" etc

multiplayer already has enough advantages (ofc it has a drawback too like more skill effects on the screen)

any kind of multiplayer only content (with the exception of pvp where no items drop) would make me stop supporting ggg and i´m pretty sure there are other players out there that think the same way about this

That's a selfish mentality. Not all content should be designed around what players like you want, especially if it's optional.

It sounds like you only play single-player. Why are you so focused on what other players do?

Honest question, how can you see what is going on on your screen in party? I barely can see anything playing solo. This is the main reason me and my friends tend to avoid parties altogether.

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SundialX wrote:

Honest question, how can you see what is going on on your screen in party? I barely can see anything playing solo. This is the main reason me and my friends tend to avoid parties altogether.

I do a ton of group mapping with the guild and our various friends and we sometimes have to tell people to turn MTX off if they're playing something particularly gaudy and distracting. Dyamic culling helps, but just about everything in the wasteland or automaton family have to be taken off or they (the players) get the boot.

It would be nice if POE allowed you to hide skill effects from other players, but GGG seems reluctant to do so because they think it'll hurt their revenue stream. Which is a weird take given that I've been convinced NOT to get certain MTX just by having to party up with it.

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Crosaith wrote:

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ciel289 wrote:

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Crosaith wrote:

Adding some optional multiplayer content that's designed around team play would be cool. It can have some unique co-op-focused items as rewards.

no idea why ppl keep bringing thatidea up...
poe is not the type of game for "raidbosses" etc

multiplayer already has enough advantages (ofc it has a drawback too like more skill effects on the screen)

any kind of multiplayer only content (with the exception of pvp where no items drop) would make me stop supporting ggg and i´m pretty sure there are other players out there that think the same way about this

That's a selfish mentality. Not all content should be designed around what players like you want, especially if it's optional.

It sounds like you only play single-player. Why are you so focused on what other players do?

any kind of "raidboss" content would be a huge waste of resources when it doesnt fit the game at all

that kind of content would not just lock out solo players from the content itself,it would mean a lot of fundamental gameplay changes
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it wouldnt be any different from the content we have now that doesnt need to be locked behind multiplayer only

there will never be a healer/tank class without huge balance changes that affect soloplay


selfish you say? no

i support ggg because i like what kind of game poe is

in best case it would simply be a waste of money in worst it would basicly kill the game for me

i simply care about the money i spent on poe and if it goes in a direction i dont agree with or that i see as waste,i stop supporting

this isnt selfish,its reasonable
i´m not a dame charity

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ciel289 wrote:

any kind of "raidboss" content would be a huge waste of resources when it doesnt fit the game at all

that kind of content would not just lock out solo players from the content itself,it would mean a lot of fundamental gameplay changes
or
it wouldnt be any different from the content we have now that doesnt need to be locked behind multiplayer only

there will never be a healer/tank class without huge balance changes that affect soloplay


selfish you say? no

i support ggg because i like what kind of game poe is

in best case it would simply be a waste of money in worst it would basicly kill the game for me

i simply care about the money i spent on poe and if it goes in a direction i dont agree with or that i see as waste,i stop supporting

this isnt selfish,its reasonable
i´m not a dame charity

Yeah. Selfish and... childish.

Me me me. If you don't play my way; I'm not playing.


Spoiler alert. People prefer and enjoy different things. It's 100% fine if this game has optional content that you and I might not enjoy.

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Crosaith wrote:

Yeah. Selfish and... childish.

Me me me. If you don't play my way; I'm not playing.


Spoiler alert. People prefer and enjoy different things. It's 100% fine if this game has optional content that you and I might not enjoy.

you seem to not understand something very important

ggg is providing as service called "Path of Exile"
if the service is something i neither need nor want,i dont order it

i.e. if you order a pizza but get a salate instead,you simply dont accept/pay for it

sure there are ppl that prefer salate over pizza,but these ppl would not accept a pizza instead a salate as well


ggg isnt my family or a friend
ggg isnt a person in need,where you could consider donating
ggg is a company that provides a service

there is no reason or obligation to pay ggg for a service i dont want

i have to work for my money so if someone wants it they have to work for it too
beeing responsible with the money you earn isnt greedy,if you have a rather limited amount at your disposal

anyone who says something else is either

-rich (not like owning millions,just simply owning a good amount more than you need for living)
-doenst have to work for his own money
-is deceiving themself for whatever reason

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Crosaith wrote:

Selfish and... childish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection