From what we've seen so far, do you feel you're going to stay with PoE1 or move to PoE2?

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ArtCrusade wrote:

We've seen doomsayers like you for the past decade, and we'll see doomsayers like you for the next one. That I am certain of. :)

What "data" are you talking about anyway? The game isn't out yet. And what Johnathan said makes total sense. If they don't stagger PoE 1 & 2 releases they'll compete with themselves. That's just common sense.

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Dxt44 wrote:

Path of Exile 2 will kill Path of Exile 1, mark my words.

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1453R wrote:

That's always confused me greatly, in the forumwide resistance to PoE2 as even just a base concept - people just actively cast aside the developers' own words and act like Jonathan and the team are deliberately lying to them with malicious intent aforethought, and I cannot for the life of me fathom why.

Like, can one have doubts about how well something will work in practice, or not care for the direction a particular design decision went, or even be upset with PoE2 in its entirety and have no interest in the new game? Absolutely. Those are all valid. I've seen people say they were turned off of PoE2 entirely and permanently by the implementation of WASD movement, and while I cannot fathom in my gut why, their stance at least makes reasonable sense - they don't like how WASD changes the gameplay loop and are upset with the break from ARPG tradition.

But this idea that they're actively lying about the plan to support PoE1 after PoE2's release, or lying about the fact that endgame is gonna be faster and blastier than the early-game content we've seen so far, or that they'll do their best to work in MTX cross compatibility between the two games...it's like, why are you possessed by these insane conspiracy theories? If you just don't want to switch games that's fine, there's no need to invent all this secret Machiavellian maliciousness and nefarious hoodwinking some people are CONVINCED Grinding Gear is trying to pull.

Guys. Seriously. Truly. They're doing the exact same thing now that they did fifteen years ago - making the game they want to play. They've simply had fifteen years for their idea of The Game They Want To Play to evolve, grow, and be refined and honed.

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Dxt44 wrote:

No, you are obviously wrong.

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jsuslak313 wrote:

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Dxt44 wrote:

No, you are obviously wrong.

You know, I think you're right....I might be wrong on this.

The developers and advertisements and interviews are all just 100% bogus. In fact, there is no actual PoE 2 coming, PoE 1 will close the second PoE 2 is released, and it will be revealed that Grinding Gear Games never actually existed.

It's just the matrix. At least that's what my "above the warehouse" unique common sense tells me. Every manager knows that straight up lies are the way to go.

Also...."You are obviously wrong", when it was a quote from devs and NOT me. But sure I guess I could be wrong using none of my own words.

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Voice_in_the_void wrote:

PoE2 just looks so slow , tedious and uninviting to me .

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1453R wrote:

But this idea that they're actively lying about the plan to support PoE1 after PoE2's release, or lying about the fact that endgame is gonna be faster and blastier than the early-game content we've seen so far, or that they'll do their best to work in MTX cross compatibility between the two games...it's like, why are you possessed by these insane conspiracy theories?