Alternate game mode for casual gamers

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Toforto wrote:

Yep exactly, people are just tired of things like the exp penalty for example.

I maby will finally achive lvl 100. Had like almost 50%.

Then died to some bullshit. And again and again and i have less than 10%.

Yeah... That thing makes me to take a break from PoE. I just stop caring. With every death less and less.

it is bad mechanics especially in game like PoE where you can build whatever but there will be situations where youll die.

Yes, please.

I am very tired of refarming myself to a progression point I was at last league to then become burned out and thus barely going any further than last time.

And standard is not an option cause shit costs 10x to 100x more on there so that even more annoying grind.

Maybe the grind became insufferable because they made AN mods, affliction mobs, etc etc, which added lethal combinations to my mapping so I cannot relax while grinding.

So either a more chill gameplay mode or faster gear progression mode, perhaps where crafting is not a gamba, would be great.

Casual gaming doesnt mean skill so none of the suggestions need to happen. As thats not asking for casual play, thats asking for easy mode play.

Casual just means frequency of play, being low.


Luckily the league lasts several months, and then theres standard.


So again,

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Pashid wrote:

Already exist and is either called standard trade or temp league sc trade.

If you want casual play.


Hope this helps you all!

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Mashgesture wrote:

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Pashid wrote:

Already exist and is either called standard trade or temp league sc trade.

100% this.


Cant get more casual than it already is.


Edit: After reading some of the OPS suggestions, the first paragraph is just wanting death to mean nothing.

And then essentially wants cheats for failing mechanics (memory game immunity lol)


No, just no.

Perhaps the core game mode is simply too easy for you? That doesn't make it Easy Mode nor does calling it as such make it that or will it ever, Standard and Standard Challenge are the core experience and what is being asked for here is something other than that which is easier for the time investment many of which are supporters who were much younger when they started playing and simply don't have the time to sit down at the computer like they used to anymore.

This is really easy to understand.

"Luckily the league lasts several months..."

So? I don't want to spend several months of my free time on what feels like a chore to me.

You only want to look at this from your own perspective. To you things are already too easy/fast. Okay I get it. But its not the case for me so your argument is hollow to me.

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Bosscannon wrote:

"Luckily the league lasts several months..."

So? I don't want to spend several months of my free time on what feels like a chore to me.

You only want to look at this from your own perspective. To you things are already too easy/fast. Okay I get it. But its not the case for me so your argument is hollow to me.

Oh yeah totally! I meant to play every single day for a few months 100% what I meant by saying that

Lmfao....

You are more active on this forum, in many sections nonetheless, than any casual player ever would be playing this game, so casual doesnt even apply to you.

hollow to you indeed.

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SilentSymphony wrote:

Perhaps the core game mode is simply too easy for you? That doesn't make it Easy Mode nor does calling it as such make it that or will it ever, Standard and Standard Challenge are the core experience and what is being asked for here is something other than that which is easier for the time investment many of which are supporters who were much younger when they started playing and simply don't have the time to sit down at the computer like they used to anymore.

This is really easy to understand.

Look at the requests being asked by the OP. And the direction of this game, particularly a new one they are making with all the feedback they have been given over the years about POE.

The OP wants the memory game to not count once. That means...

Ding ding ding --->"I want a 7th portal for some boss mechanics I fail"<---

Tell me, how many portals, I forget, do you get for boss fights in POE2?

I also would want memory game to be gone/reworked. Its just too much shit happening all at once for me to not consider it bullshit.

Some of us are no longer young so our reaction time is not what it used to be. Some of us just don't see the vague color pallet that GGG uses clearly. Some of us get too nervous.

Its my opinion that bosses should not have prohibitively difficult mechanics and exclusive drops at the same time. It should be either one or the other.

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Anyways, there exists a couple modes OP for causal play. Theres standard, and SC trade.

If you need more time obviously you can play Standard. Asking for death to not mean much is not the direction this game is going. There are omens that can help you mediate xp loss and they are cheap as well.



Asking for mechanics to be forgiven, that are meant to be skill checks and punishing, is also not the direction this game is going. Its only getting more punishing in the brand new POE2 based on all the feedback they have got over the years.


If you need practice or help with these things there are plenty of guides and posts in the game play help forum, as well as videos on the memory game, and real life activities you can do to help you with a "simon says" mechanic.

I found vocalizing it when it shows up to help me. Just gotta find out what works for you. Asking for a freebie though, is not the correct way to go.

Clearly people tried adapting to the status quo and gave up.

They are asking for a separate mode with less bullshit now.

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its interesting. very interesting that mashgesture is so invested in going against this suggestion even tho it wont hurt his current or even future enjoyment of the game in any way.

if a new game mode was implemented exactly as what op described. how is this taking anything away from his enjoyment?

with so many responses of no this or that.

dude. stop for awhile and think. IF this was implemented. how will it even affect YOUR current enjoyment of the game.

players who play on easy mode will be on a separate league/mode and cant interact with you AT ALL.

their achievements (or lack of) would not impact you either.

its ok to just sit out of the conversation rather than just come in to brush off everything anyone has to say.

i do that all the time lol.

for me personally, i wouldnt be interested in playing this mode. but i would be happy it exists for people who want it.

in fact i would even argue that we shouldnt give players items that negate stuff like maven memory game even in "easy mode".

in fact i would argue that certain mechanically hard (requires a high amount of player skill) be nerfed or even removed entirely. but even then thats a separate conversation.

when mash and pashid casually say "oh just play standard" as a response to OP, i know i ve made the correct choice to not take them seriously because they dont even care to understand what people are asking for and easily dismiss whatever opinion that OP originally brought up.

all they do is wastes everyones time including their own. they dont like the suggestion even tho it has ZERO impact on them if implemented.