I just gotta complain a bit

I'm no expert but I did sink over 1600 hours in this game. There's too much stuff. Too many items and gems and skills and specs and whatever else.
I like depth in video games, but not when the game is so deep I can't see the bottom. You'd need a PHD to properly understand all aspects of the game.

And despite this freedom, only a few specific builds with extra rare or expensive items make it to the end.
Every build in the top on poe.ninja I click has shields, wtf happened to the rest of the gear, why is blocking absolutely vital to play the game?
Why have all this stuff in the game if 1/3 of all builds is lightning strike or ice nova tricksters.

All this diversity is wasted when only a few combinations work.

Poe is like an amusement park where all rides are defective until you ride the Ferris wheel for 50 hours, then you can try something else for an exorbitant price.

For poe2 I would really like to see only 4-5 skills per class that WORK and late game content isn't gate-kept behind rare gear or specific builds, but relies more on player skill and knowledge. Just keep it simple and allow everyone to experience the game.

Take Runescape as an example. Most bosses can be fought in budget gear and high stats, hell some bosses can be killed completely naked, it just takes time and skill. End game gear just makes it easier to farm bosses and get rich.

Also please no more 1 shot mechanincs, it makes me angry.

Thanks for reading, looking forward to poe2

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FeroXys wrote:

And despite this freedom, only a few specific builds with extra rare or expensive items make it to the end.

That is a lie, many many builds including sub optimal ones can do end game
The difference here is what YOU consider "making" it is, because what you really mean to say there is that there are only a few builds that do it all in a manner that makes the game stupid easy.

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FeroXys wrote:

Every build in the top on poe.ninja I click has shields, wtf happened to the rest of the gear, why is blocking absolutely vital to play the game?

Well I use dual wands and I don't see the need for a shield. I can do everything I want without ever even thinking about block. Yes the new shield is somewhat strong (almost op) but the main reason why ppl use it is because it is new I guess and there aren't a lot of great new uniques in the game so........