Absolutely disapointed -- This game is hard, and not in a fun way.

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GenialGed#4768 wrote:

I agree so far, act1 was boring and soooo slow, minimal crafting, dogshit drops, wolf boss worst boss i ever did in any game.

absolutely hate the dodge roll, the gem system and the fact they want you to use 15 damage skills

i dont mind it being hard, but this is just bad... poe 1 login tomorrow i guess <3

im act 2 im using one skill. get better gear

+1 OP.

The game in its current state is just too hard - slugfest 2024 for early access. I feel like GGG used a one-size-fits-all approach, with professional streamers as play testers. Might want to consider different difficulty levels, with the more difficult mechanics (and better rewards) reserved for the harder settings or something similar.

Previous comments were also accurate about the minions so far - apparently Chris Wilson still hates minion builds. It felt like they were made of paper mache, they didn't tank or even attempt to hold agro. Definitely needs some work here.

The only way I could hold off waves of agro (which go straight for me, ignoring my minions) was to use a narrow hall, which still didn't work b/c eventually as the game progressed (thru Act 1), it got harder and harder to keep them alive. I pumped minion damage and stats, used AOE, DOTs, etc to assist, just felt overly very hard as the first act progressed. I really had to be on my toes to kill the bosses, with a few deaths here and there. With the wolf at the end of Act 1, I completely hit the wall, got him down to roughly 75% while lasting for about 5-6 mins.

As far as dodge rolling constantly, it's just not as enjoyable being dry-humped up and down the field in a small enclosed space. Mostly my strategy consisted of me running in circles using dots on the boss while praying my minions would kill it, didn't really feel large or in charge. It's really not that much fun. Add in one-shots and it gets even worse. My friends in discord conveyed similar thoughts about this, too.

Here's what I'd rate it so far. I understand it's early access, but here goes:

-Graphics: 9.5/10 - Very nice rendering, beautiful scenery, was impressed.
-Sound: 9/10 - Good music, enjoyable, felt like the appropriate mood on each map.
-Story: 9/10 - GGG has always done a good job regarding their story, especially with their voice actors, top notch (especially Heist).
Gameplay: 3.5/10 - With the dodge rolling being necessary for bosses and staying alive as a major factor. I enjoyed the fact that you had to use space efficiently, like avoiding running into teammates, etc (reminded me of the Maggot Lair in D2). And I did like some of the improvements I noticed (Rez downed teammates, skill variety setup, etc), these were good ideas.

I'm hoping that early access is more akin to beta, meaning they're still somewhat testing/adjusting and it's not completely set in stone. I only tried the witch today, and intend to check out some of the other classes tomorrow. Anywho, it's a good first attempt (and tall order) at creating a successor to POE itself, but I appreciate the efforts thus far. Thank you!

nah, typical case of skill issue

I can't speak for much other thank monk in act 1, but it's a mess. Your skills are terrible for aoe unless you do setup, but a lot of the time mobs just push you around, surround you or have you constantly backtracking before you can do any setup, and in bossfights, you deal no damage unless you have level 5 gems, and then you either erase them instantly, or still have no chance cus they send tough adds at you that you don't have the aoe to deal with unless you magically kill a single one fast. This combined with having to do bosss on a single life flask and having to dodge mechanics with the mobility of act 1 and no quicksilver makes most of the game a freaking chore. And btw, I have no idea how you beat the final boss of a1 on a quarterstaff, the skills are just not usable in its add phase unless you have a busted weapon, and your life flask will not last you long enough if you can't do that phase well.

Yeah this is so boring. Balancing around dodge roll really sucks, and it is never going to unsuck because players are so slow in the beginning. Making a dark souls-ARPG does not work when action speed scales up by a factor of 10 through the game.

I think anyone who played POE expect this kind of result. Some will find it hard and the other half find it easy. If you know very well how to supplement your build with what's available to you then you'll have an easier time. I personally find it really fun and as much as I want to say, I want POE 2 to stay this way, I know that I'm not the only one playing it.

On the other hand, I don't think POE 1 has been good for literally years. Entire screens just melting in one click, 99% of the content totally irrelivant, just absurdely boring.

This on the other hand, this rules. Thank god they took some lessons from Grim Dawn and not from the other direction. Massive promise.

+1 op, i was so keen and now im just angry, sorry im not as good as you want me to be ggg, maybe 10 years ago but kids and work so guess having a life means i never get to see the story ive always craved.

quit at 12th attempt on geonor, dont have time for this

I personally think the difficulty is not too bad. I did die on SOME bosses 1 time on some, and 4 on one specific boss (half-way through act 1), but I don't have issues with mechanics. You can easily avoid mechanics and dodge out of stuff with a ranged character. I can't say for melee characters though.

HOWEVER, I do think the HP of Act 1 monsters and bosses could be reduced by 33%. They are very spongy and it doesn't feel good even with lvl 3 skills. Since you cannot level gems with XP anymore, you can't get a strategical advantage by overleveling much anymore and new gems do drop, but not always when you need 'em or the level you need.

Toning down Act 1 monsters and bosses to get used to the gameplay would help newer players for sure.

I personally enjoyed the new challenging fights, but getting 1 shotted by a skeleton on the beach or the first boss doesn't feel that good as a new player.

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diego_garber#0088 wrote:

I've been playing PoE for years, and I have thousands of hours in the game.

Today I played PoE2 for ~5 hours and rage quit.

I failed to kill the act1 boss 10 times, i have 22 deaths, and honestly........ it's NOT FUN.

The reason why I love PoE is that i DO NOT HAVE TO BE ZIZARAN to enjoy it.
Let's be honest, i've played for thousands of hours and I'm NOT good at it.

Do you know how many times I've killed Maven without being hit by the memory game? 0. I've never been able to dodge it with all the beams. It's a matter of skill. But you know? it never mattered because i had my freaking 6 portals. And by getting a lot more gear than what the GOOD players need, I can finally do it. In softcore of course.

And in the campaign, I can try to kill brutus multiple times. On a brand new character I was never able to pass the second map without being killed by Roas at least once since the rework of act 1. I just can't. I try. I'm NOT GOOD. It didn't matter, because i could progress anyways!

The "dodge or die" mechanic is boring to me. I do NOT play souls games because they are boring. There are other people that DO like that. It's totally fine, but it's not the gaming i like. PoE2 feels a LOT more like "souls" than PoE1 IMHO.

That's why I rage-quit. Because i'm tired of one-shots and having to re-do the whole thing again. Because of losing progression. I'm barely in act 2 and i'm already tired of this.

I understand your decisions, but they are not fun for me. I don't even want to make another character right now to see if it changes anything. Because I won't be able to dodge the mechanics; and therefore I won't be able to play it.

It's a shame :( I was beyond excited.
I have suggestions, but I don't think they matter, because you went in a completely different direction than I'd like.

LMAO, if PoE 2 is hard for you then you should seriously go back to PoE 1

Alternatively spent some more time on reading what your skills do and think about how to combo them with each other.

Oh and the most important thing, you actually need to observe what your enemies are doing otherwise you will die.