Early Access Feedback - Absolutely disapointed -- This game is hard, and not in a fun way. - Forum

" 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. I agree, bosses are hard, some even harder than others. Still, I'm in act 3 as a squishy poison pathfinder. All you have to do is GIT GUD.	Posted by evilsonofgod#7309 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:16:08 PM Quote this Post
" All you have to do is GIT GUD. Nobody is forced to do anything. And you're also making a massive mistake - you're assuming everyone will actually get a sense of accomplishment through the process of 'gitting good' in the moment-to-moment gameplay loop, when for many people, this is not why they enjoy ARPGs at all.	Posted by egervari#7076 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:21:10 PM Quote this Post
" egervari#7076 wrote: " All you have to do is GIT GUD. Nobody is forced to do anything. And you're also making a massive mistake - you're assuming everyone will actually get a sense of accomplishment through the process of 'gitting good' in the moment-to-moment gameplay loop, when for many people, this is not why they enjoy ARPGs at all. y'all are just whining. You want everything to be easy? zoom zoom zoom like PoE1? ohhh look at me, I'll 1 shot this pinnacle boss that doesn't have a phase invulnerability. funny. It's still early access, and I'm sure they'll do something to maybe tone it down, but there are still a lot of skills unavailable. Yes, I was also annoyed at the bosses how hard they are, some even 1 shot you if you fail to roll. I hated sanctum in PoE1, imagine when I had to ascend. I thought I would never ascend or overlevel so much before trying it. No, I did it twice only once I saw the boss mechanics on my first try, the 2nd one I downed the boss. Who knows, maybe by the time those other skills and class will release, you'll have your zoom zoom dopamine.	Posted by evilsonofgod#7309 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:30:16 PM Quote this Post
Agreed, quite unfun so far, quite disappointing.	Posted by Nekrophis#0753 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:32:53 PM Quote this Post
+1 to the OP.... I play a game to relax and unwind... I don't want to beat my head against a wall... I am a GenXr and I am "as gud as I'm gunna git"..... There are alot of players like me out here. GGG missed the mark on much of its long time casual/normal playerbase here... this game feels crafted to make Asmongold and DarthMicrotransaction upload videos... not for the huge playerbase who loved POE because it was fast and you could explode things as you leveled up... then in End Game you were able to find and craft gear to do well. Just like the OP, I played about 4-5 hrs, got to lvl 9 (that says something right there) and got tired of beating my head against some boss in a cemetery that I should have been able to fight. For those that want to laugh at the "5 hours" ... if I am tired of playing it that fast, that is a GGG problem, not a me problem. I'll play POE1 for as long as they support it, but as this game sits... nope.	Posted by Verdonix#5948 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:32:56 PM Quote this Post
" y'all are just whining. That's just dismissive of valid criticism and is just toxic. It is entirely valid for players to expect a sequel to a game to not alienate their enjoyment of why they liked the genre/franchise to begin with.	Posted by egervari#7076 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:33:27 PM Quote this Post
" Verdonix#5948 wrote: I'll play POE1 for as long as they support it, but as this game sits... nope. I'm sure PoE 1 will not go anywhere, because it is a different game for different players, and it's absolutely great for many of them. Other players will enjoy only PoE 2 and will never play PoE 1, it's good to have variety, no?	Posted by Suchka_777#4336 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:39:10 PM Quote this Post
Think i'll wait a few months and try it again after some balancing, this just isn't fun for me..	Posted by Pendaho#2131 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:41:21 PM Quote this Post
" Suchka_777#4336 wrote: " Verdonix#5948 wrote: I'll play POE1 for as long as they support it, but as this game sits... nope. I'm sure PoE 1 will not go anywhere, because it is a different game for different players, and it's absolutely great for many of them. Other players will enjoy only PoE 2 and will never play PoE 1, it's good to have variety, no? You know this harder, slower type game already exists in POE1 as ruthless mode. Those who want that kind of game experience can choose it, those who do not, can elect not to play Ruthless. Why maintain two games? Where do you think the most resources and best content is going to be spent? Likely where the money is. It's best for everyone if people can choose to play the game as they want to play it. Forcing people into an un-fun experience (for them, and fun is subjective) is not going to make money., I'm done buying anything until we get some clarity on the future of POE1 and POE2 and I know GGG plans to spend effort on a game I want to play. Tell us if POE1 still has your top tier support or if POE2 will get a mode for more casual play.	Posted by Ironhide75#7617 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:43:34 PM Quote this Post
" Suchka_777#4336 wrote: " Verdonix#5948 wrote: I'll play POE1 for as long as they support it, but as this game sits... nope. I'm sure PoE 1 will not go anywhere, because it is a different game for different players, and it's absolutely great for many of them. Other players will enjoy only PoE 2 and will never play PoE 1, it's good to have variety, no? Sure variety is good... but this should not have been marketed as POE2.. it should have been a new game. Those of us who have played POE1 for years, deserved a "better version" of POE1... a sequel that gave us what we loved about that game only better... Instead they created a basically whole new game genre and sold (I say sold metaphorically, I understand it is a FREE game) it to us as the sequel we all wanted. Look, for the elites and the streamers... this is a great game I bet.. for folks like me (and there are ALOT of folks like me) ... this game missed (at least as it is now)	Posted by Verdonix#5948 on Dec 7, 2024, 6:45:44 PM Quote this Post