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

This is my opinion, mostly just brain on a page but I want to rant.

I think there's a lot of cope going on and this is coming from someone who loves PoE and wanted this game to be amazing.

Literally don't understand GGG's position with this game. You'd think they would cater to a wider audience with a sequel and with how much good press and attention they've been getting but instead have went the other way with it.

You'd think with how unpopular ruthless is they would steer clear of the carrot but mostly stick approach to ARPGs. It just fosters resentment from your player base.

I'm not writing the game off, I'm not stupid and i get this is the first version of a game still in development but the direction it's going in feels bad and I don't like the reboot of the games mechanics.

The game is incredibly frustrating and puts limitations in the way that make no sense to me..

Support gems.. why does the game insist that you follow a build path unless you tick a nigh invisible tickbox to show other gems that are super viable options? The System they already had was so good. All they had to do was tie it into the story to explain it to new players and that's it but instead we get the neu skill menus.

Skill system in general is a step back and feels obtuse. The combination of a menu system while also having a item that is crafted from the decision made in that menu doesn't work well.

The warriors starting options are terrible. The Shockwave totem attack time is too long you get 2 attacks then it's done, earth shatter takes too long to go off and rolling slam is just an exercise in futility. The fact that the auto attack + Herald of Ash is the best option till level 20+ speaks for itself.

I'm not even going to get into the loot because it barely exists in this version of the game.

Currency? stripped down so it can all be added back in later as season mechanics zzzzzz.


Look, I know how this post sounds and tbh I would be taking the piss out of myself reading this because it's based on version 0.1.0 of the game. I will say though that all these bad decisions are things that should have been right before they put it in people's hands.

TL;DR I'm not having a good time with it, it's frustrating and I want my mommy.

10 times ? really
Very odd

+1 op

I can't believe how awful some of you are at gaming. I am by no means a pro. Barely any experience in ARPG's (PoE 1, Diablo) and the gameplay to me feels perfectly balanced. Some of the early act 1 bosses i rolled through on the first try and it progressively got more difficult to where I started wiping and had to figure out a way past the boss. Whether that be figuring out the boss mechanics or improving my gear/resistances. That's exactly how the game was intended to be and to me that is fun. For some reason I feel like alot of you casuals just want to brainlessly walk through the game while holding left click to attack and that somehow feels fulfilling to you. Well I hate to say it but you ARE the minority here. Acting like this game is tuned for pros like zizaran and wudijo is a STRETCH. I'm progressing through the game just fine as someone who has little experience in PoE and not a pro gamer. Back to PoE 1 with you people.

I agree, the difficulty would be fine if u had reasonable options to fight it. THe absurdly small amount of currency and loot in general makes it kinda just either super lucky or painful.

+1 It feel's like the game is on hardcore mode just without perma death.

You can’t be serious. A boss fight where at least 75% of the ground is permanently on fire, and you almost constantly take damage even if you dodge? Then the boss throws out aoe effects that, of course, deal even more damage. So you’re stuck in perpetual dodging mode (Path of Dodging) and have exactly one pathetic healing potion that runs out before the boss even hits 30%, because he has a quadrillion hit points. On top of that, you’re supposed to somehow deal damage — if you’re playing a minion build, that means juggling multiple keys and coordinating everything perfectly. After the eight attempt, I gave up in frustration.

So this is supposed to be the new definition of fun in PoE 2? Sorry, but this is pure frustration and absolutely not what I expect from an ARPG.

I have absolutely no problem with games being challenging, but there’s a world of difference between challenging and not fun…

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toughpill#3568 wrote:

I can't believe how awful some of you are at gaming. I am by no means a pro. Barely any experience in ARPG's (PoE 1, Diablo) and the gameplay to me feels perfectly balanced. Some of the early act 1 bosses i rolled through on the first try and it progressively got more difficult to where I started wiping and had to figure out a way past the boss. Whether that be figuring out the boss mechanics or improving my gear/resistances. That's exactly how the game was intended to be and to me that is fun. For some reason I feel like alot of you casuals just want to brainlessly walk through the game while holding left click to attack and that somehow feels fulfilling to you. Well I hate to say it but you ARE the minority here. Acting like this game is tuned for pros like zizaran and wudijo is a STRETCH. I'm progressing through the game just fine as someone who has little experience in PoE and not a pro gamer. Back to PoE 1 with you people.

I think for the most part the bosses are ok but we need better than ‘ruthless’ tier drop rates to gear up for them.
What is bad imo is the trash, the time to kill (especially in act1 where most that give up wild have) is excessive. Some packs I can wipe out in 5-10 seconds and others (just whites no mods) take me 2 mins plus.

i keep seeing people posting this difficulty will result in a small player base yet the number keep getting bigger daily...

2 days in, the difficulty is not anywhere near souls like, i swear its only the players who like insta kill trash mobs and 1 button kill everything game play are the ones moaning,

played 4 differnt classes now, witch, merc, sorc and monk and each class has its pro's an cons

no matter what you have to think about your posistioning vs the enemy, you have to approach situations with some tactics now, so apologies i still dont see why people are finding such issue with it, other than they want a super easy button, and ARPG's arnt all just fairy tale easy they never where only very recent has gaming generally and this genre catered to being super soft,

i thought maybe yesterday and where i posted i wasnt having difficulty with the game was maybe just i was super lucky with the build i picked, after taking time to start other characters im still of the opinion that people are over reacting, either not using their builds properly, or just clearly wanting a one button kill all fest,

i beg you devs please outside of some clear balance issues which are expected. dont turn this into a another POE, add expansions to POE1 for those who want kids difficulty,

and again people keep saying their wont be any players, there are loads of players getting alone not moaning on here just fine, more than the original game for sure, so no its you easy folk who will have a empty game if you relentlesly keep pestering for easier and easier game

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Rinslaughter#5595 wrote:

+1 op
I'm currently stuck on the wolf boss, and honestly, if PoE 2 launches in its current state, I won't be playing it. The gameplay just isn't enjoyable. Even if I manage to defeat a boss, it feels hollow—I've wiped on almost every boss at least once, and none of the victories have felt rewarding. It honestly feels like the internal team has been using hero editors for testing, which makes the entire game feel unbalanced and frustrating.

This sums it up. I don't mind a challenge, sometimes I enjoy figuring out a boss fight, through 20 tries might be a but much (really the only bosses I spend try after try on are anyone that use Ice as a main mechanic)..

The issue if after beating this epic boss you literally spent an hour trying to beat...

You get some shitty blue or yellow drop.... THAT makes me want to rage quit. I don't think I have gotten a SINGLE upgrade from any of the act one bosses.