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

personally, i think they shouldve released a game like this under a different name. people expected something very specific when they heard about a sequel, and this is not a sequel. its a really really good game, but this is not what poe is.

Vote with your time.
Vote with your money.

As long time players, fans and supporters of PoE1 we have the power.
PoE2 only exists because of PoE1 funding. If we are not happy with this new "souls" direction let it be heard.

Avoid the PoE2 client, avoid the PoE2 streamers. Let our displeasure be shown in metrics GGG will be forced to respond to.

We wanted a sequel true to PoE1, not a rehash of another genres game.

Keep blasting exiles :)

Just finished Act 4 in like 1 hour. Yeah, it's slow af

This game is COMPLETELY overtuned. I'm a tryhard "Had highest dps lightning strike build across all ascendancies in settlers of Kalguur" . this game just isnt fun. It's completely overtuned. what a pile of crap this game is. I'm extremely disappointed.

You know that the difficulty relies heavily on the dropped loot and build?
Some have it easier or heavier than others.

I am at a point where I have to decide:
- Stop trying to play (because I have been at the Act 1 boss second phase for over two hours now)
- Start playing a new character

I have enjoyed it somewhat so far. I liked learning the mechanics and even perfectly completing the bosses without taking any damage.
But now it's only frustration.

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Lucky089#6618 wrote:

I am at a point where I have to decide:
- Stop trying to play (because I have been at the Act 1 boss second phase for over two hours now)
- Start playing a new character

Dude, no shit. There was no starters in PoE1 to get gear so you can play whatever you want, lol

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VaporTrail#6763 wrote:

Skill issues.
Skill issues everywhere.

I represent that remark :)


What I'd prefer in an ARPG is balancing off player skill WITH gear, skill choice, passive tree on equal grounds.


PoE2 [for good or bad] is now a skill based game [85%] with a nod to gear, skill mix, and passive tree feeling like it's 5% of the battle each.

Also, body blocking feels really bad. Movement is already sluggish, roll animation is too long and it covers very little ground.

I tried the archer move skill where you jump back, but it's even slower, I normally get hit before it ends anyway and most of the time it gets caught in terrain (in tight spaces where you need it the most)

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KingAlamar#4071 wrote:

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VaporTrail#6763 wrote:

Skill issues.
Skill issues everywhere.

I represent that remark :)


What I'd prefer in an ARPG is balancing off player skill WITH gear, skill choice, passive tree on equal grounds.


PoE2 [for good or bad] is now a skill based game [85%] with a nod to gear, skill mix, and passive tree feeling like it's 5% of the battle each.

I agree it's become a skill game, but you also need good gear if you don't want to die in 1 hit and if you want to take less than 10m to kill a boss.
And good gear is really lacking, not enough currency to craft, no good drops.

Also, being a skill based game build experimentation is extremely necessary so you can adapt to the challenges you face, except respecing is prohibitively expensive.

I feel what sums up PoE2 is if you're not using a meta build you're gonna have a hard time.