Kinda sad what other people here are saying about POE 2

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Nephalim#2731 wrote:

I'm having a blast despite being a religiously devout poe1 clear speed meta enjoyer.

With that said, I can see how the bosses with 3x more health than they should have and very low drop rates would be unfun to some players.

GGG is bound to adjust both things tomorow.

I highly doubt it, this was mentioned before early access, the game was intended to be like this.

i don't find it sad so much as predictable

the game is punishing, you really have to adjust every part of your build to optimize a whole bunch of different parameters, and then STILL dodge well, do the ingame mechanics well e.t.c e.t.c,

if you realize that, you can have a lot of fun, if you refuse to, you quit, or complain, which is what we are seeing

funnily enough, this is what PoE 1 was like on release, a much better, harder experience.

the endgame of PoE sickened me, with the 1 button zoom gameplay, 0 challenge once you have all the things in place, PoE 2 made great longevity based game design choices, that will pay off in the long run.

people complain now because they're short sighted, and don't want to admit it.

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helioth#7731 wrote:

i don't find it sad so much as predictable

the game is punishing, you really have to adjust every part of your build to optimize a whole bunch of different parameters, and then STILL dodge well, do the ingame mechanics well e.t.c e.t.c,

if you realize that, you can have a lot of fun, if you refuse to, you quit, or complain, which is what we are seeing

funnily enough, this is what PoE 1 was like on release, a much better, harder experience.

the endgame of PoE sickened me, with the 1 button zoom gameplay, 0 challenge once you have all the things in place, PoE 2 made great longevity based game design choices, that will pay off in the long run.

people complain now because they're short sighted, and don't want to admit it.

I played poe with CBT, the game was not so tedious and was easier in terms of not having to torture the boss for 15 minutes.

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matisto29#1060 wrote:

i do hope they will implement difficulty choices in the future

I hope they won't. The game is perfect as is.

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Rinslaughter#5595 wrote:

its not fun.
If I was doing x10 my current damage, 3x total hp and dodge had phasing it might be fun.
someone would also have to pay me to play darksouls or elden ring.

Someone would have to pay me to play your awful idea of fun.

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Ruthless sounded great but it turned out that apart from 2-3 guys worldwide no one ever plays it.

On Steam:

POE2 : 578k peak - 416k current - 260k min since launch
POE1 : 228k peak

(im not listing POE1 current, because obviously all the POE1 players are currently trying POE2)

And *every* one of these POE2 players paid.

POE2 is already more popular than POE1.

Will it remain so? I'd bet serious money on it.

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KuroSF#6521 wrote:

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Ruthless sounded great but it turned out that apart from 2-3 guys worldwide no one ever plays it.

On Steam:

POE2 : 578k peak - 416k current - 260k min since launch
POE1 : 228k peak

(im not listing POE1 current, because obviously all the POE1 players are currently trying POE2)

And *every* one of these POE2 players paid.

POE2 is already more popular than POE1.

Will it remain so? I'd bet serious money on it.

We'll see, we'll see.

I really love the difficulty!

It's as if people have one thing in their mind and that's rush rush rush.
If you die to a boss, then fix your gear.
Farm some more.

The slower pace get's you more involved with the actual game.
Don't whine about mobs being too hard, when others can easily kill them.

Instead tell yourself, why do others kill them easily?
- They're prob higher level.
- They prob have better gear.
- Maybe tried the fight more times.

They're gonna work on poe2 and poe1, so if poe 2 aint for you then go back to poe1, don't make our poe2 into the same boring nobrain poe1. ty

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Ferablekeft#0586 wrote:

I really love the difficulty!

It's as if people have one thing in their mind and that's rush rush rush.
If you die to a boss, then fix your gear.
Farm some more.

The slower pace get's you more involved with the actual game.
Don't whine about mobs being too hard, when others can easily kill them.

Instead tell yourself, why do others kill them easily?
- They're prob higher level.
- They prob have better gear.
- Maybe tried the fight more times.

They're gonna work on poe2 and poe1, so if poe 2 aint for you then go back to poe1, don't make our poe2 into the same boring nobrain poe1. ty

This. I love that it requires some effort. Its SO satisfying going back to an area that was an absolute nightmare and steam rolling it. I feel like I am getting to understand the game systems so much more too and I don't absolutely NEED to follow a build guide because you basically cant brick your character, respecing almost feels like an extra system to deal with in a way, which has been fun.

Hi all, wanted to give my input as a long time Diablo enjoyer now trying out Path of Exile for the first time. The difficulty in this game, although not completely worked out and balanced yet, I believe is an amazing challenge. No one wants to play a game where you are mindlessly crushing through content, or where there is no mechanic to learn that makes the game experience challenging and enjoyable. The game is also in early access and we need to remember that the developers are still collecting data. I found myself level locked right before the Act I boss and had to go back and farm the map for better gear and a couple levels. This is only because I went in blind and am not using a build guide. But let me reassure you, the game gets easier, you just have to keep grinding, learn the loot system in this game, gearing, ability synergies etc. and there are almost endless possibilities of these synergies with support gems.

All in all the game difficulty is in a good place I think, as a CASUAL player. I don’t want an easy ARPG… this leads me to burn out faster and get bored of the game. Although I do think certain mobs and bosses probably need some tuning and some work on playable classes and how new players approach the game. Rest assured these things will be fixed and polished soon. If you’re having trouble somewhere in the game don’t get too down about it.. you’re only a couple mobs away from another gear drop that will set you straight or a couple of levels that can help you in the passive tree.

Try to have fun with the game and I just know in endgame this game will open up and play as fast and as easy for you as POE1. It’s all about building your character.

Cheers fellow Exiles.

I dont put much stock in any post about the game's current difficulty because there is such a vast difference in the performance of skills. If I was playing minions I would probably also think the difficulty is perfectly fine.