One-portal is a great system that just needs refinement

The biggest issue is not everyone understands the matrix code of POE. I started off going for elemental dmg bonuses for my electric ranger, by act 3 i did NO DAMAGE and had to farm gold to respec to physical damage only basically. Makes sense right? Not to me, I thought that shit was dumb.

What i noticed right away is a huge lack of straight up defense in the passive tree that even POE1 has. Almost no % life nodes, only leech and evasion. Ok so i guess now i have to what? Do a hybrid of armor and evasion because the game was designed in a way that i have no idea about because i don't dissect the game with a microscope.

It's just bad design in terms of stats and how things work. If my res is near max and i have a solid evasion rating i shouldn't be 1 shot in low tier maps outta nowhere

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Khenal#2810 wrote:

The death punishment is not a challenge. It makes it harder to play, not more challenging, and yes there is a difference. A challenge can be overcome, but the punishment simply must be borne. As it is, how is someone supposed to overcome dying if they lose everything for it? Git gud? Can't, the map is gone now so I can't practice or try to figure out what mechanic oneshot me. Grind for gear? Can't, it all vanished when I died. Grind for levels? Can't, xp vanished when I died. It's a hardcore mechanic forced on people who didn't make hardcore characters.

This is similar as the one death Last Epoch Monolith Echos. You die, you lose all bonus rewards in that map permanently on top of dropped loot there but can re try maps.

Also the web like endgame system with nodes connected to each other.