This game is awful to play with controllers

I keep failing trials and anything that has to do with interacting with key assets, the HORRIBLE AWFUL PUNISHING TRIALS OF SEKHMAT for instance, requires you to interact with those vials before they explode, and the horrific terrible awful damn auto target BS gives priority to enemies instead of the MOST IMPORTANT target in the screen, it's impossible to finish those fecking trials with a controller, not to mention the MF punishing mechanic that eats your coin away if you loose, after spending like 2 days finding one. I lost 3 of them, how am I supposed to ascend more??? Man this is not a game, is fecking torture.
Back to D4.

Remove whatever attack you set on your interact button. You should then be able to interact/loot without attacking.

For example, playing with Xbox controller, I made the mistake once of putting a standard attack on A. I had issues touching the crystals during the Trials for the very reason you mentioned. No problems now. I can loot/interact and never worry about my character attacking. The targetting system is pretty basic, but that will probably change.

Now, what you're playing right now is a beta, so it’s not going to be perfect. Even D4 had targetting/attacking issues instead of interactions when it released. It seems like it's not something devs really put time into unless people ask for it.

Yeah head on back to d4. It's more your speed. lololol

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pyrocyborg#0256 wrote:

Remove whatever attack you set on your interact button. You should then be able to interact/loot without attacking.

For example, playing with Xbox controller, I made the mistake once of putting a standard attack on A. I had issues touching the crystals during the Trials for the very reason you mentioned. No problems now. I can loot/interact and never worry about my character attacking. The targetting system is pretty basic, but that will probably change.

Now, what you're playing right now is a beta, so it’s not going to be perfect. Even D4 had targetting/attacking issues instead of interactions when it released. It seems like it's not something devs really put time into unless people ask for it.

OMG, dude that was it, thanks.
And yes, sorry about the rant, but tbh, I try to chill with games, and this game stresses me out more than the fun it provides atm, I have a relative good time with it, then hits you with stuff that wants me to stop playing all together, loosing XP, wasting time farming for stuff that is taken away unfairly, plus the fact that the game doesn't allow for any room of mistake, or testing builds, it's like u have to read a manual and commit to a perfect build or you're screwed.
If GGG intends to bring more players in, better tone down this punishing, poorly intuitive and punishing mechanics, plus make it more friendly for new players.
I think different Leagues would solve that, like a Regular one more to chill, where there's no XP loss, less punishing mechanics, free passive skill placement, etc. Then have the Cruel one (standard in PoE1) and Hardcore for players that love BDSM lol.

Yeah, there’s quite a few annoying things so far. This is a beta, whether we believe it or not. Some things are overtuned (3rd trial for example) or poorly balanced, but that might change.

I had hope, that it being essentially a beta, they would provide us with respec to test for skills/builds, but they're likely trying to keep the gameplay as it would be during release which has its pros and its cons.

I also hope they'll correct some of these technical issues with controllers and maybe add some auto sort inventory. Controller works fine otherwise imo.

I still use the interact on a attack button but I learned that if I use the right stick to push towards the crystals and away from enemies it works every time.