Why I stopped playing POE2

I know, that most of you don't like haters. But I don't care. So. anyway here is my opinion:

1. My most valuable thing is my time. And playing 4 hours, without any progress due to dying while trying to get to next level, is simply not acceptable for me. Even more, it is offensive to steal from my time.
2. Economy - the economy is simply stupid. In order to get to higher levels, you need specific items. And those items are not cheap. So, in order to get divine orbs you are trying to do high levels. And you die. A lot.
If you are 20 years old and you have lots of time it doesn't matter. But if you have a family, and if spare 2-3 hours per day, trying to be good. You are fucked up! At the end you are exactly the same level as you started 3 hours ago because you died so many times and the so desired items are still a few divines away. And you get angry and frustrated. And you close the game saying I will not play this game again.
But, the next day, you have this feeling that today it will be different. You can play more carefully and you make it to the next level, and hopefully 1 divine will drop?
In psychology, this feeling of anticipation of pleasure before the actual action is often called "anticipation." It is related to the dopamine system in the brain, which plays a key role in the feeling of motivation and reward.
And after a few days, you begin to ask the question: Why I am playing some game that punishes me? Am I so stupid?
So, there you have my reasons. I don't care how good the game is. I am simply refusing to play some game that punishes me.
But, if GGG decides to reward me for playing this game, I will gladly come back. Until then, Diablo 4 is the name of the game.
Last bumped on Jan 26, 2025, 6:19:02 AM

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