3 months in, 12 classes 4 workable builds using 2 skills.

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Chacruna#2474 wrote:

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PaintMaster#2396 wrote:

1. Trials are better. Lab in poe1 is not challenging and not interesting. It's just map and boss with 3 attacks.

2. Don't die?

3. On death effects can be avoided if you walk away, or not stay still. Somehow HC players have no issues.

I agree with PaintMaster. I'm 620 hours in and loving PoE 2, it's infinitely better than PoE 1.

I'm playing HC SSF, have 6 characters in maps (one of each class), never died outside of normal campaign and I can do T15 maps. I only play my own builds. There is an extreme degree of flexibility in what you can do.

It's so interesting to me that death seems to be a softcore only issue. If you build defences and think about what suffixes are on your maps there's no issue.

PoE 2 is a complex game, there should be content that requires mastery over the game in it's entire complexity -- Some people get to that content because #1 their softcore and can focus entirely on damage with no real consequences for death and #2 trade.
Ideally there should be a point in the game where gear only gets you so far. Being able to skip game mechanics by having absurd damage is hopefully not intended and hopefully will get fixed.

I also enjoy both trials, especially sekhemas, and agree that it's way better than PoE 1. And I think that it's great that ascending is difficult, makes it feel much more rewarding to achieve :)

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Soulscar1#4896 wrote:

100% sure all the new POE 2 streamers work for GGG

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PaintMaster#2396 wrote:

Really funny when ones that complain about deaths are not HC players but SC players.

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gotcha8itch#2885 wrote:

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PaintMaster#2396 wrote:

Really funny when ones that complain about deaths are not HC players but SC players.

Really funny, how poe community values time when they brag about HC, tho the only change when u go to HC is an amount of extra time u wanna invest in dull gameplay. Got it. What's next?

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Soulscar1#4896 wrote:

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gotcha8itch#2885 wrote:

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PaintMaster#2396 wrote:

Really funny when ones that complain about deaths are not HC players but SC players.

Really funny, how poe community values time when they brag about HC, tho the only change when u go to HC is an amount of extra time u wanna invest in dull gameplay. Got it. What's next?

HC players in POE 1 were basically standard players with a quick log macro. I used to get asked "why not play HC if you are so good" my answer has always remained the same "I cannot log off quick enough mate".

POE 2, now with pause.....HC my sphincter. HC Meme 2.0. HC players that manage to use all 6 portals? How does that work mate I am curious? It is like using a car to run a marathon or using a baseball bat in a boxing match. Either way you look at it we used to call it "cheating". Makes me laugh thinking about it.

Playing SSF in POE 2 is slow, frustrating and more importantly boring. SSF in POE 2 is basically relegating yourself guaranteed bad RNG. You NEED to identify every bit of garbage dropped in the extremely slim hope of an upgrade. Some people like this and all power to them, people like different things.

The upcoming "event" if that's what you'd call it, will suck for 99.9% of all involved. I am going to watch with interest as the outcome seems inevitable. I do not think this event will do GGG any favors, it is placeholder event that requires the minimalistic of effort on the part of the DEV's.