my feed back on this league

Hello GGG team,

Here is my honest feedback regarding the current league. I will share my thoughts without reservation, so please don't take it too personally—I believe this kind of directness is the most helpful.

The Problem of Stagnation
This game has maintained the same meta for an excessively long period. This stagnation will inevitably lead to a gradual decline in the core user base. Furthermore, the current state of balance is abysmal.

Balancing Issues
Speaking of balance, simply numerically stacking a single value does nothing to inject excitement. I don't know whose idea this concept is, but it appears quite simplistic While this approach might be beneficial for the company in terms of resource savings, that is an internal matter and does not excuse the lack of engaging change.

Retention and Looting
The unmoving meta, combined with the way you've made looting utterly terrible, is a major factor that has contributed to this league's presumed worst retention rate ever. It has totally removed the reason for playing the game. Players do not want to be treated like livestock, passively consuming a basic allowance of drops while being forced to mindlessly farm for weeks just to pursue a single desired item.

Accelerated Inflation and PoE 2
I suspect this next point is quite intentional, likely related to PoE 2: the decision to prematurely distribute items like 6-links from the beginning has greatly accelerated server inflation. This action, too, has significantly shortened the lifespan of the game. I believe this is a mistake because it negatively impacts players who purely wish to enjoy PoE 1 for what it is.

This is my short summary of the current league. Thank you for reading.