Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients Teasers

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renispro#0217 wrote:

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MakaveliPT#7753 wrote:

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Skutz123#5377 wrote:

That's the plan. I sincerely hope that you find something among they many things they stuffed into this gigantic update that no one seemed to ask for, that no one was predicting or getting hyped about, that didn't add the things that many were hoping for, that keep it a fun and engaging game for you.

It's always the people like you (new players that jumped into the new fotm game and never supported anything) that come with these dumb takes, they hardly could drop a better update than this, ye people wanted swords etc (wich i have a feeling that we might have a surprise) but it's literally like expecting 10 dollars and recieving 1000, anyone playing this game seriously wanted more crafting options and more affixes, more depth to the builds and they delivered that tenfold, everyone wanted late game objectives and goals and they killed it in every way possible, everyone wanted more specialization in the endgame and they literally quadruple or more the atlas tree and even added atlas "ascendancies", dozens of new skills that are nor locked to a weapon (just this alone will open so many builds). People also forget how hard it is to expand a huge system without completely breaking existing progression and balance. Same thing happens with websites during big platform migrations — if you don’t plan everything carefully, you can destroy years of SEO and structure overnight. This guide about migrating an old website to WordPress without losing SEO explains that process surprisingly well.

The game is finally on tracks and on it's way to be a worthy sucessor of PoE 1 and most of you are just a bunch of ungrateful pricks, theres no other studio giving so much while asking for so little.

It's kinda worthless to talk with such people they just hate the game for the sake of hating, i imagine they play for an hour and then go to forums or reddit to write how horrible update is, then goes back to playing and then does it again. Cycle repeats 24/7, they will never be satisfied by any GGG changes.

Honestly, both sides have valid points. The systems look incredible on paper, but some players are worried about pacing, combat feel, and accessibility.

The wait is too long.

Cooking! Log the F in!!

Its very confusing to read things like "Noone asked for these things, we asked for other things", when talk about adressing endgame from both playerside and devside (to me atleast) has been the loudest and most returning topic since 0.1

So with what we are getting, if this isnt something that you wanted. Could some of you kindly just make a little list with answers of..



Q: What do you want more then a sorted end-game atm? (still waiting for patch-change-list)

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SwedishTavern#6176 wrote:

Its very confusing to read things like "Noone asked for these things, we asked for other things", when talk about adressing endgame from both playerside and devside (to me atleast) has been the loudest and most returning topic since 0.1

So with what we are getting, if this isnt something that you wanted. Could some of you kindly just make a little list with answers of..



Q: What do you want more then a sorted end-game atm? (still wathing for patch-change-list)

I'm pretty sure some of them don't know what they DO want, just what they DON'T want. I have asked this question a few pages back, and no one really seemed interested in answering.

At minimum, they want a class. Everyone is saying how massive this update is. This is what I see.

No new acts.
Nothing fixed on tedious maps.
No new class.
Or weapon.

I am not certain where this massive jargon is coming from. I see seasonal content, nothing more.

And remember, this is the patch for the entirety of summer.

I can see why some are frustrated. I can wait until 1.0, unless something interesting comes out, this season has nothing to make me build a class again.

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SphinxyII#6427 wrote:

At minimum, they want a class. Everyone is saying how massive this update is. This is what I see.

No new acts.
Nothing fixed on tedious maps.
No new class.
Or weapon.

I am not certain where this massive jargon is coming from. I see seasonal content, nothing more.

And remember, this is the patch for the entirety of summer.

I can see why some are frustrated. I can wait until 1.0, unless something interesting comes out, this season has nothing to make me build a class again.

Fair enought!

I would guess they are saving to tease the new classes, weapons and acts for Exilecon. Would be realyl surprised if they did not showcase that then.

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SphinxyII#6427 wrote:

At minimum, they want a class. Everyone is saying how massive this update is. This is what I see.

No new acts.
Nothing fixed on tedious maps.
No new class.
Or weapon.

I am not certain where this massive jargon is coming from. I see seasonal content, nothing more.

And remember, this is the patch for the entirety of summer.

I can see why some are frustrated. I can wait until 1.0, unless something interesting comes out, this season has nothing to make me build a class again.

I agree but also can see the directional change how the Atlas works in the end. They touched like 70% of the game and made good changes I would say. Predicting of course a better experience - for sure we know after 20+ hours or so.

Otherwise again not good but small Indie Dev - don't forget.

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BlightDragon89#9329 wrote:

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SwedishTavern#6176 wrote:

Its very confusing to read things like "Noone asked for these things, we asked for other things", when talk about adressing endgame from both playerside and devside (to me atleast) has been the loudest and most returning topic since 0.1

So with what we are getting, if this isnt something that you wanted. Could some of you kindly just make a little list with answers of..



Q: What do you want more then a sorted end-game atm? (still wathing for patch-change-list)

I'm pretty sure some of them don't know what they DO want, just what they DON'T want. I have asked this question a few pages back, and no one really seemed interested in answering.

Pardon me for looking at this and assuming it's ragebait, it is ragebait right?...or have you fine fellows never taken the trip two clicks over to the early access feedback forum?

Re: Endgame changes. Endgame infinite atlas does not appear to be changing or addressing many of the concerns over difficulty navigating the discordant bloat, loading issues when it gets past a certain size, etc.

I think the endgame revamp, initially promised for 0.4, delayed even further by the 0.5 delays, was hoped to be a true overhaul to the entire format, not just a few quest additions loosely tied to the overall plot to the fundamentally janky aimless mess of the current state.

In this very thread, and countless others in the early feedback forum people were pumped with excitement at the prospect of the addition of a new class or classes, and new weapons. I did not see a single thread or comment from people saying 'I cant wait for the new fetch quests' or "I'm really crossing my fingers for more runes and other things to block on my loot filter that I have to manage getting from a 3rd party since it's not even available in game yet..."

I could write 10 pages on this, but you can just as easily go read the dozens of complaint threads that have popped up since the 0.5 preview came out. I'll give you a short summary anyway.

Top desired fixes/changes going unadressed or seemingly punted to 'well fix it by 1.0 status'

1. Game is devolving into a PoE1 graphic update, with the promise of meaningful engaging combat going the window in favor of brainless 1 click zoomie zoomie screenwipe combat.

2. Visual clutter - Can't see anything going on with most builds, and lord help you if you're in a group where more than one person uses a skill. This is not only visually unpleasing, but it negates the entire concept of scripted boss fights, or any other scenario, where paying attention to what's going on matters, and funnels everyone to one shot high dps builds.

3. obnoxious unnecessary loot spam which turns the game into an inventory management simulator, they are apparently going in the opposite direction..

4. Ascendency imbalances

5. Combat mechanic imbalances (no reason to do anything other than +crit chance, + crit damage because it is vastly superior to DoT builds, minion builds,

6. Lack of true melee playstyle in the game, not just from continued postponement of swords, axes, etc. but because the only viable melee skills are functionally projectile AoE clearing skills...

I'm gonna stop now, just giving you my personal examples, there are so many things people have been asking for. No reason to clutter this thread by responding or debating your take on these. There are people who disagree with some of my takes not sure anyone disagrees on visual clutter, lack of a slider to turn down effects, being a massive problem though.

If you want to debate the issues or tell GGG you love the slop and dumbing down of the game coming in 0.5 the early access feedback forum seems like a more appropriate place. I'm just humoring the question of 'how could people possibly complain about what's coming....'

Cheers

BIG!!!!