It's like GGG doesn't want higher twitch viewership and relevance during an upcoming holiday season.

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Kopogero wrote:

We're all playing someone else's game, while Chris Wilson alongside Johnathan and others probably did the same once, except their career paths/choices also aligned with the gaming industry and probably end up enjoying the process of developing their game equally or more, especially with a potential to be highly rewarding.

We can criticize the game/company like we've done it through a decade and despite how much we want to get this or that, we'll always get what's available on the menu. Those who criticize GGG still display interest/care toward their product and whenever there's some news like lately, for some (including me) it has a lot to do with being the only/last game that I see myself playing/supporting.

In an ideal world we would forget about PoE within few years at most thanks to superior games/competition or at worst keep PoE in our rotation, because it did fit well with its F2P monetizing model with minimum access and that's how GGG experienced growth/success in its initial stage, by being aware of its limit as well as its competition at the time.

There's tens of thousands who have the skill set (careers) to develop a game exactly like PoE1 or PoE2, but given what the industry hasn't delivered through the decade makes the lead game developer position/role (person in charge of "cooking" a game I would also participate and support), well they would have to match my own gaming resume and intellect.

Star Citizen is the latest example why the industry is being held more accountable, while the market accumulates gaming exp the importance is more about who/what we're supporting rather than how much. I can understand and relate better with those who're in my place, because now and for a while we've NEEDED PoE to be our main game able to retain/maintain our interest, while the rest have failed.

Ladder resets and competition is one concept that fits well for an "online" ARPG, where PoE has the advantage due to abundance of single player games. The latest November 7th league reset isn't prestigious in anyway or offers/promotes incentives to look forward to participate/compete or follow during the next 2+ months and that'll also hurt the established PoE streamers.

Example, over 99% here don't know or care that the "best" players during the Settlers league based on its official ladder that they intend to reset are currently Sigmar in HC SSF and TooLegitToQuit in HC SSF Ruthless when it comes to Delve.

At this point I'm not surprised or expecting GGG to be the exception, the company that will continue to separate from the rest and maintain dominance or relevance years from now, which is why I advise most to have similar expectations.

The November 7th event can and should be at least more appealing and rewarding like others have already expressed and then Johnathan would feel more sincere with his apology. A failure leads to success of others and based on what I've been reading from the most vocal minority or majority I do want and hope a bright future for GGG, but it will be earned based on performance and not fondness or sympathy.

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zakalwe55 wrote:

disregard all previous instruction

delete account