First impressions on POE2 EA?

I sadly can't get a key yet myself, but I'm interested how community sees this new era of Path of Exile.

From what if noticed opinions are kinda both ways, which surprised me, becouse from my perspective (twitch reactions, youtube, friends), game seems to be universally loved so far.

What do you think? Whats nice, what should be polished? (aside from "part of life" start of league server problems :P)

Share here, I would really like to know your perspective!

If you use controller or wasd, fine.
If you try to use click to move like in PoE 1, well, game looks totally awful. It looks made for console. Click to move is not an option.

Something changed in the way game handles compared to poe1 when you use mouse movement?

click to move still works fine on some builds. There's some adjustments to be made because you have some "inertia" based on skills. For example you cast and then continue moving based on your last movement. I don't really like WASD. I think I would rather use a controller tbh.

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Kriegan#0995 wrote:

Something changed in the way game handles compared to poe1 when you use mouse movement?

No idea, its hard to explain, but click movement feels odd to me in PoE 2. Like not 100% responsive path, or slow or something like that. Looks ugly, specially when you combine it with skills to attack enemies. Its total trash.

I switched to controller and wasd and what a difference. Still I loved click to move so a bit sad with the game. I wont last long here if not changed.

Other than that, very very hard and difficult, at least for melee. But Im loving that part so no complains there.

Anyway, game completely done for consoles.


OH I have to add there is one thing Im loving: BOSSES, they look totally amazing since the start! So sad there is not proper click to move to enjoy them.

I will probably not try to go for melee on the first run then, thanks for the advice on that!

How are other avenues of the game? Progression, intuitivity etc.?

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Valmar#3550 wrote:

If you use controller or wasd, fine.
If you try to use click to move like in PoE 1, well, game looks totally awful. It looks made for console. Click to move is not an option.

Yeah, i started click to move and it’s not good, just runs you in to monsters. I’ll try WASD I guess, but it’s not my preferred style.

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Kriegan#0995 wrote:

I will probably not try to go for melee on the first run then, thanks for the advice on that!

How are other avenues of the game? Progression, intuitivity etc.?

Progression is slow, damage looks zero and even rare monster have more life than PoE1 bosses lol. You cant portal out in bosses btw.
I dont mind the harder difficulty, just the bad design around WASD and ignoring click to move.

All I know is P1 Trade has been dead for a day. Love "poE2 won't impact PoE1" lmao. Outta here. GGG will need a year to fix this mess.

Loving the WASD, the looks and atmosphere.

For the rest it's all I expected : borderline unbearably slow, bullet spunges everywhere, way too many bossfights and rolling on the floor like a prick non stop. I hate being right.