This is NOT PoE 1 !

game is very little like poe1 yet gets praised because it has poe in the name. people claim all the criticism is coming from poe1 fans who can't accept that the game has changed but that's nonsense. my favorite arpg of all time is d2 because it took hours before you hit a point where upgrades weren't dropping and loot was ambiguous enough that it was very hard to determine what item was actually better than another, meanwhile in poe2 items rarely drop, and 99% of the time they're objectively trash. which makes sense since most items are designed intrinsically to be nothing more than crafting fodder (disenchant/salvage so you can make a better item later, i.e., D4).

not to mention the crafting gives the player little to no agency since it is a completely trivialized version of poe1 crafting to the detriment of the experience. i legitimately can't think of a single way that it's better. it's hilarious watching this game get praised for things that D4 got clowned over (basic crafting, terrible drops, bland skill tree.) and yes poe2's skill tree is awful. you quite literally can't solve any part of your build by investing in it. all you can do is make parts of your build better (i.e., bigger number). poe2 is proof that bigger does not mean better. traversing the skill tree is a slog, just like traversing the maps.

the game is trying hard to differentiate itself from poe1 but in the worst ways possible. they want the game to be "hard" but barely let you play it. a huge portion of the "difficulty" comes from having trash loot, no currency to craft, and just being relegated to farming mobs like an MMO for hours. that's not difficult. the bosses fall over with even slightly decent gear. the trash mobs are unironically harder than most bosses in the game.

There was a tweet in 2023 saying pretty much that Poe2 will not be Poe 1 :
"Path of Exile 2 is no longer an expansion to Path of Exile 1

They will be standalone games with separate game balance, systems and future expansions."

Yeah i wonder why some were expecting it to be like PoE 1

https://youtu.be/mcd9BfVw7hQ?si=zQO0alzvzB4Z94IP&t=275

It was literally supposed to be the same game

so basically you made a full post not talking of the game or your experience with it.

you want some poe 2 relevance ? game is slow as snail. i am losing brain cells and patience in the maps before i encounter a rare or a boss that might be interesting. and then boss feel worse cause i have less patience for it.

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Jokke1989#7206 wrote:

Yeah i wonder why some were expecting it to be like PoE 1

https://youtu.be/mcd9BfVw7hQ?si=zQO0alzvzB4Z94IP&t=275

It was literally supposed to be the same game

Read a post literally above yours

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SerialF#4835 wrote:

so basically you made a full post not talking of the game or your experience with it.

you want some poe 2 relevance ? game is slow as snail. i am losing brain cells and patience in the maps before i encounter a rare or a boss that might be interesting. and then boss feel worse cause i have less patience for it.

You still have POE1 where you could do your lovely "200 maps per minute while shield charging 24/7" gameplay

Cool, can they start working on POE1 again instead of POE2?

New league got delayed because of POE2.

They should have just put POE1 in POE2 like they were going to.

BIG FAT ++++++ , NOOBS ONLY CRYING ,this game is masaterpiece just love it

You're right, it's not PoE1. PoE1 was free and then bloated itself with currencies to force stash tab purchases. PoE2 just copied some 'end game' features from PoE1 over some superior bloated graphics and said "I'm PoE... money... NOW!".

They thought they could hide the fact the game sucks by making it so casuals would never get to see maps during the EA. It was a cash grab through and through.

They LITERALLY postponed the release of PoE2 because they couldn't fix RTX and cosmetics. They were completely fine releasing it without Spectres. That shows you their priorities. "Oh shit, we can't make hundreds of millions off our cosmetics... gotta delay it!"

I can't imagine being some devs loyal dog that eats his moldy dog food and wags my tail. All they had to do was upgrade PoE1 graphics and add Greater Rifts or Rifts. And they failed completely.

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FaZe_Midian#2894 wrote:

You're right, it's not PoE1. PoE1 was free and then bloated itself with currencies to force stash tab purchases. PoE2 just copied some 'end game' features from PoE1 over some superior bloated graphics and said "I'm PoE... money... NOW!".

They thought they could hide the fact the game sucks by making it so casuals would never get to see maps during the EA. It was a cash grab through and through.

They LITERALLY postponed the release of PoE2 because they couldn't fix RTX and cosmetics. They were completely fine releasing it without Spectres. That shows you their priorities. "Oh shit, we can't make hundreds of millions off our cosmetics... gotta delay it!"

I can't imagine being some devs loyal dog that eats his moldy dog food and wags my tail. All they had to do was upgrade PoE1 graphics and add Greater Rifts or Rifts. And they failed completely.

Dunno, what are you talking about.
I paid for it, while being COMPLETELY ready to anything what I can see in the EARLY access
The only thing that I would not tolerate - is reverting back to POE1 principes.

Also:
Official notes about EARLY ACCESS (Steam ver.)
Path of Exile 2 is an Action RPG which is all about making powerful characters and getting epic loot. Finding the right balance for character builds, items and economy is crucial for this genre, and it cannot be achieved without showing the game in its current state to the community.
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EA would be here as long as needed. We believe it will be at least 6 months
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We need the community to give us feedback about game balance, the economy, and the overall game. We will be actively monitoring our forums, subreddit and social media and delivering updates continuously throughout the Early Access.

Stop pretending like you bought the FINAL RELEASE

You all KNEW what you are paying for and agreed with everything

Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_access