Why POE2’s Direction Is Worrying for Veterans and Newcomers Alike

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

I reran PoE1 campaign a hundred times.

Good, so we can absolutely say it's not campaign length that's even a problem here.

+1

I tend to agree that the current implementation isn't really speaking to me with a clear voice / vision. It does some things well but [to me] if feels like there isn't a consistent feel to the game as we progress through it.

Early on I was getting the impression that we needed to "RNG craft" early equipment. However without the campaign RAINING EX, REG, ALC, Chaos, "Socketing Orbs", etc. I find it difficult to keep up with the content.

As soon as we can leverage trade a little later the experience [to me] is totally different. I'm sitting in Cruel A6 [I know I'm not in maps yet] with maxed ele res and working on Chaos res.


I understand early maps are harder and then the highest tier maps are nightmare fuel without builds that are so OP that they'll get nerfed in the next balance pass.


As such I'm not sure what game that I'm supposed to expect.


Note: Even in the campaign I'm trying to be a jack of all trades [balanced offense, defense, and recovery] but I feel as if I'm really the master of none :)

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just_dont#6539 wrote:

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

I reran PoE1 campaign a hundred times.

Good, so we can absolutely say it's not campaign length that's even a problem here.

No, you cannot.
You could have a campaign twice shorter, but still as boring.
You could have a campaign twice longer, that could be interesting.

Length on itself alone doesn't matter (that's what he said).

If you wanna know the other parameters, go back to first post, I guess you didn't read correctly.

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fingerrr#3643 wrote:

Imagine playing a game where you dread doing its core part, man what a joy. I will definetly enjoy playing it more and more.

Check out World of Warcraft. BFA/Shadowlands in Particular.

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

If you wanna know the other parameters, go back to first post, I guess you didn't read correctly.

OP's main argument on campaign is "it's bad for leagues". We don't even know anything about PoE2 leagues, so it's just blind and stupid projection from PoE1.

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just_dont#6539 wrote:

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

If you wanna know the other parameters, go back to first post, I guess you didn't read correctly.

OP's main argument on campaign is "it's bad for leagues". We don't even know anything about PoE2 leagues, so it's just blind and stupid projection from PoE1.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3587981

"Will there be wipes during Early Access?
No, there will not be a wipe. We will do new leagues but none of your characters will be wiped, they will just go to a league called Early Access (so they will never be in Standard). In some cases characters in old leagues might be somewhat broken by balance changes though. After launch the "Early Access" characters will still exist."

"We will do new leagues"


You're welcome.

Agree with most things except the campaign. Absolutely love the first 3 acts so far and hope the other 3 are just as good and lengthy if not more.

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

"We will do new leagues"

By now you simply jest.
It's not enough information to presume anything like "repeating campaign every 3 months will be bad".

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just_dont#6539 wrote:

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rob_korn#1745 wrote:

"We will do new leagues"

By now you simply jest.
It's not enough information to presume anything like "repeating campaign every 3 months will be bad".

Ok, you're a troll. Bye