Oh no not another ExSea is ragequitting POE post!

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exsea#1724 wrote:

Like nobody asked and this is not an airport!

And in before poeforums is not your personal blog.

If you're a longtime forummer here you probably have seen me going batshit insane writing a longass post about how frustrated i am about the game and how i m ragequitting and never to return again and only to return again with my tail tucked in between.

I am here once again to announce my departure from POE1. albeit this time in a more happy state. the purpose is not to rant but more of to share my journey and happy memories of the game as POE2 really reminded me what i really want in an arpg.

its been a long 10 year journey. poe1 is still one of the best diablolikes to ever exist. it may not be my cup of tea now but many still enjoy it.

i dont plan to play it any more as i really prefer the deliberate playstyle of poe2 it makes me no longer want to participate in poe1's "get your numbers up to this level" checklist gameplay. i have to use actual skill in poe2. i know its a debatable topic and that there are many skills that are overperforming that just cheese all obstacles in poe2. but i would still say that it has opened my eyes and made me realize WHAT i really enjoy. poe1 simply was not it.

i've played in many different temp leagues with the sole purpose of enriching my standard character. melee was bad and i just kept playing albeit in a begrudging way. and to be honest, I HATED EVERY MOMENT OF IT. i hated having to refarm everything, i hated having to relevel, i hated regearing. i hated the process of socketing etc. but i went thru it anyway because of the promise of epic upgrades. such as crucible weapons.

the first league in 10 years where i truly enjoyed myself was actually in settlers. when melee damage was buffed. oh boy. for the first time i felt the fun of melee. i was still not using a meta build. my build still sucked, but it performed leagues better than before. it allowed me to enjoy the game a huge big deal and i fully appreciate the experience.

i have a lot to say about my time here but i dont want to repeat myself too much. instead i would say i have achieved a large number of things.

so far there still are some pinnacle content i have yet to clear but i have achieved more than i could imagine. i never envisioned myself ever being able to clear the feared, but in settlers, i did exactly just that. perhaps i could do even more once my stuff transfers back to standard. but i simply no longer find poe1 as a game i enjoy playing.

poe2 simply out performed even my own expectations.

originally i had imagined i would jump into poe2 ea, play for a bit. then jump back on board settlers and wait for poe2 to officially release. instead i m hooked on poe2. its really interesting that i got to this point. settlers is still by far the most fun and lucrative temp league ever. if i had any inclination or love to continue my poe1 journey i would and should continue playing settlers. but i dont.

at a point i considered unequipping all my characters and deleting all of them so that i no longer have any characters in poe1. i still feel like i should do that but i still havent.

i m tired of the zoom gameplay but i m happy that it still exists for those who enjoy such game play. poe2's campaign seem to accommodate a more deliberate playstyle. and i really hope that thats the direction the game will go.

poe2 knocked the ball so far out of the park that it kinda wrecked my expectations of diablolikes moving forward. my interest in other diablolikes have dropped down to more or less zero at this point as none of them deliver game play similar to poe2. all except undecember surprisingly. undecember' bosses have many unique mechanics which can rival poe2 bosses.

it is so skewered that if poe2 ends up becoming a zoom zoom poe1 clone. i think i m likely to quit all poes entirely.

this is not a threat. it is just a preference.

in any case, i do feel a tinge of regret that it took GGG 10 years to "fix" melee. settlers was effectively the first league where i would say melee is in a "better" place. had this been the case i wouldnt have played the temp leagues begrudgingly but instead i could have been happy to be given an excuse to relevel a new character all over again. a very different mindset.

nowadays when i play poe2. i do feel sudden lapses of sadness. "oh fuck, this is so fucking fun" paired with "shit... i m never ever gonna play poe1 ever again". poe1 will never become poe2. sometimes i feel myself mourning over the loss of a "friend" that i've known for years.

GGG could probably change stuff in poe1. and unlike my other ragequits. i wont say i've learned not to say Goodbye forever. heck once in a long while i do install diablo 1, play it a few minutes before uninstalling. GGG does intend to keep poe1 alive and keep it updated.

but to me its like how i said goodbye to diablo 1 when diablo 2 released. all my time, my gear, my efforts. no longer relevant. i keep saying i m a std player, i keep saying that i do a lot to improve my std character's gear. i have a huge lot of attachment to it. but no more. in a way its as tho i was a fan of a sports team for years. a diehard fan. when my team scores i cheer whole heartedly, when they lose i feel sad for them. the happiness and emotions are strong because of the strong attachment. but after years, i would still cheer for them but the passion is no longer there. the fire. the enthusiasm. poe1 is just now another game to collect dust on a shelf (if i had a physical copy). i could jump back in a new temp league. who knows. but the passion is gone. probably i d become like a temp league enjoyer. jumping in for a few weeks and cold quitting soon after. maybe i d play even just for a few hours? who knows.

but in any case. i really want to give a huge kudos to GGG.

poe2 really knocked the ball out of the park. it went beyond my expectations. there definitely are things that i m not happy about it but fucking hell. thats still a fucking good game that i can see myself "playing forever".

i guess this is my "iquitpoe1final_final_rev2_final.pdf".

for those who read it all the way. kudos.

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BaumisMagicalWorld#0673 wrote:

Honestly, the only good thing (by comparison) about PoE 2 (imo) is the boss fights. That's basically it, graphical fidelity aside. So far, I had a more enjoyable time in PoE 1, and I haven't particularly liked PoE 1 quite as much since patch 3.9.0. The boss fights in PoE 2, however, are (usually) far more enjoyable than in PoE 1.

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Nubatron#4333 wrote:

I literally sit in front of the game on one monitor and do things on the other monitors instead most all of the time.