POE1 lovers, where were you guys when i was bitchin about POE2 being separate from POE1

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back when i made a huge hoo ha about POE2 being separate from POE1 so many people were just shitting on me, but only a small handful of you guys would chime in.

now i see a lot of people bitching about how they wish poe2 doesnt exist or how they prefer poe1 or how poe1 is better than poe2.

where were you guys then?

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exsea#1724 wrote:

Title.

back when i made a huge hoo ha about POE2 being separate from POE1 so many people were just shitting on me, but only a small handful of you guys would chime in.

now i see a lot of people bitching about how they wish poe2 doesnt exist or how they prefer poe1 or how poe1 is better than poe2.

where were you guys then?

I don't get the meaning of this post, sorry bro...

Yeah, like what?

*Sittin' back, sippin' a tall, cool glass of toldjaso.* =9[.]9=

yeah those 100 guys from a millionplayerbase are churning hard

I mean, if they planned to change PoE1 so that it felt like PoE2 does now as part of the expansion that they were saying PoE2 was initially going to be, I'm actually glad it's separate. Just upset about no communication about the important PoE (1).

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exsea#1724 wrote:

Title.

back when i made a huge hoo ha about POE2 being separate from POE1 so many people were just shitting on me, but only a small handful of you guys would chime in.

now i see a lot of people bitching about how they wish poe2 doesnt exist or how they prefer poe1 or how poe1 is better than poe2.

where were you guys then?

I know man. Me too. I suspect an army of 2-4m GPTbots had something to do with it.

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Talamor1#0630 wrote:

I don't get the meaning of this post, sorry bro...

Reading is hard.

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benzman9001#5398 wrote:

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Talamor1#0630 wrote:

I don't get the meaning of this post, sorry bro...

Reading is hard.

It seems that understanding is just as complicated...
Where is OP taking us with this post? What is its meaning or purpose?
He knew beforehand that PoE2 wouldn't be the same as PoE1? so what?
We should have listened to him and then sued GGG, or simply stopped playing PoE1?

This studio is as narrow-minded as any in history, and no longer even independent. Nothing and no-one will stop them from sabotaging themselves.

*shrug* There are some things I can talk about, and some things I cannot.

What I knew about PoE2 in 2017 was one of the latter, and will remain so.

But both Darthski44 and I were publicly adamant that calling a mere add-on to Path of Exile "Path of Exile 2" a mistake based solely on how Blizzard tried the same thing with Overwatch and hoo boy did that not go down well.

There was no way GGG could shoehorn in all the proposed changes, especially not the core shift from gear socketed skills to active skills with their own sockets.

And I can say THAT was a sine qua non for whatever Path of Exile 2 would be.

So where was I? Here. I am always here. It's just that your idea of here is quite often my idea of somewhere else. Literally and metaphorically speaking. ^_^

And yes, I remain a PoE1 "lover". We don't really talk much anymore but I will always have a place in my heart for GGG's first game.

Thank goodness they really are Grinding Gear GameS now though. Finally.

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Foreverhappychan#4626 wrote:

There was no way GGG could shoehorn in all the proposed changes, especially not the core shift from gear socketed skills to active skills with their own sockets.

i actually think there are ways to implement it such as having a dual system where older gear will remain with the old socketing system but players would be highly encouraged to swap to the newer one.

this could allow a transition and will allow standard players with legacy gear to retain their power.

i m also confident ggg would find a way to make it work.

but its all unimportant now. i really wished poe2 was an add on to the game. but that was the past. i m really thankful that it's its own separate thing.

i may have enjoyed poe1 for a decade, but with the existence of poe2 i learned to dislike poe1 for what it became. i kinda somewhat resent the direction poe1 took. where the game began with real build diversity. but ggg kept raising the ceiling till good builds became a requirement rather than a bonus.

i still feel prongs of nostalgia while playing poe2 tho. like seeing statues of atziri. i've killed her countless times. i do miss poe in a way i miss high school. i miss the time and experience spent there but never want to go thru it ever again.