Announcements - A Message to Path of Exile 1 Players - Forum

Thanks for honesty and take all the time you need. Stay strong.	Posted by Sakanabi#6664 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:27:08 AM Quote this Post
So no more POE1 for <put any final date here>.. No more POE2 until the stupid ascend mechanics are fixed. In other words - playing other games. GG GGG.	Posted by TheOrigin79#2030 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:27:23 AM Quote this Post
Wow.. I had no idea you guys felt this way. I guess I was in a PoE 2 youtube bubble. I barely have time to run 2-3 maps a day anyway so either game would be cool with me. I really thought, with 260k+ active players daily, people were on board with PoE 2 fully. I see bunch of people with decade old supporter pack tags under their name exclaiming their frustrations and now I'm feeling anger for behalf of thousands of hurt comments here. People really believed in them. Damn. They got a lot to make up for. And it's not about how good a league they can bring after .2 update, people want reliability. Is it crossbow or is it assault rifle?	Posted by Lupus_Sativus#2759 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:29:12 AM Quote this Post
idk , why care about audiance that was playing your game for so long ? GG. will w8 new league anyway	Posted by Maixi#6198 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:29:32 AM Quote this Post
This is a kick in your face for all the POE1 players who helped you to make POE1 the best game in this class and sell/hype POE2 to everyone because of POE1 success. But, after so many EA keys sold, you are not "a small indie company" anymore like we were always mocking Blizzard whenever we were talking about their failures. So please start acting accordingly by extending your team and DO NOT forget you are big now because of us and because you cared more than any other devs about your customers. PS: there are a lot of great ideas on formus / reddit / streamers on how to improve both games and you should be more open to new ideas IF you really want to deliver the best in class like you have shown before.	Posted by AH1N1#1246 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:29:35 AM Quote this Post
I feel like pushing poe2 EA would've been the correct choice. If it still needs loads of development then why force an early access release? Just keep poe1 running as usual and gradually work on poe2... Hopefully it won't take until summer (or even longer Despairge) for 3.26. Thanks for the message	Posted by SirDouchington#7663 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:29:52 AM Quote this Post
Settlers of kalgur is the first league I've ever played and i have definitely fell in love with this game and its mechanics. I’ve heard from my friend that affliction was very fun league with OP wisps. Maybe you should just start new event like “Afflicted—Settlers”, so players don’t just forget and leave your game?	Posted by Tvitser#0857 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:30:49 AM Quote this Post
" Oxygene_PoE#6463 wrote: " zebest1969#3091 wrote: This is just sad. I think it should be the other way around, get the content out for PoE1 and THEN maybe worry about the "work-in-progress" product that is literally "early access". I mean come on, really, think about it. Exactly THIS! No, they had a window of opportunity for a choice like that, but that ship sailed, crashed into a nearby ridge and got picked apart by pirates and mudcrabs the moment they released POE2 early access. The sheer amount of new players POE2 brought in cannot be simply ignored. I love both games. POE1 is my second most played game and I'm super excited about POE2 as well, because despite the problems it currently has, those can be polished and the resulting game will be magnificent. It is unfortunate that this is the way they have to do things, but I think it's commendable that they have chosen to be honest to us and more importantly themselves by admitting that they were fooling themselves with the timelines. Admitting defeat isn't easy and I know the team is very passionate about both projects. Overworked, stressed out developers and rushed out projects are the worst. The best thing we can do is to give them the time they need. "Wisdom is the offspring of suffering and time." Carry on my waypoint son, there'll be peace when maps are done. Lay your portal gem to rest, don't you die no more. 'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony this league. Try to make maps meet, you're a slave to the meta, then you leave.	Posted by Xavathos#5130 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:31:03 AM Quote this Post
almost all my friend left poe2 cuz they were in poe1 league waiting room. sad for them. also i'm personally was giga hyped about next league cuz for half of year u could do something special... i wanna do some new strat and new skill to try for the start and it was delayed :C like poe2 but only for campaign. endgame little bit boring atm and i dont rly like too random craft. for best craft u need rare and expensive omens, that a bit more than 2 divines in poe1 for try. wanted to upgrade my support pack for next level but atm im not in a mood for that.	Posted by Infashinol#5802 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:32:44 AM Quote this Post
" IRMajestic#4038 wrote: Capitalism rears its ugly head once again. Best case, this is incompetence; worst case, it's deceit. Either way, you just traded a decade of goodwill for some short-term gains. Do you seriously expect people to keep buying supporter packs when the illusion that they’re supporting Path of Exile 1 has been shattered? No one cares about MTX for its own sake—they’re not buying a fancy cloak or some dumb pet. They’re buying into the future of a game they love. They're casting a vote for what they want to see thrive. And now you’ve made it clear that their votes no longer count. I gave PoE2 a fair shake (~400hours), played it a ton and mostly enjoyed it. But i had to work for my enjoyment, trying many classes, playing both trade and SSF - things I usually don't do. That degenerative pull chasing wealth and power was never there. Usually, I'd be extremely hyped for the next league. But the promise of 0.2.0 isn’t sparking anything. I simply don't believe you will be able to add enough depth to make it interesting in the near-term. In time I have no doubt that PoE2 will become a great game, maybe even a generational one. But it is so far behind right now that it will take years to reach that point. Why cannibalize your own business in the meantime? Why burn the foundation that made PoE2 even possible? This is a massive misstep, which I'm sure you know. But it's important that you understand that we know too. What you are doing is extremely transparent, and not in the good way that we're used to. You knew all this before launching PoE2, and chose to withhold it from your loyal community, so that it wouldn't affect sales. Right now, GGG is heading down the well-trodden path of greedy game companies toward irrelevance, prioritizing short-term profits over healthy relations with its long cultivated community. What the hell happened? You used to be so good at this? Yup. It's pretty sad. :(	Posted by Z3Ngg#1832 on Jan 30, 2025, 4:33:14 AM Quote this Post