A Message to Path of Exile 1 Players

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Broadsword#0971 wrote:

My humble response as a customer. I'll try to keep it sort:

- Lack of content, bugs and even delays are fully understandable. The problem is 95% of the content of the game's debut is recycled from PoE1 and boring ideas taken from other games who wanted to be a PoE1-killer and failed. Nothing new or innovative other than how the Atlas is navigated which is the aspect that may have the most potential if done right.
- Players are much slower in PoE2, monsters are not. Game is as repetitive as the previous one, but since you're so slow and clunky you're more conscious of how repetitive it is. No rewards and monsters spawning from everywhere and moving fast make the game about choosing your flavour of AoE and try to dish it ASAP otherwise league mechanics feel impossible. Combat is not methodical or tactical it's the same but slow. Exanima is tactical, not this. That's why I prefer PoE1 over PoE2. It's not a formula that blends well with slow gameplay (that's why "survivor" games exist).
- Too many sus decisions against fun. Annoying enemies, lack of player agency (specially when crafting, it's obvious what the intention is), restrictive builds with more spoonfeeding and less freedom, imposition of unpopular mechanics (Sanctum & Ultimatum) and making it impossible to change ascendancy. These are the things that bother me. Missing deadlines or lack of content are not such a big deal, but seeing these decisions I don't see PoE2 getting better. More content, sure, but not better.
- If I knew what I know now, I wouldn't have returned to PoE nor I would have bought a supporter pack. What looked like a great deal was to buy points that could be used in PoE2 if I liked it or PoE1 if I didn't and getting at least a couple of runs for the money if a new PoE1 league got out. Playing the initial PoE1 back when it was 3 acts was quite the experience and I played until it got too bloated and unlucky for me. PoE2 was far from that experience. It was closer to Wolcen, including the people yelling at customer feedback for whatever reason.

Good luck either way.
Cheers.

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Dartiuseg#6346 wrote:

All i wanted in my life routine is no world hunger, no wars and POE1 fresh league every 3-4 months.
Am i asking too much?

Damn, that was exactly my letter to Santa Claus last year.

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drakangel92#0418 wrote:

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Alien_reg#0205 wrote:

Keep crying like babies, it's making my day

You are probably just as mad as eveyone else, i doubt that you are happy with all the delays and excuses.

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ReikaShikari#4239 wrote:

Just vote with your wallet if you're unhappy with how Jonathan is handling this. No doubt they will rethink their priorities if the pack/mtx sales drop 30-60%.