Worth it to keep playing PoE 1?

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ShadyC#1006 wrote:

It's a valid question. It's a lot more complicated than just, "if you have fun, then it's worth playing." And yet, it's not really complicated at all, but it goes beyond your surface thought, is all.

Sure... But I think all of your points come down to: "Play as long as you find the game fun, stop if you don't". If that's 10 hours in? You've had 10 hours of fun. If that's 100 hours in? Well, same deal.

There's fun to be had in PoE 1 at a surface level. Sure, you'll have more fun the more time you dedicate, but to try out the game and see what happens? Fun should be your main driving force. We don't have to dedicate our future to a game for that game to be worth playing. We're grown ass people here, capable of making decisions as we go. Maybe I'm just too old to understand...

GGG's been working on PoE1 for over a decade. Saying that there's a lack of people capable of heading up the project is either a lie, or a massive failure of existing leadership.

As I suspect that GGG's leadership is competent, I have to assume that Jonathan is lying.

If you want to play PoE in the current state, sure.

If you want a game that will have regular releases, continued league updates (at a 3 or even 6 month pace), improvements, maintenance, balance, new content...

It does seem like PoE1 is probably not that game.

There was a vague promise that PoE2 would not impact PoE1, but we aren't even to release of PoE2 and its erased essentially 3 entire leagues worth of content for PoE1, and stretched a normally 3 month league into 12.

Up to you.

I'm certainly still playing and may even get a character to 100 in settlers. I am still having fun so I keep playing.

That really depends on your own liking. Do you enjoy playing the game or not? Well obviously it's worth it to keep playing if you do, and vice versa.

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Ondrashek06#5795 wrote:

at least according to the PoE subreddit

So basically lots of useless doomer yapping, cause people are so desperate in believe that PoE1 is dead now with GGG working on two games, instead of just one.

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Pashid#4643 wrote:

... with GGG working on two games, instead of just one.

Not a doomer, but they clearly aren't atm. They said so themselves repeatedly.

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Pashid#4643 wrote:

So basically lots of useless doomer yapping, cause people are so desperate in believe that PoE1 is dead now with GGG working on two games, instead of just one.

"It's what you do that defines you, not what you say".

While I don't think PoE 1 is "dead", it goes without saying that PoE 1 is far down their priority ladder. Settlers league launched July 26 and will probably be running for a year. "Working on two games" is probably a little bit exaggerated if we look at reality - at least currently. They were pretty direct about the fact that they don't have the talents for game director for PoE 1.

What does "working on two games" even mean? ARE they or WILL they be working on two games? And will PoE 1 still receive improvements and not just content?

The lack of transparency here - and a real roadmap is scary for people that like PoE 1. The amounts of "we just have to X first, then we'll see" is... Well, "unprofessional" comes to mind. And the sad thing here, is that their 6-12 month "deadline" for PoE 2 looks really ambitious, which will probably make 3.26 run for a year too, if it comes out before the summer.

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Phrazz#3529 wrote:

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Pashid#4643 wrote:

So basically lots of useless doomer yapping, cause people are so desperate in believe that PoE1 is dead now with GGG working on two games, instead of just one.

"It's what you do that defines you, not what you say".

While I don't think PoE 1 is "dead", it goes without saying that PoE 1 is far down their priority ladder. Settlers league launched July 26 and will probably be running for a year. "Working on two games" is probably a little bit exaggerated if we look at reality - at least currently. They were pretty direct about the fact that they don't have the talents for game director for PoE 1.

What does "working on two games" even mean? ARE they or WILL they be working on two games? And will PoE 1 still receive improvements and not just content?

The lack of transparency here - and a real roadmap is scary for people that like PoE 1. The amounts of "we just have to X first, then we'll see" is... Well, "unprofessional" comes to mind. And the sad thing here, is that their 6-12 month "deadline" for PoE 2 looks really ambitious, which will probably make 3.26 run for a year too, if it comes out before the summer.

The fact that Jonathan admitted they only have 2 people who can "make" poe is pretty revealing and fairly damning as well, but the real reveal here, I guess obvious to many now, is we get more of the same tortoise-paced content on both games, especially 1.

If 2 gets a "full release" prior to '26 it'll be an industry joke, OTOH, most of the industry is a joke so they likely just don't give a shit.

PoE1 was never in such good state as it is now. If it gives you fun play it. If it doesnt - dont.

Worth try tho.

I recently had a new POE1 player invited on my friend's list and helped them along the way with some starter gear, currency, third party resource tips (POB, maxroll, etc.), and various gameplay questions.

They got to mapping a week ago using an iceshot deadeye build from maxroll and performed fairly well. I did some mapping with them and they got to around yellow maps when running solo now.

Inevitably the question from them came up of "so how do I find better gear? what do I keep?" and I just responded with "you don't, this game is made for degen basement goblins who treat it like their job" followed by "you can pick up 1000 rare weapons from the ground and they will be laughably bad" (beyond the starter endgame bow I made him) and similar blunt factual statements.

He replied with "really?" and I said "really" and then directed him to download and install filterblade, at which point I told him that all the rare items that DO show up after filtering ARE still worthless and pointless to pick up. I also told him it's safe to ignore all unique drops too, such that only currency matters. I think the message got through to him that there is no endgame in POE1 (or POE2 for that matter) for a player like him, who probably plays 1/10 of what I do and I consider myself "casual", and his interest to continue playing rapidly dropped off now.

So back to the OP if someome asks "is it to worth it to keep playing POE1?" I answer with "if you aren't the target nolifer market, then no there isn't much beyond the surface to enjoy here".

The character/build customization is great but there is zero endgame reward loop for those who don't want to treat it like a job. Having a probability approaching zero of finding an "off the ground" upgrade in an ARPG is criminal, even when your current gear would be rated by most streamer folk as "wtf dude that is so bad!". Crafting currency beyond the super basics like alch and regal orbs are way too rare for a game that prides itself on crafting instead of finding gear.

If someone is interested in getting deeper into POE1 and they go to streamer videos, or even worse streamer compilation videos (e.g. exiled again on youtube), then oh boy they are in for a rude awakening. Such videos are so incredibly skewed against what the player's reality will be. They will find endless mountains of garbage playing, day after day.