Worth it to keep playing PoE 1?
" Classic "I don't like it == it's bad" fallacy. People are more different than you seem to think. They enjoy very different things. Not everyone needs 100+ div worth of gear in order to have fun. |
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" Versus your "blah blah blah, everyone is different, which means nothing is ever truly bad because somebody likes it this way" argument. See how this works both ways? You don't have a monopoly on dismissive reduction. |
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" He's right, though. A LOT(!) of people like to test out new farming strats, see what works for them and grind. Grinding currency to craft or trade are both fun options for a lot of players. Some players even find it very fun to trade. You like to find your own upgrades - which is totally fine. You see that as a better direction for the game - which is also fine. But don't think for one second that all players do. PoE has moved further and further from "finding your own gear" for the last ten years, and it has only grown in size. You do seem a little bit stuck in your own little bubble. "The game would've been better off focusing more on standard. Focusing more on item drops/upgrades. Focusing less on leagues" or whatever. And while that is probably true for you, subjectively, I'm pretty certain it isn't for the majority. Bring me some coffee and I'll bring you a smile.
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My "thing" is just that I don't want to start over every few months. Most PEOPLE agree with that. Most PoE players may not agree with that, but that's a self-fulfilling prophecy, because here we are, in the PoE forums.
Maybe you underestimate how many would-be players there are. |
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" Well obviously to express that I think it could be a lot better. Obviously. Next question. |
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" This. I have been playing POE for over a decade. I will continue to play POE1 until I don't find it fun anymore. Haven't hit that point yet. And I won't go back to POE2 until they add Acts 4-6 and implement another way to get Ascendencies. Right now, that part is complete garbage IMO. |
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" I mean if most would agree to that standard would be more alive, yet here we are in a game that survived the last decade only thanks to fresh leagues and people coming back to a fresh start. It may be not your thing to start all over again each new league, but that's what you have standard for, a place where you can progress on your own pace. Drawback it's kinda dead mainly due to the fact that the majority of players are just league players, along with the game being purely balanced around seasons rather than "long term" like mmorpg style. Maybe just maybe if even standard isn't good enough for your needs, it's time to seek for a different game. With millions of games on the market there is surely something out to hit your interests more. Flames and madness. I'm so glad I didn't miss the fun.
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" +1 man, sums up one of my biggest gripes with poe; You're not playing the game and killing monsters for loot, you're doing it for currency to buy the loot. Hell you're not even crafting the loot lmao, good luck affording split beasts / imprint beast / locks / dozens of meta crafts + harvest crafts ect. Is poe2 perfect in this regard? Naw, but it's a helluva lot better. I'm constantly picking up ground loot in hopes of good rolls, and with the .2 updates I can focus on trying to actually use omens / greater essences / fractured orbs / recomb. And without scours and alts, ground loot still matters 100%. Add in that the over 100+ uniques just in this update are focused on mid and late game and I think it'l really feel like you're playing the game for actual gear and loot, not just currency to buy it. |
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Mash the clean
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" I'm pretty over this "discussion," but please don't misrepresent or debate in bad faith. Standard is lackluster. Just because it doesn't reset doesn't mean it's the perfect & ideal game mode for people that don't want to reset on Leagues. The plentiful issues that Standard has keeps people away from Standard, and thus the game as a whole. As my fanboy quoted before giving the ever-so-insightful "lmfao" reply: Do not underestimate the amount of would-be players. BUT, I digress. I don't really care what the people here say. You'll shout from the upper deck "LONG LIVE POE" long after the ship has already sunk. Or, well, maybe "blurgle blurgle" instead, but you get the idea. PoE is like WoW; it had a strong start, and it's been riding its own coattails this whole time, despite having been on a decline the entire time. It could have been so much more. But it shoots itself in the foot constantly, and with support from the community the whole way. Remember: For every PoE player that says "it's better now than it ever has been," there's a WoW player saying the same thing. |
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