Content Update 0.2.0 -- Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt

the nerf is significant.

I changed my mind. If you think about it, this is an interesting new approach.
Let them cook.

TY GGG (hello reddit hamsters :))

Hate to say this, but if this is an April Fools joke, i am not amused.

Nerfing Minions into the ground. Nerfing a lot of power that is needed mind you. There is already struggles in the beginning of the game. You dont feel like you are powerful, you are pathetically weak. I understand that the game has to be somewhat difficult, but i just dont understand the need to nerf everything. I am sincerely hoping that the new support gems and new skill gems really make up for a lot of the power loss.

I am still going to play the new league but now i am struggling on what i am going to play. Plus rip Grim Feast. that skill was super useful for survival for witches and other classes who sued energy shield and now energy shield is being gutted.

I want an explanation as to why these nerfs specifically from GGG immediately. This is not the game we were expecting. Yes i am a POE 1 player but was looking forward to playing poe 2 once it came out and there is no good reasoning behind the huge nerfs.

I am Truly hoping that GGG will reconsider the nerfs, cause man it doesnt look hopeful. Doesnt even seem like there is any Buffs at all. I know this is early access, but man it could be a lot better.

Eff it...going to go take a look at Last Epoch. Was hyped for the new class and ascendancies, expected a few nerfs, but just can't stomach seeing all of my characters get nerfed with a sledgehammer. Now all of my characters will be slow, clunky, weak, and defenseless.

No GF? How exactly are mages supposed to mitigate damage now? It's not like they have evasion or armor.

No. Currently uninterested in even looking at the new content now. I don't even want to log into my characters after this patch. Even leveled up a witch so I could start lich right away. Not interested in that anymore, especially with all the minion and curse nerfs. All of my excitement for this patch is gone. I'd rather look elsewhere for how to spend some spare time than invest in the direction this game is now going (D4).

Too bad. So much potential until this sadistic patch killed it.

I'm not sure I agree with a lot of these patch notes, especially with a lot of the gutting (not nerfed/rebalanced). I get GGG wants players to try other builds, but holy cow... I'm sorry, not liking 0.2, especially since hasted/frenzied/life leech/proximal is still a possible combination in rare mobs. Hasted/Frenzied should be removed from all mob pools, if GGG wants the more engaged combat. This patch is largely not good.

ggg please fix this bug, save my ears!
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3615141/page/1

Give a 10 year ban to all those who write one word comments!

Why did you guys ruin some items instead of just nerfing them?

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Freysman#3789 wrote:

I thought mace and warrior was going to be buffed lol.

Well, if everything is getting nerfed but it, it's essentially buff lol