Old D2 player here...

Hi all,
I've been a hardcore D2, D2LOD, D2 Resurrection player for years. I never cared for D3 and D4. Never played any other ARPG til now. I decided to try POE2 cause I loved the way it looked and was time for something new. I just want to make one point here now that I have been playing POE2 for a while. D2 when played on weekends when I did not go out, I was able to play for over 10 hours straight, no problem. Farming in D2 was a blast. With POE2 I seem to have a problem playing long hours because I would lose interest and exit the game. An hour or two later I would then hop back on. Than an hour later I would stop again. This game is too hard for me to sit through and is difficult for me stay on for long hours. I just get burned out. Its too many of the one shot kills and lack of loot that makes it difficult for me to enjoy. Progression in this feels slow and uninteresting. I hope when the game becomes final it will be more enjoyable.

hmmm...I'll just keep playing in short sessions I guess =(

Its new vison .. strip away all fun and let players suffer until they quit

You lost me at "farming was a blast".

Yes, i also had a blast mindlessly farming mephisto 300 times in a row to get something, but only as sorc or a charm with enigma, because otherwise it took too long.

Oh and also needing map hack because of it changing every new instance.

Farming in d2 was quite possibly its worst quality...

Try PoE 1. You might find you enjoy it, and at least build diversity is real. =^[.]^=

Nubman, My personal opinion it was quite enjoyable. It was enjoyable cause of how much fun it was to spam blast enemies. In POE2 it is of course, a much different approach to how you have to play. The game positions you below many of the monsters you have to fight through. Its a slower progression with little rewarding drops. If you can spam blast enemies but with low drops, it would be ok, and vice verse. However, if you most frequently have difficulty with your enemy with very low, good loot drops, this is very unsatisfying and not rewarding. D2 had a much more finer balance imo.

Raycheetah, Yeah, I guess I could. But I like the aesthetic, dark and grittier look of PEO2 which is the reason I tried this.

I feel exactly the same.

It's not a D2 successor, it's not a proper Souls game, it's weird Cadaver probably made in Doryani's Chambers.

I farmed 700 sanctums in Settlers. And wasn't bored. Min-maxed the build to perfection. Then made 2 different builds. All level 100.



Now Poe2? I play like 2-3 hours and bored. Even when playing I afk a lot.