What's the point of the early game being such a slog?

GGG always does this with their seasonal league mechanics. From the first league in POE 1 it has always been the case. The seasonal mechanic mobs will always be at least doubly stronger than the normal mobs. And at the start of the league it's always more painful, that's why most seasoned players just ignore the seasonal mechanic (if they can) during the campaign, and only engage with it when they have a better defined build.

Now, why does it have to be like this? Who knows, only GGG and their 0.1% player base (whales) know.

Jonathan seems to think people enjoy games as a job, he is wrong. I think he should spend less time with streamers who literally play his game professionally and maybe actually test the game with normal people.

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Die_Scream#5464 wrote:

Jonathan seems to think people enjoy games as a job, he is wrong. I think he should spend less time with streamers who literally play his game professionally and maybe actually test the game with normal people.

Sadly never going to happen. It has become an extreme issue in gaming for a decade now. Streamers almost always dictate the direction a game takes; assuming the devs of those games go with the "we take into account our community's feedback". And by community they always mean that one "cave goblin" that spends like a gambler.

bro same, i was so surprised to see end-game mob density right in the first area with the abyss event lol.

it's def overtuned, because how is a rolling slam lvl 3 character going to beat that!?!?!?!

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Zoddo#7578 wrote:

bro same, i was so surprised to see end-game mob density right in the first area with the abyss event lol.

it's def overtuned, because how is a rolling slam lvl 3 character going to beat that!?!?!?!

ok that is a valid critic, specially considering new players will be plenty around.

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Urza_Mechwalker#7393 wrote:

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Zoddo#7578 wrote:

bro same, i was so surprised to see end-game mob density right in the first area with the abyss event lol.

it's def overtuned, because how is a rolling slam lvl 3 character going to beat that!?!?!?!

ok that is a valid critic, specially considering new players will be plenty around.

im in act 2 now and i have died more times than with my previous 6 characters combined in total...

check out my clip bro, what even is this!?
https://youtu.be/yff-qyg8mFo?si=Y9qmnhx-FQDHejMS

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Zoddo#7578 wrote:

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Urza_Mechwalker#7393 wrote:

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Zoddo#7578 wrote:

bro same, i was so surprised to see end-game mob density right in the first area with the abyss event lol.

it's def overtuned, because how is a rolling slam lvl 3 character going to beat that!?!?!?!

ok that is a valid critic, specially considering new players will be plenty around.

im in act 2 now and i have died more times than with my previous 6 characters combined in total...

check out my clip bro, what even is this!?
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Ah yes, the classic POE experience.......the more things change the more they stay the same.

Maybe I'm naive but I thought they'd finally make the campaign tolerable and skills less of a chore with this league, instead they pull this boring ass, no fun allowed-patch just before the free weekend. New players will have such an amazing first impression, guys

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Moregaze#2933 wrote:

Quarterstaff monk is basically unplayable in Act 1. No defenses cause early evasion does nothing. Micro stunned to hell, forced to spam Glacial Cascade most of the time.

Until the Ice Strike you need to play Bow.
That was the staple Monk run since 0.1
Talk about bad skill balance.

I also started on a monk and it was a terrible experience.

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judikator#2053 wrote:

Campaign is at least 3 times easier now than it was in 0.2.0...
If you are struggling even in campaign - than it is not the game but you are the reason. I play Stormweaver and do all the bosses from the 1st attempt with just on-go items.

This is not true, there was no change in the balance of the company, I played 0.1 and 0.2 and 0.3, it feels +- the same, in 0.2 at the start the health of monsters was overstated, then it was corrected and came to the current form.

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la_blue_girl#0819 wrote:

Maybe I'm naive but I thought they'd finally make the campaign tolerable and skills less of a chore with this league, instead they pull this boring ass, no fun allowed-patch just before the free weekend. New players will have such an amazing first impression, guys

I have been playing poe for a long time, even 0.1 and 0.2 passed, many negative moments, but 0.3 is something, such a dull and boring experience from the game I have received, literally almost all the skills in the game now feel terrible, in general it is no longer a full-fledged arpg, even in d2 there was much more fun in crushing monsters.