4 months cycle development is not working

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moerutora#4751 wrote:

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VoidWhisperer42#5989 wrote:

Yeah, CW’s spark is definitely missed, but the game keeps moving, some of the moments back then had a vibe that’s hard to truly know unless you were around for them.

Did you know that your 96GB of DDR5 Ram costs about $1k now? I got 64GB for $250 in 2024 and its almost $700 now. Kind of insane.

But yes, having a very underwhelming Expansion in the form of Memories/Eagon is quite horrible. The Petal mechanic is also awful and not to mention the Pinnacle Bosses are the worst introduced bosses in PoE thanks to PoE 2.

I can guarantee if the Expansion was actually good people wouldnt care that much about Keepers being mediocre.

The endgame mapping needs to be revamped (like in previous Expansions) and the SotA Pinnacles need to be UN-PoE2'd because theyre pretty awful.

I hate the memory bosses so much, reeks of PoE2 design. Feel very alien to PoE.

I hate the memory bosses so much, reeks of PoE2 design. Feel very alien to PoE.[/quote]
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Yes, I'm a big completionist personality and I do most things in POE for fun and because it is there. Not the memory bosses.

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moerutora#4751 wrote:

Did you know that your 96GB of DDR5 Ram costs about $1k now? I got 64GB for $250 in 2024 and its almost $700 now. Kind of insane.

Yeah, RAM prices have really shot up lately. I got mine back when it was cheaper, but honestly, I’d pay close to a grand if I had to, trying to work without that much RAM would be rough.

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moerutora#4751 wrote:

But yes, having a very underwhelming Expansion in the form of Memories/Eagon is quite horrible. The Petal mechanic is also awful and not to mention the Pinnacle Bosses are the worst introduced bosses in PoE thanks to PoE 2.

I can guarantee if the Expansion was actually good people wouldnt care that much about Keepers being mediocre.

The endgame mapping needs to be revamped (like in previous Expansions) and the SotA Pinnacles need to be UN-PoE2'd because theyre pretty awful.

Well, some fresh endgame content would definitely be welcome. The current atlas works well and has improved a lot over previous endgame systems. It’s hard to replace, but something new would be more than appreciated. The Zana memory maps were fun for the first few days, but they didn’t feel particularly special. New pinnacle fights and their Uber versions feel somewhat undertuned, but beyond that, the core game is in a pretty good spot when you consider build diversity. Bloodlines alone added some nice toys to experiment with.

The main issue is that the current endgame lacks flavor and depth to fully challenge builds. Looking at how tightly patches are released, and with the developers mentioning they will expand the new expansion piece by piece, I’m more curious about the next updates and what’s on their list. Dry patches have unfortunately been part of PoE since forever, and not every patch is going to be a perfect 11/10 banger.


Personally, what I would love to see is some new and fresh endgame loop. New boss fights would be nice, though optional, along with overhauls of older league mechanics to make them feel fresh again. Long-needed balance changes to bring content back in line with player power would make the endgame feel more fun and engaging, rather than a snooze idle walk.

Breach league was the first recent season I didn't bother hitting 100 in. I even hit 100 in Phrecia.

All that was really added was a worse/dumbed down shitty PoE2 breach.

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vampirekid13#2811 wrote:

i would prefer a 6 month dev cycle, with no ladder resets, but with added mid season micro transactions for people playing through the whole season. so that there is no revenue hit, but the seasons last longer and new patches are better.

6 month's will kill their sales. The mind set of free to play games like PoE2 is that you keep players for as long as you can to sell microtransactions. Every league in poe2/poe1 people just fall off after 1 month... And while there are players there that still play, those players do not cut the end month bill...They need the vast majority to play.