The devs dont want you to play poe 1
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They know it is the better game but since for some reason it is becoming less popular than poe 2. They will slowly secretly kill it. Here is some evidence.
-There is no reflect mechanic in poe 2 but they kept this archaic dumb mechanic in poe 1 just to annoy you and switch to poe 2. -They removed loot in 3.27 and made you drop divine every minute in poe 2 temple. -the 3.27 mechanic is just some quick rush copy from poe 2 idea. So people like me that like poe 1 hc are without options. I am done supporting the company. I fully expect every new poe 1 league to be some quick low effor maintenance mode boring mechanic. I also fully expect them to never remove reflect, because they hate players that choose the harder difficulty (hc). Last edited by eternalJOURNEYofTHEloser#5873 on Jan 17, 2026, 7:33:41 AM Last bumped on Jan 21, 2026, 9:43:37 AM
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A loss so small, the world will hardly notice.
Still sane exile?
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" Of course, like almost every game with a sequel in the history of games. It's (sadly) inevitable. Bring me some coffee and I'll bring you a smile.
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" Without loot, what's the use of divines ? :/. Never invite Vorana, Last To Fall at a beer party.
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timing of leagues is the most obvious way they are trying to push folks out of PoE1. Someone made a vid on it recently but I don't remember who.
The gist of it was that the new league launch schedule is timed so people play the poe1 league (game with most content) for ~1 month and poe2 league for 2-3 months (even though it has WAY less content than poe1). |
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Too early to call it malice. What happened with poe2 league release cannibalizing into poe1 league too soon is, for now, a one off. Lets watch if this sets a trend before we become categorical in our judgement.
There are also quicker and cheaper ways to kill poe1 if they wanted to. POE2 should be the ruthless vision experience and POE1 should be the zoom power fantasy sandbox to capture both audiences. I petition to return all the fun stuff that was removed or nerfed over the years back into POE1. Last edited by Bosscannon#3325 on Jan 17, 2026, 11:31:16 AM
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" I'm convinced that they don't want it, but Tencent pushes them to do so. They literally killed all map mod effects, farming strata with risk scarab alva, abyss, T17. Now the game is in the most sad state ever. Especially when you play SSF you recognise it. When you need meta crafts you have to do either ultimatum (need strong build), sanctum (needs specific sanctum runner for constant divines, heist which is 1/10 wings for raw divs or the mandatory Kingsmarch (no, that's not an optional league mechanic). Otherwise no raw divines for you. |
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" yep it is actually quite disgusting. |
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They know people will not come back to poe 1.
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I don't care what they want. I will play what I want.
Poe1 was their first game and the game that made possible for them to get where they are at right now. You really don't put it on a maintenance mode for another game that is a MASSIVE downgrade in all aspects. "Parade your victories, hide your defeats. Mortals are so insecure."
"The strange voice showed Aul a future where his legacy was forgotten, where new cultures broke themselves upon Aul's ruined world." Take me back when poe was the actual focus. |
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