[0.5 endgame] What about slow builds and meaningful combat?
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I watched the presentation and livestream but I didn't see any mention on that, and all the examples GGG shared seemed like super fast, spam builds to me.
Aren’t slow builds supposed to be viable? What gives? Is clearspeed the only viable way to play in the endgame? Because that would be beyond sad. I know we still wait on patch notes but the vibe I got from the livestream seems off and many people seem to be confused. Last bumped on May 16, 2026, 11:54:35 PM
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As soon you will finally understand that slow meaningful combat goes against the core of this game, the sooner you will be able to accept for what it is.
And that's a good thing, the vision you want for this game is simply not compatible with it's core. There are games like Street Fighter and Dark Souls if you are into that. |
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" And how are slow builds supposed to be viable in timer-based endgame content designed as gear check for how fast you clear the screen? |
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" That is what you saw in the reveal? It looked beyond slow like all their showcases. I hope the new skills are actually good but them requiring another resource worries me. If they are like an "ultimate" ability you can only use once every 30 seconds or something then they will need to 1 shot everything to be viable. My last shred of hope is they pull a "gotcha" moment and reveal swords or flails right before the launch. |
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" Isn’t that what the Atlas tree rework supposed to do? Like, give you the tools necessary to do that by altering monster pack size, monster power, etc? What’s the point of having classes and weapon types if all that matters is clear speed? 🤷♂️ Last edited by rifraf-_-#9478 on May 7, 2026, 11:47:29 PM
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the moment, the game become ADHD zoom-zoom fest like poe1 is for AGES, ill leave entirely.
And from yesterday it seems they wanted that. SSF player✔️
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!? |
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BB, good luck, have fun.
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The game is now fundamentally designed around zoomer builds. Even if you decide to do some niche, so many mechanics demand you kill everything fast or else you lose .....
Apparently they now want to fully appeal to the PoE1 audience and gave up on the idea of something different. I'm out. |
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" It was announced differently. I understand very well that they abandoned the original idea and I accept that the game is not for me anymore. |
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100% agree. What happened with meaningful combat? I didn't buy supporter packs for Path of Exile 2 to play a Path of Exile 1 slop clone.
At least give us an option to refund supporter packs if this is the direction you're going with, GGG? Last edited by Haziza#1519 on May 8, 2026, 4:16:29 AM
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