[0.5 endgame] What about slow builds and meaningful combat?
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Exactly. Biggest missed opportunity..
Not to mention idiotic infinit Atlas.. (POE2 should not be POE1.5, GGG, keep it slower, more tactical)
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Try No Rest of The Wicked. Then come back and tell us more about meaningful combat
The tankiest character in 0.3 without an energy shield - https://poe.ninja/poe2/builds/abyss/character/fil0sofen-7545/szmichalwoj
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" Taking inspiration from other good ARPGs is a good thing. Having said that, Mark at some point was talking about customizing the Atlas tree beyond just +pack size. We should be able to have low mob density or even lower than usual but with those monsters being much stronger/resilient and still be able to get similar rewards. The point is we got nothing like that. At least none of it was showcased. |
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" No rest for the wicked is good yea, but its more a soulslike than a arpg imo... The intense dodge and hit combat I experienced in the bit of time I spent in NRFTW just doesnt fit with PoEs tree + gear + class choices and insane power scaling. Im not saying im happy with what it is currently, I feel they could make it more engaging but not making it like NRFTW. Things I thing would help is making rares tankier, making their mechaincs more distinct, adding them back to the minimap so you know what your getting yourself into. Less rares with more loot. Do something about magic monsters to make them different from whites... Last edited by KäsePizza#3007 on May 8, 2026, 4:13:14 PM
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" No, the insistance on combat needing to be "slow" to be meaningful is the biased BS. In their talks they go on in length of how poe1's faults were restricting players to 1 or 2 6-link skills that do 90% of a builds work. Meangingful combat was them talking about having a variety of skills for multiple situations and not relying on a single skill for everything. The context of these talks? "Character skills in path of exile 2" panel, 2023 Please GGG, I need my sparkly crown MTX in PoE2. Last edited by Direfell#7544 on May 8, 2026, 5:17:10 PM
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" They had multiple interviews where they made it very clear that they wanted more deliberate combat and specifically said that poe1 endgame is insanely fast and projectiles everywhere. PoE2 is literally that now. They also said on multiple occasions that they wanted to fix melee. So please, stop. It's embarrassing. " NRFTW is fantastic even though it has some power scaling issues too atm as far as I'm aware, but unlike GGG they are trying to fix those. Personally, I'm waiting for the 1.0 release to experience it fully.. like a true gem deserves... unlike the turd that is turning out to be PoE2. "Sigh"
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why are people still expecting "slow meaningful combat". ? just because they told you 6 years ago at exilecon? maybe its time to accept that its not gonna happen and move on? when they say something its not written in blood. they can change their minds
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" Yes, delibrate. thats what i just emphasized by relaying their take on poe1's 6-link system. delibratly choosing skills depending on the situations rather than spamming the 1 or 2 6-link skills that are carrying the build. slow =/= delibrate. I'm sorry you didnt understand that. Please GGG, I need my sparkly crown MTX in PoE2. Last edited by Direfell#7544 on May 8, 2026, 6:07:17 PM
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" Oh, Please, almighty gaslight master... explain to me how they fixed melee, how they fixed projectiles everywhere and even the thing you mention yourself as most are using one skill still for all situations. Explain to me why they put parry in the game too while you're at it. Explain to me what's the purpose of "bosses with soulslike mechanics" (Mark's words) when you melt bosses before they can do any of them. Explain why many skills have a unmodofiable minimum time to execute. Please, tell me how all of these and more add up to "they always planned it to be like this". Good luck. "Sigh" Last edited by IonSugeRau1#1069 on May 8, 2026, 6:26:53 PM
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" are you actually calling me a gaslighter while asking me to explain things i never claimed were accomplished? bold move. I only ever disagreed with you saying, "They advertised the game like an ARPG with slow and meaningful combat." and how they lied and scammed players because its not slow and how slowness is the essence of meaning. Please GGG, I need my sparkly crown MTX in PoE2.
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