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-The weirdest part of this debate is seeing people advocate against cooperative play in a game literally designed around online interaction, parties, trading, guilds, and a shared economy.
The weirdest part of the party play debate to me is that everyone seems to be ignoring how fundamentally awful group play is in PoE2, and how GGG doesn't seem to be addressing the core issues there. I tried playing with a friend this season, but we quickly gave up on grouping because of the utterly atrocious visual spam. It's just not fun.
You can barely see what's happening in the game with one player let alone two or six, unless you purposely decide not to utilize the majority of the game's skills, or if you limit how many people are attacking, or if you head in different directions on the maps, effectively playing solo... (and if you are even faced with these choices it's a shit game sorry).
Grouping with randos in other games is usually fun, but not in this one. You have to just trust they'll honor whatever loot arrangements, or not blow up your temple at least in 0.4 or engage in otherwise antisocial behavior that you're just going to see from a certain % of players.
This is basically a one player game, and it's not even balanced for one player. Group play/fun seems like a relatively low priority which is a shame.
Last edited by Skutz123#5377 on May 28, 2026, 1:59:01 PM
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Posted bySkutz123#5377on May 28, 2026, 12:07:58 PM
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You no longer get offered Ritual Altar rewards after defeating the King in the Mists in Act 1 Freythorn.
Honestly I don't understand this, it couldn't be that op to get 1 low level unique early and it would've made the campaign a bit more fun and maybe also offer the choice of switching to another build easier if given the chance.
Agree. I was hyped about act 1 leveling uniques in ritual and here we are, getting punch in the balls for no reason at all.
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Posted byKaravadonis#7672on May 28, 2026, 12:19:40 PM
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-The weirdest part of this debate is seeing people advocate against cooperative play in a game literally designed around online interaction, parties, trading, guilds, and a shared economy.
The weirdest part of the party play debate to me is that everyone seems to be ignoring how fundamentally awful group play is in PoE2, and how GGG doesn't seem to be addressing the core issues there. I tried playing with a friend this season, but we quickly gave up on grouping because of the utterly atrocious visual spam. It's just not fun.
You can barely see what's happening in the game with one player let alone two or six, unless you purposely decide not to utilize the majority of the game's skills, or if you limit how many people are attacking, or if you head in different directions on the maps, effectively playing solo... (and if you are even faced with these choices it's a shit game sorry).
Grouping with randos in other games is usually fun, but not in this one. You have to just trust they'll honor whatever loot arrangements, or not blow up your temple at least in 0.4 or engage in otherwise antisocial behavior that you're just going to see from a certain % of players.
This is basically a one player game, and it's not even balanced for one player. Group play/fun seems like a relatively low priority which is a shame.
This is true. Group campaign is boring, too. The only reason to play group in previous patches was because it was so lucrative, but it was never as enjoyable as single player, which is just a shame.
It sounds like it also became a botting issue, so they nerfed it entirely (IMO the right call). I hope they can address group play going into 1.0 because that adds so much to an ARPG.
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Posted byOczec#7496on May 28, 2026, 12:21:50 PM
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just make the monsters/bosses as hard as in 0.1 for group play when party is at least 3 people
problem solved
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Posted byDragoon_Diver#5241on May 28, 2026, 12:36:38 PM
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Fuckkk, good that the totems were not nerfed in the end
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Posted byPurehart#4451on May 28, 2026, 12:55:18 PM
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Party gameplay definitely should be rewarding and difficulty should be corresponding. But now it's broken because actual builds can oneshot pinacles solo with 6 players party. So if your build can kill solo, you have to get same reward as you were solo.
GGG should nerf builds or increase difficulty because in the current setup it's unfair to solo players.
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Posted byVeliardV#2703on May 28, 2026, 12:57:25 PM
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This is true. Group campaign is boring, too. The only reason to play group in previous patches was because it was so lucrative, but it was never as enjoyable as single player, which is just a shame.
So, you yourself say that team play was boring; the whole point was just about the loot. So, it was right that it got nerf, because it didn't contribute to team play at all, only to greed.
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Posted byBecoul#8922on May 28, 2026, 12:58:48 PM
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You no longer get offered Ritual Altar rewards after defeating the King in the Mists in Act 1 Freythorn.
it's over
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Posted byCovertghost#3458on May 28, 2026, 1:16:04 PM
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-The weirdest part of this debate is seeing people advocate against cooperative play in a game literally designed around online interaction, parties, trading, guilds, and a shared economy.
The weirdest part of the party play debate to me is that everyone seems to be ignoring how fundamentally awful group play is in PoE2, and how GGG doesn't seem to be addressing the core issues there. I tried playing with a friend this season, but we quickly gave up on grouping because of the utterly atrocious visual spam. It's just not fun.
You can barely see what's happening in the game with one player let alone two or six, unless you purposely decide not to utilize the majority of the game's skills, or if you limit how many people are attacking, or if you head in different directions on the maps, effectively playing solo... (and if you are even faced with these choices it's a shit game sorry).
Grouping with randos in other games is usually fun, but not in this one. You have to just trust they'll honor whatever loot arrangements, or not blow up your temple at least in 0.4 or engage in otherwise antisocial behavior that you're just going to see from a certain % of players.
This is basically a one player game, and it's not even balanced for one player. Group play/fun seems like a relatively low priority which is a shame.
why do you quote things i didnt say? It was a quote and you made it like i said it
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Posted byryszek#5266on May 28, 2026, 1:26:29 PM
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They nerfed party play abuser leeches? Jonathan I'll have your children
Nerf player, buff boss
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Posted byAntiswagtoby#7285on May 28, 2026, 1:28:22 PM
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