Can we get an appear offline option please?

Completely against it.

Implementing solo features like this for the socially anxious crowd was exactly the starting point of WoW's decline - to name just one example.

There's online multiplayer games, and there are offline or online single player games.

People just need to pick the right type of game for them instead of deliberately choosing the wrong type of game but then be entitled enough to demand that the game changes to their personal preference.

If you're playing an online game despite not wanting to interact with anyone, that's solely on you to deal with that discomfort.

It's like buying a monthly ticket for public transport but then writing an angry email that you are annoyed there's other people on the train. Bonkers.

+1 sometimes I have bad days and I’ll get ticked off by any little thing. Rarely happens but would be nice to appear offline and not ruin friendships over a single bad day

Your argument assumes online games must enforce constant social interaction, but that’s an outdated take, especially for an ARPG like PoE 2, where the core gameplay is self-driven. Unlike an MMO, PoE2 isn’t built around persistent social interaction; most players spend the majority of their time grinding solo or in small groups.

An ‘appear offline’ option wouldn’t harm the game’s social aspects because PoE2 doesn’t require constant interaction in the first place. If someone wants to trade, use the economy, or play solo without being visible 24/7, that’s not entitlement, it’s just a different way to engage with the game.

Your public transport analogy also doesn’t work here. PoE2 is more like a highway: you’re sharing the space with others, but you’re not required to stop and chat at every red light. An ‘appear offline’ option wouldn’t take away anyone’s ability to interact, but it would respect the fact that not everyone plays an ARPG for the same reasons.