I will be playing Last Epoch in April instead of POE2

POE2 has a lot of work to do to earn my business back. I have bought almost $2000 worth of stuff from GGG but its clear that bean counters from TenCent have control of the company. Chris Wilson left but clearly he was given an NDA and non disparage (I hope he got paid well for that) and he cant talk much about his departure. POE2 is not a sequel to POE1 and in fact POE1 is a better game in many ways. There are only 2 or 3 things in POE2 that are better. GGG has gone AAA and that is very unfortunate. Baring some dramatic shifts in the philosophy of GGG my days with them might be done. Who cares? About me, probably no one. But if enough feel as I do then there will be a big problem.

My Issues:
1. Gear in POE2 is a slot machine that rewards endless hours of grinding and not much else. If you have thousands of hours to play then you are fine. If you are a working adult like me then you can forget Hardcore or Solo Self Found as a viable play style. I always play SSF because I dont want to "buy my build". Id rather ... uhh ... actually play the game.

2. Lots of very popular systems in POE1 have been removed and the least popular systems (Sanctum and Ultimatum) were promoted. In Phrecia I have been more than a bit irritated that I am not able to remove Sanctum or Ultimatum from my maps because of the stupid RNG idol system. But at least in POE1 I can ignore them. Not so much in POE2. Since I play SSF and didn't buy a one key clear the whole map build, and I like to play melee ... well that third ascendancy just never happened. Personally I think they should forget trials completely.

3. Most importantly the attitude of GGG. They basically told their most loyal paying customer base to "pound sand" and not in a polite way. Think of the most impolite way to say that and you still wont get there. They didn't make a sequel to POE1, they made a game targeted at Diablo 4 by borrowing POE1 code. Its a total mess. Not only are they promoting the D4 playstyle, the forums and global chat are overrun by a plethora of these players that are rude, crude and nasty. You are more likely to get conversations about politics or reproductive body parts in global than conversations about the game. THIS IS THE CROWD GGG IS WORKING TO GET. They think they can get a lot of money off of them. GGG doesn't care one bit about making a good game anymore, their game is now run by bean counters.

I realize I will be flamed and that is just ... meh ... par for the course with this new audience and I dont care. But there are a LOT of GGG diehards that feel the same way. I talk to them constantly in POE1. If that is the derection GGG wants to go, count us out. If we wanted a community like this we would go to Reddit. If we wanted a game like this we would just play D4.

Peace ... out.

Speaking a long-time PoE die-hard... um... bye? I guess?

I mean, if you want to play LE just because you want to play LE that's fine -- Last Epoch is an entirely cromulent game, and EHG have also earned a lot of good will, and wanting to support them is a thing I'm totally OK with. But this overly-dramatic, overly-performative exit? It's just... so cringe.

I'm sure some long-time PoE1 fans will prefer PoE1, which is why GGG have been very clear that it will continue to exist and be supported. And, as a long-time GGG supporter, who's quite visibly (I mean, look to the right, here) been more supportive of them that you appear to have been, I firmly believe that plenty of long-time supporters are also more than fine with PoE2 having an identity of its own.

Enjoy!

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JoannaDark#6252 a écrit :

Enjoy!

We shall see. The whole industry of AAA games is just ... not great.

I hear good things about last epoch and fully expect it to be better than poe2.

Im a console player but im actually turning PC very soon and looking forward to LE.

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NicknamesOfGod#1810 a écrit :

Speaking a long-time PoE die-hard... um... bye? I guess?

I mean, if you want to play LE just because you want to play LE that's fine -- Last Epoch is an entirely cromulent game, and EHG have also earned a lot of good will, and wanting to support them is a thing I'm totally OK with. But this overly-dramatic, overly-performative exit? It's just... so cringe.

I'm sure some long-time PoE1 fans will prefer PoE1, which is why GGG have been very clear that it will continue to exist and be supported. And, as a long-time GGG supporter, who's quite visibly (I mean, look to the right, here) been more supportive of them that you appear to have been, I firmly believe that plenty of long-time supporters are also more than fine with PoE2 having an identity of its own.

Your noble spirit has embiggened the smallest man.

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NicknamesOfGod#1810 a écrit :

Speaking a long-time PoE die-hard... um... bye? I guess?

I mean, if you want to play LE just because you want to play LE that's fine -- Last Epoch is an entirely cromulent game, and EHG have also earned a lot of good will, and wanting to support them is a thing I'm totally OK with. But this overly-dramatic, overly-performative exit? It's just... so cringe.

I'm sure some long-time PoE1 fans will prefer PoE1, which is why GGG have been very clear that it will continue to exist and be supported. And, as a long-time GGG supporter, who's quite visibly (I mean, look to the right, here) been more supportive of them that you appear to have been, I firmly believe that plenty of long-time supporters are also more than fine with PoE2 having an identity of its own.

So why are they forcing PoE1 style gameplay into PoE2, if both games are to coexist simultaneously?

We shouldn't have blaster builds and blowing up the entire screen instantly in "souls-like/ruthless/slow & methodical" PoE2, but here we are.

This game's for whales. And they like MTX and RMT, MTX is only worth it to them if others are forced to look at it(archaic trade?) and RMT is only worth it if the game is overly grindy and RNG.

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This game's for whales. And they like MTX and RMT, MTX is only worth it to them if others are forced to look at it(archaic trade?) and RMT is only worth it if the game is overly grindy and RNG.

Your absolutely correct. But they went way to far and even me who is used to spending alot on pay to win games had my addiction broken. Even the mega pay to win mobile games didn't break my addiction this fast. I have never had an addiction broken so fast before, ggg or tencent went overboard on the scarcity and the grinding needed in this game. Completely got it wrong.

They literally managed to chase away a spending adict who played far more expensive games for years. They really miscalculated the balancing here.

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BattLeSCVs#6386 a écrit :

This game's for whales. And they like MTX and RMT, MTX is only worth it to them if others are forced to look at it(archaic trade?) and RMT is only worth it if the game is overly grindy and RNG.

What?

How is a "Free2Play" game for whales? If you are new and make it to the endgame and want to have QoL while farming - you only spend 20-30 bucks for tabs and that's it. That's so far away from anything related to "whales" it's not even funny.

Even if you would buy every 3 months (new league) a supporter pack for skins, you wouldn't be considered a whale. That's what!? Every quarter of the year a "new" game (price-wise)? And the visual MTX is nothing you need.
With every league you have "challenges" that reward you with free skins and shit.

It's for whales because you can RMT and it's grindy!?
No matter how grindy a game is (or not) - if trade in any shape or form exists - ppl WILL RMT, period.