From a completely new PoE player: Campaign seems too easy

The campaign isn't the game. That's the problem. In POE1 (and it will be the same in POE2), the real game starts when you finish the campaign. The real game is the endgame.

Putting more effort into the campaign is pointless, because most players are going to speedrun it to get to the endgame. The bulk of GGGs effort should be on the endgame, not the campaign.

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Yes experiences are very individual for sure in these kinds of things. We can't see our own bias. So everything is just a data point in the end. :)

This is not about experience but about balance. Want difficult fights? go level cold sorc. Want to kill A1 boss in 5 sec? Go play monk with a bell.

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Putting more effort into the campaign is pointless, because most players are going to speedrun it to get to the endgame. The bulk of GGGs effort should be on the endgame, not the campaign.

I don't agree. This is the hardcore/long term player bias (I don't mean hardcore mode). Most people who play the game will not even finish it. Many will finish it and call it a day. Some will only play with their friends.

I'm not saying these groups of casual players should be catered to, but would be detrimental for GGG to ignore them, which I'm sure they know.