Item Changes in Path of Exile 2

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Jerdslaw#6583 a écrit :

Thanks GGG - keep pushing!

Please put Hideout Trade Vendor on your priority list.
The state of trade has been a long standing issue but can be addressed with this simple implementation. Trade friction can still exist but this solution solves most of the interaction/afk/scam issues:

In practice:
1. We put items into vendor and price them - just like the current way with public stash tabs

2. Buyer finds item from Trade site and messages Seller. Seller Invites to Hideout (no need to leave map or change the party)

3. Buyer opens Hideout Trade Vendor and buys whatever they want at their convenience

4. Currency appears in a sold tab to collect later. Optional automated message to notify seller a trade occurred.


Hey, they might even buy other stuff from your vendor too - an extra fun experience for everyone.



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YuHen#0509 a écrit :

Players leave not because the item drop rate isn't high enough, but because the fun places stop being fun. Why is everyone mainly using spears? Aren't you all awake yet?

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Azumodei#0837 a écrit :

Smart loot is a bad concept and one that GGG have thankfully stayed away from.

Different loot means you might be influenced to start a new character, or if you're playing on trade, give you stuff to sell on the market.

There are a lot of things to fix for sure, but this ain't it.

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Lucasbaile#2678 a écrit :

Looks like this is going in a good direction!

But my remaining feedback still is:

- Please reconsider removing "Item Quantity" modifiers from gear, or at least greatly restrict the item slots in which it can be rolled. In an ARPG where the endgame grind is 90+% based around loot drops, I can't see a world where players don't feel forced to equip MF gear, so for me personally, the "one extra axis of progression" argument feels very weak, as a mandatory axis is not really that interesting but rather incredibly cumbersome

- We DESPERATELY need more control over the first steps of crafting an item. At least for the first 2~3 mods, we should have some control. Something akin to the old Essences in PoE1 for example. Having better loot is a good improvement, but it will still feel like a slot machine until you get a nice item, you can then slam (slot machine again). Having a repeatable/controllable way to get at least the first mods is absolutely necessary for more players to engage with the crafting system. The way it is right now, I don't see any improvement in how players acquire new items, with the vast majority still relying on trading, with only difference being the availability of these items on the trade site. Most players will not engage with the current necessary flow to craft your items, which is: Pick up hundreds of bases and start slamming them, then 3-to-1 and repeat. This simply feels bad, I'm sorry.

- Please consider some improvements to the trading system overall. I agree that a full Auction House might probably be a bit too much for PoE1, and I don't have a full solution to suggest, but the current state of trade in PoE2 is ATROCIOUS, with my main concern being that the vast majority of people simply don't reply to trade requests, most likely because the whole "friction" has been considerably increased in PoE2 compared to PoE1 (porting out is slower, maps are bigger, dying is more punishing, we can't port out during bosses, etc). We basically feel forced to trade for upgrades, and trading feels horrible, so the endgame flow ends up feeling horrible