I can overlook all the issues that POE2 has, Except for Performance Issues...

TLDR; POE2 runs like crap[ on my i7 12700F 4070ti 32GB ram PC despite very similar games like D4 / Last Epoch looking better and running amazingly capped out at my max FPS (120hertz 1440p res)

My Setup: 4070ti // i7 12700F // 32GB RAM // 1440p Res // 120hz Refresh Rate) 500+ hours spent played on POE2, I LOVE the game and LOVE the franchise, I am not a POE hater, I just want the game to do better, this is NOT a hit piece

Of all the issues that POE2 has, I am confident that they can be resolved through new iterations of patches and changes, however... the one thing that routinely keeps me from jumping back in full fledged is the fact that every patch seems to leave the game performing worse than the previous patch...

If a patch is released that makes the performance better, it's almost always very short lived... Balance, QOL, Economy and Content patches are all very important, but for me personally I continue to not want to play because every time I try to I am confronted by crappy FPS and seemingly pointless performance hogs like Delirium Fog that leaves the map looking horribly melancholy and attacking FPS leaving us with FPS drops in the -20's...

And it's all so reinforced every time I play a different game with noticeably better graphics than POE2, more demanding CPU intensity , and yet much higher FPS and better optimization...

I understand that it's EA, but I've played plenty of games that have significantly better graphics, more going on , and yet they seem to look and run amazingly with 100+ FPS on my PC....

If POE2 had better performance, at least to the point of "Running Decently" I would be playing much more and would be back for every single patch, it's 100% the performance being crappy that keeps me from playing... I hopped on for 10 minutes to try out the new Loot change with the most recent patch and was immediately sidetracked and distracted by how crappy the game was running compared to even just a couple weeks ago when the game was running a bit better, and especially after spending a lot of time on other more graphically intense games , and similar CPU hog titles like D4 / Last Epoch / Expedition 33

All of these games mentioned above run amazingly on my PC, especially Last Epoch and D4 which I would say are 2 of the closest comparisons we have... Both D4 and Last Epoch run amazingly on my PC easily maintaining 100+ fps no matter how much crap is going on , the only time I had FPS drops is when I was running Folly + Temple maps juiced to craziness with increased density in Last Epoch and even then it still ran significantly better than even the simplest POE2 maps...

I am desperate to be able to play POE2 and have a fun enjoyable time with good FPS, but nothing I've been able to do has seemed to make it any better, I've even lowered Res, Lowered settings, changed character classes to something with less crap happening, and nothing seems to work.. No other game has this issue...

It has honestly brought me to a point of feeling like GGG is incompetent when it comes to optimization and makes me feel resentful and angry with them because of all the money i've spent on supporting them and yet they can't even do the bare minimum in making the game run "DECENTLY" on what was originally a $2,500 PC when I first bought it, and arguably should run the game amazingly based on their own recommended specs.. They are considered a AAA title and yet there are many Indie based games that have done a much better job at optimization, leaving their games running amazingly while looking and having more going on then POE2.