Player based will leave and this game will die out if they don't remove the XP Penalty
" If you don't want to lose "time" on this game, when this crap isn't something for you, when your experience wasn't great, when you could do better things, why are you here? Like... honestly why? [Removed by Support]
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It's not the exp penalty.
It's wasted time. UI wastes my time. Selling items wastes my time Using maps wastes my time go through my inventory wastes my time taking trash back to town to break down into garbage, wastes my time tials of suckmyass, wastes my time Then and only then the cherry on top. You died , lose 3 hours of your time. Then you ask yourself. What did I get today for this 4-5 hours. NOTHING, not a thing. Not a drop, no gear, no item progression, no skill tree progression. and got NEGATIVE exp gain for the day. You realize, hey if i didn't login, id be stronger. was it fun ?.... parts. You could have cleaned the house. You could have washed the cars. Cut the lawn. You could be sitting back enjoying that life progression. If GGG cant compete with the satisfaction of cleaning a toilet. They have work to do Last edited by Jitter912#4278 on Feb 7, 2025, 4:56:56 PM
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" Because this community is incredibly hostile, and brings me back to what I was 20 years ago. This type of community doesn't really exist anymore D4 community is mostly nice because it's people who've been playing since D1, have kids now, and get it. Hell, I'm playing D4 right now. This game, on the other hand, has the same vibe as when I was an overweight, virgin, loser with nothing going for them and deriving all my self worth off video games. Some days, like today, can be stressful due to work. And I get energized from interacting, remembering why I clawed out of that (20 years is a long time.) TL;DR: To remind myself: I could've been like some of this trash (not everyone here's trash obviously), to bask in the hatred, it's cathartic. " See, this guy's not trash. He gets it. This isn't like weight lifting or motorsports where you will learn from your fuck up. We literally die to random shit and bugs lol Last edited by Lynart#7229 on Feb 7, 2025, 4:56:50 PM
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" Be realistic.....this shouldn't really happen to any player. Not a single one. If you find nothing in 4-5 hours....you are not playing the game. If you don't make any kind of "progress" in 4-5 hours, you are not playing the game. You MAY end up negative exp for a session, but wow how little that matters. And you are by no means "weaker" because of exp loss. Also, everything about playing a game is about "using your time". You aren't watching a movie (which even that....wastes your time). If you don't want to DO anything in a game......play an idle game that plays for you. Starting anew....with PoE 2 Last edited by cowmoo275#3095 on Feb 7, 2025, 5:00:04 PM
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" Well all arpgs follow this kind of life-cycle, a new league or expansion comes out, everybody has fun with it and then moves to other stuff. Since we arpg players have been given some choices lately with poe2, poe1, last epoch, d4 and others, even hopping between those titles and playing their leagues is a viable thing to do. |
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XP penalty is not the problem.
Problem is GGG's stubborn stance on making the game punishing through BS mechanics like volatile plants and overtuned monster damage. My 87 warrior died once again locked into an animation laying down some Earthshatter, while ****ING volatile plants spawn right on top of me, so they immediately pop of course and all this happens in like half a second. XP Penalty is a GOOD thing. But it only makes sense of you design a game that is fair and fun. GGG is stuck on the "Fair" part they dont want to make the game simply fun. Sometime earlier today I got a rare Gargoyle style monster. It was moving kinda slow, tracking me, I had time to read its mods, the slower pace was SO MUCH more enjoyable. But most of the time it feels like all creatures are on speed/crack/meth, not to mention if the rare don't have a specific aura often times you can only tell after you are almost dead from a massive damage. With all that said, losing mods on a map is lame AF, on top of losing the Waystone itself. For builds that don't sustain easily it's like a double slap. |
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" I have 400 hours on one character. I do not use the market or trade. I do not play spark or herald builds. I don't pay for carries. If i didn't have a goal im doing for my own interest, i wouldn't be playing. I stopped creating new characters as soon as i started failing in the 3rd trial. I played yesterday for 5 hours. Didn't level been wearing the same gear for weeks You think my time isnt being wasted :) ha! |
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" You still played for 5 hours, after playing for 400+. So no.....none of that time is wasted, otherwise you would have quit long ago. No one who isn't at least somewhat entertained is putting in that ridiculous amount of time. Especially not in a single day. Also, literally doesn't matter if you are SSF or off-meta. It is IMPOSSIBLE to play for that length of time and have nothing to show for it. It might not be a new piece of gear, but you certainly have materials TOWARDS a new piece of gear. Either that.....or you have learned nothing about the game in 400+ hours. That's a YOU problem. I'd also point out that there are plenty of players who can go YEARS without ever changing their gear. So what? This is pretty natural for character progression. You can always start a new character if the stagnance is too much. You need to get at least the slightest bit of self-awareness my friend. Starting anew....with PoE 2 Last edited by cowmoo275#3095 on Feb 7, 2025, 5:06:22 PM
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400 hours and can’t do the third trial is a hard skill issue I’m afraid
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" Honestly, I think GGG actually promotes toxic behavior with how some things are implemented. So in a way, I hope it stays the same. Players who derive their self worth and esteem off a video game need to play something (and it won't be most of the modern stuff, and kids/teens aren't gonna play PoE2), GGG can nurse their mental health to trash, and I can feed off the toxicity lol [Removed by Support] Last edited by Vinky_GGG#0000 on Feb 7, 2025, 5:32:49 PM
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