POE 3.26 is going to Launch in June and Why POE2 people should care and play it.

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Sargoth_CZ#3391 wrote:

The same person creating yet another post about "Zoom-zoom is great, I love it and if you don't, you are wrong"

This guys who created this post (and many others) is a good example of vocal minority.

PoE 1 is fucking zoom-dopamine overload-bullshit.
Mashing movements skills while you can't see anything and whole screen exploding non-stop isn't a gaming.
This is enjoyable to a very limited number of people.
I am not even going to watch a release trailer and ofc won't play PoE 1 ever again, same as many others.

Btw, this post isn't a PoE 2 feedback. Get it out of this forums.

Thanks for the bump. :)

Clearly you have never played POE. So ... your opinions are .... uninformed.

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Azimuthus#1135 wrote:

I don't like POE1 and so... yeah, I won't play it.

Since it appears you never have played it you are a bit like a guy saying he doesnt like sushi when he has never eaten it.

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Kraythax#2592 wrote:

Q: "Isn't POE1 just all screen clearing one shot blaster builds like I saw on YouTube?"
A: Yes. Pretty much after about one hour in.

Q: What skill / class should I pick?
A: Not Assassin, Chieftain or Guardian. Only 2-3 true melee skills.

Q: What are the biggest differences in gameplay I should know about?
A: It's entirely twitch mechanic based which eventually becomes white noise.

Q: What about runes and crafting?
A: If you aren't also crafting to sell to others. Don't bother.

Q: What is the difference in endgame?
A: You beat all normal content in about 2 weeks then spend the rest of your time trying to bridge a gap in power creep for Ubers that should have never been entertained.

Fixed some stuff for you.

I don't mean offense but I find your Q&A to be misleading when talking about playing a league. No one will get anywhere in the end-game let alone the challenges thinking that.

The game is designed around spamming. They don't even bother to hide it anymore with the "fill the meter to fight boss". PoE1 needs to die so PoE2 can get some competent design changes quickly.

It has never gotten better than the Shaper/Elder days and never will.

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DankWeebTrash#7386 wrote:

No WASD controls means I won't play it. I can't stand point click movement. Or else I would already be playing it instead of PoE2

exactly. i can never go back to poe1 without wasd but then again i just dint like what poe1 turned out to be anyway. and before OP says i dint play poe1, just look at my supporter packs. ive probably played it more than him anyway.

So we are forced to play a 10 year old game every other 4 months because they want want to share development cycles with their new game...

What a lame attempt at player retention.

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Since it appears you never have played it you are a bit like a guy saying he doesnt like sushi when he has never eaten it.

450 hours in, played two leagues in 2017. Dropped that game and never played it again.

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LordKillius#0678 wrote:

So we are forced to play a 10 year old game every other 4 months because they want want to share development cycles with their new game...

What a lame attempt at player retention.

That statement is a two-edged blade, as many of us don't care for PoE Deuce. But if GGG is committed to supporting both, it's the best we can likely hope for. ='[.]'=

Most of the Poe 2 players already played Poe 1 and there are reasons people won't play it. Graphics, no wsad, too many things to learn.

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Xzorn#7046 wrote:

Fixed some stuff for you.

I don't mean offense but I find your Q&A to be misleading when talking about playing a league. No one will get anywhere in the end-game let alone the challenges thinking that.

You do mean offense. Your whole post radiates offense like a nuclear blast. The only thing I found offensive was you putting things in quotes as if I actually said them. You are not my lawyer, I can speak for myself thank you. Its unethical and rude.

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Xzorn#7046 wrote:

The game is designed around spamming. They don't even bother to hide it anymore with the "fill the meter to fight boss". PoE1 needs to die so PoE2 can get some competent design changes quickly.

It has never gotten better than the Shaper/Elder days and never will.

You choose to play a certain way because you are "competing" with random joe across the internet to be first to kill shaper? Then you come and say the game is crap? I get it, you dont like the game. You dont have to reply to the post. You chose to play the way you do. Others make different choices.

I will reframe your answers as YOUR ANSWERS and quote them directly, treating you with the politeness you denied me.

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Xzorn#7046 wrote:

Q: "Isn't POE1 just all screen clearing one shot blaster builds like I saw on YouTube?"
A: Yes. Pretty much after about one hour in.

Not even racers are "blasting 1h in" that is just silly hyperbole and you can CHOOSE to play other builds that work. I get it you like POE2 better, whatever, your choice. But POE2 ONLY blaster builds like lightning spear work. Almost all other skill builds are not viable (as in you just die a lot and get nowhere).

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Xzorn#7046 wrote:

Q: What skill / class should I pick?
A: Not Assassin, Chieftain or Guardian. Only 2-3 true melee skills.

Chieftain Righteous Fire is one of my core league starters. Also assassin cobra lash. All viable through endgame. Will they be blasting screens? Nope but they are fun. I have played allmost all melee skills through campaign. You might object "well they arent meta" but I dont care, its fun to go through campaign with chain hook bleed builds. Its you that are setting up "Meta build or no build at all" and then "I hate meta builds". That kind of resonance will ruin your brain.

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Xzorn#7046 wrote:

Q: What are the biggest differences in gameplay I should know about?
A: It's entirely twitch mechanic based which eventually becomes white noise.

If you think POE1 is a twitch based gameplay you havent really played it much. If you hate blasting through hundreds of enemies and would rather have each encounter be tactical, you are playing the wrong genre. I can recommend 40 other fantastic games that would suit you better.

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Xzorn#7046 wrote:

Q: What about runes and crafting?
A: If you aren't also crafting to sell to others. Don't bother.

I play SSF and often Hardcore SSF and craft for myself. If you are buying your blaster build with chaos off the market then dont complain you have blaster builds.

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Xzorn#7046 wrote:

Q: What is the difference in endgame?
A: You beat all normal content in about 2 weeks then spend the rest of your time trying to bridge a gap in power creep for Ubers that should have never been entertained.

I guess that would depend on how you play. If you race to end game, get some chaos, buy a blaster build that nukes whole screens and one shots bosses well that was all you doing that. That isn't the game's fault. You could play the way I do, as SSF working up your character, grinding to get more powerful. You could play hardcore, always living on the edge of your seat being conservative about encounters.

You CHOOSE to race to endgame. You CHOOSE to buy your build off trade. You CHOOSE to trivialize engagements. You CHOOSE to measure your game play by competing with others. Then you come on the forums and blast the game. Seems to me the problem is your choices.

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ryszek#5266 wrote:

Most of the Poe 2 players already played Poe 1 and there are reasons people won't play it. Graphics, no wsad, too many things to learn.

Clearly "most" POE2 players have not played POE1 to any degree. That is evident in the uninformed opinions and the lack of perspective on somw of the mis steps by GGG. I get the fans are saying "POE2 only!" and that is their choice. My post was addressed to those that want to try it out.

I do wish you POE2 crazy fans would make up your mind though. Is POE1 too complicated or too easy. You say both in the same sentence sometimes. It cant be both so maybe huddle together and pick one?