PoE 2 is a true successor to pre-enigma D2

I caught that 'merc itch' from PoE1 trailers, but I just couldn't get into poe1 after playing 2 for so long. Even tho i found it hard to stop playing new poe1 league, to me it was more like doom scrolling, you aren't really enjoying it but its so easy to keep going, and the longer it goes on the harder it is to stop. So the next day i went back to the other game that had mercs- D2, well D2R, and its scary how familiar everything felt. I'm talking the pace of pre-runes/enigma d2. Slower pace, finding gear for other chars/builds is exciting, gear swaps or situational skills (mob res/regen/bossing gear), even 'run button' bound to space felt like dodge roll when fighting certain mobs/bosses.

Whats more interesting is that I came back to d2 when d2r came out, but it felt 'old' too slow and couldn't get into it. I think the way d2 evolved into min-maxing madness and then poe1 pushed it even further where nothing is a threat and you just aiming to do it faster and faster, automating everything to 1-button in the process, zoom zooming with movement skills/enigma through the same layout on repeat for hours. All that must of slowly crept up on my mind along the years. I got very used to this play style and my brain didn't like when it was taken away. But after sticking to poe2 for so long, ngl I didn't like how poe2 played at the beginning, coming back to d2 felt really comfy and fun. Even tho d2/poe2 are not hard/difficult games they feel way more engaging.

I really hope the game continues on this track and doesn't push more speed and time sensitive content, looking at you breach and deli, and maybe we will get some mercenaries as well!

Im simple man.

Poe1 3.26 delivered fun for afterwork SSF pace, logging out relaxed and thats what matter for casual gamer with main char lvl51 atm.

Poe2whateverpatch un-fun due to so many chores, every time logged tired and disconnected/disengaged with game, contemplating beauty of uninstall button xD

Even Project Diablo 2 feels better thought as whole, including balance changes and qol.

Yep, while writing this, chore got uninstalled, released myself from thinking about it.

yep, POE2 is great. It should just get rid of most POE1 design choices.