I respectfully feel like Phrecia 2.0 missed the mark, but I am glad to see it back

I was really looking forward to this event. I unfortunately was not able to participate in Phrecia 1.0 so I was excited to finally try out the alt ascendancies, and get some hold over content until 3.28.

Unfortunately the 'Gauntlet' style mechanics that were added this time have made the event feel more like a chore and less like playing a video game.

I totally respect and appreciate players who are looking for this kind of gameplay/difficulty, but for me it just comes across as overkill.

My constructive feedback would be for the extra difficulty/mechanics to be optional next time there is a Phrecia event otherwise I cannot see myself participating.

Thank you for the work that was put into the event. Even though it was not perfect it was fun getting to see the alt ascendancies and finally try them out myself. I hope the event makes a return at some point in the future.


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The vast majority agree with you.

The league is already dead three days in despite launching on a Thursday.

That means the game is down 20% ish on the first weekend of the new league.

Gauntlet absolutely killed what could have been a cool event.
REMOVE THE CRAP MECHANIC THAT GIVES ALL MONSTERS ENRAGED AT LOW LIFE. [Removed by Support]. i have 90% evasion. 100% spell suppress 75% all res. and still getting 1 shot all the time. no to mention. KEEEPERS leagues ground drops are complete dog POOOOOOOOOOOOOP. buff the loot im so poor i cant make anything to get further.
The more I have tried to play through this event and contend with the added mechanics, the more it has made me dislike the decision to include them.

I have gotten to lvl 94 and somehow acquired 2 voidstones, but every step along the way was a terrible experience. I love this game and consider it a hobby, but this event has made me consider putting the game down for at least the next league.

I sincerely hope the team does not consider doing this in the future.
You're not alone in feeling that way, a lot of people were taken by complete surprise by the gauntlet and enrage stuff, and it wasn't a good kind of surprise lol

I also hope its just the normal game next time they host this event, if they ever host it again. Or just put the gauntlet version in there as a separate league flag you can click when creating character, more options are always good.
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Toforto#2372 wrote:
a lot of people were taken by complete surprise by the gauntlet and enrage stuff, and it wasn't a good kind of surprise


They literally announced it in their announcement post.
Flames and madness. I'm so glad I didn't miss the fun.
It's not a Normal league, it's a CRAZY league. I'm having the time of my life, experiment new things people, reserve your normal mindset of "starter" or "flipper" for normal seasons!
Complete miss of an event. Barely anyone playing and market is unsurprisingly dead.
POE2 should be the ruthless vision experience and POE1 should be the zoom power fantasy sandbox to capture both audiences.
I petition to return all the fun stuff that was removed or nerfed over the years back into POE1.
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Complete miss of an event. Barely anyone playing and market is unsurprisingly dead.


Yeeah not surprised at all that the economy is dead at this point lmao
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So, who is excited for 3.28?

LOL

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