General Discussion - Over 1 Million Users Redeemed PoE2 Keys - Expect Queues All Weekend - Forum

" Mentoya#7912 wrote: " t0lkien#7048 wrote: GGG are honestly possibly the last great games company. This is how it used to be with all of the best companies. Not anymore. The good news for the servers is there will be pretty sharp drop off after launch I think. It's going to be a tough game. Lots of Blizzkids and determined casuals won't cope once they actually try to play - which is understandable. All welcome, but it won't be for everyone. Remember, it's not going to be souls-like. Jonathan at GGG already addressed that rumor. Sure the bosses will be more difficult, but this game isn't just for elitists. GGG wants to attract as many players as possible over the coming years. Everyone has a different definition of "soul like" for me and most main stream ARPG players if I have to do mechanics and can't outgear them or have to use dodge roll. That is "Soul like" As someone who is a Diablo 2/Last Epoch player who is used to looking at monsters and they explode. You know the typical ARPG mainstream experience. PoE 2 is definitely "Soul like" It's a difficult game. It has a lot of mechanics and you can be surrounded by monsters where in other ARPGs that simply doesn't exist. I've never been cornered in Diablo/Last epoch I just teleport or delete the screen. I've told my friend tonight that while I'm super excited for PoE 2 it might not be for me because of mechanics but hoping it's immersive enough that makes me want to fall in love with it. PoE 2 is definitely "Soul like" it has a lot of challenging mechanics. I'm optimistic though how they deliver them though. PoE 2 is likely a next generation game. Last edited by AbombThePeoplesChamp#1184 on Dec 6, 2024, 1:46:21 AM	Posted by AbombThePeoplesChamp#1184 on Dec 6, 2024, 1:40:08 AM Quote this Post
Congratulation GGG, well deserved the game looks amazing, I am sure you will have millions more to come till full release.	Posted by Yanivsiv#5080 on Dec 6, 2024, 1:43:13 AM Quote this Post
" AbombThePeoplesChamp#1184 wrote: " Mentoya#7912 wrote: " t0lkien#7048 wrote: GGG are honestly possibly the last great games company. This is how it used to be with all of the best companies. Not anymore. The good news for the servers is there will be pretty sharp drop off after launch I think. It's going to be a tough game. Lots of Blizzkids and determined casuals won't cope once they actually try to play - which is understandable. All welcome, but it won't be for everyone. Remember, it's not going to be souls-like. Jonathan at GGG already addressed that rumor. Sure the bosses will be more difficult, but this game isn't just for elitists. GGG wants to attract as many players as possible over the coming years. Everyone has a different definition of "soul like" for me and most main stream ARPG players if I have to do mechanics and can't outgear them or have to use dodge roll. That is "Soul like" As someone who is a Diablo 2/Last Epoch player who is used to looking at monsters and they explode. You know the typical ARPG mainstream experience. PoE 2 is definitely "Soul like" It's a difficult game. It has a lot of mechanics and you can be surrounded by monsters where in other ARPGs that simply doesn't exist. I've never been cornered in Diablo/Last epoch I just teleport or delete the screen. I've told my friend tonight that while I'm super excited for PoE 2 it might not be for me because of mechanics but hoping it's immersive enough that makes me want to fall in love with it. PoE 2 is definitely "Soul like" it has a lot of challenging mechanics. I'm optimistic though how they deliver them though. PoE 2 is likely a next generation game. You can out-gear them or if you are really hurting, just over-level and then you'll be fine. And I'm glad the bosses are difficult. I got tired of how easy the bosses got in POE 1. It's about time! Last edited by Mentoya#7912 on Dec 6, 2024, 3:23:08 AM	Posted by Mentoya#7912 on Dec 6, 2024, 3:21:51 AM Quote this Post
GG, GGG	Posted by lnfinitus#7309 on Dec 6, 2024, 3:25:20 AM Quote this Post
Is it me or the sound of video is slightly displaced ? Looks like deep fake. Last edited by EzBreesy#4599 on Dec 6, 2024, 3:55:00 AM	Posted by EzBreesy#4599 on Dec 6, 2024, 3:54:42 AM Quote this Post
You gotta be kidding me. First a delay and then they say they didn’t expect this many people in EA!?! I don’t even work in the industry and even I knew there was going to be at least a million. Especially after what Diablo did in pulling people into the genre. This lack of foresight is extremely foreboding and seemingly prevalent	Posted by VastLordGrim#5353 on Dec 6, 2024, 8:00:22 AM Quote this Post
" EzBreesy#4599 wrote: Is it me or the sound of video is slightly displaced ? Looks like deep fake. Yeah, it's just you... Weird joke? The video is straight from Path of Exile's YT channel with Jonathan himself.	Posted by HwtChirino#2462 on Dec 6, 2024, 8:11:40 AM Quote this Post
" HwtChirino#2462 wrote: Over 1 Million Users Redeemed PoE2 Keys - Expect Queues All Weekend And even if EVERYONE knows this, the forums will still be filled with whining threads. Bring me some coffee and I'll bring you a smile.	Posted by Phrazz#3529 on Dec 6, 2024, 8:14:40 AM Quote this Post
They deserve it. They crushed everyone else in the genre. I'm not expecting to play til Saturday afternoon but I'd like to snag character names today.	Posted by DiabloImmoral#7632 on Dec 6, 2024, 8:27:44 AM Quote this Post
" AintCare#6513 wrote: " DiabloImmoral#7632 wrote: They deserve it. They crushed everyone else in the genre. I'm not expecting to play til Saturday afternoon but I'd like to snag character names today. imo this is the weirdest problem. if your character name has to be snagged- doesn't that mean it's very generic? well some people will actually go to lengths to spam popular names and sellem for MTX/Coins or $$$ people did it for years on POE1	Posted by Kitty1987#2864 on Dec 6, 2024, 9:37:58 AM Quote this Post