I have never felt less rewarded for my time in a game.

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pickila#7108 wrote:

Just one thing, if you play on maps, almost 30% of rares will drop you an exalt.
Saying you only dropped 10 is bullshit.

You can drop more than 10 only on the campaign.
You lying dude.

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leto2626#2588 wrote:

Apart from the fact that trading is a recipe for gettign tired of the game faster, the difference between trade and SSF in PoE 2 is a literal night and day. Playing PoE 1 in trade or SSF was a very different experience, as it should be obviously, but in PoE 2 it's like two different games entirely. Devs want to make a game around scarcity, which you obviously feel in the campaign at first, but once you can buy upgrades from the trade site it's like bypassing SO much it almost feels like a completely broken experience. I have no idea how they will enforce this vision in trade, I think it is impossible, when loot is this rare you just force every player to stop caring about everything they find except currency orbs to trade for upgrades, and guess what, this is exactly how players felt in PoE 1 with their uber strict loot filters.

Playing trade feels pointless in this EA, playing SSF feels like it's almost impossible to progress because you're locked behind the gamble called crafting. They will need to find a way to bridge that gap or make a choice, because else it will tear apart their game. I can't see a solution to fix trade honestly, most PoE trade players have grown the habit of only caring about getting rich in game to eventually craft some insane gear, and now GGG basically took away that goal of many players with applying their ruthless vision in every aspect of the game, I wish them the best of luck trying to find a middle ground without completely polarizing the playerbase before it's too late.