Its actually insane how much better poe 1 is.

I enjoy both games but POE 1 makes you realize how POE 2 still has a long way to go in spite of all the hype given to it. So much hype!

Yeah, I know the 'badge' POE2 fanboys will say as an excuse:
"It"s still Early Access"

the graphics thing kinda hits hard.

having a hard time even watching poe1 streams now. it looks so cheap!

it was fine when i didnt see anything better but now.. ouch.

Can't tell yet. But I can tell that Poe 2 is trying to be what Poe 1 was at the start of its life. A slower paced ARPG. I loved that about Poe back in the day and I hated how game has changed throughout the years, I felt like the essence of the game was removed entirely

Afer some break PoE1 is great fun. So much better then PoE2.

Still.

They could have put all that work time and money into POE1 and had a better out come than what there having with POE2

Yeah, the whole situation is bad.

The only thing I need to fill my soul with some patience, is for someone... Anyone to say something... Anything that makes it clear that PoE 1 is a game someone still cares about over there.

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Romulas19#3393 wrote:

They could have put all that work time and money into POE1 and had a better out come than what there having with POE2

Yeah, if only...

but disagreements in direction, egos, ownership inputs, retirements, (nauseating) seachange in "vision" and this is what we get.

One day soon there's going to be a call from China that will be best left unanswered followed by a trip to the pub for a couple pints and reflection on one's stubborness

PoE1 needs AH and graphics from PoE2, then PoE2 can be easy deleted and forgotten forever as huge GGG mistake.

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Dr1MaR#1294 wrote:

Can't tell yet. But I can tell that Poe 2 is trying to be what Poe 1 was at the start of its life. A slower paced ARPG. I loved that about Poe back in the day and I hated how game has changed throughout the years, I felt like the essence of the game was removed entirely

That is just not true. PoE 1 wasn't "trying to be slow", it just was, until it wasn't. People were pushing builds since the very early days and it's just how the game evolved. "Back in the day" is an invalid phrase here, because for you, "back in the day" means 2014 and this is what 2014 PoE gameplay was already like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL88HmM9k5Y

And as you might recall from 2014's Torment League, the best strat was Reverse Knockback Cyclone and pulling every mob in the map into a big pile for big rewards. The core game hasn't changed, just the everything around it. For better or worse.