What happened in the last years?

https://youtu.be/jVRADmjzsss?si=TV-upcZKMBK6CH0e

What happened since this video showcase? CW and Erik left, is that the only reason? John if you are not able to run this, just step down and let someone else that knows what he's doing take the lead.

PoE2 is not fun, I'm more sad than mad at the moment, first because you ignored the best ARPG ever made (PoE1) and all the people that supported the game, secondly because I don't know if we should even call Path of Exile to this new version of the game, it's just a boring and slog game... I cannot imagine the pain of playing this campaign for a casual or new player into to the genre.

What's saving you right now, it's the streamers pushing for their life trying to keep the game alive (not having fun but they need to make money, that's their job).

i must totaly agree

This happened:

https://www.youtube.com/live/XE3MAFGDzWw?feature=share&t=14753

4:05:53 Octavian: "At what point in the development of POE 2 did you realize the game was too different and needed to be different from POE 1?" Jonathan: "So to me it was right after the Act 2 reveal - soon after that."

The Path of Exile II Act 2 reveal was posted on 08.04.2021. GGG knew that PoE II was gonna be a separate game for TWO YEARS, and neglected to tell the players. =>[.]<=

Shortly after the time you linked Johnathan did say one thing I agree with completely:

"Why take away the thing that we have that's what people like"

If they just make new leagues with new content for PoE 1, and don't mess up the existing mechanics than they can do whatever they want with PoE 2. I imagine I will give the 2 version a try again once it is complete, but if its very similar to what it is now, I won't be playing it.

To each their own. Personally, I just don't enjoy the 2.0 version at all.

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Raycheetah#7060 wrote:

This happened:

https://www.youtube.com/live/XE3MAFGDzWw?feature=share&t=14753

4:05:53 Octavian: "At what point in the development of POE 2 did you realize the game was too different and needed to be different from POE 1?" Jonathan: "So to me it was right after the Act 2 reveal - soon after that."

The Path of Exile II Act 2 reveal was posted on 08.04.2021. GGG knew that PoE II was gonna be a separate game for TWO YEARS, and neglected to tell the players. =>[.]<=

Two years of letting us believe that we were supporting an updated and improved version of the game we love, while in reality, we were supporting something completely different.

I've been really negative lately, but I seriously think it's all on GGG. The way they've handled this whole situation is really disappointing.

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Phrazz#3529 wrote:

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Raycheetah#7060 wrote:

This happened:

https://www.youtube.com/live/XE3MAFGDzWw?feature=share&t=14753

4:05:53 Octavian: "At what point in the development of POE 2 did you realize the game was too different and needed to be different from POE 1?" Jonathan: "So to me it was right after the Act 2 reveal - soon after that."

The Path of Exile II Act 2 reveal was posted on 08.04.2021. GGG knew that PoE II was gonna be a separate game for TWO YEARS, and neglected to tell the players. =>[.]<=

Two years of letting us believe that we were supporting an updated and improved version of the game we love, while in reality, we were supporting something completely different.

I've been really negative lately, but I seriously think it's all on GGG. The way they've handled this whole situation is really disappointing.

yeah imagine being scammed

i wanted poe 1 graphic update with optional other campaign

not this pile od dogshit whatever poe 2 is lmao

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Akorpz#7437 wrote:

What's saving you right now, it's the streamers pushing for their life trying to keep the game alive (not having fun but they need to make money, that's their job).

Or the fact that early access alone gained the company more money than PoE1 did during 2022 and 2023, along the fact that more people actually play PoE2 to the point that player retention surpassed PoE1 with just a content lacking early access.

All the doomer here really need to wake up out of their safety bubbles and realize that a company is fine to have more than just one game. PoE2 is doing more than fine and so is PoE1, even if new leagues are currently delayed and slowed down, it's not the end of the world.

Here are some more context dates around that period.

January 15th 2021 - 3.13 Ritual league launch (Echoes of the Atlas expansion)
Universally accepted as peak POE1.

March 10th 2021 - Development Manifesto: Harvest Crafting
Chris said that crafting was too deterministic and they are going to remove the item editor that existed as Harvest crafting in Ritual league. This resulted in the first major community backlash against GGG.

April 8th 2021 - Path of Exile 2 Gameplay Walkthrough 2
The video in OP.

April 16th 2021 - 3.14 Ultimatum league launch
Streamer priority login queue fiasco.

May 1st 2021 - Work on Ruthless mode started
Estimated based GGG forum posts.