What is journeys end and why did it kill my HC character?

Playing through act 4, without too much trouble to this point. Somewhat zoned out, clearing the zone easily. Then I notice a timer counting down. I think that is strange and in the 4 seconds I have to think what is going on, I contemplate logging out but think surely it is not problem and must be some content timer that I have proc'd.

Next second character instantly explodes to death screen??

Wtf is this? I don't remember encountering this or anything similar in my SC play through. Not even any mobs around, pirate ship just explodes me. Why is this in the game? Clearly I have not read or grasped that there is something dangerous I need to beware of. Don't remember anything like this in any part of the game so far, or ever in POE1.

It is like I have failed maven memory game, but there was no test and no visual indicator and I'm just walking in a campaign zone.

Not angry. Just why?

There is a trapped ship. When you open the gold chest on the ship, it starts a detonation fuse, and if you are still on the ship when it goes up, you die as the whole ship literally gets removed from the map with anything in it.

You can literally see the fuse burning. Maybe you shouldn't play HC characters if you're that unaware of what's going on on the screen and on your first playthrough to boot (wtf?).

It's been there since the league launched - perhaps you missed it while playing SC.

Your character literally says: "The fuse is burning, it's going to explode, I need to get off the ship".

Maybe try paying attention to the thing you're doing and not watching trash-tv while gaming.

wait wait, this quest/area w/e is called ' journeys end'?

Character line, timer, and two loudly burning fuses aren't enough of a cue? Maybe you shouldn't play hardcore whilst blasting loud music and watching Call of Duty gameplay on your second monitor.

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AintCare#6513 wrote:

wait wait, this quest/area w/e is called ' journeys end'?

Spoiler

XDDDD

It's GGG telling players to stop watching netflix while playing Hardcore in PoE2.

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Belegur85#5784 wrote:

What is journeys end and why did it kill my HC character?

It is what it says on the tin. The end of your HC journey. Game caught you napping ;)

But why have they put Oba's cursed trove in the campaigned and given 4 seconds to react, rather than 15 minutes 4 warnings of permanent death?

I assume this can not be mitigated?

Is this a good mechanic to have in the middle of an ARPG?

I've not noticed any else in the game so far that does this. It's just a once off mechanic that functions like nothing else.