The Trials in PoE2 are the worst.

Too difficult and long. Never got 3rd asendency

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Same i always drop the league at 3rd ascendancy because of these two mechanics alone

Whoever thought those two leagues should be mandatory was mad

Ascendancy should feel earned, not withheld.

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Same, first and second trial is doable, but only because the key is not lost after fail, but i can't get the third or fourth done. I have to buy it every time and i hate that.

In Poe 1 you could do it pretty easy, the 4th was a little prep but often not even that.

In Poe 2, a few builds have many disadvantages on the trials.
And the biggest point for me: There are not fun but mandatory, both of them.
You have to do it or fail without recovery.

Hard agree.

The trials have kept me from playing the game since January. I would love to try out different classes and builds, but since a core part of them is locked behind these garbage systems, I just can't make myself do it.

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They truly are just abhorrent.

I hate doing Sekhemas since it feels too unforgiving if anything goes wrong (in particular if you are late in the floor). Totally doable but just feels terrible if you mess up at the very end and you have to be even more careful for the boss fight.

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Orsale#2362 wrote:

Agreed, doing ascendancies is like having a bulging hernia. I would rather do uber lab 100 times than either of the trials.

+1.

I HATE the stupid honor mechanic. I hate the other trial almost as much. Labs were better.

This is why I don't bother much beyond finishing the campaign - I am not going to get the 3rd and 4th point even with a 90+ level character, no way.

This is why I love Titan - get the best ascendancy passive in the game and never bother with the rest.