POE2 disrespecting our time (Post-0.4.0)

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Jobama#9902 wrote:

+1

The fact I can fully clear a T15 map with 0 revives, then die to a single mistake/mistime because of one hits?

Ya it doesn't respect player time, what so ever....

Welcome to MMO's, the more time you spend, the more likely you are to purchase MTX, Whats even scarier is companies specifically target whales

Whales make up 1-2% of the player base, Yet they account for 50% to 90% of said games revenue

So as long as the whales are happy? The game will always sustain itself

Alot of them will use third party websites to buy divines buy gear etc etc

550k on launch, lets use 2% to be generous, 11000, So 11000 players are all they need, Look at each season, 2 months in, and look at the player count

Oh its 10-11k?

This is all the people they need to appeal to lol

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Satharune#4954 wrote:

Zones have too few monsters?

I think a lot of zones have too many. I just made a rant post about Drowned City again for starters. Much of the game forces you to fight swarms in choke points and you can't walk forward until you clear. If you're trying to play relatively casual, do things around the house, and do side content along the way, this game takes 40+ hours to get through the campaign. You're absolutely right though that it does not respect your time.

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Japonbu#0742 wrote:

You are mathematically correct about the Revenue, but you are missing one critical piece: The Ecosystem.

Yes, the "Whales" (top 1-2%) pay the server bills. But the Whales need the "Krill/Plankton" (the other 98% of us) to survive.

The Supply Chain: Whales don't farm their own Bubblegum Currency (Alts, Chromes) or base crafting materials. They buy them from the masses. If the 500k "casuals" quit because of unfair one-shots, the Trade Economy collapses. The Whales have nobody to buy materials from, and nobody to sell their failed crafts to.

The "Audience" Factor: Why buy a $500 Supporter Pack if there is nobody in town to see it? Whales pay for the privilege of standing out. If the server is empty, their investment feels worthless. They need a populated world to feel "Elite."

So, GGG might care about the Whales' wallets, but they must care about our retention. We are the content. We are the farmers. We are the NPCs that make the Whales feel powerful. If they drive us away with cheap one-shot mechanics, the Whales will eventually leave too, because a dead ocean isn't fun for the biggest fish either.