Game could be fun if faster
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First, let me say I've been a huge fan of PoE1 since 2014, thanks for making the best ARPG of all time!
I just wanted to voice my personal feeling for the game, and see if maybe others can relate to this. I feel like a *global* x1.2~x1.3 multiplier on the speed of the *WHOLE* game (like when you x2 a game with CheatEngine or Emulators) would make the game feel more dynamic and enjoyable. I am not talking about any balance changes; no change to the relationship between your speed and monster speeds. Just a global speedup of everything. As it is right now, PoE2 simply *feels* like one of the slowest game I've ever played. Granted, I mostly play ARPGs, Fighting Games and Rhythm Games so I am biased in this regards, but this also feels much slower than any other regular games, like your typical nintendo platformers... Quite honestly, I cannot name a single game that I've played and enjoyed that was slower than PoE2 (talking of real-time action or platforming games of course, not puzzle games for example). With one of the most voiced complaint about the game being that it feels "sluggish", I feel like a lot of these people would agree but simply didn't voice it this way? Anyone else agree? Last bumped on Feb 23, 2026, 2:20:34 PM
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" It is actually the most fun if you play it slower. Like with a warrior or anything that is not just zoom zoom. |
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i agree, i do like faster gameplay personally
too fast means that dodge roll mechanic is useless once you hit a certain breakpoint. honestly, 50% on boots felt really nice last league. |
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Prefer it slower. More faster forces you even more to do 1 click meta.
Like this league, just dog crap Suck on CoC'k comet rain. Last edited by Timmy2000#0228 on Feb 20, 2026, 8:45:53 AM
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WHAT?
faster? go and play zoom poe1 this is poe2. poe2 needs to be HARDER and SLOWER. not faster. poe1 != poe2 Last edited by Darosius#3984 on Feb 20, 2026, 8:44:25 AM
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Disagree.
There are ways to make both the monsters and the player faster in game already if that's what you want to do. I don't think the 'baseline' speed needs to improve though. |
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" PoE1 is faster yet in PoE1 if you want to play efficiently, you press WAY MORE BUTTONS than in PoE2 actually... |
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" Faster doesn't mean easier, quite the contrary. I'm advocating for a GLOBAL speed increase, which means the balance itself doesn't change but inputs speed and reaction time requirements tighten, therefore it would make the game harder, not easier. |
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I'm not sure which specfic things you feel are to slow, but I personally think the game speed is fine.
Once you get 20% movement speed that is. Before 20% movement speed the game is painfully slow. Sprint does help a ton though. |
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" The vast crushing majority would prefer if movement speed was faster than it currently is. I’m pleading for an in-game poll early in 0.5, so we can finally put to rest the delusions of a small but extremely vocal minority still clinging to a five-year-old PoE2 showcase. GGG absolutely knows that people prefer faster movement. But the vision will not allow them. That's why they would never do a poll on this. And if they did, they would never make it public because it would instantly contradict their vision and the player base preference. Edit: The most expensive and most difficult item to obtain is temporalis for a reason. If that item was a least reasonably obtainable like enigma in Diablo 2 then I guess it could be fine. But the price for one is 4+ mirrors because of the scarcity/difficulty to obtain it. Last edited by Oinkaments#6390 on Feb 20, 2026, 5:40:45 PM
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