everybody sure loves Path of Exile 2

[@Frostylaroo]

Thanks again my dude for watching my video!!! I will strongly consider using a different picture in the future... maybe. For real thanks for watching I really appreciate it!!

[@Ramenoddle]

Give us that outro music! Is a banger

[@MrFluffytheTurtle]

Your edits are so good man thank you

[@SatanasanataS]

[@troncat8490]

"consider"

[@theOzz13]

Or, choose equally unflattering pics for everyone else so it doesn't look like you are singling out 1 person

[@xSpeakerYT]

PoE2 should put in the devil as a boss fight so we can fight him in PoE before we fight him in Diablo 4...

[@arcc4]

It should be a quick side quest where we free a demon from a crystal, its named is D.I. Blooh, it has no mechanics/cool moves, only auto attacks, and dies super quick. It triggers a voice line from every class about how bad it was.

[@fluffy4149]

Already uninstalled Diablo 4, mental slam dunk into the trash

[@RippDrive]

I don't wanna spoil the lore but the devil is in the game. If you've played the campaign you've already met him.

[@fluffy4149]

@ we met mafesto or whatever definitely not Diablo in Diablo 4

[@DraftingandCrafting]

@@arcc4 Deal-a-blow?

[@MikeyJ28]

Blizzard had a hard enough time competing with one Path of Exile.

[@bucky13]

A lot of people including myself felt like they missed the boat on PoE and never picked it up. This is the perfect time to get into it. Haven't been this addicted since WoW 20 years ago.

[@koffee4779]

@@bucky13 with how Poe1 works, is that quite often there are new leagues/servers (that introduce new rules/bosses/mechanics in the game) So it's always fresh

[@TheAzrai]

There are two paths for Blizzard to take, and they both lead to terrible defeat.

[@LoreFoundry]

​@@TheAzraiwhat do you mean. They can just fire all their lead coders, go private. And go back to the days of D2. Making games for games who like games. That's a path they can take. I wouldn't call that a loss.

[@Daddyops]

@@bucky13Poe captured us old heads back in its first beta. It carry’s the true essence of d2. Poe is what Diablo once was and can never be again. Blizzard lost all their magic by dissolving Blizzard North

[@MrTheAnG3]

Dude picked the most normal picture of bro :D

[@MikeTheD]

He was gooning

[@QuankyFlacidFilms]

Dude bro

[@FlakMonky20k]

@@QuankyFlacidFilms Bro, I can't believe bro said that about dude, bro. Why would bro say that about bro, dude?

[@LeQueef]

Woah dude broski 🤙

[@Reshi500]

@@FlakMonky20k Bro dude bro wtf dude

[@randombrian256]

POE2 inspired me to finally get a game PC again after having nothing for a couple years. Fedex just delivered it and I'm so ready.

[@AwesomeNuke]

Sick! Hope you have a blast

[@nirorit]

Steamdeck runs it great so far

[@sadistical5787]

Incredible, I hope you enjoy it and have some time to play over the holidays. May you be blessed with exalts

[@ells101]

I bought a PS5 for poe2. Do not regret it. Runs great and couch co op is well designed

[@sweptinblack]

Good move waiting, just in 2 weeks they’ve patched so much stuff in the players advantage. You’re gonna have a much better first play experience.

[@DarkBiCin]

7:31 - You know the game is successful when people look back at a 2 hour queue as having a good time. Me and my discord server spent 2 hours all hyped up all shit talking each other and what number in queue they are every time the server crashed and we got new queue spots ranging from 1,500th to 23,000. We played Marvel Rivals while waiting for queues to come back up and were all afk’ing logging back in every time and laughing about how long we would have before the game crashed again. Most POE 1 server launch issues were irritating, but this was an absolute blast and enjoyment with no one getting mad about it cause we knew it was coming. Then as our last player got in from the queue and we all realized we were in and the servers were stable we all just breathed a sigh of relief before screaming out heads off trying to kill a Witch at level 2 😂 Launch day was a blast.

[@BiZkWiK87]

That thumbnail is why I don't put my face on the internet.

[@Bender_B._Rodriguez]

NEVER PUT YOUR FACE ON THE NET

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

5:08 well thats only steam... most people play with their own launcher, no? not to mention the asian market.. who knows what the real numbers are . . .

[@VeritatisQ]

And we are all the poorer for it.

[@montyyardley]

​@@Bender_B._Rodriguezwhat are you afraid of?

[@PigPissBeUponThem]

Your sister did.

[@Delenai]

Mind you, POE2 didn't kill D4, it only desecrated it's already rotting corpse.

[@sbarter]

Diablo 4 ruined the genre for me forever. Have 0 interest in playing arpgs anymore. It's a genre that worked in the year 2000 because that's what technology allowed. It's 2024, we don't need to play overhead SNES like action games. "Dodge" mechanics, nope...I'm good

[@VeritatisQ]

​@@sbarter SNES action games are still awesome 🥲

[@danielmantell8751]

I think D4 could be a good game in a few years if they don't give up on it, and make some good decisions. The problem is that it will probably never be even remotely close to as good as POE2 will be. I think it could still be a good game for more casual players though. People forget, but it took like 5 years for D2 to get into a really good state. Realistically though I think it will continue to be mid then stop being developed, but I hope I'm wrong.

[@jeremiahsmith8499]

​@@sbarter I mean... we don't need to but we want to. Many of us. That's why people love PoE 2. If you personally don't like it that's fine, as long you realize that this genre does still have a lot of people that love it.

[@christerjakobsen8107]

POE2 used Detonate Dead on D4s corpse.

[@GUOMENTAREVIEWS]

I bought PoE 2 EA yesterday. Best decision in my 40 year life.

[@antoniox2241]

Unc pushing 40s fr

[@BiZkWiK87]

I, too, am a wifeless, childless loser. But see, if I had built a family, I wouldn't have time to be a funny little monk with a shocky stick.

[@Mr.Kaladin]

@@BiZkWiK87I play while walking in the treadmill and my kids are napping lol. 30 mins a day

[@BiZkWiK87]

​@@Mr.Kaladin I've never been good at multitasking. 😢

[@CMald]

What a sad life yikes

[@Whitewingdevil]

Considering how fast the queue was buzzing I have to assume the queue wasn't because they couldn't handle the number of players, but because their actual login servers were clogged and couldn't handle that many logins at the same time. Players active, yes. Logins, not so much, so we were only waiting for the people ahead of us to get into the game, not stop playing like... certain launches I could mention.

[@scrubfive9239]

5:45 I remember seeing DM when Diablo Immortal first came out, I played that game for like 5 days and quit, thought it was dumb for him to invest so much money into it but he snowballed that investment into a whole ARPG gaming channel, glad he was able to pivot from Immortal to D4 then POE and get a following by doing what he wants to do and not beholden to just one game. mad props to that guy.

[@danielmantell8751]

Yea, DM is cool. Glad he's finding success.

[@taylon5200]

Dm deserved it too, genuinely enjoy watching bro chill. He's a dope dude whos real wholesome and pretty funny, and suprisingly skilled. Glad he made it!

[@SilentSeventh]

Got two characters in act 2 cruel, so addictive. Newest patch is live I think, I can teleport between checkpoints now

[@VarusDraske]

Yeah, its crazy, im the kind of guy who when a new league came out in PoE1, id make one character, play it til end game, do maps and stuff for a bit, then wait til next league, which then id make a new character. With PoE2, ive already made 3 different characters and gone gone through the campaign with one character, and just about done with a second one. Lol. Getting ready to think about anither build to try.

[@radicalindividual7774]

Wow. It took them two weeks to bandaid an issue they decided to create? Man, what a company. In before 3x Energy Shield CI Acrobatics, Max Block, Max Evasion, no Passive Nodes only Travel Nodes because Jewel Abuse... Oh. Oh, wait., These are issue that existed OVER A DECADE AGO, AND WERE RE-CREATED TO RE-IMPLEMENT FIXES TO THE PROBLEM THEY RE-CREATED. Surely not a fundamental design flaw that goes all the way down to every single Developer working on the game not having a clue. Edit: Oh, but they added Checkpoint teleporting! OLMFG OMG WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, GGG ARE LITERAL ANGELS.

[@Fergus-H-MacLeod]

That teleport between checkpoints was so great. I was excited to discover that

[@BlizzPort]

PoE2 is closer to D2 than D3+D4 combined. They even used the same region pattern (continental > desert > jungle). And ofc the Hooded One quest: Tree of Souls > Root Runes > Hooded One > Free Identify / Tree of Inifuss > Stone Runes > Deckard Cain > Free Identify

[@sintho357]

PoE 2is what D3 should have been

[@jasonsandoval3823]

I think it was between d2 transitioning to d3 when the OG dev and designers leave and creat Path of Exile. It was when the dumbass in blizzard exile D2 designers that lead to the birth of POE.

[@LuzPlay1955]

I didn’t play Poe. I am really enjoying POE 2. I never thought it was “too hard”. I just thought I needed to level up more or get a better build. I got a better build and now it’s I’m having even more fun. Edit: I’m playing Monk

[@RugsterClaps]

I tried poe late and felt it was very bloated by then. Wasn't hard but it was too easy to make a bad character. I wasn't willing to spend hours and hours to learn how to build. Maybe poe2 will be a good one to jump into

[@mattb6646]

Honestly if you just go to the trade website when you find your first few exalts and search for your best weapon worth 1-2 exalt, nothing is hard

[@profanemagic5671]

People who are complaining about the pace of PoE 2 low-key just want PoE 2 to be a graphical update to PoE 1. But there's a reason GGG decided to make it a new title. It plays differently. I hope GGG does not listen too much to complaints just to cater to the turbo-casual audience (not that there's anything wrong with that IN GENERAL, but those people won't have the patience to wait for their feedback to be implemented anyways, it's a waste of time)

[@robdebone]

Im a witch only lvl 29 its felt near perfect difficulty wise so far. I never played poe 1

[@PretentiousLatinName]

@@robdeboneI’m playing minion witch and having a much better time versus warrior lol hopefully they buff it later on because I do like playing warrior archetypes

[@QuiteLunacy]

Make the maps tighter with less dead ends and we are cookin'.

[@DenhagueSam]

That and a little bit more zoom out, it doesn't feel good to die to an ability where the cue is off screen. But damn, I like the difficulty. I've been playing as blind as possible and haven't mathed anything out yet, but just respec'ing a few times and feeling the impact is amazing. Edit: only just made it to Act 2, been going pretty slow and loving it.

[@Red3em]

GGG already did, cap reduction for rest after cruel is inc to 12% and chaos doesn't hurt that much anymore including environment dmg.

[@aetherblackbolt1301]

Too much zoom out would just make being a coward too optimal. It already is optimal to stand back and shoot/minion everything, I can at least respect forcing us to roll into the monsters to keep an eye on them. Some boss attacks are already so large that the only way to avoid them is to stay close and roll around/through them to get behind.

[@nikoabaidze3574]

the map design has to be my least favorite thing about poe and poe 2, wayyyy tooo much time is wasted on making sure i cleared out each corner of the map.

[@cheesychan]

I'm assuming the maps are that way to allow for more additions in future (remember it is EA). But also keep in mind for instances the maps are randomly generated. I guess that's the trade off.

[@moonasha]

from what I've experienced, people not familiar with POE1 are loving the crap out of POE2 and really dig it. The people most unhappy with it are POE1 andies. I think that's a good thing honestly. It means GGG hit a new niche. The people who want to press one button and easily win can go back to POE1 when the new league comes out

[@profanemagic5671]

Yeah, I feel like the main-complaint about PoE 2 is that it's not PoE 1, lmao.

[@Asghaad]

slight problem is that those new "im loving it" players are from crowd of "play once and dump" too ... PoE1 players are critical because they know the game has serious issues that will make it very hard to sustain long term ... yknow like PoE1 ...

[@sthsth2846]

​@@profanemagic5671yeah, it's pretty pathetic, honestly. I love how they put it as constructive criticism when in actuality They're just crapping on it for not being mobile game adjusted as poe1.

[@sthsth2846]

​@@Asghaadwhere do you get that fact from? Your feelings? Stop, dude.

[@RolowGaming]

That's a red herring. The reason it seems like "PoE1 Andies" are the only ones hating on the game is because for the most part they're the only ones who have reached mid-late game maps. PoE2 gets a /lot/ less fun once you start getting one-shot and there's nothing more you can do with your build to prevent it from happening. Your opinion of the game will more than likely degrade once you hit tier 10+ maps and you start burning a real amount of currency to solve a problem most builds won't actually be able to fix due to balance issues.

[@brendandrummond1739]

All the POE2 complaints mean little to me. It is WAY BETTER than D4 and way less confusing than POE1. No bloat, yet still lots of content even with only half and in EA. Also, I've got 2 characters in act 4, died lots but never frustratingly. If you're struggling you're just not paying attention to gear and vendors. Honestly I just one shot the level 50 act 4 boss with a level 33 staff on my monk. It's really not that bad.

[@danielmantell8751]

Agreed, the fact that it could be a lot better doesn't mean it isn't already really good.

[@NoName-mi8js]

seconded.

[@kaz6854]

Whats fun about that?

[@IllNacs]

you had a good level 33 item when you were level 50, when my witch was level 37 my best peice was like level 16-20. loot was bad before patch

[@taylon5200]

Of course theres things that could be better, but the game is SO goddamn good.

[@desertdwellintom]

That thumbnail is perfect Asmonbait.

[@jasminemena6026]

I can never go back to Diablo 4 ever since I played path of exile 2

[@pcgamingguru9611]

And I was never on D4 to begin with..it's a cheap representation od Diablo genre. Diablo 3 has a far superior campaign and player experience. D4 was DOA,..the beta was bland, the character builds are too predictable, even to current time

[@jrwilliams4029]

For anyone that has played Nintendo or Suoer Nintendo every game was hard, some were nearly impossible to beat except for a select few who put in a ridiculous amount of time. Ninja Gaiden, the original Metal Gear, and many others were very difficult and this is before YT videos showing you how to beat bosses or certain hard areas or stages. Player guides were rare or non existent and the only real aid was Nintendo Power magazine or the tip line.

[@banhammer3904]

Oh, come on. There were plenty of ways to find walkthroughs. Also, there was internet back then but it was dial up.

[@vissermatt1058]

@@banhammer3904 Nintendo Hard was an actual comment shared amongst gamers, it somehow spread without forums, without youtubers, and generally speaking little interaction between players and developers

[@LezArtist5]

PoE2 still needs defensive gems like Molten Shell, Immortal Call and Steel Skin, especially early game

[@Narutofreak155]

I agree with that the fact that you can block with a shield would make those abilities that much better tbh and definitely need more defensive abilities elemental resistance buff would be nice too

[@truckywuckyuwu]

It feels so limited being able to only choose from a few support gems. Even in the old game once you hit level 20 you had access to a bunch you could swap around.

[@Powermongur]

Does melee even have Fortify?

[@Narutofreak155]

@Powermongur pretty sure it doesn't as far as i know with warrior but im not going for straight physical damage either

[@danielmantell8751]

I agree, defensive skills are lacking. I feel like it's kind of intentional, but it's not how I would prefer it.

[@avereth]

Playing PoE 2 SSF is really rough. When you only use your currency to craft it really brings to the forefront how the drops are undertuned when you can't just trade to win without even making effort.

[@teero121]

i dont play these games but i am so happy for all of the poe/arpg fans. love seeing the hype and excitement

[@biododik]

making bosses easier is a bad idea, cruel is easier because you become much stronger, make the whole game easy wouldn't solve anything

[@Bloggnyllet]

and mostly people love when it is harder ! it's a game based on challenge also !

[@Jaguar-s7f]

Yes starting in act 3 I started phasing bosses with monk and the bell skill. While I guess it feels good I would prefer having to engage with mechanics (as longs as other builds have too as well 😂)

[@mrmoosetachio]

Pretty sure he's saying make the bosses at the beginning easier and the bosses at the end harder

[@danielmantell8751]

I personally like the early game challenge since it really forces you to learn the mechanics, and starts me in a spot that's not boring. In general though, the early game probably is a bit to punishing since player power is so low. I think like a 10-15% increase in early player power would be good until you start getting some skill synergies by like level 17.

[@same-asit-ever-was]

I love the game never played any type of Souls or Poe style game before and i'm in my late 50's. This game though feels right (as for the difficulty yep it's tough)but i don't think it should be made easier.

[@itskhro]

They have been cooking with the patch notes already, this game is gonna evolve into something spectacular. Just like how PoE1 evolved.

[@kubapuchalski8633]

I'm a noob with a noob build, and didn't have bigger problems and struggles with bosses untill I got stuck on Jamanra The Abomination. Will have to change my build I guess. Great game anyways.

[@IAmDaDumb1]

I used gamba merchant and boss farming to replace some gear and was able to beat him. You might not be totally bricked

[@kubapuchalski8633]

@@IAmDaDumb1 Cheers mate, will have to sit down and sort it out over the weekend :)

[@Powermongur]

Put a fire res rune in gear if you have.

[@dakotawharton]

Resistance gear made all the difference in the world. Got my ass kicked twice, checked the vendors and swapped some runes and got him on the next try. Just be careful when he does the portals that shoot spikes to leave yourself enough room to still dodge.

[@statusnone420]

This video made me realize the +4 to all spells staff I’ve had sitting in my stash might be something I should look into using to improve my build.

[@dakotawharton]

Ya I got a level 6 bow that had +3 to skills that thing got me all the way to level 30 before the damage fell off.

[@theljbrotherhood3553]

The only controversial thing about poe2 is it being so good in early access.

[@radicalindividual7774]

It's worse than the Diablo 4 Beta. And that got REFUNDED.

[@Voldarok]

​@@radicalindividual7774 Bait used to be believable.

[@radicalindividual7774]

@@Voldarok Not bait. 20 hours into Diablo before it's flaws got too hard, then I just played it to minmax break the game for 20 more. I made it 9 hours, got a weapon 4x stronger than the starter weapon I had in Act 1 with nothing but trash affixes dropping, and started AFK walking 20 minutes at a time holding Right Click on Rares and Uniques through shitty, uninteresting, empty boring maps, and bailed.

[@radicalindividual7774]

@@Voldarok Not only that, even doing less than half the damage you're "suppose" to, I only died because the bosses got so insufferably boring that I spaced out. Actions too slow that you just wait for the boss to go AFK on it's 5 second one-directional animation and smack them in the back. Animations boring. And attacks that weren't telegraphed correctly, but that can be fixed. That's fundamental flaws with the entirety of the development of the game.

[@radicalindividual7774]

@@Voldarok But a D4 Enjoyer instead of a D4 Refunder like myself, Criticism = SCREEEE

[@OhReallyQc]

It was such an amazing day , haven't felt this hyped in 15 years over a game.

[@semi6544]

I really like the materia system. Getting the different color material and putting them on different abilities was a genius idea.

[@AwesomeNuke]

Yeah.. So as of the moment of writing this comment POE2 : Total viewers : 136K Top streamer : 18.5K D4 : Total viewers : 339 Top Streamer : 62 Fun fact : There are 45+ POE2 streamers with more viewers than the entirety of the D4 directory

[@robertwelch1443]

Every single decent streamer has shifted to Poe2 It’ll be interesting to see these numbers again when season 7 starts.. see the real impact! Thanks for posting this. Super interesting 🔥

[@vissermatt1058]

the world is healing. acti blizz has abused its games/genres long enough. alternate QUALITY options can and will replace them over time if they dont figure out what they need to do.

[@SysFader]

3:50 D4 experienced a rapture

[@heilonghuangdi3348]

I am so happy about path of exile 2. To have Doryani as a partner, who used to only be mentioned in flavor text for poe1? Is awesome. We are going to avenge the Vaal Empire. I am excited about the full game release. Trucking through the cruel acts with my cast on freeze comet build.

[@TrueLegendBeatz]

it was the best weekend for me after so many years like a WoW Addon release back then

[@agoosecalledxaro6679]

Normies found the game. The player numbers aren't going to drop anytime soon.

[@NATEDAWG243]

1:42 Bro had to switch classes

[@SuporexTV]

5:10 Asmon when you look at that just think how many players on console. I play on PS5 and tons of people from my friend list plays PoE 2.

[@sebagab9795]

If a tank can't tank at least 3 1shot attacks from the strongest boss then it's a shitty tank.

[@TwiztedHarlequin]

No class can't tank shit, the game is "Dodge or die" there is no tanking and putting points in any defensive stats is a pure waste.

[@sebagab9795]

@TwiztedHarlequin And that's making my point wrong how? Anyone who played any RPG with the option of playing as a warrior, paladin, barbarian, etc. knows that the point of playing them is being able to soak up the damage and use it to dish out their own. Be that through the revenge, rage, shield, or similar systems. If you can't do that then what's the point of using a character that always has to be too close to the enemy if the class doesn't have any specific mechanics that would incentives you to do so? If every class can dodge with the same mechanic and dies with one hit regardless of defensive options then you will always be punished for picking a class that is forced to get into the position where the risk of getting hit is highest.

[@argosbrave6415]

18:20 it's the crowd control too. If you can stun lock a Soulslike boss like you freeze a POE boss, you completely trivialize them edit: timestamp

[@Runswithfoot]

me and a friend have played to lvl 42 me witch infernal build friend witch hunter build and the only things that kill us is bosses, so minions are based its so fun to summon an army to watch ur army fight the enemy army, i legit press 2 buttons why my friend is over there switching ammo types and crossbows doing combos and im just like "yes my legion fight for ur master".

[@profanemagic5671]

Meanwhile people out here are crying about not enough build variety :P Sounds like you're having a good time ,good for you :D

[@alex4ucj]

To be honest, PoE is clearly a better franchise than Diablo currently is, but why is baldie looking at Steam numbers comparing them when it's more than clearly that 80-90% of D4 players play via Battlenet and those numbers doesn't add up to the Steam numbers, drama effect? Nice one baldy.

[@Hybriidzv1]

Why would anyone play through steam unless it's mandatory? I play through poe2 launcher not through steam.

[@sintho357]

Because I don't want dozens of launcher

[@Powermongur]

Yeah but 375 viewers on twitch rn though

[@alex4ucj]

@@Powermongur Poe is doing better on twitch than Diablo, that's a fact, but it's mid season and debut for poe2, during season 7 debut on Diablo it will be in reverse, but overall on average, Poe is doing better.

[@NightCityGarage]

First 5 minutes is Asmond surprised a game on release day took all the viewers from a certain genre.

[@supercyclesscooters5579]

Happy to see Asmon admitting he's not good enough to play melee. Monk here halfway through cruel.

[@greentank1]

The devs literally said before launch that the cruel acts would be easier because of gearing. They wanter focus on the first 3 acts experience, and endgame.

[@Dranksinatrax]

I love Path of Exile 2. I only game on weekends so I’m barely getting into Act 3 now. 9/10 experience so far.

[@beatzantique]

This game will continue growing. Its incredible! Have two characters to Maps, one lvl 90 Im running mainly with juicy t15 maps. Loving the pace! Once you get some movement speed boots it makes the strafing so buttery. So much content for early access I have 0 complaints. Now I should create a melee character with the ToS changes coming for the honour system haha

[@beauedgar]

What really resonates with me, is the quick fixes and gameplay updates. A gaming company that actually Cares and wamts to Do a good job, rather than status quo.

[@marrowdreign]

The fact that aRPG is one of the most (if not the most) streamer friendly genres is definitely a factor...

[@AnataBakka]

Maybe controversial, but, as a newbie, seeing the melee stream was much more fun and interactive than the mage one. With the later, different maps and bosses lost all value

[@cheesychan]

I'm loving it. I work full time and only play games on weekends (very little free time during the week) and I really like how easily I can jump straight back into it. I jumped on for half an hour last night to do a little boss farming. Nice, easy, fun.

[@cudidemir5561]

Same. I just can play on the weekends without fomo during the week

[@VerySaneDr]

Funniest thing here was the steamdb curve, player count went up a little with some players who probably felt it was too punishing and went to Diablo IV for a bit, but then realized, no.

[@Kami69247]

5:03 That's just steam though, i play on ps5

[@zevina2013]

When I 1st played Mercenary, Honestly It was pretty hard. Died 7x in last boss in Act 1, died in Kobold in Act 2 beginning boss and many more. As I progress into the game, I became experienced on what to do like strategically place my character where it can have an advantage, make use of the dodge and strengthen my weapon and building as a grenadier makes my game SUUUUUUPER easy. I brushed through the game like it was nothing. That is why I enjoyed my 1st day of playing POE2 and will enjoy it for months to come.

[@jamesc8722]

I am still haunted by the melee characters I made, the struggles they had, and then the absolute GODMODE that playing a ranged character gave you. I have not played melee since my Barbarian, the first 6 months Diablo 3 came out. Literally.

[@danielmantell8751]

Warrior in POE2 starts out terrible. It gets better once you get a little further in. Haven't run to end game with warrior yet but I want to. I do hope they fix warrior early game, too many people drop it. Maybe this will be fixed when they release the other weapons; just maces really limits the play style.

[@jamdivi]

Is this game really going to change very much when it is considered Fully Released? Like, this feels like a fully fleshed out game I can't imagine anything drastically different being done, why is it called Early Access?

[@nunyabiz8810]

Because they're still missing over a hundred bosses, three acts, a bunch of classes and ascendencies, etc. It's early access, which means just think of how much we've got coming!

[@Existing_Echo]

Controversy + ? = profit

[@No-One.321]

I finally got into cruel 2 nights ago and last night I got to the act 1 boss and my melee monk destroyed him in about 8 secs. Cruel is harder it's just everyone's build is coming together when you hit cruel so it feels easier than it is.

[@mryellow6918]

That was the hardest part about the govener in act 1. I didn't have shit, iv never played an arpg I wasted gems trying different skills. By the time I was on act 2 it was easier despite it being hard just because I actually had the tools to do the job.

[@No-One.321]

@mryellow6918 yeah I think that's fine. It also says the tone for the rest of the game

[@TheHollowBlade]

Omg its so cute. After poe released you can see the little spikes on the steam charts at 3:45 where the dads with 5 jobs and 53 kids jump on for a but to play some chill ass d4. Right on dads with 30 jobs and 583 kids. Glad you lads have a place to game.

[@CrosswaIk]

This game feels as close to D2 as anything over the last 20+ years. I don't know anything about end game and I probably won't for a long time but it's just a solid experience. I really wish D4 was like 50% more like POE2. I wouldn't call it a hard game specifically but it does feel like a much older game in that it's punishing if you're not fully engaged. POE2 is asking for your full attention and if you give it then you'll have a great time.

[@profanemagic5671]

People's main complaint with the endgame is that "It's not PoE 1 endgame" Don't listen to any of it, the end-game is super fun. People just can't get over the fact that you lose your map when you die.

[@bostons_departed3631]

I was burning the herb of inspiration the other night and I wondered… can I kill the witch 10 times with new characters and stash the prizes, make an 11th character, go to stash, and boom. 100% cold resist?

[@Countlesshours]

No, put down the bud

[@bostons_departed3631]

@@Countlesshourslol

[@profanemagic5671]

You can't stash quest-items. GGG is smoking better stuff than you, apparently.

[@KinnArchimedes]

I can wholeheartedly sat I didn't enjoy 99% of my time with the game. It just felt like "hold this button until enemy die, occasionally dodge-rolling, and spamming heals when hit." Loot felt meh. A literal grind was my experience with it. 😢 I don't know why I was expecting to like it, but at least now I know I don't like this precise type of loot-grind-cycle game.

[@Archangel-cw7mq]

If it's any consideration, keep in mind that the genius of PoE1 was the way they LAYERED the loot-grind cycle with various systems that stacked and interacted. Sort of how the devs of Halo said their philosophy was to create 30 seconds of fun, and then find ways to repeat that 30 seconds throughout the game over and over. With PoE, they took the loot-grind element and found ways to layer it into the game in different, meta-interactive ways. PoE2 launched in Early Access with some of this layering, but not all. If it's feeling a bit sparse for you now, consider going back to it on full release once they get everything in place, or maybe consider trying PoE1 for an idea of how that layering looks after over a decade of development. You might just find you in fact do enjoy it when the execution is all in place.

[@dirtygerd9083]

I've been looking forward to poe2 for a while but I'm holding off until it is fully released. I don't really like the idea of early access I'd rather wait for the full experience.

[@moonrooster7160]

Few things feel less satisfying than getting killed by a monster watching something cool drop and knowing that you both won't be able to pick up the cool item nor will you be able to try to exact revenge on the monster because the monsters are reset when you die. I don't know whoever thought these systems would work but they probably don't f****** understand how good POE one was

[@danielmantell8751]

I have mixed feelings on it. I like that it prevents Zerg rushing until you win, because that's kind of lame. I did that in POE1 and D2 a lot, it's nice in the moment but trivializes the game long term. I do think they really need to make the balance less favored toward one shots though. The latest patch helps a lot, but I feel like it needs more.

[@Ainglish-qj5bb]

POE2 really really feels like the spirit of Diablo 2 properly moved into a modern graphics engine.

[@ClearlyCero]

The hype and build-up reminded me of the same buzz when we'd queue outside the game store. It feels like it was a lifetime ago.

[@nathan9903]

Im a new arpg player and get easily frustrated and give up but poe 2 boses/ uniqe monsters feel verry fair. Ye i died 9 times in row against a witch boss BUT everytime i died i learned and eventually beat it and wow first time in a long time i game made me go "fuck yes" after winning

[@lordbacon4972]

PoE 2 being the Diablo 4 killer is not an exaggeration.

[@meataxenarll]

20:08 - Cringy "Mr Beast" smile 😁

[@tinkerman-q]

I am glad you got to that point at least. I gave up the game the 4th time I had to restart the trials because I would run very low on honor by the time I reached the last stage. The third time was my best run, but then I town portalled before the boss, which would bug me out from continuing. So, same feeling, waste of my time, made me not bothering to try again. I have no problem dying 100 times in the same boss until I beat, but I refuse to repeatedly grind my way to a point that will have me set back for 3 or more times.

[@QQWoLPHie]

my warrior is so strong idk what ppl are talking about

[@dblood6668]

Seriously its mind blowing how hard people struggled with the first boss he wasnt that hard, i beat the shit outta homie with my little club. now my warrior just combusts enemies and drops hammer out of the sky

[@naddydatty]

I still get excited as fuck to clock out of work and log in. Haven't been that way with a game in literal DECADES.

[@BlinksTehShit]

Monk is the only real melee option, they make up for the natural "melee def weakness" by just CCIng everything they touch lmfao.

[@MovingTargetOne]

Melee gemling works too

[@randomhero6365]

I had zero issues through the entire game with warrior. I played both shout and shatter

[@TheWanHui]

Big Bell go Big Bonk

[@burningpipe2627]

define real when warriors are casually doing full screen explosions in mapping and one tapping bosses doing over 5-10million in a single hammer of the gods.

[@lg6707]

What I love about launch is the streamers all suffered the same, None of this preferential bs even if you're getting paid to stream it no special treatment aside from that.

[@fuzzylumpkins6034]

The marketing campaign was by far the best in decades. We used to get hype from game awards, now they suck. before that we learned about upcoming games from game mags. NOw you simply target your audience through social media. The other companies could learn from this. Speak to your audience and they listen. Build it and they will come.

[@Jbswe]

The game awards this year was good what do you mean

[@fuzzylumpkins6034]

@@Jbswe They were okay, they are in damage control mode. You have your opinion, the rest of the world has theirs.

[@Jbswe]

@@fuzzylumpkins6034 the Elden ring annoucement blew my mind when I saw it and the rest was definitely alright without the Elden ring announcement I would be right there with you and probably call it mid

[@TheBieza]

I wonder if the full release of the game will be as big a deal as the early access release.

[@Nidatiti]

@18:30 ill never understand how it's so hard for people to grasp cruel is a fucking place holder, no shit it isn't balanced, the balance will come from act 4-6. This is just something they slapped together to get us to end game.

[@roastinpeace2320]

So true.. the hardest part were the first two acts.. I struggled with Act 1 final boss for hours.. Act 2 was two tries, and I oneshotted Act 3 boss lol. Then I went through Act 4 in one hour.

[@Raijin-RyuX24]

I’ve never played POE 1 and never played any Diablo game. I am on PS5. I started POE 2 as a witch on day 1 at launch and it’s been the easy breezy. Sure, I’ve died a few times but it’s been my own fault. I am still in act 1 (had other things going on). About to take on what I assume is the final boss of the act. Looking back, I wish I would have streamed it because man, I did not have any of the struggles I’m seeing in these clips.

[@PotentialLegend]

I'm so proud to be a New Zealander lol. Beating an American company at their own game genre that they created.

[@Daaab89]

If this inhaler is 300$ in the US, then you really are in a big trouble. Its like 3-4$ in Poland...

[@renplays5882]

For how strong some of these builds can get, I think the balance is perfect for you to get one shotted.

[@Ahntera-n4u]

Act 2 boss I needed like 2-3 tries because I could not get upgrades or enough currency to make a better weapon the entire time so by the end I felt the power loss. Still managed to beat him with some more better dodges. Kept me on my toes that guy

[@avnushtka9038]

i like how hard the melee hardness and the boss fairness

[@96Logan]

6:33 Asmongold: "That, gentlemen, is what happens when you have a live service game that you develop in the right direction for over 10 years." 6:42 Also Asmongold: "It's true. He's right. He's so right." The infinite content loop, I can't 😂 That's our boy, lol. It will never not be funny seeing Asmon true-ing himself.

[@Cptn.Smoker]

I just bought it and it’s downloading now. IM SO EXCITED 🎉

[@armoredjoey]

I dont understand why so many people are complaining this early on in the 6 month long EARLY access. They already made changes less than a month later and they will continue that trend and drip in more content. They did the exact same thing with PoE1 and everything was fine. In my honest opinion they are making the first of a the new next gen ARPG and will come out with a PoE3 in less than a decade later.

[@e56hdyhdfgh]

The wild thing is, GGG has a history of going ham....continually. PoE 2 is going to be built upon, big time.

[@joeyk2844]

There has been many comments on difficulty of melee combat. I recently made my first YT video displaying warrior is actually pretty strong. Since I was using only starting club bosses took a bit longer to kill but i did not feel threathened by anything at any point in first act. In fact i was running through floor and aggroing packs of mobs to kill them with one swing and reap half a level xp per pack. If you find this interesting feel free to watch Path of Exile 2 HC- Warrior gameplay - Act 1 cleared with starting club/without equipping body armor and leave like/dislike/comment based on your experience. Video is displaying the end of first act, descend through manor, fight with candlemass and count Geonor.

[@Pirocharm]

Most of these streamers are animals skill wise :))) and i love Asmongold:”this game its easy” then makes a ranged char :)))))

[@AkameGaKen]

poe2 is a true arpg while blizzard tried turning d4 into an mmo lite arpg that nobody asked for and constantly complained about. they wouldnt listen to player feedback and now game is dead. who woulda thunk it.

[@seanrasmussen4955]

bro poe 2 isn't even out yet they still trying to sell it as a $30 usd early access package isnt it supposed to be ftp

[@kibordpengin]

It will be free to play on release, you goober. What is your point?

[@banhammer3904]

Obviously, you don't understand salesmanship. You can pay for the privilege of playing the free to play game early.

[@justanobody0]

every game needs a monetization model

[@Patio1itall]

Its the best addition to the "Diablo-Like" genre since Diablo Immortal

[@nameundefined4317]

cruel is easier for certain builds for sure the problem is balance ruins some classes for early game and some for mid and some fall off late

[@bricktop2393]

I’ve been on WoW as my only game forever it seems. POE2 broke the mold and I may be done with WoW for good. Seems crazy how much better it feels playing this kind of game.

[@Ali-Alkindi]

My son saw your shirt and said : (wow a new shirt ) I swear he said this

[@LaloLampara123]

Asmon quitting the warrior. The disappointment cannot be overstated.

[@chillmeisterchillmeister4997]

i feel like a huge part of the early bosses beeing harder has to do with movement speed. as soon as u get some speed its waaaaaay easyr

[@CG89119]

Never played POE but looking forward to trying this out when it hits full release. Appreciate all you guys play testing.

[@Gundam9750]

It was a day gamer won. Yep! POE2 is so ridiculously polished as an early access. GGG just put all AAA companies on notice with this.