The CRAZY State of Path of Exile 2 on DAY 1!

[@Duvoncho]

I'm old. Diablo 1 & 2 old. I played D3, was bitterly disappointed. PoE1 didn't grab me, I regret not giving it more time. I refused to try D4 regardless of free weekends and a friend persistently trying to get me to play it. I'm so glad I waited. This game gives me old D2 atmosphere with modern QoL and mechanics. I really like the difficulty. It makes success feel truly earned. I hope they don't dumb down the difficulty. Loving it. ARPGs are back on the menu!

[@Derzull2468]

Same boat man, same boat.

[@demonbird166]

So glad fellow D2 players are finally getting the game we wanted for 20+ years

[@UndergroundMadeon]

Yeah. This game really does fel like D2, both in atmosphere, storytelling, and gameplay pacing.. It's more of a sequel to D2 than D3 or D4 are.

[@ochnoe274]

yeah Bro, for me its like Fusion of D2 + Titan Quest 2

[@faultycommodity]

100% agreed - the difficulty (in my opinion), is just the right blend of "I am a God" and "F*CK THAT MECHANIC wepocfiheifhjeiojhfihjf!!!!"

[@moveonvillain1080]

4:41 IGN clowns gave New "Dragon Age" 9/10. So their opinion is irrelevant.

[@MrRafagigapr]

Ign 7 is the new 5

[@superbioshock1994]

Big Clowns

[@Katze822228]

I think 8/10 is pretty fair. GGG still got a lot of work to do to make poe 2 feel like a complete game

[@TheRahyah]

The score itself is fair but also makes no sense compared to other games. By their logic, it’s slightly better than concord and worse than d4

[@Uberjoel]

I havent listened to them in years, and I hope no real gamer do

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

So I’ve never played Diablo. Never play PoE. Started PoE2 as a merc. And every now and again against my will I just yell at the top of my lungs…..”THIS GAMES AMAZIIIIIIING!!!!” As someone with an addictive personality, I may be in trouble here folks. Hahaha oh and also, I’m probably 10-12 hours in and I’ve died one time so far. So just take some time and level up!! Easy solution for you impatient folks out there. Unless I’m just a god at the game. Hahaha I’m not.

[@alexlang2086]

You will love gamble then!

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

@alexlang2086 excuse me? Haha

[@roninswiftball]

Merch is so fun. I died a total of 8 times before reaching act 2. Wsad key setup is awesome

[@roadrash2005]

@@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrotheri think they were talking about the gambling merchant

[@ApexClubRacer]

Hooo boy be glad you weren’t around d2 LOD. That game consumed me, and this game will too!

[@MrSiloterio]

This game gets it. They've finally nailed catharsis in ARPG combat. Playing with WASD controls made this the best ARPG experience I've ever had.

[@louisstanwu]

WASD for the win buddy.

[@qztip]

@@MrSiloterio I wanted to love WASD but I can’t figure out where to map abilities so that it feels good

[@MrSiloterio]

@qztip ohh I'm treating like an action game like Hades so skills are left for the mouse buttons, q,e, and f

[@Tekay37]

I played ~16 hours of PoE 1, made it to Act 2 and never came to really like it for some reason. I played ~18 hours of PoE 2, haven't even finished Act 1 (just beaten The Executioner), have been dying a lot and I LOVE it. PoE 2 is brutally hard, but never feels unfair to me (playing the Monk). It's just spot on difficult. Wouldn't want it any other way. I have been loving every hour of it.

[@mr.gameandteach7197]

@@Tekay37 we are the same person lol

[@TravisHi_YT]

Same here man, I felt super meh about grinding thru PoE1, but just the dodge roll and select your own skills in PoE2 makes it play so much nicer!

[@mr.gameandteach7197]

@TravisHi_YT I agree. For me, no more portal Scrolls is a big w

[@Micromation]

I mean if you've just made it past Act 1 in PoE1 you haven't really seen the game 😅

[@antto9654]

dude i have a monk too and I can t kill the devorer , skill problems I guess haha

[@Wayzegoose]

I'm only a few hours in but after 4500 hours in POE 1 this is such a refreshing change. Biggest difference is the second to second combat is engaging, not just about how fast you can spam flasks and movement skills. Maybe a few bosses are slightly overtuned but that's an easy thing to fix.

[@likafoss]

Nope, bosses are fine don't touch them XD

[@lolsalad52]

Yeh I 100% agree apart from boss tuning so far, poe2 feels so much more than just is my gear on LVL? Yes then I can faceroll campaign. No? Then I can still faceroll campaign just slower. Poe1 was BRAINDEAD until pinnacles etc

[@DzapperGaming]

Loved hearing your perspective. I love PoE2, such a great change of pace for the genre. I have over 1000 hours in Diablo 4 and hundreds of hours in Grim Dawn and Last Epoch. I never got into PoE1 but this game is such a change of pace it peaked my interest. I’m sick of the screen clearing one-button builds that populate these games these days. I like that GGG has built a more methodical combat system here that focuses on synergies between skills. I love everything about this game. I also agree with your assessment of folks complaining about being surrounded, they are trying to skip “trash mobs” and are getting wrecked because of it. This game has no trash, you have to thoughtfully engage the enemies and be careful with positioning. I hope GGG sticks to their guns and don’t dumb this down.

[@eduardobenassi3072]

The bosses are incredibly fun... hope they don't nerf any.

[@Cheesedream]

I have struggled on a couple of them with my sorcerer. Felt like an achievement beating them after I had to adjust my tactic. Seems that you have to learn the boss mechanics so it will only get easier the more you play.

[@CaffeinatedDoggo]

Player numbers are going to tank over the next week and they will nerf the game. I bet $100 on it.

[@JimmyDoyel-by2cp]

like dark soul I guess

[@NunYurbis]

@@CaffeinatedDoggo If you are ready to actually shell out the money I'll take that bet. First, let's talk specifics, define "tank", use actual numbers, will 70% of the playerbase leave, 80%? Settle on an exact numbr, and no, find one small period where people sleep and it drops by 20% ain't gonna cut it. Secondly, "nerf the game" is the most generalized expression there is, be specific, what will be nerfed? Bosses damage, health, will damage be dramatically increased all around? Post specifics, give a way to escrow the money, and I'm in, it'll be easy money.

[@Erik-i2f4d]

​@@CaffeinatedDoggohahahaha poe 1 is still crushing numbers man

[@dooberization]

I am 48 years old... I have been gaming most of my life... please don't change this game keep the loot as is ... keep the difficulty as it is .... hands down the best game out ... I absolutely love this game....

[@louisstanwu]

I wish I was 48 again just so my younger brain could enjoy this the same as when I was young.... I still love it.

[@MichaelJT_]

43 here agreed

[@toten_jacoast]

You remember what games used to be. You know what you are talking about. 👍

[@TalkativeTri]

I had to pull myself away from PoE2 to make this. ENJOY!

[@properwaffles]

Appreciate the hype! Thank goodness we now have a pause button. Never taken a day off of work for a game, totally worth it. The slower, methodical part is SO good. New approach and very much welcome. The gold and mat drops have been pretty on point. I’ve been getting both at a perfect pace.

[@TheGamedMind]

I think we all relate ^^ Even sleeping feels like a waste rn

[@oxithius]

Yeah, I needed to pull away as well, kept on dying after a play streak of almost 30h, time for a Tri vid and then some well earned sleep o7

[@RanggaAyesha]

Aw man sorry, I know how hard it was

[@YOUTUBE_CHRIS]

The final boss of Act 1 was amazing

[@luisitosfury]

I tried PoE 1 over and over never got really comfotable with it. A lot to this due to the fighting… I played PoE 2 for 5 minutes and fell in Love with it. And the visuals and design are so great and a lot better than in Diablo… one of the most impressive things for me till now, was that simple but great idea of Act 1 where you move through the wheat fields and barelly see the enemies!! How cool did that look!! What a great idea!!

[@Theblackvortex75]

Same poe1 didn't click for me but the hype and trailers got me to try poe2 and I'm having the time of my life 🤣🤣

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

That WAS super clever. I remember thinking to myself. Holy hell this is a good ass game.

[@830927mjki]

The wheat fields was one of my fave bits so far

[@louisstanwu]

I don't even remember the PC or version of Windows I ran back then Probably XP? The music of Diablo one was incredible and really impressed me with the importance of ambiance. Can't get over that music and I don't even remember it....

[@rraunso]

I love this game. Can't get enough of it. They should not lower the difficulty.

[@soulweightstudios]

Exactly, if anything they should increase the difficulty, I managed to make it to act 2 so far with a warrior I purposefully handicapped with no shield or jagged ground etc and the difficulty and finally overcoming those challenges is the entire reason its fun. They should embrace the dark souls comparisons and go even further in that direction imo.

[@TimHoekstra]

​@@soulweightstudiosendgame is for that. Campaign is difficult enough imo.

[@soulweightstudios]

@@TimHoekstra Why even have campaign then? Noone wants a repeat of poe1 where campaign is just a chore you have to suffer through to actually play the game you want. I would way rather the campaign actually be a fun piece of the game instead of a time payment to get into the actual gameplay.

[@bermudav3348]

@@soulweightstudios you are in the significant minority here. just make your own game at that point buddy

[@soulweightstudios]

@@bermudav3348 Not at all, it's not about pleasing a fleeting crowd who will leave anyway, it's about making a good game, and what you guys want is dogshit lmao (I am making my own game btw)

[@Nagash-ol3oe]

I am a POE 1 player (15k+ hours) since more then a decade, and all I can say is ....... I love POE 2 ! Its hard for an ARPG, playstyle and combats are different enough to POE 1 that I can call it another game and not just a sequel, and I love that. Didnt have much time to play and am still in the acts, but its awesome.

[@sivasankar2784]

I hope the devs don't fold to the screen clearing kids and nerf the game into 'Diablo survivors'. That'll be incredibly disappointing

[@HalIOfFamer]

That would invalidate all the shit we gave diablo as a community. We can't have that. The have Poe 1 if they want to clear screens in act 2. I am having a blast with the Methodic approach, tho my monk is hella weak, drop rates are weird I found like 1 staff and 10 hammers so I went into act 2 with only blue quarterstaff.

[@soulweightstudios]

​@@HalIOfFamerdid you not find and currency to make a normal into a rare? You can buy a staff and make it good, so much better than poe1.

[@endlessgrinding3764]

​@@HalIOfFamerI got dozens of quarterstaves for you just give me a bow T_T

[@marschiee]

Chris Wilson is a just god and we trust him completely.

[@CowsGoMonkey]

@@HalIOfFamer buy from vendors early campaign :o

[@DrDoom-bl1sk]

I am still only in Act 1, but am loving the game so far.

[@wolfafe]

Hehe that means you haven't met the filterer of noobs also known as the last boss of act 1

[@XiLock_Alotx]

I am not constantly switching up gear though. I’m level 36 and feel as though I’ve been rocking some of the same pieces of gear for far too many levels. With that being said, I’m cool with it right now. I’m just enamored by the combat and difficulty. This is rare for this genre and I’m here for it

[@mr.gameandteach7197]

The act 1 boss challenged me, but I got it done! Took a small break, walked away, and got it done. I think as gamers we've forgotten the dopamine we get when actually beating something that challenges you. I was so hype when I beat him! My loot seems off. I see lots of shields and bows but hardly any staffs (I play monk). Even my first orange item was a mace. Other than that I've been having a blast!

[@TimHoekstra]

I see the same thing as a monk.

[@Pestbringer89]

It's early access and half the game isnt in it, also they are going to balance alot of things.

[@brandonmoorat2263]

Can I have that mace? Playing warrior lol

[@TheRoxas89]

Same thing here. Playing a ranger and the act 1 boss was the one that really took effort. Backtracked a bit, bought better gear and then finally beat him. Has been a while since it felt this good to beat a boss.

[@Pokersmith]

I play witch and can't count how many crossbows I've got.

[@mjfentertainment6927]

I support the difficulty 100%. That’s what makes it fun when you do a smart change with your skills and items, and feel the power boost

[@tonyyak9926]

I struggled getting to level 5, but then i figured why not redo some areas and build up gold and currencies? That helped tremendously, with purchasing better gear and upgrading to higher tier using orbs. Keep at it. GG

[@hannes0000]

exploring is pretty crucial tbh, you need to level up and get better loot or gold to buy. Just rushing to bosses will make you feel weak

[@RickCarleton]

Going slow and doing full zones instead of trying to get to the next zone ASAP makes it much easier. People really do need to forget how they play PoE1.

[@louisstanwu]

Loot drops are great. No change needed.

[@ExaltedSalt]

15:33 big agree. I'm playing ranger and am only getting surrounded by pack's because I misplayed. My only complaint is that if you die, loot goes away. In early act 1, I killed the tree boss, and as soon as he went down and loot dropped, I died to a random mob and when I went back, loot was gone. Was big sad

[@sidra_games4551]

I died like 20 times on the Act 2 boss before I beat him, and I absolutely loved every second of it. That is 1 hell of a fight. Devs really made these bosses sweet. Chayula ice/chaos monk is a blast...and really until that boss was pretty smooth sailing.

[@arif8967]

People needs understand that this not an AAA early acess game labeled as full release. This a real early acess game.

[@louisstanwu]

I bought my ticket and I will cry to the Heavens it was a good purchase.

[@brakefieldbros6037]

I got to work this weekend can’t wait to play all day Monday and Tuesday

[@MikeyJ28]

It wouldn’t be a Path of Exile launch if people weren’t complaining about the state of the game. Same song & dance every league for over a decade. Just have to keep playing!

[@louisstanwu]

It wouldn't be any game if peeps didn't complain.

[@MikeyJ28]

@ very true very true hahah

[@lennartroelofs]

It is a different game than path of exile 1, but has elements of it. IMO, it is living up to the hype, and it is a great game! GGG do not change this game, it feels awesome! The game in my opinion has elements of V Rising, I loved that game and love this one even more. I love the slow pace, but in Act 2 you will go a lot quicker. Getting your build figured out and checking your defenses is important, and you will be rewarded for it.

[@Kraxhor]

22 hours in the game :D Dropped only one unique from a golden sekmeth chest...

[@Belgarath1966]

I’m playing through as a new player to the franchise. I am level 22 sorc, and it seems about the right amount of difficulty. I have no issues with the difficulty so far

[@Zane_DX]

Me and my guild of more than 30 players, all poe1 veterans mostly love the game (2 people said they like poe1 more so far, but they keep playing). You hear bad things from players, cause people without issues are just playing and not complaining. The only issue is progress is feels really slow so far. We're lacking regals and augs to fish for some upgrades (as a caster changing ring with res + accuracy to res + added dmg to attacks is not an upgrade), but everything else seems good: gold, gems, gear, especially rare, quality or socketed gear. It drops enough to use it, but not to much, so that we have to choose where we use it. Classes are unbalanced, My friends on monks are perma stunning bosses, doing a fight in 15-60s, while we sorc and witches are playing cat and mouse for ~3 minutes (20+ ice novas with freeze buildup support vs 5 GC to freeze boss), but its EA, we'll see how it feels at end game. Edit. About enemies surrounding you - you can say get good, but people are not perfect there are moments when you mad a mistake and moments when you're suppose to be surrounded, as a ranged caster class, we're coocked until like very late into the game (I saw lightning warp late into skill gems). Having a blink or phasing with like 20-30 second cooldown. So you can save yourself that one time you need, will simply make the game less frustrating in situations when you've played 90% of the zone 'perfectly' just to be forced to redo most of it because you died just before checkpoint.

[@ryancoleman8482]

I don't even know what language you are speaking.

[@nolanloughlin1793]

Console player. Played the first Path of Exile. And I am loving this. Sure there are some difficult bosses. That final Act 1 boss proved a challenge. But I got through it and DO NOT want GGG to change it. It's a fantastic fight. A little ways into Act 2. Not that far yet. Life gets in the way. But hoping to at least ascend later when I do get to play.

[@otusplay]

all iwth steam keys could have redeemed it days before..so it's their own fault.

[@gomensnana9169]

Loving poe2. Hopefully no changes are made until a real consensus can be interpreted. The most upset people will be the biggest and most numerous voices this early because the rest of us are too busy playing to sing the praises.

[@SkillsBeyond]

I am clearing all areas, all events and bosses in every area, I am a veteren PoE 1 player, and I think NOTHING drops.. Barely any rares, no currencies for crafting rares.. When you hit a wall, being a boss ofc, you are just stuck.. You have nowhere to farm and nowhere to aqcuire better gear... So your only option is hitting your head against the boss for an hour or go farm levels in a lower lvl zone and still get no gear... My problem isn't the difficulty at all.. my problem is that you cannot do anything to upgrade you character once you hit that brick wall... Oh, and I am currently at the end of a3 normal, and I have currently equipped ONE rare item that I selffound, 1 rare I crafted, 3 rares I got from friends/guild (luckily).. The point being, if I didn't have any friends or guldmates to help me, I would have been HEAVILY starved on gear... my gear still sucks balls even with their help and I have no idea where to farm it.. And just to emphasize, I FULL clear nearly all areas, and going for every event, boss etc. that's in a zone... They should at least give us more currencies to craft ourselves, or buff the boss drop loot! Using 1 hour and 25 tries on a single boss and it drops 2 magic items and 25 gold feels sooooooo bad man....

[@Gaetor]

I clear every map as well and having the same gear issue. Had to buy a better weapon from a vendor, but it's only a minor upgrade. I die on every boss, usually around 3 times, sometimes more

[@cmo333]

Gamble

[@XiLock_Alotx]

Despite all of your concerns…I LOVE IT

[@pokermitten9795]

I feel like in vanilla LoD threre are definitely more rares and unique dropping...can't compare to PoE cuz I didn't play. At the same time, I'd rather have everything in EA be a little more grinding because it's all fresh and new.

[@JacknOats]

I notice you didn’t mention merchants though. The merchants actually sell some good shit and with portals being free now there’s no reason to not pick up everything and just sell it so you can buy whatever you need. I do think the drops need some sort of tuning though. I am a monk and almost never see any quarterstaffs. The one I’ve been using for at least 10 hours is from a merchant. Lv requirement is way below mine but I can’t find anything better. It’s got 40% bonus elemental damage, 30% extra stun buildup and all the other mod slots are full of good shit too. Lv requirement 11 lol

[@Virkiato-Thrace]

2400 hours in PoE1, been amazed by the graphics, gameplay and difficulty of bosses in PoE2. I play while in vocal with friends who are playing it too and when I encounter a new boss I am like "omg there are too many skills. I'm act 2 in the campain and this boss have more skill than Uber Elder!" And I love that. I take 1hour on final boss of acts, but I love that. They are wonderfully built. Only thing that is starting to bore me is these huge, huge, HUGE maps. It takes me half an hour to find that chest marked on the map for this area that I want to complete ^^'

[@Kraxhor]

The thing I don't like is when you die and you had some items on the floor that they get deleted... that is a bummer.

[@JoblessBuhdda]

@@Kraxhor oh my God, you have no idea how much I hate that I got I was fighting one of the bosses in one of the beginning zones the fields or something somewhere and I was fighting his boss and I got behind him and I killed the boss at the same time he killed me and a unique item dropped. It was a unique boots I seen them and when I went back to get them, all the items are gone. I lost it. That was a bummer.

[@theunvey]

The only thing I would say relates back to the interview between ZiggyD and Johnathan/Mark. They had mentioned that crafting gear in Act 1 should be common and that "if you haven't found multiple exalts by the end of Act 1, we have failed." Relating that to my current state, having full cleared every area in Act 1 and 2, I am struggling with currency (I only found 1 exalt so far) and even getting any upgrade for my crossbow. It's probably almost 3 tiers lower in than my current level. Maybe I am an outlier in loot but for me personally they still missed the mark that they themselves set for drops.

[@darkevilazn]

I found 1 exalt so far. In act 2. Yeah, they did kinda fail on that part for me. And I nearly cleared all maps, and even redid some for quest or encounter completion. I spend all my gold on the gamba.

[@Syphirioth]

Ye big fail on that. No room to try out anything cause you not have anything to tryout. and Don't dare respec. Cause 2k gold is gone before you know. And that is big money early game.

[@louisstanwu]

Since when has getting gold not been a problem? Seems right to me.

[@MagicalMajestic]

Definitely aint an outlier, I'm scared to use currency cause of the rarity, support gems are a real struggle for me, make one bad choice and im not getting another one for hours, shame POB is going to be necessary as comparing anything is impossible..

[@MugiMugiP]

Currencies isnt that hard to get or farm but you need to sell the gear for money not disenchant them, basically sell the blue items but disenchant yellow+ is what i recommend overall if you want money, quick rush over a map and you easily get 4-5k act 2 this way. With that said i do agree exalted, i gotten one and i'm now mid act 3, gotten like 20-30 yellow items to so even disenchanting them not giving a lot of exalted orbs to craft either, basically my luck have been farming loot to sell for money to gamble on gear or buy gear of merchants, i haven't gotten much usefully drops what so ever.

[@phuse99]

Didn't have a problem with last zone, but the biggest complaint in the game for sure is probably Rathbreaker I think it is, the first boss in act 2. Global is filled with complaints about him constantly

[@Mark-sd4hv]

5:40 my favorite zone is Ogham Farms. It feels like classic Diablo2. Infact it feels more Diablo2 than Diablo2

[@Dyanosis]

How do you feel more like something than that something? That's like something tastes more chocolate than chocolate. That makes no sense.

[@marktvcturner2448]

Thanks for the video. I have loved aRPGs since D1 and this one is truly a beauty. It is hard and I am getting stomped fairly regularly. Reading other people saying they're getting through the first few acts pretty easily leads me to think I am doing something wrong with gear, gems and skills. That said, I hope they don't nerf the difficulty. Possibly a lower Tier of difficulty for people who want a more relaxing experience with nerfed XP or something. There's no downside I can see for at least giving the option. Give new players to the franchise or the genre a little leg up before they go up through the difficulties. Those who want the game as it is now play at that difficulty. The game is visually amazing and the audio is top notch. The story is entertaining and I'm enjoying exploring the various areas. Looking forward to what the next year brings. One thing I would like though is some sort of help section. You could enter what type of build you would like to make and then save that option. Then when you're in the skill tree or looking at gear/gems etc, maybe have a little indicator that shows this would be a positive contribution to your build. Cheers from Oz!

[@robm2111]

I you want POE 1, you can still play it. it's not going to be abandoned by the devs. I'm loving POE 2. It's a mashup of my 2 favorite games: POE 1 and DS 3.

[@robm2111]

And when you get stuck, just grind out a few levels. Again, very souls-like.

[@czarsquid855]

Yeah I don't understand those folks getting mad at PoE2 for doing something different. It's not like anyone is forcing them to play

[@soulweightstudios]

​@@czarsquid855they literally just want poe2 to be more content for poe1. This game is such a giant improvement to poe1, mobs actually being a threat is the whole reason its fun, otherwise you are just full clearing like poe1 which is super repetitive and brain dead.

[@Commandelicious]

No, they change to much in poe2 that just is great. Going back to poe1 is like playing diablo 1 after this. Good for it's time but really didn't age well.

[@Commandelicious]

@@czarsquid855 yeah, check your empathy sensors ...

[@YoutubeDictatorship2024]

With 48% resistance to frost, the final boss in act 1 was seriously a cake walk

[@matthewdimalanta1700]

So on Sanctum, I am having a rough time. But to be fair, I am disabled. I do agree with you, that it's a skill issue. I think it's a bit punishing, but I reserve judgement until my skill grows a bit more. I love most of everything I am seeing from this game.

[@Vael221]

Weirdly what helped me was getting mad at GGG for trying to put a rogue-like mode in their game. Then realizing that's literally all it was and shifting my mental to play like it was Hades.

[@darrenyorston]

I dont like Sanctum. Hopefully their alternatives are ok. But if Sanctum was the only way to ascend I dont think I would bother.

[@megs1911]

regarding the getting surrounded issue, i've been having plenty of moments when small mobs push me to the wall by just running at me. They don't attack at the end of the run and it's just weird that they seem to do it only for the purpose of cornering me. I believe there must be some error there, because the regular behaviour for those enemies is to attack at the end of the run, not getting stuck running and taking me with them

[@james_tiberius_kirk73]

Just finished POE 2.0 Act #1 🤩😊. I watched Ti beat it live yesterday! I love the challenge even as a veteran gamer having gamed for 50 years (Play Tomb Raider on PS1 - I dare you!). I absolutely do *not* want it changed to be easier. Drops are highly valuable and I love crafting my own gear which is what attracts me to ARPG's in the first place. Haven't had a single Server issue here in AUSTRALIA after the initial problems which as an IT guy are to be expected with such an enormous release. So far POE 2.0 is everything I'd hoped it would be. I can't imagine what the full release will be like.

[@marus3953]

How do you activate the skin where it looks like the character is floating?

[@raidernation054]

Let's goooo!! Yea first ARPG and am absolutely loving it!!

[@Creznour]

12:20 - I noticed a difficulty spike in areas prior to transition points. For instance, the zone before act bosses tend to have yellow chests. I believe these zones are intentionally rewarding in case people need to farm for a short while, and with that reward comes rare monsters which increase difficulty. Some rare mods practically invalidate my damage while others are push overs.

[@xXRueMorgueXx]

It's the perfect ARPG. This game honors the legacy of D2 in a way that not even Blizzard can accomplish. It's a masterpiece.

[@Commandelicious]

It is and I still hate it with my entire fucking guts.

[@louisstanwu]

Best yet for sure.

[@maitotechlab9035]

Got to wolf boss, died twice, tried groups, many fails (10+) in the meantime about switching groups tried it alone, got it to 20% life and died, tried few more groups and failed again, tried do it alone and finally did it, heart was pumping hard. Really enjoinh the game.

[@RealCodreX]

My biggest criticisms are: .the zone reset after death, .the sparse loot, .the rarity of crafting materials, .the (almost insane) absence of support gems .and the lack of a way to open the support gem menu beside using gems! That said, I am having an absolute blast!

[@crt_head]

I also felt its really rough with regals, mostly because rares are rare now lol. Im also buying white gear with sockets to break it down and upgrade gear, its a lifesaver

[@Thissapunyo]

You can open the menu, i think its called skills

[@asgyoutube6745]

My only criticism besides the general balance tweaks for consistence difficulty is that there is a lack of a means to get affixes in that there are very little rare drops and means of getting 4+ affix rares for each slot. I would feel a lot better if by the end of Act 3 every piece of gear had at least 4 affixes when I feel lucky to just have 3 at the moment.

[@roansythen]

Crashes non-stop if you're in a party on zone loads. It randomly starts putting other people into your party, even if it is a private group, and that causes the crashes.

[@rb98769]

I haven't had these issues since late in Act 1. I'm not sure why.

[@GabKaulem]

It's a social feature

[@2hrAquarist]

Seeing other ppl in the party was hilarious 😂

[@southsidetoo]

just make sure they have zoned into the next zone before going thru and it seems to not crash

[@amateurshortstories8668]

Full clearing zones, I haven't picked up more than 10 rares and I just got to act 2 boss, gambling all my money has given me 0 upgrades since early act 1. Only got a few upgrades from buying off others, but so few currency drops means I cant do that much atm either. But this must be a skill issue since all streamers are saying they're getting enough loot to get upgrades and stuff. I will say I liked the bosses and how difficult they were so far.

[@kovaluu7084]

I LOVE the game, act 1 has more content and unique bosses than in D4 and vessel combined- Best arpg ever made and its only in early acces! I hope ggg wont change the difficulty.

[@Arrogance222]

When playing solo my loot drops were extremely underwhelming. I didn't even find base items I could craft with for upgrades. I played with a friend and enemy scaling was noticeably intense, however the loot drops were probably about 3-4x quantity and anecdotally better quality.

[@AlucardNoir]

I'm just 9 hours in and at the end of act 1. The loot isn't there AND neither is the currency. That being said, I don't understand the difficulty complaints. I was never into souls like. Don't like them to be frank and yet I have no issue with the bosses thus far. Have I died? sure. Were some of those death completely avoidable and my mistake while others just surprised me, sure. But is the game actually difficult? at least for me - a PoE 1 non blaster, no. Things might change when I reach maps and I only get 1 try and have to be perfect, but at present, during the campaign, I wouldn't say the game is hard. I'd say it offers somewhat of a challenge, but nothing that can't actually be overcome with just a bit of determination. I'm honestly more annoyed I haven't mastered the controller yet. WASD is a lot easier to control than gamepad but my wrist really doesn't want me using WASD. PS. Multiphase bosses are a cheap shot of GGGs part though. If I don't know a boss is multiphase and treat it like single phase I'm going to have play a lot more recklessly and end up with too few flask charges when I actually need them. Also, to anyone still reading: DO NOT LEVEL USING MINIONS IN ACT 1!

[@skylerdetering2251]

This is my first ARPG and I just finished ACT 2, I already have over 24 hrs played. Im absolutely addicted and I cant believe how amazing it is first day of launch. Like do we all realize that this is just the beginning and the finished product isn't even close to ready?! PEAK HYPE

[@z0ttel89]

I whole-heartedly disagree with you, respectfully. Having this very high amount of friction in the campaign every single league is gonna make a lot of people walk away from the game. PoE 2 being difficult is fine, but that combined with next to no currency or rare items dropping is just straight-up annoying and tedious. I'm in act 3 and I've had 3 regals so far, 2 of them from disenchanting rares and 1 that dropped. The game is new and exciting for now, but wait til people make their second, their third, their fourth character and leagues come around .... like I said, the amount of tedium and friction in the campaign will make you become tired of the game very quickly, I am sure about it.

[@louisstanwu]

Yeah, but I will persevere. Challenging yeah. Yeah and rightfully so. I learned with Super Mario 3 that there is no point if it isn't challenging. There were some very tough games on the original NES.

[@aleci551]

I'm a casual player and never really got into Path of Exile 1, but Path of Exile 2 has completely hooked me so far. I enjoy that it’s a bit challenging, and that as you start learning the mechanics, it becomes more manageable. However, one thing I don’t like is dying to a mob without fully understanding why, and then having no chance for a rematch. It makes it harder to learn the mechanics of certain unique enemies and their abilities.

[@LabratOfficial]

I agree 100% with this. - Rare loot is great, I want trading removed honestly. - Difficulty is great, I've died a ton, but when you learn the mechanic and win it's the best feelin. - Skill matters. - Art is amazing. The most annoying thing I have found: - why the F*** is there 3 buttons for microtransactions menu

[@IsaacWatson]

Trading should not be removed. A LOT of people like it. If you don't want to trade, just make your character Solo Self Found. Problem solved.

[@HalIOfFamer]

​@@IsaacWatsoncrazy how people want to get shit removed when it's their choice to us that. Same with sweaty nolifes and the pause feature. Don't like something in a basically single player game with online elements? Don't use it. Simple as.

[@soulweightstudios]

​@@HalIOfFamerthey don't have the self control to impose those rules on themselves lmao they will complain but then exploit it anyway.

[@darkevilazn]

If you want trading removed, play SSF when the official release comes out. ( Solo self found). No trading and no partying either.

[@activejrmodz2862]

Stupid take 100%

[@Turddog]

Hey Tri if you read this comment, please for the love of the game we do not want it more loot heavy!! My brother and I have played Diablo for a while and NOT having to sift through loot every few minutes is PERFECT! We are brand new Exile players and are not upset at all by the difficulty. It took us a while to beat ACT 1 boss but it was SOOO satisfying. Please if you have any contact with GGG don’t make it loot heavy! I can expound on my thoughts more but I don’t want a wall of text.

[@louisstanwu]

I agree.

[@stevengu1253]

Uhh, I must disagree on your take on the dodge roll. Dodge roll needs to phase through enemies. I'm not even running away from enemies. I am activating a ritual shrine and ended up getting completely surrounded in a corner with no way to get out as a ranger. Maybe give certain classes a phase skill?

[@louisstanwu]

Minions?

[@cranberrysauce61]

11:10 i do think the zone resetting on leaving is a bug/symptom from such a large launch. as i've been playing and i have been able to return to the exact map i was at. the zone reset might be higher during launch due to the heavy burden on the realm servers so what normally was suppose to hold the map for the 10ish minutes now having to dump empty maps at like 1 minute to free up resources. note: this is returning to the map either from waypoint or portal.

[@KometScribbles]

I only have two critiques. 1. I know party loot has 3 options, however I wish all loot drop was equally distributed, D4 does this well. My only praise. 2. I think drops, including uniques should be increased a little in early on. Nothing crazy but a slight adjustment. Other than that, love everything else. Difficultly is great! Patches will continue to fix technical issues.

[@Steamcrow]

Hi, new player here to POE and to Isometric ARPG’s in general, and yes I’ve never played Diablo. I just wanted to also throw an extra voice as a newcomer to the series/genre and holy CRAP I’m really loving this game so far! Boss encounters are so damn cool, the gear is great(despite the rng not always being so kind xD), the visuals, the moment to moment combat, it all just feels WONDERFUL so far.

[@insentia8424]

So, after finishing act1, I don't feel like the enemies are really that different so far. Nor did the random bonuses on magical and rare mobs really change how I played. Might be a case of playing a sorceress and just kiting stuff through my fire wall and sun orbs. This could very well change as I keep on playing, but so far to me all enemies are just different skins of "melee", "ranged" and "exploding" with slight variation in speed and damage.

[@ex0stasis72]

The only issue I have with loot is that flasks still drop as if we need to fill 5 flask slots. I got so many flasks that they are just piling up in my stash tabs unlike any other type of item.

[@spbalance]

Dont pick em up, sell, disenchant

[@ex0stasis72]

@spbalance I didn't say it was a big problem that hampered my enjoyment of the game. I just think that it's disproportionately excessive how often they drop and that I think the drop rate will get turned down eventually. I have the flasks stash tabs from POE1 so I've just been collecting them in case there's a POE1-like mechanic to combine to craft larger flasks. Don't spoil it for me if there is or is not. I'll find out on my own.

[@agoosecalledxaro6679]

Such a good game. I've always had issues with ARPGs in one way or another whether it be too easy or bland or lack of QOL. You can probably think of a couple games if you've played ARPGs in the past. This game has no flaws.

[@louisstanwu]

So far so good.

[@Draethar]

I am loving this game! Didn’t think I would like WASD and now I’m using it as a MELEE! I’m playing a Warrior. Things were a bit rough at first but now I’m blendering my way through ACT 2.

[@MagicThys]

monk here as well, loving the look, feel, lore and playstyle. I'm sitting in act 2 trialling various approaches and have realised its prudent to carry all my diff charms to use in my belt as I encounter different mobs

[@jordons7963]

As a person who has played most dark souls and elden ring and is roughly an average skilled player. In poe2 if you just learn the bosses move sets and patterns. It’s a lot easier if you time your rolls. (A big tip, depending on boss elemental type. Swap out rings to that and boost up the resistance. It will help a lot, if can’t max all resistances)

[@vhfulgencio]

about loot: i got to lvl 10 without dropping a single rare that my warrior could use. i had to fight draven without doing any damage.... i literally spent 20 minutes fighting him cause i didnt have enough damage . after that i gave up and got some itens from friends which made the game a lot easier... It can be a unlucky streak, but for ssf the drop feels bad early.... maybe give some guaranteed itens early so people can breath? (you guys can call me noob, but that was very awlful, not being hit but not having damage)

[@louisstanwu]

Not my experience so far. Lots of good loot as I see.

[@JC-oq3ei]

New POE player here. Played D2 in my youth. Played LE.. tried HC for the first time in ARPG and I absolutely love it. Died to the act 1 boss at %5 .

[@keithwinget6521]

My biggest issue is performance. My 7 year old PC made a good go of it on the first day, but for whatever reason it's a slideshow now (in the actual sense, not the usual hyperbole). I'm thinking of evicting windows and taking up linux. I have a lot of reasons to suspect I have some OS-related issues on my teeny SSD from the before times.

[@demonbird166]

Im a D2 player and ive gotta say, the combat is *chefs kiss*. Couple issues i have is because the maps are so big, its a bit of a slog to move around. I think if they added a sprint button, it would solve this issue. Also wouldnt mind loot to be a little bit more generous. And more random lootables,like corpses etc. Sofar though, its living up to and surpassing my expectations.

[@Wes-Tyler]

I'm in Act 5 and still really enjoying it. I'm clearing maps very quickly as Minion Witch using archers and flame wall to spawn Raging Spirits. Most of the time I can just hit flame wall 2-3 times and the whole pack is dead. Don't even have to use my poison bomb from the archers until I get to a boss or rare. But I can also spam archer if I want and that's even faster especially since I have 5 of them + a cleric. Bosses down in a few seconds from full health just by spamming the archer ability

[@bAtACt1X]

We play as duo, have POE some experience and its not hard. Some of the bosses are challanging and you always have to work and experiment on your build right from the start. This is very good. We needed to overwork our skillset and farm another level to beat the act1 boss but he was moderate after we did so.

[@Przemro9]

One small correction, you could redeem keys well in advance, it just wasn't comunicated very well so people only found out on the day. :) x

[@_iHavok]

I agree with you on most things except for: I'm fine with less items dropping but for me that means more currency needs to drop, I need to be able to experiment with the few gear pieces I'm getting more than I currently can. The dodge roll absolutely needs phasing at least for regular mobs not so sure about bosses. It's the only thing in the game that actually feels bad to me atm everything else is pretty great.

[@schobaxt.8781]

16:00 getting surrounded is more an issue of slower classes that dont have fast acting dmg. As a warrior i dont have anything that deals dmg within one second and that also gets interrupted when unlucky. The solution to this problem is to take leap slam and the support gem that gives you 200% more stun threshold... or at least should be as it doesnt always work for me.

[@seanackley7210]

Not going to lie I did get a little bit of my head about the loot situation. I also think that an a factor that people aren’t considering is there’s no league mechanic to offer more loot or currency. If they buff Loot and then add a mechanic like affliction or Blight Then we’re kinda back at Square one with POE 1

[@Stellar_Lake_sys]

my only two complaints so far have been that some bosses occasionally had moves that felt nearly unavoidable on high ping, which has me wondering about the things they said in interviews about trying to make it better at handling high ping, and that party play feels really janky a lot of the time. I figure all the bugs like menus randomly being uninteractable or enemies being able to kill you while you're on a loading screen are just teething issues

[@evilstermegaman]

I'm a poe1 beginner (ONLY 800h), and I LOVE the small but noticable differences in poe2. I'm a minion andy, and my witch is so much fun XD I died a couple times, which made me fight more careful, I instantly got into crafting instead of stocking everything, and I just love the gem system and minion system for now.

[@neals6348]

Had virtually no issues on both PC and PS5 Pro; only persistent issue seems to be FPS drops and some hitching inside towns, drops to 40s while soon in world maps it's been smooth sailing w framerates in 80s.

[@SinisterExileGaming]

I am still in Act 1after around 12 hours, because I'm going slow, when I hit a boss I can't beat I go back and fight monsters until I level up then go back. I will say that it is difficult, but once you accept that and play accordingly it make it very enjoyable. Plus the fact that the bosses are hard makes beating them so much more exciting. If people are getting mobbed, it's because they are trying to speed through the game instead of acting like they are in an area full of monsters. I have played on PC/PS5/ASUS ROG, I will be playing this game for a long time. Superb job GGG.

[@christopherhughes7970]

my one gripe with the map is that its not visually obvious enough if youve completed a quest or not, other complaint is im lvl 30 and still no movespeed boots

[@PKayge]

Here a real take for you... Sanctum Ascendancy for first ascension should be easier. It's currently 100% rng just like in PoE1 but you don't get to do your first Sanctum until Act 10. That's a lot of negatives to deal with for someone who's core mechanics may just barely be coming together. We are getting huge varieties of randomness in each sanctum run with some people having 4 boons and only 1 detriment, or you can be like me and have 3 negative and no boons. I still managed it first try but for a first ascendancy which controls how your character function this much rng feels rough. Even Labyrinth in poe1 had scaling difficulty based on number of rooms, damage of traps, and trap gauntlet rooms that didn't appear in the lv 32 variant. I think floor 1 should have guaranteed good boon on door 1 to get you started then be randomized and be a room or 2 shorter. Then increase length of floor with each tier you need to complete.

[@Joeyjoejoe1708]

The act 1 end boss fight was difficult, yes. When I struggled I went back to town, gambled for a better weapon, upgraded my gear, rearranged skill/support gems and went back in. I died several times again, but my damage increase was noticeable. After a few tries I beat the boss and it felt great. The fight is very well designed and fun to conquer.

[@travanoid]

I'm partway through act 2 - just ascended. This game is fucking great, and plays so differently than PoE1. I'm glad we have both.

[@sherazade82]

I think one of the suggestions made when watching Asmon on this was actually really valid. The bosses have a hard lock on you when striking and adjust far too much mid animation. It makes dodging feel useless when you dodge behind the boss in the middle of a strike and he makes a 180 degree turn mid animation to smack you anyways. I don't know what the limit should be, but definitely less than 180 degrees.

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

I think the difficulty is tuned a bit high ATM. BUT! I Think that it should stay right where it's at. 1.None of us are optimized yet... 2.We're all exploring the gem systems, 3. New Tree Layout, 4. New classes. 5. Which ascendancy compliment what builds Etc. Etc. As we start to drill down on some stronger items, more clever builds, access to stronger drops and currency we will break through were going to get stronger. The pacing will feel more natural, and the economy will start to open up. When all these cylinders start to spool up, we will inch closer an closer to the power spike we're all feeling now.. My insticts tell me by then it will be "PERFECT"

[@louisstanwu]

Yeah, no, the difficulty is good.

[@schobaxt.8781]

12:40 I have noticed that the spearmen can attack from midrange and so they can burst one faster as they arent minionblocked by the melees in front of them. I took the zone slower than usual, but it wasnt a huge issue. I lacked dmg in every zone of that section so It didnt feel overly bad for me.

[@alexwells4985]

Only thing I will disagree about is I went in trying to take it slow and was not trying to rush or gather packs. I almost always back peddle into already explored/cleared areas kiting packs and still get swarmed and surrounded with no way to avoid it. Probably needs to get looked at a little bit, but maybe I'm just bad. 🤷

[@KyleMcNail]

I legit traded with the count, and thank the GGG gods I did not have to fight him again. I legit fought him back to back for like 4 hours. 37 year old father of 4, I think the scale of difficulty is spot on. Such a wonderful game so far.

[@markus.schiefer]

I have to agree with the final Act 2 area: It's ridiculously hard compared to everything before and after that. On the very first small bridge after the waypoint I was surrounded by enemies who leaped at me from off-screen, body-blocked me, while interrupting every spell with their crazy attack speed, and to make it more interesting there were a couple ranged enemies as well. I died about 4-5 times on the way to the boss which I downed on the first try. There is definitely something off with that area. Maybe it's simply the attack speed, though being jumped by so many enemies in such small spaces combined with the high attack speed and interruptions is a bit questionable.

[@svarthofde2492]

If the game is too hard for you, just play one of the first 3 classes, especially sorceress. And if even that is not enough, just grind a bit to increase your level. Not only will that increase your character's level, it will also increase your skill because you will become familiar with the game's mechanics and will develop muscle memory. It's ok to struggle with a hard game.

[@zycane]

As an open beta player of PoE1, I love PoE2's difficulty! For all the puns, it really feels like the Elden Ring of arpgs now. It was like playing D2 and early PoE early on for the first time, or before D3 got nerfed. The difference here is that PoE2 isn't unfair about, with perhaps exclusion of the big Monke, that one one shots even tanky classes. So the only problem the game has, is that its not HC friendly. PoE players, or at least those who have tried Ruthless, can see what this is, and if you sort of like Ruthless, then PoE2 will be even more fun. Its no secret that the PoE devs wanted to realign PoE1 with Ruthless, but the reception was sadly not as they had hoped. PoE2 is the tuned in-between both games, and it has hit a good balance. The problem will likely be in the map system, we'll see soon enough, if its great or something's missing, and they got some preparations if endgame isn't received well.

[@GrimmSmile]

The tweaks should just be > Give us s, slightly less spam from bosses, and tweaks/conditions to monster collision to prevent getting cornered with no way out. And yes, despite some people thinking there already is s, there is not. I have tested multiple occasions, the easiest one is getting a monster to use an aoe effect on the ground, one that damages you over time, then try dodge rolling across it, you will be damaged regardless. This applies to all boss moves too. Other than that, I do love the game still and I'm enjoying it a lot!

[@lukebomber]

I would argue for more support gem drops mostly because at its current state you get screwed by trying to experiment with them. I had such a bad build at the end of act 1 that I just used poison grenade with armor break + my basic attack. I would want to be able to correct this mistake but it takes like a whole half of an act to get "the right" support gems as I both need to get the right support gems for my current skills, but also for the new skills

[@Revolutionary-Independent]

56 years old and absolutely loving this game, never played the franchise before and never played any Souls like game before. Difficulty seems just right died 3 or 4 times on boss fights but once beaten it feels just right. But then again i'm not far enough in. As for the server issues (yead got dissconnected half way through boss fight in the burning village) the Executioner. Have two characters Level 15 Merc and a level 10 Monk (Both are fun to play)

[@prestonhurst]

What happens when the FULL game launches next year? Do we keep all of our gear/currencey or does it get reset?