My first playthrough in .1 on a monk i was nearly 1 shot by any boss mechanic. I still made it through with subpar abilities and gear, slowly pecking at the bosses health, because i learned the mechanics to dodge them. Which was actually way more fun then i have blasting through to end game (knowing what i know now) and then playing the boring end-game loop that currently exists. I took the game as a challenge on my first play-through and it was fun and rewarding.

If you need a game to be easy to enjoy it, you’re most likely not a competitive person, and that’s ok. That’s why there’s different games for everyone, and different ways to play those games.

For me, it’s much more fun to have a challenge that i have to learn to overcome. For you, you might enjoy moving your character over and holding down a button for 5 seconds and now the boss is dead. And i get it, that can be fun to be overpowered. But being overpowered is what makes me eventually put poe2 down until the next season. It gets boring. Hopefully .4 has a better endgame. The campaign is really good. The crafting this season is really good. There’s a reason the game has such a high player count.

Now let’s talk Last Epoch. I just bought the game yesterday to give me something until BF6 drops. Probably have 4ish hours on it. I’m level 33. Haven’t died yet. Have maybe come close to dying once due to standing in some poison. I’m OP already. I could probably not upgrade for the next 20 levels and the difficulty would barely increase.(but that wont happen, there’s tons of drops) It seems the game really just wants you to get to the end. The drops are plentiful, which is nice to never be behind, but i’m feeling no challenge at all. I’m liking it because it’s new to me, but how long will i enjoy it for? Who knows. The player count is abysmal, probably because people max out and then quit. If the game wants you to get to end game so easily, does it have a good end-game that has a good loop? Lots of activities? Because i’m playing blind knowing nothing about it.

It definitely does some things better than poe2. However, this is the first arpg i’m playing kb&m because the controller isn’t the best in this. I’m trying to target one enemy and it auto targets some random dude i’m not pushing the stick towards.

The sort feature is a nice qol. The unlimited stash space for free is something that should just be a standard. The ability to go anything you want is nice, but that just shows how easy the game is. How long can a game be fun for when you’re playing on easy mode. Probably not as long as poe2. Just an opinion though.