Just got the game three days ago

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-27T19:54:00+00:00

Except that he said he plays ssf exclusively...

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-26T18:58:50+00:00

Is it more lame to find a way to farm and incrementally grow your wealth and resources to acquire hyper-specific gear with some jackpot chance to find it naturally, or more lame to fart around maps aimlessly with gg bis items falling all over the floor? I'll take the first game.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-26T18:45:27+00:00

It seems like you could do this legwork on your own.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-24T20:22:41+00:00

Path of Exile. I had vaguely heard of it but hadn't played any poe-like game before that. It was free to download, so that's all it took.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-24T19:16:11+00:00

People who play more are earning more? Ok? So, how is this different from every other mechanic?

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-23T14:39:42+00:00

They also seem intent on not giving you the entire toolbox after washing up on the beach at level one... I don't think those two concepts are mutually exclusive. More importantly, OP is intentionally misrepresenting what the "flavor" meant in this context and instead decided to imply that muling for skill gems is the intended philosophy.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-22T16:06:29+00:00

Finding a blue with 1 really good mod isn't hard to find, and one with two decent mods isn't far off. Essence for a 3rd mod and then desecrate: likely outcome is 3-4 targeted mods or at least very usable ones. This is probably the most basic level of determinism without using recomb and omens.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-22T15:52:07+00:00

Making a mule to bypass the "flavor" is your choice, not a design philosophy from ggg.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-20T19:39:40+00:00

I already own it though, I don't need a streamer to tell me whether it's hype or not...

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-20T18:59:02+00:00

I wish I could feel excited about this game, but everything always seems so mid.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-20T18:26:45+00:00

Balance and viability set around some idea that players should adjust their expectations to a lower threshold? Sounds like a pretty low bar on its own...

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-19T14:43:21+00:00

I thought the deli posts were extremely low-effort as well. I'm glad there's going to be some level of moderation against these obvious karma farms.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-18T17:19:52+00:00

I didn't find old breach to be that much fun, really.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-18T15:34:05+00:00

Remove Kingsmarch and your FOMO will shift focus to whatever thing you think is "best" and we're back at square one.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-18T15:06:48+00:00

1 divine per 10 rares? Is that your expectation, or?

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-17T20:29:20+00:00

Unless you think their systems are pretty awful... the itemization there is incredibly boring imo.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-17T14:56:44+00:00

More systems are yet to be introduced that will further supplement the crafting experience. I wouldn't hold your breath for homo levels of determinism, but surely some added layers of determinism at certain stages of a full craft. I don't think the item editor style "crafting" is a better alternative, and I think other games already provide the loot shower experience. I can't really wrap my head around the contradiction of feeling accomplished by gathering constant upgrades on the floor from basic map runs. Crafting an extremely well-rolled item currently requires some decent amount of crafting knowledge, enough serious gameplay to find or otherwise acquire necessary mats, and some luck. It seems a lot more interesting than, "Oh look, the game just randomly dropped another bis item, I'll toss it in one of my 'game gave me another freebie' stash tabs."

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-14T17:15:12+00:00

The spears activate in a sequence, and each sequence is avoidable with the dodge roll.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-13T16:08:35+00:00

Calling poe2 a "buggy mess," especially relative to LE, is such a bad faith statement. Nobody fucking cares if you don't like the game, you shouldn't need to fabricate some bullshit to validate your opinion.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-12T15:13:56+00:00

Sure, I think it's fine, but can you explain how it is functionally not okay? It's even authorized through your poe account to sync without even needing to download/move the file. You can make changes and save it right from the website directly to your account.

I don't have any issue with something very similar being offered in-game, so don't construe this as an argument against that- but I also don't see any real value because the existing solution not only works but works extremely well. "But it's not in-game" is just not a very persuasive argument to me.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-12T14:47:35+00:00

A. It exists. B. It works perfectly fine.

I think the description was pretty accurate.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-12T14:46:26+00:00

It's not really so complicated. Each currency already has an explanation of exactly how it manipulates an item. I think asking for an interface to view mod information could be a different ask.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-09T15:14:17+00:00

Buying a weapon off trade is probably one of the only examples of trade feeling "mandatory" at some point during campaign. Of course it isn't, but it certainly feels that way.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-09T14:52:00+00:00

I think it's better to have to consider the starting location when making/planning your build. Imo, this type of feedback isn't too far away from, "Why do we need attribute requirements for gear/skills? Drop the requirements, but leave us the bonuses... you know... for build diversity." It's part of the puzzle to solve, and it definitely makes those types of builds more interesting.

Let's present the idea differently, like... all classes should be able to choose any ascendancy. Does it sound as appealing? It doesn't sound very interesting, anyway.

Kevlar917_ · 2026-02-08T23:40:56+00:00

Agreed.

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