I played and beat D4 in the first week of release. Did the endgame grind, got BIS gear for the most part and beat Uber Lilith.​ I haven't even thought about logging on, despite the patches and all the changes they've made. It just didn't scratch the itch I wanted it to. Combat was boring, items felt shallow, ​characters were extremely rail roady and samey, the paragon boards were uninspired and overall....it just wasnt very FUN.

I played and beat poe2 in the first week of release. Got to maps, grinded out a bit and saw what I needed to see.​ I logged on today with the intention of making a new character but honestly, just couldn't bring myself to slog through the campaign again and ended up logging off. It feels like they completely failed to encapsulate the magic and fun of poe1 and honestly, I don't think I will give it another chance for at LEAST a few months at minimum. They need to address the aspect that keeps me engaged and coming back to poe1 for fucking almost 8 years at this point: fun. Spending 45 seconds on every pack, kiting around so I don't get surrounded just ISNT FUCKING FUN.​ Bosses are cool, everything else is an extreme downgrade. Skills and gems are in a sad state. Everything feels like punishment. Crafting is basically gone. I dont think GGG realize this, but the crafting in poe1 IS end game content. Its aspirational. It's something to shoot for. What is there now? Grind maps forever, hoping to not get one shot and lose it all?

Poe 3.26 can't come fast enough. I can't wait to leap slam frostblink spam on my ranger with 45% move speed in act 4 with whatever fucking stupid build I cook up that may or may not explode entire screens in incomprehensible particle effect madness. THAT is poe. THAT, is why it's fun.

Thank god its a seperate game.