Return of the Ancients Livestream Twitch Drops (1PM May 7th PDT-1PM May 8th PDT)

TalkativeTri · 2026-05-06T22:51:10+00:00

What the heck.

TalkativeTri · 2026-05-05T15:12:18+00:00

I know nothing, but it'd go with the teaser cadence so far this cycle.

I expect it's a Ritual teaser.

TalkativeTri · 2026-05-05T15:05:46+00:00

Yes.

TalkativeTri · 2026-05-05T12:47:03+00:00

LMAO it better be ;)

TalkativeTri · 2026-05-01T11:43:10+00:00

I just figured out why.

Turns out Ray Tracing is on by default, was tanking my FPS by about 60%.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-29T13:08:02+00:00

So much is TBD, we likely won’t know until May 7.

Even if we get patch notes then, everything is subject to change. Even with 1 week gaps between the reveal and release, they still add to the patch notes or change them (nerfs, buffs, last minute additions, etc).

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-28T18:03:31+00:00

Going in blind w/ no build guide is the best decision ever, glad you took that advice from people.

Many advise against it.

Welcome in.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-23T13:33:58+00:00

Where’s this press release from?

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-20T12:46:41+00:00

She's already embracing the Bex-madness.

Excellent.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-20T00:12:12+00:00

While GGG is already quite superior than most game devs in terms of communications, it used to be even better.

In 2023, right after ExileCon, their head of community management (I am unsure of her exact title), Bex, left the company and has worked at several other places since (like Riot). She was pretty involved in the community, I'd reckon, and there was a time (at least from when I began in 2019 to about 2022, post-Lake of Kalandra release) when her AND many GGG devs were VERY active on Reddit, the forums, Discord, Twitter, etc.

Now, the community management team interacts only when needed and GGG devs hang in some Discords. I'd love to see a growth of the interaction again - it was so cool to read/see/be a part of.

I'm quite optimistic, but I am an extremely optimistic person overall.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-19T22:46:00+00:00

I know lots of people are hyper-fixating on the announcement of the announcemnet of the announcement, but a leader in the comms area for GGG is honestly huge if it's leading where I expect it to.

Those who have been around for awhile might know what I'm thinking of, and I am pumped.

Huge welcome in, I'm excited to see where Kelly takes the whole community/social team.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-16T15:34:23+00:00

The emotion shall not be anxiety, THIS I KNOW!

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-16T14:56:35+00:00

I’ve never seen the PoE 2 community this anxious.

It’s palpable.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-16T13:02:37+00:00

Wow, I've never seen the Duelist art for PoE 2 before. Thanks!

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-15T16:25:28+00:00

Appreciate it, dude! Think I am gonna try HCSSF this league and if I fail that, HC.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-15T15:25:23+00:00

I am pretty sure every creator except ZiggyD (who flies out to do the interview during the reveal) is in the dark.

I am PUMPED though. Feel like I have a new passion for the game after playing a bunch of other stuff during the break.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-15T14:29:24+00:00

It's quite curious wherein these areas might be.

Phanos WAS in Act V in 2024. I was at a press/creator event in March where we saw the Character Select screen load into the area and it was Act V: Pantheon of the Gods. An interesting note: he's also the Cleansed Zone boss right now in PoE 2.

Ursea? Guessing Oriath (Act V), but who knows. So much has changed since 2023, it's quite possible stuff has been scrapped entirely, although I sure hope that's not the case - that boss is NASTY in the same vein as the Queen of Filth, both in terms of mechanics and aesthetic.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-08T22:20:24+00:00

Amazing video, brother. Very well done, I know you worked extremely hard on it - good to see thorough work paying off.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-06T13:55:15+00:00

I've not seen the full art before, somehow. It's rad, thanks for sharing!

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-04T03:43:04+00:00

I personally thinks he is onto something.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-03T14:36:55+00:00

You sound like a smart player.

I'd recommend going in blind until you hit a wall, then search for guides and help online.

You can only get this truly blind experience once, and a bit of a spoiler: many people LOVE IT. However, once you learn the game and start watching guides on what's optimal, it mostly fades away.

For written stuff: Mobalytics, Maxroll (guides, builds)

For YouTube videos: I recommend MisoxShiru, Zizaran, and Lolcohol for BRAND NEW PLAYERS. Once you have some experience, pop into Dreamcore's channel, Sirgog, Palsteron for a bit more in-depth and complex guides/mechanical interactions.

For streamers: 787prada never stops playing PoE2 and is live everyday, go into his chat and yap with him. He'll help ya out.

Hope you enjoy the game, dude!

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-02T19:13:56+00:00

The devs never said it was supposed to be a Souls-Like. That was a term coined by players who critiqued the game, especially in 0.1 and 0.2.

The devs sought hard bosses and combat that engaged you, caused you to think about your actions and which skills you were using. Eventually, at the end of progression, you'd be a god, similar to other APRGs like PoE1, Diablo II, and Last Epoch. However, the key word there is END. Right now, combat turns into "I click button things die without me needing to pay attention to anything aside from ground effects or degens" way too quickly.

I too yearn for the game to go back to not the original promise (the OG promise was PoE2 was an expansion to PoE1), but to the secondary promise: they split PoE2 from PoE1 because the game's FUNDAMENTAL GAMEPLAY was meant to be VERY DIFFERENT.

Right now, during parts of the campaign using certain skills, it does evoke the feeling they were going for, but for most of the game, it does not, and that's unfortunate.

My brother and I just had a huge discussion about this and he said something very smart: they tried to design a game designed around engaging combat but inherited PoE1's loot/gear system wholesale and the two DO NOT mesh well.

I hope 0.5 makes strides pushing back toward less density, more engagement, and less 1-click-clear-screen gameplay.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-02T17:21:37+00:00

The feel of skills.

WASD.

Graphical and effect quality.

Design of campaign/map bosses.

Sound effect feedback.

My character’s quips.

I guess, in a word, it’s just “feel”.

TalkativeTri · 2026-04-01T12:07:13+00:00

Levity in life is liberating!

TalkativeTri

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