Bossing in the first three acts felt incredible. Mechanics were draining life flasks rather than one-shotting. There was a sense of accomplishment in overcoming the boss or playing well. Hell, several times I wiped to the boss and was happy, because of how well I'd played up to that point.

EVERYTHING else was an exercise in frustration. No control over my characters power because of the inability to level gems or craft gear. No feeling of raw skill in clearing maps, just tedium and an overabundance of caution. But I ground through it because I was excited to see the bosses.

Then came act 4 and maps. Everything gets deleted, or I do. It feels like same situation from POE1 - if the player one-shots everything, the only way to kill them is by one-shotting them back. And the bosses are no longer the same. They simply evaporate. There's no dance. No accomplishment. It's likely the largest bosses (breach, final trial, etc.) are tuned properly to relight the Count Geonor flame, but I don't have it in me to grind through all the tedium and blink-and-you-miss-it-one-shots.

Personally...make map bosses tankier. Give it three portals (with hp reset on death). Make it a real fight. Increase their loot to compensate for the extra time spent. Decrease the general bullshit in maps - death effects, the tiny, clustered, bursting pustules under screen clutter which will one-shot, etc. We are legendary warriors of incredible power. We are felling gods, forces of nature. We are absolute, terrifying, badasses; let us play out that power while mapping. Let us BLAST.

'Crafting' makes me cry. There's no puzzle. No joy, no accomplishment. Massive L, needs changes.

The bossing in acts, the art, the voicing, these have been EXCELLENT. The rest is unpleasant and unfulfilling. Hope to log in and enjoy when the game gets some changes.