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I understand why people gravitate towards Diablo, nostalgia and the power the name Diablo carries, but Diablo has been a shell of itself since 3, and yes, 3 did

I understand why people gravitate towards Diablo, nostalgia and the power the name Diablo carries, but Diablo has been a shell of itself since 3, and yes, 3 did improve substantially over time, but it was still a cookie cutter ARPG pretending to be the successor to Diablo 2. Path of Exile is free with one of the fairest monetization systems of any F2P, has 10 years worth of content, is mechanically complex while allowing more casual fans to just have fun, has a very active and large community and tools, it looks great, feels great, and more importantly, is getting a new update called Path of Exile 2, which is more of an expansion to the base game with a whole new campaign, maps, skills and mechanics reworks... And it looks even better visually. Somehow PoE is never even mentioned in the same room with Diablo, when it's more Diablo than Diablo itself.

thatsadude 3y ago
The problem of PoE is that it's too complex for causal middle age gamers like me. I have no time to invest in learning PoE after every patch.
- catboybotnet 3y ago
  Took a break from PoE for about 2 years to focus more on work. I ask my coworker how things are looking at the moment. I don't remember to what extent things had changed (I expected plenty of new content and some balance changes) but even the main player currency had changed since then. I think my overall knowledge should still apply, but I do feel discouraged trying to learn anything when in a few months it might be useless again. I still keep D2 with some QoL mods on a USB stick I carry with me, so I can always fall back to it and be right at home :)
selfmodruntime 3y ago
The single most important problem I have with PoE is the campaign. That's it. Really. Diablo solved a major problem by cutting anywhere from 10-15 hours of mindlessly repeated content each season. I still do not get why GGG chooses to ignore this issue when it's a major complaint in nearly every thread about the game.

thatsadude 3y ago

The problem of PoE is that it's too complex for causal middle age gamers like me. I have no time to invest in learning PoE after every patch.

catboybotnet 3y ago
Took a break from PoE for about 2 years to focus more on work. I ask my coworker how things are looking at the moment. I don't remember to what extent things had changed (I expected plenty of new content and some balance changes) but even the main player currency had changed since then. I think my overall knowledge should still apply, but I do feel discouraged trying to learn anything when in a few months it might be useless again. I still keep D2 with some QoL mods on a USB stick I carry with me, so I can always fall back to it and be right at home :)

selfmodruntime 3y ago

The single most important problem I have with PoE is the campaign. That's it. Really. Diablo solved a major problem by cutting anywhere from 10-15 hours of mindlessly repeated content each season. I still do not get why GGG chooses to ignore this issue when it's a major complaint in nearly every thread about the game.