Why isn't there a single soul in this game playing in party?

[Hanalyd]

No matter what game mode hardcore or normal or ruthless modes.
Literally no one seek or wants to party...

[Omae Wa Mou]

shared loot

p.s.: don't be mad 🤡 you know giving me the awards you have won't make you free of them hahahaha

Originally posted by DaTank:

No one sees PoE like a girlfriend

Originally posted by DaTank:

It's just weird though, like having a girl break up with you

[Rinko]

Mobs get more health per player, there's loot benefits too but xp is the same.
https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Partying

Any experienced HC player isn't going to want to party with a newbie because you'll just be a liability and I don't think it would be hard to find softcore players if you ask in the right places, like GGG's forum or reddit. You're unlikely to find people to party with on steam but not impossible.

[Hanalyd]

Originally posted by Sasaki With Lasers:

shared loot

Wasn't shared loot only in ruthless?

[Cornelius Weinerbottom]

for me, more then a 2 man party has a good chance of giving my pc a stroke towards late game content.

[Shoobflops]

Originally posted by Sir Olf:

No matter what game mode hardcore or normal or ruthless modes.
Literally no one seek or wants to party...

Honestly I prefer getting garbage loot to be my own problem. I'm not sure I want to argue over slightly more garbage loot.

[Pandorian]

As well as what was mentioned by others a few other things to keep in mind. If DoTs are applied to enemies, if it isn't poison then only the highest level one counts until it's timer runs out. On kill effects, such as life gain, only apply to the actual character who killed the monster. If Player A doesn't spec into additional curses, while Player B does, then the enemy can only have multiple curses if both are from Player B. If Player A applies even one curse then the two from player B get dismissed. There's probably a few more things but you get the idea.

In regards to shared loot it means that everyone sees the same loot, there isn't individual loot. The game just has ways of allocating it.

[Zanleer]

why would i want to party up with randos?

[Kriffix]

That's just what the game is. If you do want to party up, when season starts, join a public party. Most gameplay is solo, or with friends otherwise. However, the wonderful experience of trading, or global chat, or trade chat, is pretty much the main and only experience you will get with other people.

[Kevin Ryan]

Partying up is only worthwhile if you and a friend go into a campaign with the express intention of rolling characters who compliment each other and the two of you actually plan to play together regularly.

Otherwise there's really ZERO incentive to do it.

Like, if you look on the wiki the section detailing the downsides to partying is significantly longer than the upsides. lol

https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Partying

[=Snappy=]

let's also not forget: the #1 reason trade will "never" be automated is because GGG wanted to force community on ppl. yet the gameplay itself counteracts that goal at almost every possibility.

partying used to be more of a thing before maps were so self-sustainable but now you just wind up chasing the fastest person anyway, and since that's rarely me, i don't even get loot in my own maps. :|

[ellisD]

There are always public games within a few days into the league. People are always looking for aurabots, manabots. Are cursebots a thing still? Synergized characters for juiced maps. And even if you aren't any of the said previously mentioned I most often than not can find groups where there is free for all or permanent loot where no one bats an eyelash if a divine drops.

[ellisD]

Originally posted by Zanleer:

why would i want to party up with randos?

I dunno. 250,000,000 xp an hour if you find the right one. I've been up to 500m this last league.

[dOBER]

Originally posted by ellisD:

Originally posted by Zanleer:

why would i want to party up with randos?

I dunno. 250,000,000 xp an hour if you find the right one. I've been up to 500m this last league.

If you want exp you do 5 way legion in party

[Crosaith]

Yea... this game's weird. It requires an online connection but barely caters to group play. Hope POE2 or D4 have better group play options.

[acirb]

Originally posted by Crosaith:

Yea... this game's weird. It requires an online connection but barely caters to group play. Hope POE2 or D4 have better group play options.

Being in a party gives you more loot, faster clear speed and better bossing.

Some mechanics are only given to the map owner but others are completely shared.