Nearly 1800 hours of Gameplay (My thoughts)

[Caustic_Drool]

Path of Exile is a fun game, but the amount of grinding and luck needed in this game to obtain top-tier gear is absolutely insane. Sure you can say "well it's end game type of gear", but how can one argue over the fact that you must grind for litterally over 1000 hours to obtain these multiple items. The game mechanics are interesting and fun, but the server itself needs some fine tuning. As a great many know or even have encountered these bothersome issues, little has been done. In game, I have experienced all sorts of things, from learning that even having high item rarity and quantity gear doesn't really give you much of a return as one may have expected. What is the goal of this game? A question one should ask themself. This may seem negative, but the truth about how things are in game, is unavoidable. Trading in this game can be time consuming or just a complete waste of time. You will have moments of bliss or complete depression, which in my opinion and a great many others..tend to feel much more depression than bliss. Real money trade of course is also a problem within the game, and even though much as being done to prevent this..supposedly, it still happens. There have been a minority of players who have created bots to endlessly farm to obtain things, and poof the poe stock market and inflation blooms out of the virtual grounds. Now, to mention things about player's in game.........In the Standard League, I have noticed a great multitude of rude and ignorants people compared to the newer Leagues which are established every now and then. You will probably find this problem occuring in many games out there. There are some good casual players in game, but usually they keep to themselves as they are well mannered. We all have issues with games we play. We all have different or common opinions about the games we play, but for me, as happy as this game made me, it brought more negatives to the table. I must warn that this game has been crafted to be addicting and time consuming, so once you ride the train it can be difficult to get off. This game was amazing for me near the beginning, but as time gradually went by, I've noticed the true intent of this game. It is a free game of course so go ahead and have at it!

POE is my life crowd, come hate or find common ground. I spoke my mind..if you love the game, than great, if you hate the game than I am sorry. Best of wishes to those who do enjoy!

[Full Melvin]

He he.. Like all free to play it's electronic crack and people get hooked.. However, If you choose not to worry about it, don't make it your obsession to find/trade for the hard to get dingly dingly, you will find it much more fun in the long run..
Nothing is fun without risk, so don't try to develop a risk free character..
Don't try to make the uber super character of look at me I'm the most awsome of the awsome, I need this or it's all over man.. That's the crack..
Flawed or underequiped characters are much more fun to play..
I have a buddy that fell into the same trap as you.. He got hooked on the E-crack & lost track of what was fun..

[Caustic_Drool]

The thing is that I've tried countless builds, both being powerful or extra tanky. I am somewhat wealthy in game, flaws have been apparent and I chose to speak my mind about the quality of the game as I see it. Practically once you reach a certain point in this game, things become to repetitive and time consumings. Content added is small, but in itself, takes a long duration to complete..such as masters. I've most likely encountered boredom with the game, racking up so many hours, and as I have stated, it was more fun near the beginning of my adventures. Free yes, worth it, maybe. My main personal complaint is that out of any game I have played, this takes the most time to reach certain goals, not to mention the problems you must dive into in game such as random desync. Thank you for your input though Biswik..I made this discussion because I've been in conversation with probably over 1,000 players who had major complaints lol PE@CE!

[JoannaDark]

Desync sucks, it is what it is.

The game is really good for a dclone, imo, the best of its kind. All hail Diablo!

That said, you are absolutely right that certain items are absolutely ridiculous as far as drop rates go. The balance of the game is a little out of control too. GGG has created an elitist end game, which I suppose is fine and all, but this is where many people (im assuming yourself) run into problems and the joy begins to disappear.

I dont really follow that kinda crowd or mentality, I have never viewed a *Build of the week* post / video, nor do I care.

The game is more tuned towards multiplayer than solo player , which can be another downfall depending on your style. Me, I mostly solo, which leads to most map bosses and corrupted zones at my level being quite uhh... entertaining O.o

Anyways, there is definitely issues with the game, but all in all , I think it delivers what it offers, just a little better than the rest.

Each to their own.

[NeonHaggis]

A year from now you wont care. Other than the fact the lessons you have learned both about your own human nature and how business works. Get off the treadmill

[Idomaus]

In a game all about hacking and slashing and the joy of an masterly executed culling strike with IIQ, the loot is unrewarding, unsatisfying, disgracing. The boss recently killed must have been on his way to vendor that cräp...
But OP, you should really take a break, before you break! Sounds somewhat serious.

[Full Melvin]

A51AN3L1TE původně napsal:

Thank you for your input though Biswik..I made this discussion because I've been in conversation with probably over 1,000 players who had major complaints lol PE@CE!

Yeah roger that, I feel ya.. Been there before.. Tribal Wars, lol.. If the game starts to be a job, it's time to move on..
Cheers to you and yours..

[Caustic_Drool]

Truth is, I'm to lazy to respond to everything at one moment lolz but The character I am under is Liquid_Tiberium but my friends list is full but I can always make some adjustments to change that. Hit me up while I am in game if you wish.

[76561198132307244]

is this good?

[JHarlequin]

Why did it take you 1800 hours to form that opinion? It really isn't very difficult to notice those features.

[sehakoziel]

The saddest part is that the best items such as 6 links provide the most interesting options and provide the best game play experience. Sadly only a few will ever experience it, unless they enjoy wasting 1000+ hours of their life, or insanely lucky.

Game Companies need to stop making grind games, because the most interesting parts about their games in this design are the hardest to obtain. Find a new model, this one is and always has been broken.

[BurninBodies]

I played over 80 hours before I tried the market. I found out very quick to stay away from that sinister place. Really, I only tried it because I'm mid-game and I'm trying to get that perfect gear set-up, but up until then I sold every unique item that wasnt useful to my character to in-game vendors. Call me crazy, but whatever.

[Caustic_Drool]

JHarlequin původně napsal:

Why did it take you 1800 hours to form that opinion? It really isn't very difficult to notice those features.

I've made multiple reviews in the past..and every now and than I type something else about the game. As the title cleary provides, these are my thoughts after 1800 hours of gameplay. Not every single person is informed about all the issues or things stated, such as a new player. So one thing may be apparent to one individual, but that doesn't mean that another will have the same knowledge such as yourself, as you are making it seem. Hopefully that answered your question for my or others perspective for POE.

[Caustic_Drool]

Idomaus původně napsal:

In a game all about hacking and slashing and the joy of an masterly executed culling strike with IIQ, the loot is unrewarding, unsatisfying, disgracing. The boss recently killed must have been on his way to vendor that cräp...
But OP, you should really take a break, before you break! Sounds somewhat serious.

Indeed, a break is surely needed in order for me to calm my mind and wipe it blank lol

[Caustic_Drool]

sehakoziel původně napsal:

The saddest part is that the best items such as 6 links provide the most interesting options and provide the best game play experience. Sadly only a few will ever experience it, unless they enjoy wasting 1000+ hours of their life, or insanely lucky.

Game Companies need to stop making grind games, because the most interesting parts about their games in this design are the hardest to obtain. Find a new model, this one is and always has been broken.

Agreed. It is an interesting game, but as you have stated, it is quite broken and a true grind fest. There has been some extremely lucky individuals in the game, which is a loop-hole in balance in the rewarding system. In my opinion most video games this decade have lost their touch with what a video game should be about, by ehh whatever.

[Caustic_Drool]

I AM ALL THAT IS MAN původně napsal:

I played over 80 hours before I tried the market. I found out very quick to stay away from that sinister place. Really, I only tried it because I'm mid-game and I'm trying to get that perfect gear set-up, but up until then I sold every unique item that wasnt useful to my character to in-game vendors. Call me crazy, but whatever.

Don't worry, I call it trash uniques and vendor most of the worthless ones haha It takes some serious dedication to obtain the high end items, which some people have. It is a little disturbing seeing how POE is someone's life..lolz this game is like crack.