Starting difficulty a bit hard

[SerPenguin]

because dayum.....

[Robotica]

What level does it get hard? Just reached 10, only died once on a one hit mechanic that trapped me, so technically not my fault :)

[Mattrix]

Agreed, finding monk pretty hard to get started, constantly dodge rolling to avoid hits.

[xXGizmoQcXx]

Originally posted by Mattrix:

Agreed, finding monk pretty hard to get started, constantly dodge rolling to avoid hits.

only if i could play....

[DStrafe]

I think a lot of ARPG fans are having a problem adjusting to the new playstyle. It's not the skill mashing we're used to. It took me a bit of habit changing, but I really love it now. Playing monk, by the way.

[Pervy]

Originally posted by DStrafe:

I think a lot of ARPG fans are having a problem adjusting to the new playstyle. It's not the skill mashing we're used to. It took me a bit of habit changing, but I really love it now. Playing monk, by the way.

It sure is a bit of a change of pace. But there creators said as much.
Hows the monk?

[MrButtermancer]

Originally posted by Archangel:

Originally posted by SerPenguin:

because dayum.....

You can never say a game is too hard, the tryhards and neckbeards will just spam you with how much you suck.

Different games have different niches, and that is fine.

For instance, Diablo IV is not this hard. That is good for both Diablo IV, and PoE 2. It gives them individual niches.

Wanting a hard game which is hard by design to be easy instead is like wanting Dark Souls to be easy. Part of its identity is that it is difficult. Not every game needs to cater to every audience. It's better to try to develop a taste for what it is, than try to season it into something it isn't.

It isn't about elitism. It's about creating space for different kinds of games to exist. If you want an easy game, the competitors in this genre are exactly what you want. They're huge. D4 is very good.

[Trollified]

You gotta admit, the game is way harder early compared to POE 1. I remember cruising through the first 6 maps in straight easy mode only barely having to think near the end of chapter 1.

This one, the first mission to kill the damn maw lol. Difficulty of quest bosses skyrocketed. I literally had to use necro moves on my sorceror to kite the dang boss and his endless minions.

Going into the graveyard now and there is an endless horde of shielded undead with giant aoe necros doing tornadoes for 2 screens away.

I think the other part of this that makes it harder is the scaling. You could triple your damage output with just a simple drop or support gem in the early game previously. It feels, no matter what, you are incrementally getting stronger. Almost like all your scaling is from the passive tree alone. Its pretty wild

[Miha-Sith]

First game on a start is difficult too. Play it couple of hours and it became just a clicker

[GothMommy]

Originally posted by Samurai:

Originally posted by SerPenguin:

because dayum.....

Poe is hard by default
i remember playing POE 1 and the beginning was quite hard.
then i got diablo 3 and it was so easy.

poe1 is not hard lol not sure where ya got that but when they did the so called harder early act change it wasent hard...lol

your gear plays big role and passive choices

[Spanky]

Originally posted by brownie689:

New to this type of game? Diablo 2 was way more difficult when it came out

more difficult in d2 you say so funny hahahahaha
bro early adds hit like truck in poe2 and must be fixed asap

btw (playing POE from first beta ever made by GGG)

[P.Diddy's Baby Oil]

Originally posted by AlexUbel989:

Originally posted by SerPenguin:

STOP PROTECTING THEM!!!!, I'm here to help them you moron. They want feedback to make their game better, this is the truth the game is too hard in the beginning

Ignore them. You have run afoul of the POE Gatekeepers. Despite claims to the contrary, it is full of toxic people. That said, there are some very good community members as well, but they tend to be drowned out by the idiots.

stahp ur drowning me out

[DirtyMick]

Sweet. I hope it's true. Most arpgs are way too easy.

[Ghom]

I've been cool with everything so far except for the act 1 final boss. It's overtuned. Running an essence drain witch and I don't see how I'm ever going to beat him. Pets die almost instantly after they're summoned and my damage is a joke cause the chaos damage nodes are all out of reach at lvl 16.

[GetUrAssToMars]

Wake up samurai. Your genre ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucked.

[Mustang]

So you assumed the game is hard because you are bad at the game?, doesn't seem so hard to me.