Game good but everything is BORIIIINNNNGGG so slow......

[Neurodrive]

Clearly something to improve. I'm ACT II, in the Ancient Vows, so middle of the ACT ,and the game si good so far but OMG HOW IT IS SO BORING, i'm sleeping in front of my screen i don't why i miss something, music is fine, graphics ok, but progression is Bad all the game is slow, moving slow killing slow, exp slow, skills acq slow, passive tree slow, gears climb slow.

Is it just me or someone else share the same feeling???

[Dust]

It's not just you, it's slow. And I love that it's slow.
I feel like every game is trying to go for twitchy adhd gameplay now with fast inputs and instant rewards, so the fact that a game like this comes out once in a while doesn't bother me at all.

[EthicalPixel]

slow burn for sure

[Avine]

Very boring for sure which is a real shame, personally i'm done with it I made it to act 2 and a half and i was just so done.

[['w']]

poe1, beach map tier 1 difficulty. was fighting for hrs :D and I thought that it has to be like that only later did I know how to build a good char.

and now as monk, I somehow enjoy it, but it is even a little too slow for me, but I still like it.

PS: found two exalted in one village, act1 :)

[Neurodrive]

Yeah, i mean, the game is good, mechanics, loots, story ok, etc,, but it's boring, don't know how to explain it. The global rythm is bad from my personnal point of view.

[Ashyne]

I prefer slow as long as each mob gives high exp, than fast kill but low exp.

[wulfster42]

POE 1 was slow as well, but we all got used to getting tons of +run speed, movement skills etc. I do think the base movement speed could use a bit of an upgrade, but it doesn't seem that bad to me.

Certain builds can move around much faster and that does help with the feeling of slogging. Also helps if you demolish everything in site instantly lol.

My sorc and monk both seem to flow pretty well, killing groups quickly and getting from point to point quite fast. It helps that I have some decent movement buffs on my eq at this point as well.

But yeah, a minor boost to base movement speed wouldn't be a bad thing. New players, or players who have always been able to trade for uniques etc on PoE may find the current setup a bit of a downer.

I was there for the beta and then EA of PoE 1, and it was a slow slog then as well. You had to find your own equipment and especially some starting classes seemed DOG slow (looking back at you maurader!!). Even their attack speeds were so slow ugh.

It's actually not as bad in PoE 2 if my memory is right, either that or I just know tricks and ways to speed things up more.

Ranged helps as well, if you don't have to get up and personal with everything, it moves things along and you are generally progressing in the direction you want to go constantly while killing things. Monk gets by that with naturally moving faster (depending on nodes you take) and abilities that help you move etc.

Anyway doubt they will change it, and doubt it'll be a problem long term as people get more items and especially once trade starts going. Only really was annoyed with the movement speed on my warrior to be honest, and that wasn't TOO bad.

[dynatierchen]

hmmm idk. if u start a fresh char in d2 with no support by others, it takes ages to get to hell.
literally a pain without shuttle service
nobody ever called that game slow tho

mb its bcuz u guys got used to d3 and d4. never really played those two games a lot bcuz they trash

[Neurodrive]

Yeah i see what you mean, we gonna see, it's only ACT II maybe it's the hinge ACT in between somewhere. But, for now progression is just boring, it lacks of punch, might be the fact we are still on general class, maybe ascend push some twist.
And yeah i agree D2 is like you describe but despite, it's not boring and kind of punchy, both original and re mastered.

[Neurodrive]

Yeah, so some level more, and uninstalled ,i can't hahaha ,i just can't, big fail for me, don't like the game, too boring and repetitive, dodge attack dodge attack, redo all the trials if you fail boss etc etc ,bad times, movement and speel timing bad. Zero Hype, i don't understand ,didn't expect a game like that, ,very disappointed.

[louik83]

Agree, mercenary!!! whouuuuu slow reload and shooting, and seems to be float

[Neurodrive]

Eveything is slow and feels Heavy, i can't say the game is bad, it's just boring and tedious for not challenging, just tedious and heavy.

[SarahWild]

Most people got used to POE and then like Diablo 4 resembles nothing like the game it was based upon.

[Neurodrive]

Doesn"t change the fact it's ultra heavy slow and boring unfortunately

[Pysassin]

Yeah, I'm struggling to force myself to even play through Act 1. The game's pacing is slow as hell and the skills just aren't all that fun to use either. The support gems aren't that impactful and most of the combo's actually seem to do less damage than just using your normal attacks so there only ever a need to use 1 or 2 skills. You can also tell the boss fights were designed to play in a party, which I never have ever had an interest to do in an ARPG and so a lot of them just take forever, not because they are overly difficult but because they have a health pool designed for 2-3 people to be smacking em around with various combos not a single player.