The loot in this game sucks!

[Pecata]

I don't care if they claim they patched it, the loot is beyond bad. All I am getting are trash, useless items that aren't even for the class I am playing. Who decided that was a good idea? WTF is this? Why waste our time killing spongy bosses if they are going to drop $hit. What a let down is this game in that area.

[craneology]

GGG actively wastes players time.

[Mikebrowski]

Agreed, and the fact they nerf stuff before allowing for cheaper respect. Before FIXING STUFF

[Drifter]

Originally posted by VonFIDDE:

Kinda wish Poe2 had a system like Last Epoch, for those that do not enjoy trading at all but still want a chance on the good stuff. Trading for me ruins the whole ARPG experience.

An SSF mode with slightly boosted drop rates or more deterministic crafting would be a great idea.

[Twistedbro]

I'm act 2 cruel mode now (second playthrough lvl 54) and it gets a lot better. It's almost like there is a system of progression that makes it so you get higher level and better gear as you progress your character from distrotten to beastmode

[Rudel]

It's not only the loot, it's the trading system from the 90s where you need to go on a website and need an overlay tool to even generally know the price. Ingame trading system exist for over 20 years now... in other games.

[Zenogs]

Originally posted by Twistedbro:

I'm act 2 cruel mode now (second playthrough lvl 54) and it gets a lot better. It's almost like there is a system of progression that makes it so you get higher level and better gear as you progress your character from distrotten to beastmode

I'm act 2 cruel using lvl 14 weapon cause ain't nothing shows up in shop or drops been doing lotery as soon as I got gold. Only other option is off game trading, but didn't they say we made loot to matter. How the fck does it matter if it does not fcking drop I totaly agree loot is absolute garbage for ARPG.

[Firestorm]

Originally posted by Pecata:

I don't care if they claim they patched it, the loot is beyond bad. All I am getting are trash, useless items that aren't even for the class I am playing. Who decided that was a good idea? WTF is this? Why waste our time killing spongy bosses if they are going to drop $hit. What a let down is this game in that area.

Thats right, not even 1 yellow item from bosses, thats really bad and all time items for other classes, they need to fix this.

[RYⱯN]

Originally posted by Salmon Snake:

People dont understand how things work and complain.

Yeah, apparently you are the only one with the internet.

[Spiritos]

Actually the loot is bad, gathering whites and waiting and waiting for mats to upgrade them is non existence, we all haven't used op builds, using overpowered skills to fast forward into later levels.
Trying to find items that increase rare find and also keeping a relatively viable build is also none existent.
Some of us prefer to create our own build test skill instead of been a generic build off others backs like sheep.

[RYⱯN]

Originally posted by Spiritos:

Actually the loot is bad, gathering whites and waiting and waiting for mats to upgrade them is non existence, we all haven't used op builds, using overpowered skills to fast forward into later levels.
Trying to find items that increase rare find and also keeping a relatively viable build is also none existent.
Some of us prefer to create our own build test skill instead of been a generic build off others backs like sheep.

You will suck if you don't use bugged builds aka gitgud/skill issue.

[Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame]

Trading is literally cutting huge corners in order to progress forward.

I'm not saying it is bad or good, but it's a fact. Instead of farming for hours and praying for an item upgrade, you can just buy it on the trade website and save urself some hours.

[Lyzrac]

Originally posted by Freeman:

Originally posted by Detergent:

Some of these white items you're complaining about are far more valuable than you know.
Go look on TFT and see how people are selling entire quad tabs of bases (white items) for 2-3ex per item.

https://imgur.com/MLqyLcP
Welcome to PoE.
I wonder how many hundreds of exalts you left on the floor?

Holy crap, I never knew this I leave whites on the floor all the time. Is there a list of good bases to look for?

Don't fall for this bait. That's people advertising level 70+ whites, not people looking to buy them. Plus I would bet that at least 90% of the player base hasn't even made it to a high enough level to get any expert item. Most standard whites and advanced whites are almost worthless.

But yeah, while loot in this isn't as bad as PoE was at first, it is still pretty terrible.

[Baron01]

My gloves and helmet I found in Act 2 normal while I'm now in Act 5 Cruel is a testament itemization and crafting are as bad as they were in PoE1. Sure, I can bind cheap gear that would be much better from other players I just do not want to do it on my first PoE2 run.

I'm not complaining about it but it is disappointing that GGG overhauled a lot of systems and mechanics in PoE2 but itemization and drop rates feel the same as in PoE1. This was one of the reason I have abandoned PoE1 at the end, even after more than 8000 hours in the game. I just felt the game does not value my time and it started to feel like a chore or work to keep up with the game. I hoped PoE2 will bring some changes to this department but early access certainly does not help to alleviate my worries.

[RedFaster]

I think currency shards should be instanced and autocollected the same as gold so that in multiplayer everybody is not waiting for their chance to grab ONE orb before anybody else every couple maps

[Dwane Dibbley]

Pro tip: you can buy gear from vendors.

I got few great rares from vendors on every character. And many blue bases with high hp or resistance + gamble craft second afix. You can beat campaign without picking up single item.