Player retention in this game is Unreal.

[Ginebro]

We are 21 days since launch and the average player per day is higher than the all time peak for PoE1, in percentage has beaten Baldurs Gate 3 and Elden Ring wich is absolutely crazy given this is an early access of a game wich will be free.

I stopped playing for a while out now but my playtime is over 200h. The game is also #3 in top sellers by revenue.

So to all the haters out there, thank you, keep doing marketing, keep talking.

[Ginebro]

Originally posted by Flushing:

Thank you for the positive endorsement.

Unfortunately, the haters are always the loudest, and post the most content, but they are also the overwhelming minority of the PoE2 player base.

Yeah most of the player are actually... playing, instead of spreading hate here.

[Retsubty]

Originally posted by Ginebro:

Originally posted by Flushing:

Thank you for the positive endorsement.

Unfortunately, the haters are always the loudest, and post the most content, but they are also the overwhelming minority of the PoE2 player base.

Yeah most of the player are actually... playing, instead of spreading hate here.

You right you right.

I'm just a big old hater I guess even though I love the campaign and just have legit concerns about the endgame.

Big old hater. HATER FOR LIFE <3

[Flushing]

Originally posted by Captain Worthy:

Originally posted by donut32:

Oh and FYI, bg3 climbed for 3 weeks. It didn't crater immediately like this terrible game did

LMFAO

The phenomenon you mention in your post is called "inverse sales curve" and very few games tend to have it, it's quite rare. BG3 and Helldivers 2 are the most recent examples of this.

The usual thing is for game to have their biggest sales peak at launch and then the curve goes down from there.

PoE2 is selling like a normal popular game would. An inverse sales curve typically happens to something that becomes hyperpopular.

What you're saying makes sense, but I don't think we've even seen PoE2 peak yet because it's early access.

I love BG3, but I didn't buy the early access release.

I probably would not be playing PoE2 early access right now if I wasn't given a key.

The issue is, I generally don't like getting burnt out on an incomplete product that is subject to drastic changes because it would make me enjoy the full release less. I usually don't fall for hype and FOTM because I have too many great games in my rotation as is.

If I got BG3 early access and completed the first act 6 months to a year before full release, there's no way I would restart or continue where I left off.

[Ghostlight]

Originally posted by Ginebro:

We are 21 days since launch and the average player per day is higher than the all time peak for PoE1, in percentage has beaten Baldurs Gate 3 and Elden Ring wich is absolutely crazy given this is an early access of a game wich will be free.

580k on release, 210k now. (64% down, 2 in every 3 people stopped playing)

Is that good? Given this is peak video game playing time.

[Flushing]

Originally posted by Tygo:

Originally posted by Ginebro:

Yeah most of the player are actually... playing, instead of spreading hate here.

You right you right.

I'm just a big old hater I guess even though I love the campaign and just have legit concerns about the endgame.

Big old hater. HATER FOR LIFE <3

There's a difference between posting bad faith forum content and constructive feedback.

[Flushing]

Originally posted by Ghostlight:

Originally posted by Ginebro:

We are 21 days since launch and the average player per day is higher than the all time peak for PoE1, in percentage has beaten Baldurs Gate 3 and Elden Ring wich is absolutely crazy given this is an early access of a game wich will be free.

580k on release, 210k now. (64% down)

Is that good? Given this is peak video game playing time.

7am eastern standard time/4am pacific standard time, on the last Friday of 2024 is most definitely not peak gaming time.

Many of us have year end time sensitive work to finish right before 2025.

Some more fortunate will be away from their computers until after new year.

[tolshortte]

Originally posted by Flushing:

Originally posted by Tygo:

You right you right.

I'm just a big old hater I guess even though I love the campaign and just have legit concerns about the endgame.

Big old hater. HATER FOR LIFE <3

There's a difference between posting bad faith forum content and constructive feedback.

good thing fans arent the ones who get to decide which is which

[Captain Worthy]

Originally posted by Ghostlight:

Originally posted by Ginebro:

We are 21 days since launch and the average player per day is higher than the all time peak for PoE1, in percentage has beaten Baldurs Gate 3 and Elden Ring wich is absolutely crazy given this is an early access of a game wich will be free.

580k on release, 210k now. (64% down, 2 in every 3 people stopped playing)

Is that good? Given this is peak video game playing time.

No, these are not the peak hours for this game.

Peak times happen around 20.00 UTC, as this graph of actual statistics shows:

https://steamdb.info/app/2694490/charts/

[DontEatSmurfs]

Originally posted by Ghostlight:

Originally posted by Ginebro:

We are 21 days since launch and the average player per day is higher than the all time peak for PoE1, in percentage has beaten Baldurs Gate 3 and Elden Ring wich is absolutely crazy given this is an early access of a game wich will be free.

580k on release, 210k now. (64% down, 2 in every 3 people stopped playing)

Is that good? Given this is peak video game playing time.

We can spot the tourist so easy with posts like yours, keep showing to us How much you dont know about POE

[Witski]

Originally posted by DontEatSmurfs:

Originally posted by Ghostlight:

580k on release, 210k now. (64% down, 2 in every 3 people stopped playing)

Is that good? Given this is peak video game playing time.

We can spot the tourist so easy with posts like yours, keep showing to us How much you dont know about POE

If it was another game you guys cried about being dead.

[Darthjerro]

Originally posted by donut32:

Oh and FYI, bg3 climbed for 3 weeks. It didn't crater immediately like this terrible game did

LMFAO

So if this game is so bad, which game in this genre is better?

The only "Really " bad negative thing i have to say about poe 2 is the trials suck ass, they need to DIAF. The rest of the game needs some balancing but its freaking awesome.

But thats ok, i dont expect much from a little girl like you, you got me banned for calling u an id**t.

[tolshortte]

Originally posted by Darthjerro:

Originally posted by donut32:

Oh and FYI, bg3 climbed for 3 weeks. It didn't crater immediately like this terrible game did

LMFAO

So if this game is so bad, which game in this genre is better?

why would you ask a question that you dont actually want the answer to, you wont accept the answer given, and you will refute its validity when its answered?

this game has issues. the player count has dropped. thats not an indictment on the players who like it, its just a thing thats happened. its ok.

[Darthjerro]

Originally posted by tolshortte:

Originally posted by Darthjerro:

So if this game is so bad, which game in this genre is better?

why would you ask a question that you dont actually want the answer to, you wont accept the answer given, and you will refute its validity when its answered?

this game has issues. the player count has dropped. thats not an indictment on the players who like it, its just a thing thats happened. its ok.

Grim Dawn is awesome.
Poe 1 is awesome
D2 is awesome
LE is good

Any of those answers i could have jumped onboard with.

[Hiroko]

My continued enjoyment of the game is not a game engine!

[Poyzo]

Haters are already ruining the game as GGG is caving in to their commands. For example:

-TONS of loot now (too much blue and white). Another hoarding game!
-Dodge Roll goes through enemies, thus no need for a teleport-like ability such as Leap Strike where you can give yourself some distance
-Waypoints every 200m. Who is dying every 200m? Bad players, that's who.
-Nerfing Trials as bad players REFUSE to stack Honor Resistance

The list goes on, but bad players are controlling the narrative on how the game should be developed i.e. another EASY ARPG that requires no skill.