in your opinion...

[Clyan]

... what does poe2 better than poe1?

[FreeLuigi]

Dipping into single digit frame rates while the upscaling, or downscaling rather makes it look like the original d2 resolution.

I could never achieve that with POE1, now I can finally get that authentic Diablo 2 feeling in 640x480.

[fiveonetwoeh]

Increases time available for non-gaming activities.

[CodeFive]

Number 2 is higher than 1 so it is 2 times better

[FreeLuigi]

Originally posted by CodeFive:

Number 2 is higher than 1 so it is 2 times better

And 2 is half of 4, which is why this one runs at exactly half of the fps of 4 (that other game).

It's all very consistent what GGG is doing.

[ffrotty]

* the early game is much more fun and engaging than POE1.

* I like the new corruption system

* I prefer links to not be attached to gear slots but on the gems themselves.

* I prefer finding many bases and gambling on them once over finding one base and gambling on it thousands of times

* I prefer sekhema/chaos to labyrinth

* I prefer dodge roll being baked in versus requiring a movement skill

* I prefer the tier system of affixes where 1 is the lowest, however i'd still like to see the maximum tier something can go ie 1/8 or 1/15 whatever

* I prefer everything about mapping and the atlas in POE1


The rest is just more of the same

[😒]

It's better than POE 1 until mapping then it is worse than 1 million naked Hillary Clintons.

[Xaelon]

The dodge roll is nicer to use then PoE1's movement skills. It also frees up a gem slot.

You can swap gear pieces without worrying about sockets, links and socket colors.

Respecs are done with gold instead of orbs of regret. If you need to make major changes you can.

PoE2's bosses, at least those in the campaign, are more fun to fight than those in PoE1.

It's a real shame that PoE2's atlas is a mess right now. I'd still be playing if maps were as fun as the campaign was.

[EvilHare]

POE 2 keeps my attention better than POE1.

[ExplorerNMS]

Trick Question.
POE2 is POE1

[The Icecream Snowman]

I tried to play poe1. I got RSI because the entire game is left-clicking.

So yes, poe2 is better because it requires more then one muscle in my forearm to play it.

[gungadin22000]

It's a much better action game, I enjoy having to evade attacks manually, there is less of an emphasis on "press 1 button to clear screen" than in PoE1.

PoE1 is, of course, 1000x more polished at present, but I've faith that this will be remedied in time.