Will this game even survive?

[Slynuts86]

I like the game but im kinda concerned about its well being now that D4 is pumping content and fixes to compete with POE 2. Will it make it after POE 2 Drops? does it even have a chance? player count is way down just keeps dwindling. What are they even doing to even compete with this?

[JCD]

Originally posted by Slynuts86:

Will this game even survive?

I like the game but im kinda concerned about its well being now that D4 is pumping content and fixes to compete with POE 2. Will it make it after POE 2 Drops? does it even have a chance? player count is way down just keeps dwindling. What are they even doing to even compete with this?

For that to answer and have informed opinions on that matter PoE 2 needs to drop first and LE has to have a bunch of past 1.0 cycles so we can drawn comparisons and see the trajectory of LE's (longterm) well being.

It's too early now to ask this question with PoE 2 in mind. Maybe in a year from now at the earliest when all missing major features ,that where originally expected for 1.0, are implemented and the online mode has improved.

Things that need to change (imo) to make the game survive longterm:
The development pace needs to ramp up and bad game ideas/bugs need to be fixed faster so this game does not get into maintenance mode within the next 2 years after the revenue has dried up (less players playing & buying cosmetic MTX).

[Ihsan]

D4 is pumping boring contents and every season the dying time burn faster then ever, also expansion + new class you need to pay, i don't see any competition..... LE will do good but it need lot of work... POE2 seem crazy good but in my opinion is a 100 super fkgood or a probably flop due to megahype and strange stuffs( personally i d like the coop/joystick stuff)

[UnknownOne]

It has offline single player so, it's already gonna survive.

[Modest Mauser]

Honestly, nobody on here is going to be able to tell you. I don't even know if the devs know, since they've seemed since the beginning like they weren't really in complete control of their own project or knowing what they should do with it beyond "1. Get money. 2. Make game? 3. Get more money. 4. Keep trying."

Edit: I should probably mention that, I basically put the brakes on this game since I was underwhelmed with the beta. I recently came back on a whim, and I think it's cool how things are shaping up. I just have the feeling that in the beginning and now, for the most part, it was an inexperienced team that took on something that was hard to handle. I don't know the last part as a fact, but it'd go a long way in explaining why things went the way they did.

[nacciw574]

Yes. /thread.

[chandekosan]

ill check it in my crystal ball

[Casul Gamer]

"I'm Concerned"
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PSA: Ignore 'concern trolls'.

[Koala 4peace]

We don't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ know. No one ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ know. You would have to wait and see.

[Nate]

GGG is 80 percent owned by tencent, I really think people are going to be in for a rude awakening when that drops.

[Winger]

Originally posted by Nate:

GGG is 80 percent owned by tencent, I really think people are going to be in for a rude awakening when that drops.

The info is out of date. All 3.333.333 GGG shares are in the sole ownership of Tencent now.

[Slynuts86]

Originally posted by Casul Gamer:

"I'm Concerned"
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PSA: Ignore 'concern trolls'.

everyone's a troll hu? for instance you're profile pic! i guess it would have sounded better if i said I'm concerned were im investing my time!

[Bludbonez]

Guess it is time to let the secret out. Dropping the IMF and World Bank. Adding assets into the NDB!! Tencent here I come!!

[🐺Blue Wolf]

Depends on how you look at it.

Yes it will survive, because it does offer offline mode and any offline game will survive for as long as you can purchase a game. Beautiful thing about GOG are the amount of games from the 90's and early 2000's that you can still play.

No it won't, because it was a mistake to even try to compete with Diablo or POE. Any game that eventually gets the "x killer" (Diablo/PoE killer) tends to fail miserably.

[kenchiza]

dw about it

[Vqz]

IT will survive cause it have offline SP. Who knows next 20-30 years there will be remake to make graphic better. See Titan Quest. Some ppl still playing it till now.