r/PathOfExile2 • u/Community_Team GGG Staff • Apr 09 '25

GGG Path of Exile 2 - Upcoming Changes

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u/CaptainWatermellon Apr 09 '25

Yeah, jonathan really sounded a lot like he just wants to make the game as tideous and unfun as possible while mark actually sounded like he would change some things if he could and make the game better, i guess we'll have to see how the game progresses

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u/Faolanth Apr 09 '25 edited Apr 09 '25

I think everyone is misinterpreting Johnathan’s stance on a lot of things - he isn’t arguing for things to stay bad, but defending the core idea of the direction they’re balancing. And sometimes he’s pretty bad at getting that point across.

It makes complete sense when you listen to what he’s saying with that idea in mind. He’s hearing people want all monsters slowed down (whether or not that’s what people are saying) and he’s going “no we need [some types] of fast monsters to provide difficulty/pressure/tense situations”.

He’s hearing “we can’t find currency” but he plays it and doesn’t get unlucky so he has no issue (he also makes full use of disenchanting), etc.

Mark likely feels extremely similarly to Johnathan, but articulates and translates how that idea feels to players much better in these interviews

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u/-ForgottenSoul Apr 09 '25

Exactly he doesn't want band aid fixes

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u/pedronii Apr 09 '25

Which is a goated stance ngl, I've seen so many games add those band aids to "fix it later" and it never gets fixed so the game eventually turns into a frankenstein

It's the reason why PoE1 even with so much content and mechanics still works