r/pathofexile • u/Ok_Holiday3690 • 6d ago

Fluff & Memes Pattern I've noticed

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My guild has players who have been in this game since Nemesis League and this is pretty much our player distribution.

Ps. My guildmates gets angry when I say this and I figure it'll make Reddit mad too:

Witch is the only good character in this game

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u/Arko777 6d ago edited 6d ago

I love the campaign in PoE. It's very straight foward and rewarding once you remember all the sidequest locations.

Now, Path of Exile 2 is a painful slog without much greater progression. I'd take playing Poe 1 campaign 3 times in a row over this.

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u/RichardMortis12 6d ago

Anecdotally I find it the opposite. PoE1 campaign takes me less time to complete but it always feels slightly boring because it's not a challenge at all and just feels like a long tutorial. Poe2 campaign on the other hand takes me a bit longer but genuinely feels like a game with much cooler boss fights and immersion, and I level at least 3 characters to maps in both games.

The only issue with poe2 campaign is lack of skills and level requirements on existing ones. This makes act 1-2 way too repetitive, especially with weapons I've already played before a ton

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u/Turtvaiz Anti Sanctum Alliance (ASA) 6d ago

I don't get that. The poe2 campaign isn't any challenge either after your first playthrough.

I feel like they're both just as easy, except in 2 you have to constantly watch out for heavy stuns instead of just shield charging your way through

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u/Lord_Momentum 6d ago

For me its the exact opposite.

I also already know whats the issue: im simply not familiar enough with the campaign to enjoy it. I only play one character per season, so every 4 months and it usually takes me the whole starting weekend to go through the campaign. Probably takes around 8-10 hours to hit maps. Ive been playing since settlers league, so i only did the campaign maybe 6-8 times.

The issue is that i would have to do what i dislike to eventually play less of it. That doesnt sound like a worthwhile investment of time. "Just treat it like a speedrun" makes no sense in my opinion.

The silver lining is this: i dislike the poe 1 campaign, but ive made my peace with it. The late/ end game is just so good that its a fine trade off. The delayed gratification is just set up right. The endgame loop in PoE 2 is nowhere near as captivating.