Poe2 has a ton of solid looking potential since it just builds upon what's already there with poe1 but many new ways to do it now and total approach for how game should work with skill and socket overhaul. New ascendency and probable even more beef to the Atlas system on top of it is hard not to be hyped. Meanwhile D4 taking away powers and keeping it seasonal is so bizarre and im not sold that I wanna support blizzards d4 project with the potential stash space leaks costing money on top of expansions and battle passes like what the frig. If we ultimately have to wait for the D4 expansion to bring real meaty content on top of all the mtx going on I'm super checked out personally. I think the main thing going for d4 is that its very console friendly and I haven't seen or heard anything about PoE 2 console yet so Blizzard might be able to maintain that space regardless of what happens next year uncontested. There is always the Titan quest 2 sequel coming that I'd bet will go on console but no real info on that game yet. Next year will be full of intriguing game news.
@@kennethnoisewater4423 I know the current Poe console version is pretty not bueno but here's hoping they were planning to do console if they are going with controller integration. Would certainly give them a bigger player base
I will say that was one of the biggest problems I had with PoE and I love the game, I have over 10k hours. It was the fact that the developers seem to hold D2 on some holy pedestal as the peak of game design. Many of the problems that plagued PoE when I used to play a lot more were remnants of a D2 design philosophy and the developers' bizarre reverence of it over the needs and wants of their modern playerbase. That could explain the conscious decision to simply reskin their UI endlessly instead of updating it. I can't remember exactly what the mechanic was, but it was during the very first Exilecon. When unveiling PoE 2, I think it was Jonathan Rogers who talked about finally removing one of the mechanics that was in the game for a long time solely due to the fact it was a remnant of D2. It was a mechanic that made no sense within the context of a modern ARPG like PoE. PoE has transcended far and beyond D2. Think about a game like League of Legends, one of the biggest on the planet these days, which has multiple spinoffs, TV shows, etc. Imagine the developers and game directors coming out on stage and having discussions about the implementation of DotA mechanics in the year 2023. You'd get a very small subset of people who love it and the vast majority of players looking at them in utter disbelief and confusion. It's also strange to me that with all the good communication that GGG has with its playerbase, never being shy about interviews, they've never gotten a question about updating the UI. It's extremely odd and even if the developers don't want to, I can imagine them making a change if the players made a big enough stink about it, but nobody ever asks. With all that being said, the mindset of the directors and designers could be a gift and a curse. While creating many unnecessary problems for PoE over the years, that D2 mindset could simultaneously be the reason why GGG has yet to devolve into a company filled with empty suits whose main goal is to figure out new ways to scam their players, like other ARPGs.
Between all of the changes they've made to D3 lately, pretty sure Season 28 was my last, initially I was hoping because D4 would become my main jam but that didn't happen lol. But crippling paragon which always existed to give the satisfaction of always gaining exp and levels which to me was nice. I'd hit 3-4k and feel pretty strong. 1k is nothing. And then their constant nerfs of builds I enjoyed and now finally they're making Altar of Rites permanent but in a crappy weak state other than the QoL stuff. I'd honestly prefer we got the full power version of Altar on a seasonal rotation and Altar as the strongest would be last in the rotation. I don't think the Pestilence buffs are nearly enough to make it relevant either. I just don't really have any interest in D3 anymore, as someone who put in 4k hours over the years, the changes they've made are just not really in the direction that kept me playing so long. Time to pick up PoE I guess. I've never played it so hope it's as good as I've heard.
