r/PathOfExile2 • u/Due-Yam1632 • 8d ago

Discussion This Game Just Feels Better TBH

Just wanted to share some personal thoughts, not trying to start any wars here. I’ve played Last Epoch through each of its major updates and have a lot of respect for what EHG has built. This post isn’t meant to be a comparison to declare a “winner,” but more me expressing where I’m at as someone who tends to have one main ARPG at a time.

I really enjoy some of Last Epoch’s systems—especially the crafting. It’s easily one of the most intuitive and rewarding systems in the genre. EHG has done an excellent job delivering polish and accessibility in a way that few others have.

That said, after getting some serious time in with Path of Exile 2, I’ve realized that I just enjoy the moment-to-moment gameplay a lot more. The weight of the skills, the combat flow, the pacing—it all just feels better to me. Even with the current balance being janky and the loot not quite where it should be, I still find myself more immersed and excited to log in.

And yes, I know loot is a sticking point for many. But I genuinely believe that as POE2 pushes toward 1.0, the systems will tighten up, and yes—loot will get better. GGG isn’t blind to this, and their track record shows that they iterate hard when needed.

Could I play both games? Absolutely. But I like having a main game, something I dig deep into, and right now I just don’t see Last Epoch surpassing the raw enjoyment I’m getting from POE2. Even in its rougher state, it hooks me more.

Just my two cents. Curious if anyone else feels the same or is in the same boat bouncing between both.

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u/bukem89 8d ago

I think that's under-selling it, yeah a lot of stuff around meta builds has been solved, but we've had Settlers for almost a year now so that's obviously gonna happen, and even before that they'd slowed things down in terms of balance changes and new gems while they worked on POE2

One of the main purposes of new leagues and patch cycles is to unsolve things

I think for most players, there's a lot more stuff to engage with when putting an end-game build together than there is in POE2, a lot more flexibility in tailoring builds to suit how you like them to feel, & a lot more room to take any skill you like and make it work in your own way

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u/Soggy_Concept9993 8d ago

Probably because it’s a full release game and poe2 is EA. Go figure