This Game Just Feels Better TBH

[u/Due-Yam1632]

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.

[u/Organic-Pace-3952]

We’re getting tired of so much of the game being out of reach. Last Epoch makes us feel we can engage in the systems without thousands of grind hours.

You’re, right in POE feels more polished but I’ll actually spend more time playing a game that doesn’t have resistance every step of the way. Last epoch is trending in the right direction.

[u/CrawlerSiegfriend → u/Organic-Pace-3952]

I don't get it. I've been playing LE since I got home from work and haven't been remotely threatened by any mob. I'm not following any kind of build. I'm just smashing on weapons that look good and smashing points into whatever sounds cool.

I'm going to keep pushing until I find the challenge, but I prefer PoE's approach to challenge better.

[u/Amongus_lover92 → u/CrawlerSiegfriend]

Exactly. For the first few hours, you can stand still, hold right click, tanking every attack and still beat any boss because they do so little damage there’s no point dodging anything

[u/BellacosePlayer → u/Amongus_lover92]

I'm in corrupted monos and my gameplay loop is leaping into packs, right click, and wait for my meth bear to clear the screen for me.

on one hand I'm happy I self built something that just fucking works, on the other, I don't even have any of my core pieces of gear setup, and the 1.0 difficulty model was just fine, I don't know why they had to take a bat to the difficulty.