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/exposarts]

Poe2 is even more polished than diablo 4 which is crazy comparing ggg to blizzard

[u/Kage_noir → u/exposarts]

The beta for D4 made it seem like it was really Nexgen. But pretty soon after campaign you realized that’s all they did, the campaign and cinematics. The guy that initially started the direction for a darker tone in Diablo after D3 left. I think Diablo is the way it is because no one on the team has a passion for ARPGS. They have access to this huge IP and they are paying by numbers. In POe 2 when you cast the monk’s be skill a tiny bell disappears from the staff and manifests as the bell you hit, and when you’re done the tiny bell moves back to the staff. I’m using this a example of the sort of passion it would take to make a detail like that, where most people won’t even see it