Which Is More Popular With Players? - POE 1 VS POE 2

When the developer announced that the update of POE 3.26 would be continuously delayed due to the patch update of POE 2, it caused dissatisfaction and complaints by a large number of players. In their opinion, as old players of POE 1, they were not taken seriously by the developer. However, the updates of various patches of POE 2 attracted many new players, who said that this game really meets their various requirements.

Since the developer has launched POE 1 and POE 2, why can't it continue to consolidate the original fan base, but attract more new players? This is a question worth thinking about. Moreover, various discussions and competitions between old and new players have also caused the game to be in a controversial state. Is it that the old players of POE 1 are unwilling to try new games, or that the number of new players of POE 2 is high?

The Uniqueness And Shortcomings Of Path Of Exile 1

Many old players said that it was not that they were unwilling to try new games, but that POE 2 really could not allow them to invest a lot of time, which was simply a torture for them. Because when I played POE 1 before, I was attracted by the diversity and creativity of the game's builds, but I lost a lot in POE 2. And although there are also multiple builds in POE 2, they are basically heros, stackers, or builds that combine the styles of the two, which greatly reduces the players' choices and is the main reason why they still stick to POE 1.

And compared with POE 2, the biggest difference of POE 1 is the difficulty. Players have always believed that the endgame of POE 1 is very fair, even balanced. In addition to having a more balanced endgame, players don't need to meta build at all, because it supports players to fine-tune the difficulty of the endgame. This not only increases the player's chance of winning to a certain extent, but also allows many players to dare to challenge. After all, if some players hear that the endgame is difficult, they will lose confidence at the beginning and cannot perform better in battle.

Although POE 1 has received support and praise from many players, there are still many problems in the game. For example, although players prefer the janky combat in this game, it is a relatively poor presentation for the developer. In addition, many players said that even though the addition of wasd changed the rules of the game, it aggravated their hand pain, which forced them to find a break between games.

Features And Shortcomings Of Path Of Exile 2

In fact, compared with the original work, POE 2 seems to be far superior to it at one point, the developer’s attention. Even though POE 2 has not been officially launched, the developer released POE 2 Early Access in order to harvest the fan base in advance, and used this to promote POE 2. Moreover, in the face of various problems that occurred after the release, it also actively repaired and updated. At this point, the original work really lost miserably. Even with the support of fans, it was still indifferent to the developer.

In order to improve the feelings and experience of new players, the developer is about to launch new Ascendancy Classes and items to increase the players’ options and to a certain extent increase the players’ chances of defeating the bosses. In addition, the developer has also held many official activities, which not only allow players to easily get additional POE 2 Divine Orbs and various rewards, but also continue to expand the influence of the game. It is shown that Path Of Exile 2 has made developers achieve huge economic success, which makes many peer developers envious.

However, can POE 2 be considered successful in this way? It is too superficial. Even if it is highly valued by the developers, it has lost the most important cornerstone-old players. Many new players said that they were forced to choose POE 2 because other games were too boring or they did not like the game mechanism. Therefore, if a game mode they like more appears in the future, they will decisively give up the sequel.

Moreover, many players said that they have invested a long time in the game, but still cannot see any progress. All the battles are too repetitive and do not give players a refreshing feeling. They feel like a robot, mechanically repeating the game, and even think that playing this game is a waste of time.

We don’t know which side will win in this silent battle. But whether it is new or old players, they definitely hope that their voices can be heard and that the games they like can get better. I believe that as long as developers can take the voices of various players seriously and make appropriate adjustments to the game, it will definitely be loved by more players.