Why did you stop playing the game?

GGG seems unable to properly balance classes. I don’t mind if one class is slightly stronger than another — that’s expected. But when only one or two classes are truly viable, it becomes a problem. You spend time and currency building something unique, and just when it starts working, it gets nerfed for being “broken.” Meanwhile, the class that 80% of players use remains untouched — because it’s the only one with proper item support and guaranteed build stability.
In the latest release, several new classes were introduced, including the Tactician, which was supposed to offer a gameplay style centered around ballistas and crossbows. But it felt unfinished and directionless. I tried hard to come up with creative solutions, but the company ignores its own official forum and only pays attention to Reddit — and even there, only to posts with high engagement or from well-known players.
My idea is to turn the Tactician’s ballistas into something similar to the Warrior’s totems: you’d sacrifice a gem slot to socket a skill into the ballista, making it an extension of your build rather than just a deployable turret. For example:

- Ripwire Ballista could accept shooting skill gems, turning it into a ranged attack platform.

- Artillery Ballista could accept grenade skill gems, enabling explosive and creative combos.

This would unlock a wide range of simple, effective build possibilities without forcing players to sacrifice defensive passives. As it stands, the class has no defense — and it doesn’t matter how tanky your turret is if your character gets one-shot. Meanwhile, builds like Lightning Strike clear two maps ahead without any nerfs. It’s a slap in the face.
The game has become dull. It feels like GGG doesn’t play their own game. If the community started requesting refunds en masse — as has happened with other games — maybe the company would finally listen and start paying attention to all players, not just those using broken builds. Releasing an overpowered class and calling it a day is not a solution.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3824670

This is why.

the 0.2 patch that destroyed most builds. i was having a good time with my minions. Stopped playing after the hunt patch 0.2

No variety
No balance
Endgame is lacking
Drops are too strict

In the end the biggest reason is that they seem to not have a good direction. The game took a major step back in 0.3 because they seem to be torn, so at this point it's a wait and see each patch before I download it. If it doesn't look interesting or fun there is no reason to play, as there are better options out there right now.

I never want to stop play poe2, it is a top best game among what we could have now days.

Only except:

1. not knowing what happened then 1-shot death
2. exp loss + map content vanished, double penalty
3. endgame lacking + waypoint system not very smart

build making is dead op lighting spear killed all the fun
no reason to try level up to lvl 100 , most builds cant do that just by playing .

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ShiyoKozuki#4168 schrieb:

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2836742981#3689 schrieb:

Why are you saying this? That is when the power fantasy starts to kick in...that is the whole point of ARPG's.

No it's no, modern ARPGs have conditioned you into thiking this.
Even the creator of the genre disagrees!
https://www.videogamer.com/features/diablo-creator-david-brevik-doesnt-vibe-with-todays-rapid-arpgs/

That's a very interesting take, thanks for linking.

So many complaints....and it's only a start!

Most of them are focusing on:

a. XP loss/XP gain
b. Bad implementation on Skills/Ascendancy
c. No fun in Endgame
d. Gambling everywhere
e. No build diversity
f. Awful trading system

I'm wondering what of those issues are being improved in patch 0.3.0 or it's a bait again like 0.2.0???

Waiting for some big updates to try again for some hours, to post feedback again, then probably will stop again until the full game or another big step towart the full game.

My primary reason is the absolute state the EU servers were in, I can't count how many maps I lost because of disconnects.

Then added to that the new/crap soft stun system and the Temu-souls parry ability and you have a recipe for a boring, unfun, slog with awful loot.

My hope is we get a new act in 0.3, they don't nerf everything into the ground again and the soft stun system is reworked because it made the game worse for every class.