Unique’s Are trash in POE 2

The uniques suck.

I've been jamming this game for over a year now. We've had multiple re-balances and additions to the unique pool. Aside from some of the ones that drop off the endgame bosses, I've used maybe 10-20. After picking up probably thousands by now.

If game theory says we need uniques to offer a unique playstyle, let's throw that game theory in the trash along with these awful uniques. I play games to have fun, not do more mind-numbing drudgery like I do at work.

There's no problem with having SOME powerful unique items in the game. But 1% or less? You're just pulling my chain at that point. Let me have some FUN! Take these training wheels off already.

the game is too reliant on +skills and flat phys DPS. Your build is unique? Running vertex mask +4, amulet +3, weapon with 3-5+? your weapon doesn't have the mandatory phys/phys/phys? it's trash. rings don't have 2-3 flat damage? best I can do is 3 exalts. The game is tuned around thse mandatory requirements. Unless something is extremely broken then uniques are useless.

+1.


You can't rely Unique power only to one modifier?

Unique items should be at least equal of the top rare items + having one unique modifier for the build.

Poe series changed this rule that holds almost 3 decades and ruined the fun but also the build construction plans.