⚠️Disclaimer: I am not native english speaker, and i will not use AI to write the review. So there might be spelling or grammar errors...⚠️


First, I am glad i didn't paid the 30$ for this game, since i got it for free as an POE1 Founder, sadly the GGG is not what they used to be 12 years ago, they hopped on the gacha boxes, battlepass, hyper MTX/Monetisation bandwagon like the big Asia Games.

The launch day for an early access tittle which peaked arround 300.000 cumulative players was a catastrophy. 3 Hours delay bug fiesta with queues, disconnects, wipes. Never play on patchday right...

Then in the game, you are like what is this? We have 2024? Genderlocked classes? Zero customisation? Even mobile games have hair styles, hair colors or eye colors... Nope in POE2 everyone looking exactly the same. 0 Uniqueness when it comes to style and visuals. :( (Unless you buy Cosmetic MTX in the cashhops...)

Then they had Twitch drops at launch, but not the normal drops like "watch and get something".... no you got a Unique Pet if you Gift 2 Subs on twitch -> 10$ for a FOMO Pet already in Early Access??... Yeah you see how the monetisation of GGG going downhill over the last decade.

- 🟢Graphics Obviously
- 🟢Free Portal without Item
- 🟢Less different types of currencys

- 🔴No class depth and uniqueness, everyone can do anything, you can run a Witch or Sorceress with an Axe... its very cringe
- 🔴No Cinematics, Epic stuff, Real Story/Lore
- 🔴No Character Creation System
- 🔴Genderlocked classes
- 🔴New Skill System is way worse, you only dropping Level 3 skill gems but already have all level 3? Bad luck for your, your still stuck at level 3 then... No matter if you made 10 levels or not.
- 🔴Game is designed and balanced about the new Dodgeroll, which makes it much more feeling like Dark Souls. This is not an ARPG anymore, you wont killing hundreds of monsters at the same time anymore. The Game difficulty is way to high, I had a Legendary/Unique Weapon beeing 2 level above the zone, fully skilled on Damage and my Lightning Spell still need 4-5 Casts to kill 0815 Monsters... Much Fun right :3 ? not realy.
- 🔴Way less drops and dopamine hits when it comes to itemisation and story progression
- 🔴No clear goals/path, you still need guides else you stuck 10 hours+ in Act1
- 🔴You are forced to use multiply skills nowdays, this isnt the same as POE1, where you can grab your favourite skill minmax that and have fun. No you need to use multiply skills now. The Skill tree even switches to the 2nd weapon automatically.. -> You literally have to play 2 builds same time to be efficient.
- 🔴 POE2 community is still same level on toxicity as POE1. Many new people asked in chat for help, they got insulted and harassed. Specialy when it comes to game difficulty, which is way to high.
- 🔴Cashshop prices still crazy, 30-60$ for skin set... This game has Greedy Supporterpacks worth 100/200 even 300$+
- 🔴 Still no Set Boni Gear to chase or collect
- 🔴 Game is heavily focused on 3rd party apps/tools/websites, dont use them? Get big disadvantage compared to anyone else. :(
- 🔴 CPU Spikes still exists
- 🔴 The Game is even more visual clutter then POE1, compared with the "mandatory" Dodge roll (the game is balanced arround) , i am unable to play this game properly without getting motionsickness, dizziness and fatigue feelings.
- 🔴 The Game makes you distress, the Boss had 1% HP left, you died, guess what? Have to do the whole boss again from 100% ... This is way worse then in POE1...