I don’t mean to pick on you in any way. But hearing things like this just makes me think people would rather be happier playing D2 or something for all of eternity.
The game is really underwhelming and is yet another entry into this genre that continues to do the things that have been done for decades. There were a few instances where I was understanding the mechanics that make this game different. And at the end of the day all it is doing is shifting problems / numbers from one side of the abacus to the other. QOL ? sure that’s nice, but what about doing something new for the genre.
If this continues like this, the game will be unable to stand out and just be something people play between seasons of D4 / POE1/2 . And there are many here who actually want exactly that.
Which is disheartening to say the least. I’m not a fan of dark souls but with POE2 taking much inspiration from that game I can say with certainty that at least its doing something with the genre albeit severely uninspired.
NRFTW taking a similar approach with more emphasis on the dark souls part. I’m not sure if its investors limiting creativity or the creatives limiting themselves. Apparently the community pushed EHG to add a trade market to this game, And if that’s true then this has no hope of ever being something original, It will likely remain an uninspired grim dark clone of a series of other games, helplessly mimicking its competition.
Hopefully there are some of you here who are capable of doing something. Best of luck.