mediocrepoet
Philosoraptor in Residence
This video btw demonstrates what I said about the combat system - that a combat's outcome is evident from the start, or if not from the start, is evident long before it's over. Notice how the player here spends half a minute exchanging blows that hit with a xaurip that can't do anything better than graze.In the more RNG IE games, this combat would have been over sooner and there would have been higher stakes and a chance of someone in the party getting hit seriously. In PoE you just go through the motions in 90% of the combats.There are definitely parts of POTD that are a pain in the ass to get through, but for the most part it's a mixture of decent challenge and somewhat steam roll that at least requires you to consider how you're approaching things and sometimes leave areas until later. It's a step up from other difficulties where you can just steamroll right out of the gate.
If you said this comment about Kingmaker on unfair, I might be more inclined to agree with you.
You can see how enjoyable it is right there.Lukewarm take: PoE on PotD is the only enjoyable PoE.
I get the point and I've experienced it without watching the video. The main thing I'll say is that POE's system disproportionately favours accuracy over pretty much anything else.