In Path of Exile 2 has been frustrating players with a mechanic for a while now. Even in the new season, it has not been adjusted. Now players are demanding a change.
What mechanic is it about? Path of Exile 2 is known to be a challenging game. Both beginners and professionals who do not play sophisticated builds often struggle with the game. This is intentional, as the developers want to provide players with a real challenge.
However, one mechanic contributes little to the difficulty. Players who die in Path of Exile 2 lose all items that have been dropped by enemies but not yet picked up. This has caused frustration in the past when players lost rare items right before their eyes.
Although the new expansion “The Third Edict” has brought many innovations, the mechanic has remained unaddressed. Now players have had enough and are demanding a change.
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Loot deletion is not well received
What are players criticizing? Players are not just frustrated with the mechanic because it takes good items away right in front of them. They are particularly bothered by the fact that nothing gets better as a result. If this mechanic did not exist, very little would change in the game, but many frustrating moments could be avoided.
Players explain on Reddit that it also affects the flow of the game. Many players clear all enemies before they take a moment to look at the loot. However, if one dies during the clear, everything is lost because it has not yet been stored.
Players can either start to play more slowly and check their loot repeatedly or take the risk and potentially lose important loot.
On Reddit, many players report moments of frustration because they died from a random attack after a boss fight and had their hard-earned loot taken from them.
What could be done about it? Players would probably have no objections if the mechanic were completely removed. It contributes very little to gameplay and randomly punishes players.
However, it is unclear what significance the developers attribute to loot deletion. This mechanic could prevent tricks where players intentionally let their character die or try their luck in overly difficult maps, knowing they have nothing to lose.
The fact that the mechanic was not touched in the new update while dozens of others were completely changed could indicate that the developers still stand behind it.
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