Path of Exile has been the big winner of Blizzard’s series of bankruptcies, bad luck and glitches in recent years. While Diablo 3 received few updates and Diablo Immortal wasn’t even a game for many Hack’n Slay fans, Path of Exile was able to shine. The big expansion Path of Exile 2 should even take on Diablo 4. But now Grinding Gear Games seems to have screwed up. The new season “Lake of Kalandra”, which started on Friday, is poorly received and Path of Exile immediately gets the receipt on Steam.
What’s happening with Path of Exile reviews on Steam right now? People are venting their bad moods in Steam reviews of Path of Exile right now:
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Players with more than 2,200 hours write negative reviews on Steam
What bothers players? Players are dissatisfied with the current patch. A user with over 2,200 hours on Path of Exile criticized (via steam):
Everything nerfed. Enemies buffed to the moon: melee is no longer an option for players who only use uniques. I want to have fun instead of dying in a random stunlock or oneshot.
Steam user Dan Massimo
Addictive – but not in the good way
A German-speaking user with more than 2,000 hours complained (via steam):
Sorry, unfortunately we can no longer recommend it without hesitation. In fact, given the gameplay changes over the last 6 months, I have to strongly advise against installing the game.
Steam user Exalderan
The user compares the game to alcohol or cigarettes: It is addictive, but not in a good way. He also criticizes the fact that the game has become harder and more stingy in recent months. Compared to before, you get 90% less loot, but the enemies have become 10 times harder than a year ago.
He even says that the developers are only interested in selling microtransactions – they have lost sight of the fun of the players.
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How does the criticism affect the number of players? Normally, Path of Exile sees a huge surge in players on Steam and the other platforms with a new league. This time, too, there was an upswing in players: At the peak, 151,145 players were online on Steam at the same time, but they didn’t stay this time.
As the site mmorpg.pl knows, this time the player boost fizzled out:
Developers themselves seem surprised at how few drops there are now
How are the developers reacting? The developers themselves seem to be surprised (via poe) that the game is said to be much more stingy with drops, because this loot loss was so blatantly unplanned. You did change something, but now you are surprised by this result.
The developers report that they now want to investigate this more closely and counteract the problems with changes.
Some observers criticize the developers for already having their heads on “Path of Exile 2” and neglecting the live game. More on Path of Exile 2:
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