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[MidnightEquinox]

PoE is not a game I'd recommend casually, tbh. IF you're into that style of look-up-guide-grind-at-max-like-crazy-every-season game, sure. But, personally, the gameplay itself is kinda poor, Lost Ark legitimately has funner combat. Grim Dawn would be my ARPG of preference among those currently out (lots of builds and balanced for self-found), but the issue with it is I feel the campaign can feel quite draggy and tiring after the first pass. I have a decent amount of hours in GD, but I tend to have to stop it after a while.

I feel like Last Epoch doesn't have that problem, which is why I'm excited for it to release someday. xD You can come up with a feasible build without a guide, and it doesn't take a lot of time to get to the endgame bits. I enjoyed simply joining a league casually for a bit where you'd roll a new hardcore character every week and try to get as far as possible in the arena (Horde mode).

I haven't played BDO, what are the similarities there? I thought BDO was big on... paying for quite a bit of stuff and... pens...?

[Teno]

PoE is not a game I'd recommend casually, tbh. IF you're into that style of look-up-guide-grind-at-max-like-crazy-every-season game, sure. But, personally, the gameplay itself is kinda poor, Lost Ark legitimately has funner combat. Grim Dawn would be my ARPG of preference among those currently out (lots of builds and balanced for self-found), but the issue with it is I feel the campaign can feel quite draggy and tiring after the first pass. I have a decent amount of hours in GD, but I tend to have to stop it after a while.

I feel like Last Epoch doesn't have that problem, which is why I'm excited for it to release someday. xD You can come up with a feasible build without a guide, and it doesn't take a lot of time to get to the endgame bits. I enjoyed simply joining a league casually for a bit where you'd roll a new hardcore character every week and try to get as far as possible in the arena (Horde mode).

I haven't played BDO, what are the similarities there? I thought BDO was big on... paying for quite a bit of stuff and... pens...?

I have played BDO and there are definitely similarities in the way the game presents itself : gear enhancing, life skills, the game mechanics (mounts/pets/inventories, etc...), but these never seem to be predatory unlike with the cash shop in BDO and its endless layers of RNG. You can definitely get the "korean mmo feel".
Overall I'm having a blast and it feels easy to get into, with an immersive world.