>>717757470 (OP)
Diablo 2 is and will always be the best ARPG ever made. PoE 2 is overdesigned and in terms of itemization falls into the same trap that Diablo 3 and every other ARPG ever since did, where bigger number = better item. It is a big improvement over PoE1 though, I give you that. If PoE 1 was a 5/10, Diablo 4 was a 4/10 and Diablo 2 is a 10/10, then PoE 2 is a solid 7.5/10.
>>717761119
tatas main gripe with D2 is that once you start getting into runewords, literally no other loot maters and that's sucks for a loot centric game.
>>717761901
It is closer to modern Roguelikes than to other ARPGs. A shorter campaign with random quests and a complete lack of endgame, even more so than Diablo 2.
>>717761651
That's only really an issue if you play the game online where people either run bots or buy high runes with real money. If you play the game offline, most of the overpowered runewords don't matter at all because you are most likely never going to find the runes for them anyway.
>>717762348
I don't think it's even theoretically possible. Diablo 1 is literally one dungeon with a few random quests while Diablo 2 is a linear campaign with identical quests every time and only a small amount of random generation in locations.
>>717762470
Diablo 2 doesn't have itemization where you could even make some braindead number comparison in the first place. The highest defense stat on an armor for instance is practically never the stat that makes an armor the best in slot item for your character.
>>717762930
There is no point in the game when bis items would actually be necessary. You are discussing the optimal way to build a sand castle in a sandbox.
>>717762930
The best defensive mods in poe do stuff like give you back life when you are hit (defiance of destiny) or convert physical damage to an element (lightning coil, cloak of flame, eater implicits).
>>717757470 (OP)
I never liked it. I have tried getting into it three times, and i just can't do it. The starter area just sucks too much fucking ass. The starting area sucks, the player sucks, the proportions suck, the textures suck, the enemies suck, the color dcheme sucks, the music sucks, the entire feel of the game sucks... it all just suxxx.
>>717762930
It's very obvious that you never played PoE enough to make a comparison. And I say this as someone who prefers playing Project Diablo 2 over PoE.
