Although the early access content released by POE 2 is in the early stage of the game, the game is very popular because there are many old players. Secondly, the ARPG mode, rich storyline, exquisite game graphics and game performance also attract many new players to join.
Because of the large number of players, some problems have also emerged. For example, the imbalance of the loot system and the endgame mechanism of POE 2. These are very common problems, and now we are going to discuss another more unbearable problem. This problem also exists in Diablo 2, and the developer chose to delete it in Diablo 4, which proved to be the right choice.
POE 2 and Diablo 2 are games of the same type, so they inevitably have similarities in the story background and some operations. POE 2 also learned many game mechanisms from Diablo 2. Although Diablo 2 is one of the most popular works in the entire Diablo series, some game mechanisms are now outdated because the game has been around for a long time and the current game update speed is very fast. The problems reported by players at present also show that it is a wise choice for Diablo 4 to delete these mechanisms.
Urgent Problem: Identification Mechanism Of Items In POE 2
The game requires players to identify certain POE 2 items before they can continue to use them. But not all items need to be identified, such as ordinary POE2 currency, orbs and other items.
For those items that need to be identified, players need to use Scroll of Wisdom or recruit special NPCs in POE 2 campaign to identify them. In most cases, this does not affect the player’s gaming experience.
But sometimes when players collect dropped loot, they will be marked as “Unidentified”. Players cannot see their relevant values during this time, which will make it impossible for players to know whether the effects of the loot can continue to benefit their characters. This will affect the player’s judgment in subsequent game choices.
Fortunately, identifying these items does not require harsh conditions, such as using Scroll of Wisdom. This may sound troublesome, but Scroll of Wisdom is actually very easy to obtain. Players will drop a lot of Scrolls of Wisdom when fighting monsters. If players don’t want to fight, they can also go to Una in Clearfell Encampment to exchange for 25 gold. But for new players, they don’t have enough golds, which takes more time.
The second method is to find a special NPC. This NPC is a character called “The Hooded One” that players will encounter early in the game. This character will stay in the player’s camp after the player encounters it. If the player wants to identify certain items, just talk to him, you don’t even need to spend any currency, you can identify items for free.
Players don’t have to worry about whether there will be any restrictions on repeatedly teleporting to identify items. Because the camp’s portal has no cooldown and is also free, players can teleport back to the camp at any time to identify items. It’s just that players have to keep teleporting back and forth. This will greatly affect the gaming experience of players who like to complete the game in a coherent manner. They have to interrupt their original game plans again and again to repeat these tedious processes. Imagine how terrible it would be if you were repeatedly interrupted while POE 2 Exalted Orbs farming!
Players are not unable to accept such a mechanism, but it would be better if it is integrated with other systems, such as the crafting system or the resource management system. Now this operation method is too lacking in challenge and freshness for a game with many old players. Players will feel very boring in such a repetitive process.
However, POE 2 is still in the early access stage. It is a good thing for developers to collect feedback on related issues as soon as possible. These mechanisms may be abandoned by developers in the future.
Diablo 4: Deleted The Item Identification Mechanism
The developers of Diablo 4 decisively deleted this mechanism that would cause a lot of unnecessary time consumption for players. Although POE 2 is superior in many aspects and Diablo 4 cannot compare with it, only under this mechanism can Diablo 4 completely defeat POE 2.
In the current game market filled with a variety of games, players want to experience high-quality game content while reducing the time spent on unnecessary operations as much as possible. Diablo 4’s choice provides players with a simpler system that is more in line with current game needs, simplifying the novice experience of players. Developers can also shift the focus of the game from sorting out tedious and meaningless game information to improving the depth of the game.
POE 2 has only been released for a short time, and it is very common that many content has problems. If the developer is willing to listen to these opinions of the players and improve them, I believe the game will definitely get better and better!