End game .... Nope

In Dawn I have leveled 7 different characters thru the campaign. It's brilliant. I get to maps.. and I cringe

I couldn't put my finger on why. It's killing things.. what's not to like. But I don't.

Why? Map.size is to large filled with rubbish. Not sure if that changes with juicing maps.. but initially they are utter trash. I don't want to kill things for 15 mins to get .. a waystone.. wow. What a waste of time.

So size is a big one. But it's more than that. There's no reason to do it. "Find corruption..". Ok. Where? Do maps to find corruption... Then more to find source.. then.. lmao. What a joke.

Maybe I don't get it. Maybe I respect my time more than those who slog away at the ridiculous map areas.. I HATE that I can't fix my resistances getting to maps. That's gotta change. There aren't enough sockets for the the silly system they have now. The RNG is pathetic. We need to be able to craft resistances IF they are gonna be a roadblock like they are into end game. The other option is trade and that's a pathetic way to "fix" a game.

I'm hoping the end is overhauled completely. Short maps. Better loot. Resistance crafting on open affixes.

The reason end game feels like it has no point is likely because it was rushed. If I recall correctly they released the beta with no end-game and initially planned to make it after the campaign was finished. But everyone demanded an end-game so they threw one together. I think it has really good bones but it has no content because they still don't even have the 3 act that fit between what they have finished and the end game they had to shove in. So it doesn't have any point.

As for speed I'm hoping the opposite. Campaign you actually care about the mobs on your screen, end game you just one click everything until you hit a boss fight it feels. So I'd rather they slow it down a bit with a little less density but make the mobs feel relevant. Some better waypoints I think would go a long way. Making sure dead ends have a checkpoint for example.

Here's the thing. When I get to maps, I want to play. What I don't want to do is try to use a clunky website thru my ps5 to get res capped so I don't die to waypoint 1 mobs. It's not fun.

I literally spent 2 hours not playing but buying gear cuz I don't have a way to make the gear on my own. Had a lot of broken bases. Have a tab full of rings and amulets.. but no way to not waste currency to get the gear I need to fix my toon so he won't die.

There is no excuse for this. Not when. Poe1 exists WHICH HAS THIS ALREADY IN IT.

The devs claim to play the game. I don't think so. It doesn't feel like they have any clue as to what a normal none streamer goes thru.

All of it would be corrected with simple crafts. Not these socket things which are great for other reasons. It's mind boggling they are the same company..

Runes can go a pretty long way in granting resistances... between vendors, gambling, and low tier maps there really shouldnt be that tough of a time getting to 75 resists. you can trade for junk armour for like 1 exalt and easily cap resists like that too