For me, genshin and Warframe… I was extremely lost. I quit both, felt like I missed so much.

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    Not sure what counts as “currently popular,” but World of Warcraft is a bit intimidating for new players, just in terms of the scope and changing seasons.

    Path of Exile is a bit rough, too. One look at the skill tree is enough to turn some people away.

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      And then you get to the Atlas passive tree and we’re straight into a Lord of the Rings second breakfast meme.

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      When I played DotA 2, a dude who was good also was trying to get me and everyone regular with us into POE.

      I took one look at the average hours played on Steam reviews and noped out of there. Also quit DOTA like a week later.

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      but World of Warcraft is a bit intimidating for new players, just in terms of the scope and changing seasons.

      Yup, can confirm. I left wow near the end of Burning Crusade and came back to it in the middle of Shadowlands. I was so confused. Plus, nobody talks anymore. Chat used to be lively, but now players seem inconvenienced and annoyed by strangers trying to start up a conversation.

      I don’t recognize the game anymore and have no interest in continuing. I tried WoW classic when it came out and had a blast. Got through Northrend leveling and then left again.