.5 update for poe2 drops like 1 week after d2r s14
The only thing Poe is good at, both 1 and 2, is hyping people up to come play for a week or two and then wait a few months for the next season.
"Non ladder" is completely dead in both Poe 1 and 2, because people actually dont like to play it just for fun. Its always just full speedrun seaons testing some mechanics and then gg.
Meanwhile D2 non ladder is crazy popular because people actually enjoy the game for more than a few weeks.
Just my opinion from what ive seen and experienced.