If I really like a game, I will play it till the end. Certainly I will occasionally look at a walkthrough when I'm stuck and the answer doesn't pop up after a few hours. I am not that good with strategies and often depend on others when I am in trouble. I will try not to get spoiled in doing so though, as I sure do love a good story driven game with lots of twists and turns.
I recently decided to play Baldur's Gate (PC) again, it being one of my favorite games of old. I remember having played it all summer long back in 2002. I played BG II in 2003 and its expansion a year or two later. I am someone that is very very patient in terms of playing a video game. Though the time I invest in games has diminished quite a bit seeing as I have 20+ projects that takes my time away from them. To show my point....I started my BG game three weeks ago, and only played 30 minutes so far...
I'll definitely invest more effort in playing PoE, but unless my life calms down a bit, I'm guessing it'll easily take me 3-4 months to complete, if not a bit more.