Feedback for devs

Hello i am a player from the early days on PoE 1 starting in the beta and playing for the first couple years. Then stopping. Baldurs gate dark alliance 1 and 2 are two of my favourite ARPG's and I feel PoE 2 has managed to get the essence of that game down to a T.

I'm currently playing on PS5 as my laptop will not be able to run the game well enough and I think this game is likely better suited to twin stick controls.

The good:

- bosses are epic, the music the design. This is all spot on for the most part. King of the mists was a bit confusing as I was taking damage but unsure what from.
- skill system is much better and more refined. Skill gems are much simpler for newer players and intuitive on what to do.

The bad:

- maps feel way too large, I realised that the way to get better gear and skills was to make sure you're clearing the maps. Some however are gigantic and can take 30-45 minutes to full explore.
- too easy to get surrounded my mops and be unable to move as roll doesn't phase through enemies.
- keep getting held back by gear upgrades because I do not come across something to replace my previous set. Partly due to lower gear drops. I should probably gamble more on armour.
- accessing some of the menus is really awkward and I don't think you can look at the skills list without having a gem to hand.