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personally i think the poe2 system is far better, i like the sense of exploration etc, i love that in delve i think delve is a better system than poe1 atlas mapping.
but delve and poe2 just dont have enough content in them to make them interesting enough, poe2 will eventually get that and it will become the best system. i think its the best base for a system its just not had years to cook and expand like the poe1 atlas has.
i think either way tho poe1 and poe2 have the 2 best endgame systems in the arpg genre, by quite a long way. poe1 is probably in a better state, i think poe2 has a better foundation, but its debating a close 1st and 2nd place in a genre where 3rd place is miles away. theyre both great systems.
i dont even really like the whole rolling maps thing, but arpgs are a multiplicative type experience. in order for an endgame system to feel fun the gameplay has to be fun and that requires a skill system with a build system and item system to support it, and the reward structure comes from that item system, the item system enables a wide range of content systems which in turn provide a diverse item system, its all feedback loops. thats why poe1 is so good and why poe2 will be amazing too when it reaches a launch state and starts expanding.
LE are trying their best, everyone else like Diablo, GD etc? none of their systems are good enough to support each other. for all the flaws in parts of what poe does each part is good enough to reach this critical mass where the whole thing holds up and becomes more than the sum of the parts. i dont think any other arpg manages this in 2025. thats an achievement worth all the revere the arpg genre has to offer imo.
I hate delve, I love my mapping sessions.
I love PoE1, because you can enjoy your delve and I can enjoy my maps. We can both enjoy the same game in different ways in the end, to the fullest. While still doing some simulacrum that we both don't like that much, when we feel like it.
