PSA: Respect your time.

*For anyone that needs insight or is wanting to move on for now*

Path of Exile 2 is a day/night job disguised as an ARPG.

I recently got back on and I am now here to warn you.

Do not continue to play this game, at this time at least.

And let me tell you why:

Fun/Balance. It does not exist (unless you're Deadeye), and most likely will never exist because of the current management. The recent update proves that. Instead of buffing any bad skills/classes/defenses, they instead nerf or "adjusted" Evasion. Because reasons. So if you think you're going to have fun playing interesting and different builds, think again.

Drop Rates/XP. I said this in my last post, but there is no reason for me to constantly drop lesser jeweler's orb, or anything that's not Greater or Perfect at lvl 83 Tier 10 maps. I literally cannot progress through the game because of this. And speaking of progression, XP WILL be pretty much non-existent when you reach lvl 80. You WILL spend HOURS just to reach the next level. And if you die before that, oh well!

Trading. This is most likely why drops suck. Because GGG wants you to trade in a meta driven economy. (Which means you probably won't find something for your non-meta build in the trade market because everyone is trading meta items). And also, since the game is built around trading, modes like SSF are cucked.

QoL/Optimization: This is one of GGG's worst offenders. No in-game loot filters, unreliable in-game stats, no auto sort, and no player death info to name a few. And each update, the optimization gets worse.

I would not be surprised if the underperforming skills/class are actually good. But since there's mostly only meta builds, there's probably tons of bugs/bad coding that goes unnoticed.

Gameplay - After 400 or so hours, or for some, when you reach endgame you'll notice something. You'll still be using the same skills/combos/build as you did since ACT 1. The gameplay will never evolve. And this is largely because of the limited amount and creativity of the skills themselves. This can easily be fixed if there was elemental conversion support gems (WITHOUT ANY NEGATIVES). For example, instead of Rolling Slam, it becomes Frost Slams with visual and additional effects. Or Chaos Nova instead of Frost Nova. Or actual blood skills for Blood Mage.



But unfortunately, these concerns will most likely never be addressed. Because (last thing) GGG is not actively communicating with the community. No road maps, no polls, no testing, just silence. Just throw an update (and boss rush events, lol) and leave.

So if you guys value your time, just do yourself a favor and take a break for now. And play something else that's worth your time.