Changes to the campaign
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I have been playing PoE 2 mostly this year, and decided to try this week the new breach mechanic in PoE 1. The campaign felt pretty nice at the beginning, refreshing and well paced. Once i fought Kitava in act 5, proximity 5h in game time, it felt nice. But then i returned to Lioneye's watch ... well the 1st thing crossing my mind was "again?" and my motivation to play was very diminished. Act 6 - act 10 felt bad going again and i played shorter sessions overall, i know there is differences but it did felt like just cruel difficulty. My thought was, why isn't the campaign split in 2? Add a few more areas and side quest to act 1-5 and have it be its own thing. 5 Acts is pretty good amount for campaign, 3 acts is perfect, 4-5 act is nice, more than that it becomes too long to care and follow, especial when visiting the same biomes with a small change in the lightning. I think having 2 campaigns - the first "the Exile" following the current act 1 to act 5, and "The Godslayer" arc current act 6 - act 10. That way we can choose witch one we want to make every league, and it will not feel as repetitive as it is currently. Also i didnt like how many mechanics were added in the acts as the acts are just a tutorial rather its own thing. I think mini acts like the current interlude acts in PoE 2 can be very nice way introducing to mechanics. They can even be batched, for example a mini act with Vaal themed mechanics, the temple and ultimatum. At the end you have made your first temple and completed it. There is big potential in interlude acts in my opinion, even for endgame since sometimes it is tiring to spam maps and you just want to have a blast in some mini act with your current character.Also they can be used to expand on story and is way more appealing to casuals (i think im casual even tho i have 2500+ hours), i know a few people that stop playing after completing the main campaign.
TLDR: Splinting the campaign in 2 parts. 1 campaign that encompass the story between act 1 to act 5. And the 2nd campaign following the story form act 6 - act 10. New characters can choose witch campaign to follow, at the end of each you continue with maps. Last bumped on Dec 19, 2025, 1:10:32 PM
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