Passive Skills refund feedback

Hello,

This feedback is based on my experience across the past four leagues, particularly regarding the respec system in Path of Exile 2.

At the moment, the current respec system feels very unfriendly to players during the early and mid stages of progression. The gold cost required to refund passive skill points is extremely high for players starting a fresh league with little to no gold available.

For example, if a player decides to experiment with a different build around levels 30–50 and later realizes they do not enjoy it, reverting back to their previous setup often becomes nearly impossible due to the massive gold requirement. This can leave players feeling stuck with a build they no longer want to play.

I believe it would greatly improve the player experience if passive tree respecs were either free or available at a very low cost (for example, 10 gold per point) until level 50 or perhaps until the campaign is completed.

This change would provide several benefits:

Encourage new players to experiment and learn the game naturally without immediately relying on external guides.
Reduce frustration caused by early mistakes or build experimentation.
Improve player retention, as many players quit before reaching endgame after realizing they cannot reasonably fix or change their build.
Better support casual players who may take 15–30 hours to complete the campaign and are unlikely to restart from scratch over passive tree issues.

Not everyone playing the game is a speed runner, and the current system can feel overly punishing for players simply trying to learn and enjoy different playstyles.

Perhaps this could even be tested for a single league to evaluate the impact on player experience and retention.

Thank you for taking the time to read the feedback, and I hope GGG considers giving this approach a try.

Any questions, feel free to let me know.