For POE2: Create some alternative end game options

First I want to say I love the game. I mostly enjoy just trying new builds and almost always play purely hardcore so I dont always even get to endgame.

For this league, I played non HC SSF to try the new Atlas and I have to say I just sort of find it just WAY too grindy and not really fun to be quite honest.

I would love for there to be more end game options for those that just do not find the end game Atlas experience compelling.

Since there will be two paths through the game in POE2 one option would be a game + option to go through the map you have not already done. Maybe this could be done in a way that also involved maps along with the second play through so that the Atlas gets opened and maybe slightly awakened during the second play through.

Another thought is just add much more of a purpose to the Atlas grinding with long questlines both for the game in general and each of the masters. I know there is sort of an endgame questline and one for Zana but questlines that are much deeper and more involved than what we have now.

As it is you just sort of go from the in game questing experience to the incredibly grindy ending and it is just super jarring and for me at least it just does not feel compelling. Just a grind.

Maybe another idea would be a set of grinding achievement quests that give rewards or quests with rewards as you meet certain milestones to help with the grinding.

Just my .02