They will never get rid of labs

Why? Because it is stupid. And they will never change anything that is just plain stupid.

They said a few years ago they're gonna be transitioning away from labs. Generally changes to labs and stuff happen with the spring league, but once it happened with the summer league (that is the autumn and winter league for people south of the equator).

But who knows? I certainly don't have the 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, or 3.24 patch notes in front of me.

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GIJoeWWW wrote:

Why? Because it is stupid. And they will never change anything that is just plain stupid.

They have confirmed that lab is not the way you ascend in PoE 2.

I get frustrated with it too sometimes.

The loot nerfs also absolutely obliterated lab farming. It's so bad now.

Lab is great. 3.19 is superb. Git gud.

Considering the new grand spectrums can only be found in lab it makes it somewhat better to run.

Still would rather do other things.

I hope labs can be just fighting the boss.
That or ascend at set levels.

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gladiatorpie wrote:

Considering the new grand spectrums can only be found in lab it makes it somewhat better to run.

Still would rather do other things.

It's not worth it to run lab yourself even for that. Let some other masochists do it, and pay whatever the going rate is for the Spectrum you want. Lab is in a broadly terrible place right now.

I like labs and feel it is one of the stronger points of the game, imo it feels fun and adventurous something I feel is lacking in this ARPG.

What I don't care for was the RNG to unlock eternal lab (now not a thing) and the gatekeeping ascendancies behind lab.

Granted I don't tune my gameplay behind a X currency per hour goal, so for loot it probably sucks.

Hell my dream league would be some sort of Delve/Lab hybrid.