Path Of Exile 2 Review

Path of Exile 2 Review:

While visually polished, PoE 2 delivers fantastic and exhilarating boss fights, showcasing Grinding Gear Games' mastery in creating thrilling encounters. However, the levels are far too large for the painfully slow movement speed, and the lack of build creativity—mirroring Diablo 3's skills both in design and appearance—leaves much to be desired. Loot drops are conspicuously absent on maps, and restrictive stat requirements stifle cross-classing potential, further limiting player freedom.

If you loved PoE 1 for picking up loot, trading, crafting, and making the screen explode with action, do not play PoE 2. But if you prefer slower, MOBA-style gameplay, PoE 2 might be worth a try.

Grinding Gear Games could have a world-class, perfect game if they removed weapon restrictions on skills, adopted the same freedom as PoE 1, sped up the action by 100%, and brought back the old currency system while keeping gold—revolutionizing vendors and making them both valuable and fun to engage with. Also, why isn’t there a vending machine-style interaction for player trading? It’s 2025—why do I still have to PM for a physical transaction?

For D&D fans, it’s like going from 3.5 to 5.0—streamlined but at the cost of depth and complexity. PoE 2 struggles to recapture what made its predecessor iconic.

Your game would be perfect if you didn’t do this stupid pos honor system. Giving me lower movement speed then making the two bosses just spam aoe moves is stupid asf. What a dumb game mechanic. Change that shit immediately. I do not have hours to farm for fucking gems just to loose to some bull shit effect then refarm. Fix it now

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XelzbaneX#3316 wrote:

If you loved PoE 1 for picking up loot, trading, crafting, and making the screen explode with action, do not play PoE 2. But if you prefer slower, MOBA-style gameplay, PoE 2 might be worth a try.

This is very accurate. They should make it a disclaimer attached to the game itself.