Zarokh and name reusing

So this league has the npc called Zarokh the Temporary talking in mirages

I thought he would be the boss

But today I realized he's reference to poe2 (there is a boss)

So eh... why? Why put a reference to character who doesn't even exist in poe1?

Wouldn't it be better to not have these games reference each other?
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Hornsent#1110 wrote:
So this league has the npc called Zarokh the Temporary talking in mirages

I thought he would be the boss

But today I realized he's reference to poe2 (there is a boss)

So eh... why? Why put a reference to character who doesn't even exist in poe1?

Wouldn't it be better to not have these games reference each other?


POE1 and POE2 occupy the very same world, decades apart. Zarokh didn't magically appear in the years between; he has existed for thousands of years. He very much exists during POE1.

Even if it only amounts to a one-off easter egg, it's still pretty cool for the players who enjoy both games.
They are building lore bridges. :)
Name sound like a named trash mob in one of the very first quests in the wow classic horde starter area.
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