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Path of Exile's overwhelming complexity isn't the real reason new players pass on it, director believes: 'I think that PoE 1's being such an old game is in itself the accessibility problem'

PoE 2 is certainly complicated, but it's much kinder to new players.

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Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release won't need to accommodate other game releases, director says—except GTA 6: 'That's a Goliath I don't want to take on quite frankly'

Even without a PC release, GTA 6 has Grinding Gear Games carefully planning ahead.

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Path of Exile 2's massive Return of the Ancients expansion will be its last major update before it leaves early access later this year: 'I want to get this game finished, I really, really do'

Game director Jonathan Rogers says the endgame rework needed to happen for the game to feel complete enough to release.

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Path of Exile 2's 'biggest expansion ever' reworks its entire post-campaign grind for new and returning players alike

Several new quests will walk you through its endless endgame experience.

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Path of Exile 2 director is on a 'quest to make the perfect action RPG' and isn't afraid to borrow from Path of Exile 1 to pull it off

The two games will overlap when it feels right.

PC Gamer

Though GGG wants the game to be ‘top notch,’ PoE 2’s ‘full’ release might still launch unfinished

Not every aspect of the game will be considered complete by the time 1.0 launches.

Destructoid

Path of Exile 2 director doesn't think his action RPG will leave early access in March 2026 after all, and while "I certainly wouldn't want to slip into 2027," he doesn't want to "promise anything"

The hope is to go 1.0 within the next calendar year

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Path of Exile 2’s Druid class is complex but GGG did all it could to make it accessible, studio chief says

The complexity is yours to pursue.

Destructoid

Path of Exile 2 devs 'had so much negativity' around druids not being able to dodge roll in animal forms that they spent the last month making it happen: 'Man it was tough to get that to work right'

No thoughts, only bear.

PC Gamer

'Let's fix every problem anyone has': Path of Exile 2 director says its massive next patch should pull the game out of its Dawn of the Hunt depression era

PoE 2's been in its training arc.

PC Gamer

Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson has started a new game studio: 'I wanted to be creative in a way that didn't involve being a CEO of a 200 person company'

Wilson said he's ready to get back into game dev after a year of sorting his Magic cards.

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Path of Exile 2 director says GGG is learning from its mistakes while supporting 2 games at once: 'If you want to lock the date, you can't lock the features'

Path of Exile is moving to a four-month update cycle.

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Path of Exile 2 director says it may not leave early access in 2025: 'I want to get it done this year, but we'll see how things go'

The initial estimate of six months was a little bit off the mark.

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Path of Exile 2 director isn't worried about ARPG competition, in part thanks to seasons: 'So long as people are willing to come back and play our game for a month four times a year, then I'm good'

This town is big enough for the two of us.

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D.C. Regulators Are Forcing This Rideshare Alternative Out of the Market

The D.C. Superior Court is fining Empower CEO Joshua Sear $5,000 for every day he keeps his ride reservation software operational in the city.

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Path of Exile 2 director "really sorry for how this went down" as he announces new Path of Exile 1 expansion has to be paused: "How could I justify taking some of the most experienced developers we have off PoE 2 when it's on fire?"

Update 3.26 is delayed until Path of Exile 2 is in better shape

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Path of Exile fans are having a very normal one after an expansion was delayed thanks to Path of Exile 2: 'I need to make peace with myself and let go of this burden'

Like it shot Old Yeller.

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Path of Exile 2 devs acknowledge the endgame is 'too severe' but are sticking to their guns because 'the whole death actually mattering thing is actually important'

"It takes time to get there and that matters."

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Around 66 accounts in Path of Exile 2 were compromised, due to a one-two punch of an old unused Steam account and a backend bug

"66 notes were deleted, so that would imply that 66 accounts were compromised."

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Path of Exile 2's first patch of 2025 is coming later this week, with 'more rewarding' endgame mapping and the rollout of respawns when fighting pinnacle bosses

Larger balance changes are being kept for when GGG's ready to roll out a new League.

Inverse

'Path of Exile 2' Is Already So Popular It’s Making Its Developer Nervous

'Path of Exile 2' is off to a great start in Early Access, with so many players signed up its developer isn't sure its servers can even handle them all.

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Path of Exile 2 may have sold too well, so beware queues: 'We really didn't expect to have more than a million people online at the same time'

"Obviously this is great news, but it also comes with some downsides too."

Windows Central

As a Diablo fan, I'm rooting for the success of its strongest competitor: Path of Exile 2

With Path of Exile 2 launching soon, Diablo 4 devotees are pushing back on the notion that it spells doom for Blizzard and, rather, brings innovation to both games.

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'We don't have to worry about trillions of damage': Path of Exile 2 is trying to avoid Diablo 4's game-breaking damage numbers, director says

Path of Exile 2's class and loot design shouldn't allow that to happen.

Player One

'Path of Exile 2' Shares New Details About the Sequel; Endgame Focus, Supporter Packs, and More

The early access period for Path of Exile 2 is scheduled to start on Dec. 6, 2024, and will give fans a glimpse of what is to come for the sequel.

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