I have been in love with Path of Exile and its developers for years and years. I have never once been worried the developers would implement something that would have unforeseen consequences and to this day I still have never once lost faith in GGG.

If you were to ask me why I enjoy this game the core of my enjoyment is the vast amounts of skills that can be modified as you so desire to create abilities that feel almost unfair on top of the endless skill tree that makes you feel as though you are breaking the game. Then the developers put you into a setting which thrives on that. Giving you tons and tons of enemies and making you feel like the most powerful man ever to live.

The game itself is straightfoward, kill everything. It is a good strategy considering the amount of time you spend creating a character and its nice to know the developers are on the same page.

I'd rate this game 7.5/10

Why such a low score? Keep reading and I will explain in detail

There is only a few issues I have with this game. While the core of the gameplay is perfect I feel end game is to confusing and hard for even myself (800 hours as of this review.) Crafting weapons that can be considered amazing is basically left to only the most wealthy players which also leads into my second problem with the game. Wealth is very very hard to come by. While many enjoy the economy, I personally find it a hindrance as I just want to create fun and interesting characters.

This means that even in my 800 hours of gameplay if there is only one single piece of armor that does an effect I need and a lot of other people use it for a general upgrade that means the armor will cost hundreds of exalts (Which isn't viable for solo non-crafting/non-flipping players to achieve) basically meaning I cannot play what I feel would be a fun way to play. Locking away any hope of playing something I find interesting and thus locking away what I would deem as fun from a "casual" player.

Nevertheless the game is fun and you can find many budget character builds online, just don't expect to afford to make your own unique way to play until very very much later

I have been in love with Path of Exile and its developers for years and years. I have never once been worried the developers would implement something that would have unforeseen consequences and to this day I still have never once lost faith in GGG. If you were to ask me why I enjoy this game the core of my enjoyment is the vast amounts of skills that can be modified as you so desire to create abilities that feel almost unfair on top of the endless skill tree that makes you feel as though you are breaking the game. Then the developers put you into a setting which thrives on that. Giving you tons and tons of enemies and making you feel like the most powerful man ever to live. The game itself is straightfoward, kill everything. It is a good strategy considering the amount of time you spend creating a character and its nice to know the developers are on the same page. I'd rate this game 7.5/10 Why such a low score? Keep reading and I will explain in detail There is only a few issues I have with this game. While the core of the gameplay is perfect I feel end game is to confusing and hard for even myself (800 hours as of this review.) Crafting weapons that can be considered amazing is basically left to only the most wealthy players which also leads into my second problem with the game. Wealth is very very hard to come by. While many enjoy the economy, I personally find it a hindrance as I just want to create fun and interesting characters. This means that even in my 800 hours of gameplay if there is only one single piece of armor that does an effect I need and a lot of other people use it for a general upgrade that means the armor will cost hundreds of exalts (Which isn't viable for solo non-crafting/non-flipping players to achieve) basically meaning I cannot play what I feel would be a fun way to play. Locking away any hope of playing something I find interesting and thus locking away what I would deem as fun from a "casual" player. Nevertheless the game is fun and you can find many budget character builds online, just don't expect to afford to make your own unique way to play until very very much later