PoE has been the leader in innovating the ARPG genre for a decade. While the depth of the game seems daunting to many new players, taking it one step at a time and devoting a bit of time to reading resources will quickly set you up for hundreds or thousands of hours of content.

Pros:
- Free with one of the most fair monetization models
- Unmatched build diversity
- Unmatched endgame content, with many ways to approach playing the endgame

Cons:
- The content bloat can make the game feel a bit messy at endgame
- Power creep over the years has led to endgame builds requiring many boxes to be ticked to succeed
- Performance is not as optimized as one would expect from a game like PoE. While a mid-tier PC will run the game fine for the most part, both mid and higher-end components seem to suffer similar performance losses when things start to get a bit crazy in-game. Examples: opening Delirium Mirrors or Blight often tanks your FPS or causes lag, while the Rogue Harbour assets can cause massive flickering and lag on some AMD components.

PoE has been the leader in innovating the ARPG genre for a decade. While the depth of the game seems daunting to many new players, taking it one step at a time and devoting a bit of time to reading resources will quickly set you up for hundreds or thousands of hours of content. Pros: - Free with one of the most fair monetization models - Unmatched build diversity - Unmatched endgame content, with many ways to approach playing the endgame Cons: - The content bloat can make the game feel a bit messy at endgame - Power creep over the years has led to endgame builds requiring many boxes to be ticked to succeed - Performance is not as optimized as one would expect from a game like PoE. While a mid-tier PC will run the game fine for the most part, both mid and higher-end components seem to suffer similar performance losses when things start to get a bit crazy in-game. Examples: opening Delirium Mirrors or Blight often tanks your FPS or causes lag, while the Rogue Harbour assets can cause massive flickering and lag on some AMD components.