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Path of Exile devs want it to be easier for new players, but still won't let you skip its 20-hour campaign every league—at least not yet: 'It feels very wrong to me'

Game director Mark Roberts said skipping it would be a "very, very bad way to go."

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After 13 years, Path of Exile's devs are finally ready to ditch one of its most iconic and frustrating mechanics

Grinding Gear Games wants to find ways to get new players into the old action RPG.

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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's richest player and item trading kingpin gets banned and pleads with Grinding Gear Games to restore 'more than 1,500 items, some of which can't ever be recreated': 'This is the worst day of my life'

The Forbidden Trove's days as a hub for Path of Exile trading may be coming to an end.

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'As Far as I'm Concerned, That's a Step in the Right Direction' — Path of Exile Dev Optimistic About Diablo 5

While Diablo 5 was announced at Blizzcon 2026 just a couple weeks ago, the game doesn't come out until Spring 2029. But it seems like Chris Wilson, Ex-Co-Founder of Path of Exile developer Grinding Gear Games, is tentatively excited for Blizzard's next ARPG.

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