This week, Path of Exile will ditch a system that defined it for over a decade, making the action RPG considerably easier to approach for new players. The developers at Grinding Gear Games told PC Gamer that they’re questioning everything that’s sacred going forward, but apparently some things are still off the table—at least for now.
A major roadblock for new and returning players is PoE’s lengthy campaign. Every new league, or season, you have to clear 10 acts before you enter the endgame, like a 20-hour tutorial. Veteran players can race through it in five or six hours, but most people need at least double that.
For years, people have asked GGG to shorten it or provide a way to skip the campaign after leveling your first character to no avail. Those same questions now happen every time a new Path of Exile 2 league—where campaign completion remains a requirement—starts, too. Nobody wants to do what feels like homework to get to the fun part.
But no matter how common the criticism is, GGG isn’t going to budge on this one. Speaking to PCGamesN about the possibility of a campaign skip, game designer Christopher “Octavian” Laferriere and game director Mark Roberts said it isn’t happening anytime soon.