Is POE2 Going the D4 Route?

Brother, it sure feels like it.

More boring. More boring. More boring. Less fun. More boring.

How has this game been in development for ten years and it’s in this state?

GGG bit off more than they could chew, let’s call a spade a spade.

While GGG might be mismanaged regarding the fact that they didn't put a single developer to work on PoE 1, Blizzard is both mismanaged and greedy. See the whole fiasco that is Diablo Immor(t)al and they have the audacity to add a paid premium currency to the $60 game that D4 is.

PoE is free to play and most things that cost Points are cosmetic. The only paid gameplay advantages are stash tabs and you can do fine without them.