Skill sockets

So i played a lot of POE1 and POE2 now, and my verdict is: skill sockets in gear, and overall gem systems in POE1 with deterministic gems and gem progression is waaay more better solution, compared to what we have in POE2. In POE1 it feels just right, like puzzle come together.

I like to manipulate with gear sockets, change color, links, etc. Its like few more levels of depth in customization, and this system has good balance and feels so good.

Gem system in POE2 is way more boring (as well as many other solutions). And we have this situation when its hard to balance it, almost impossible. You can add a million of support gem, but only few will be usable, and thats because we dont have "sockets game" in gear, which balanced this aspect.

So for me POE2 is step back compared to POE1. Only has better graphics, but many decisions a worse. thank you.