Suggestions for Console Performance and Gameplay Optimization in Path of Exile 2

Thank you to the customer service team for resolving my previous issue. As a newcomer to Path of Exile 2 (PoE2) who has spent considerable time playing, I thoroughly enjoy the game. However, as an Xbox player, I’d like to share some suggestions to improve the console experience:

1. Language Switching in Settings: Currently, changing the in-game server requires switching the Xbox system language to English, launching the game, adjusting the server, then reverting the system language back to Traditional Chinese. This process is inconvenient and should be streamlined.

2. Frame Rate Optimization:

• Console performance struggles cause unstable frame rates. Add options to reduce special effects or disable skill visuals to improve smoothness (current performance lags behind PoE1).

• Introduce a "Show In-Game Time" toggle in settings for players to track time during gameplay.

• Allow disabling visual effects for party members’ skills and effects in settings.

3. Inventory Management via Controller:

• Enable switching inventory pages with LB/RB and add a toggle (e.g., LT+RT) to switch between grid (5x5 table-like) and list views using directional buttons.

4. Sorting and Functional Enhancements:

• Add sorting options in inventory/warehouse by base item type or item level.

• Integrate sell, dismantle, and reforge options directly into warehouse interfaces. Include a quick-access button to switch between inventory and NPC vendors for these actions.

5. Warehouse Page Navigation:

• Improve the clunky 5-slot page selection when mapping items. Add directional button navigation or LB/RB + combo keys to adjust pages.

• Make warehouse page settings persistent across seasons to avoid reconfiguring over 50 slots each season.

6. Currency Storage Backpack:

• Create a dedicated currency backpack for easy access to traded currency. Allow auto-sorting of dropped/currency items into this backpack (purchasable via microtransactions).

7. Specialized Stash Tabs:

• Add tabs for specific item types (e.g., Quirks, Runes, Delve tickets). Currently, Delve tickets are misclassified as Quirks, and materials like “Burial Chambers” require manual retrieval.

8. In-Game Price Checker:

• Implement an official price-checking tool for consoles to ensure fairness, as PC players can freely use third-party tools.

9. Store Translation and Visuals:

• Complete English translations for store items, including tooltips and dynamic animations for skills/effects. Add trial functionality for stash items (e.g., hideouts and decor).

10. Xbox-Specific Bugs (Chaos Trials):

• Fix the infinite loop caused by trading during Chaos Trials. After completing a transaction, exiting via the portal currently softlocks players in a loading screen. Add an option to teleport back to the trial entrance post-trade.

• Adjust trial reset logic: Post-trial re-entry should mirror Barbara’s Trial (reopen completed rooms).

11. Legendary/Tiered Mod Display:

• Reverse the T-tier hierarchy (e.g., T1 as highest) for clarity. Add a reverse-sorting option for tiers.

12. Tooltip Enhancements:

• Support PC-style mod color-coding plugins for consoles to highlight top-tier mods.

13. Pet Functionality:

• Introduce premium pets with auto-loot features for low-tier currency/gold, paired with the currency backpack.
Final Note:
These suggestions aim to elevate Path of Exile 2 as an industry benchmark. Thank you for your dedication to refining this incredible game!

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i think there are a lot of useless physics calculations or something like that in this game, can't even play with an ice build at high frame rates because of the particles when enemies get shattered

I bought this game on PS specifically because I literally watched Johnathan say "developed with consoles in mind" and because Poe 1 was clunky on controller, I was SOLD.

Welp he lied.