Loving PoE 2 so far, but XP feels way too slow compared to PoE 1

First off, I’m really enjoying Path of Exile 2 so far. The feel of the combat, the animations, the atmosphere – it all comes together really well and I’m having a lot of fun with it.

That said, I wanted to give some feedback on experience gain and progression:

Levelling feels noticeably slower than in PoE 1. Even when I’m playing reasonably well and not dying a ton, it takes me a long time to get from one level to the next. I don’t expect zoom-zoom levelling like some PoE 1 builds, but the contrast is big enough that it starts to feel a bit grindy rather than satisfying.

With XP loss on death, it feels almost mandatory to always carry an Omen of XP Loss prevention (or equivalent) in PoE 2. Instead of feeling like a safety net, it feels like a tax I need to pay just to make progress feel fair. That pressure makes experimentation and pushing harder content less fun.

On the endgame side:

I still think the PoE 2 endgame needs some work to feel as rewarding and engaging as it could be.

I think buffing Tablets and the Atlas Tree would help a lot. Giving a bit more XP and/or juice from these systems would:

Smooth out the levelling curve

Make endgame mapping feel more rewarding

Reduce the sting of XP loss if we’re progressing a bit faster overall

I’m not asking for a huge XP buff that trivializes progress, just a slight increase so that leveling doesn’t feel like such a slog compared to PoE 1, especially in the presence of XP penalties.

Overall, I’m really happy with the direction of PoE 2, and I appreciate all the work going into it. I just think a small XP tuning pass, plus some buffs to Tablets and the Atlas Tree, could make the experience feel much smoother and more fun.

Wasn't a video circulating here, where a guy hit 90 in several hours?

To me it feels way faster in poe 2 but i always play off meta builds in poe 1 and meta builds in poe 2 cuz... off meta builds in poe 2 are total ass and really doesnt work.

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eye_356#2542 написал:

To me it feels way faster in poe 2 but i always play off meta builds in poe 1 and meta builds in poe 2 cuz... off meta builds in poe 2 are total ass and really doesnt work.

Because you can't make them work? More then enough good off-meta builds out there.

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bloomhead#3858 написал:

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eye_356#2542 написал:

To me it feels way faster in poe 2 but i always play off meta builds in poe 1 and meta builds in poe 2 cuz... off meta builds in poe 2 are total ass and really doesnt work.

Because you can't make them work? More then enough good off-meta builds out there.

Nah, I hate this "combo" gameplay. Ill just go a one button lightning build. I find the atlas tree in poe 2 really bland and boring so I wont. I wont bother to make it "work".

XP is ok until lvl 95/96.
After that it become slowly you VS your sanity the higger lvl you go. Even if you dont die at all.
Not sure why they removed +%XP from waystone that we had until 0.2
Not sure why +%XP tablet are as rare than ritual tablets also.
But seem like a design choice.

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eye_356#2542 написал:

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bloomhead#3858 написал:

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eye_356#2542 написал:

To me it feels way faster in poe 2 but i always play off meta builds in poe 1 and meta builds in poe 2 cuz... off meta builds in poe 2 are total ass and really doesnt work.

Because you can't make them work? More then enough good off-meta builds out there.

Nah, I hate this "combo" gameplay. Ill just go a one button lightning build. I find the atlas tree in poe 2 really bland and boring so I wont. I wont bother to make it "work".

Clearly shows that you have no idea how to make builds work. I was running an off-meta fire sorc and blazing through maps.

Fact stands: Because you can't make them work? More then enough good off-meta builds out there.