Asmongold lists 7 changes he wants in Path of Exile 2

A recent Zack “Asmongold” Twitch stream had the content creator on the Path of Exile 2 subreddit. The post in particular focused on the complaints about PoE 2’s difficulty. Many players have stated the game is incredibly difficult, far more than its predecessor. However, the Reddit post by No-Aardvark-9108 claimed that it’s not the difficulty that is the issue right now. Instead, other issues need to be discussed.

Some of the common complaints are a lack of loot, wasting players' time, and some other mechanics that need to be fixed or adjusted. In response to the post, Asmongold crafted a list of things he hoped Path of Exile 2 fixed, added, or changed.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the writer's opinions.

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Asmongold reveals hopes and changes he’d like to see in Path of Exile 2

While many praise Path of Exile 2 for its challenge and the many quality-of-life changes from the previous release, Asmongold, like others, has some qualms about it. There are certainly things that could use an upgrade or fix — and some of Zack’s statements I agree with. During the PoE 2 discussion, the streamer offered these suggestions:

• Talent tree export and import functionality
• More currency for low-level players
• Teleport from checkpoint to checkpoint inside the same map
• Act 1 bosses too punishing
• Melee feels bad to play
• You should be able to roll push out of a bodyblock situation
• Zoom camera out +20%

Asmongold considered the first three to be the most important changes he’d like to see. The talent tree change is an obvious, huge change that would make the game far more enjoyable. The ability to slot in or share a talent tree build online would help a lot of newcomers.

Then you have more currency for low-level players. There are so many different currencies in Path of Exile 2, and it can be hard to wrap your brain around. If low-level players were to get more of these, they would be more inclined to use them, figure out how they work, and start to make their powerful gear. That could, in turn, solve some of the difficulty issues.

Several of Asmongold's suggestions could make PoE 2 a much more enjoyable experience overall (Image via Grinding Gear Games)

While you do get lots of Orbs of Augmentation and Transmutation in the early levels, you don't get quite as many Regal Orbs, making it harder to upgrade gear to Rare, without giving up an incredibly rare currency. This makes the whole system pretty RNG-reliant since the game doesn't have any modular affix crafting options yet.

Some of the dungeons/maps in PoE 2 are massive. In particular, Ogham Fields in Act 1 is a gigantic farm that can take quite a while to traverse. Being able to teleport from checkpoint to checkpoint inside the same map would make it easier to try and farm named mobs, explore, and reach mob packs faster.

Asmongold admitted that some of the other points were personal opinions, such as Act 1 bosses being too punishing. He highlighted the third boss, which can kill players in three hits if they aren’t careful. However, he also highlighted some suggestions that could alleviate this without making the game “too easy.” They are:

• Reduce damage/health of bosses — not ideal in the streamer’s opinion
• Give players more secondary quests that give rewards that make killing bosses easier —better solution according to Asmongold.

It doesn't take long for Lachlann to reduce your health bar to single digits if you aren't careful (Image via Grinding Gear Games)

One of the opinions/hopes is a bit on the contentious side — melee feels bad to play. Asmongold insisted he didn’t think melee builds were bad, or that they couldn’t deal damage. He said that they just didn't feel fun. Many in the community agree, but others also vehemently disagree.

The ability to roll push out of a bodyblock situation is also something Path of Exile 2 desperately needs. Many times, an enemy or group of enemies will lock you down, with other corpses or things preventing you from getting away. At that point, you just have to die in Path of Exile 2, since you can’t dodge roll through any of the obstacles.

The zoom camera out 20% request is also a reasonable one when you consider how often a major enemy might use a special attack and you can’t see the trigger for it. Since you can’t respond in time, you get sent back to the Checkpoint.

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It’s unknown if Grinding Gear Games will take any of these suggestions, but the game is still in Early Access. So there’s plenty of time to iterate, balance, and adjust things before the final launch of Path of Exile 2.