Expert names 5 things that must be improved in Path of Exile 2 in the next season

The new season of Path of Exile 2, titled Dawn of the Hunt, is coming soon. An expert has now named 5 things that must improve with the new league.

Who is it about? DarthMicrotransaction is a content creator on YouTube and Twitch, who primarily focuses on ARPGs. He regularly posts videos about Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4. He is known among his viewers for his good analyses and clear criticism. According to his own statements, he has already played about 700 hours since the early access release.

In a new YouTube video, he has now named five points that Path of Exile 2 must improve with the new season in order for the game to become truly better.

Here you can see the teaser trailer for the new season:

Path of Exile 2 presents a new teaser for the big update Dawn of the Hunt

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For DarthMicrotransaction, the following points are the five most important issues that the developers at Grinding Gear Games need to address with the new season “Dawn of the Hunt.” Aside from these five points, there are other things that can be improved, but the content creator has focused on his most important ideas.

1. Resetting the Economy

The first point mentioned by DarthMicrotransaction is a reset of the in-game economy. Due to the high inflation in Path of Exile 2, new players are finding it difficult to acquire high-quality items, as they cannot farm the enormous prices.

However, as of now, there is no confirmation from the developers that with update 0.2.0, “Dawn of the Hunt,” a new season will start that has its own economy and that items already farmed cannot simply be given to new characters.

2. Crafting System

The progress of one’s character in the mid and endgame of Path of Exile 2 relies too much on the trading system, which many dislike – MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier also says that PoE2 repeats the mistakes of the first game. DarthMicrotransaction’s second suggestion goes in a similar direction. For him, PoE2 needs to implement a proper crafting system.

DarthMicrotransaction criticizes that the current crafting system is too random-based and not rewarding enough. Items that drop with good stats are improved to potentially be valuable with much luck, but in most cases, they end up in the trash. He would advocate for a new crafting mechanic, which could be introduced as a league mechanic.

3. Skill Balance

DarthMicrotransaction describes that the current skill balance has major issues. Many of the best builds are centered around the skills “Herald of Ice” and “Herald of Thunder,” because these abilities simply deal much more damage than other skills in the game.

DarthMicrotransaction demands that not only nerfs come for these skills, but also that weaker abilities be buffed to allow for more build diversity.

4. Skill Tree

DarthMicrotransaction finds that the skill tree, in particular, needs extensive improvements. According to him, there are still too many placeholders and problems with the defensive skills in the tree. The content creator describes that players currently rely mainly on energy shield for their builds and alternatively on a skill that drains mana instead of health when hit.

He states that builds focused on health points are at a disadvantage because there are few nodes in the skill tree with good buffs for health. A nerf of the energy shield in favor of evasion would, according to DarthMicrotransaction, be a sensible change.

For the Atlas tree, the content creator is looking forward to an expansion, as he finds the current system a bit boring.

5. Atlas

The content creator clarifies in the video (via YouTube) that he is not an enemy of the Atlas system. However, he understands why some players might dislike the new system and sees potential for improvement as well. To DarthMicrotransaction, the towers on the Atlas are the fun kill. He describes running them to improve other maps as tedious.

DarthMicrotransaction wishes for more interesting locations and better rewards on the Atlas for the next season. As an example of such points of interest, he mentions the map “Moment of Zen,” which guarantees a unique item drop, but also states that the interesting locations often have even worse loot than the normal maps.