In Path of Exile 2, many players have already seen Act 3. However, the length of the act makes players anxious about the release.
What kind of mechanic is this? In Path of Exile 2, your character becomes stronger over time. This allows you to progress slightly faster as you can defeat your enemies more quickly. To ensure your speed remains balanced, the maps get larger from act to act.
The maps in Act 2 are larger than those in Act 1, and the maps in Act 3 are larger than the maps in Act 2. However, this mechanic creates a significant problem, as players of Path of Exile 2 find.
An NPC in Path of Exile 2 is super useful:
“Act 6 as big as a Minecraft world”
What problem do players see? Currently, only three of the six planned acts are available in Path of Exile 2. Instead of playing acts four, five, or six, players are replaying acts one, two, and three on the Cruel difficulty level.
However, the community is now worried about a problem when the additional acts are released. Because if the mechanic remains as it is, these chapters will be even larger than Act 3, which many already find too large.
DepletedPromethium writes on Reddit: “Act 3 maps are damned terrible, they seem to never end, 5–10 minutes in and I think, okay, this is fine. 20 minutes pass and I’m still looking for the damned exit, 30 minutes in and I’m yawning out of boredom, especially due to the lack of pack density, the absence of rare mobs, and any loot […]”
Upbeat_Syllabub_3315 takes it to the extreme on Reddit: “Rumor has it that Act 4 maps will be of real Minecraft size.”
Also, painseer is concerned on Reddit: “Act 2 is longer than Act 1. Act 3 is longer than Act 2. … will it continue like this? … Act 4 will be longer than Act 3. Act 5 will be longer than Act 4. We’ll never experience Act 6 because no one will ever get that far.”
What troubles players about large maps? The large maps in Path of Exile 2 have several issues according to the community. On Reddit, these criticisms can be found:
- On the large maps, there are far too few checkpoints, which means you have to run the long distances sometimes twice.
- The maps have too few interesting points and rare monsters, making them seem boring.
- There are too many levers to pull, which takes time and makes the maps seem even larger.
If this system is applied to the additional acts in the same way, then players might really take a long time to reach the endgame.
Currently, players need between 15 and 67 hours for the entire campaign according to the comments. It really depends on the right build and items. If you want to try a new build, we might have just the right one for you: Path of Exile 2: This Witch build with minions will guide you through Acts 1-3 and into the endgame
