The first season of Path of Exile 2 is in full swing. Many players have now equipped their first character well and are looking for a second one, but one feature is dampening their enthusiasm for a new character.
What annoys the players? In Path of Exile 2, many players have equipped their first character of season 1 and brought it to a level where they are considering a second character. While there are now many interesting builds waiting to be tried out by players, a new character also means a new run through the campaign each time.
However, the campaign in Path of Exile 2 is currently unpopular and has some problems, as players are now explaining.
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The problem with the campaign
Why is the campaign so unpopular? In the current early access version of Path of Exile 2, every character must go through the campaign of the game twice. It consists of acts 1 to 3 and then again from acts 1 to 3 on the Cruel difficulty level. This should be more challenging and time-consuming, putting players in the same position as acts 4 to 6 will in the full version.
For players, however, this means that with a second character, they have to replay the campaign not a second, but a third and fourth time. That players are annoyed by this is also evidenced on Reddit.
- H-oltz writes on Reddit: “The campaign is fine for the first 3 acts, but having to repeat them in a cruel way is really annoying.”
- Potatashulk feels similarly on Reddit: “[…] Once I reach Cruel, I lose the will to play. The same acts that I have already completed, […] are not fun.”
- Grimpaw hopes on Reddit that it will get better: “Right now, I just hate that I have to do it twice. I hope the upcoming acts are at least enjoyable and not filled with annoying mobs.”
Why play the campaign twice? The developers of Path of Exile 2 made a cut during development to focus on developing the endgame instead of the campaign. For the head Jonathan Rogers, it was clear that players would prefer a good endgame over additional parts of the campaign when PoE2 starts in early access (via YouTube).
However, to allow players to level their character smoothly, it was necessary to create areas with enemies at the same levels as those found in acts 4 to 6. The developers therefore decided to recycle the first 3 acts and make the enemies in Cruel difficulty stronger. The missing acts will be added at a later date.
Whether players will see the new parts of the campaign in early access remains to be seen. Many would likely also benefit if they no longer had to replay all content of the campaign on a second character. This feature, however, is currently not announced. Recently, the developers showed how popular the classes in Path of Exile 2 Season 1 are: Developers of Path of Exile 2 reveal which class is the most popular, one dominates particularly
