In Path of Exile 2, the season is coming to an end and eyes are turning towards the big new patch. A YouTuber is now explaining how the new season could become a disaster.
Who is it about? While many are eagerly waiting for the upcoming announcement livestream in Path of Exile 2, the YouTuber “P4wnyhof” is worried about the ARPG. The content creator, born in Germany (via famousbirthdays.com), follows the latest gaming trends on his channel and has focused a lot on PoE2.
In a new YouTube video, he explains how the new season could be both a curse and a blessing. Especially regarding nerfs, he has great concerns.
Here you can see the teaser trailer for Path of Exile 2:
Nerfs could change everything
What do the nerfs mean? In Path of Exile 2, the developers nerfed many skills and builds at the start of the game to ensure good balance. However, players were not very enthusiastic about it, as some patches made entire characters useless. This forced them to trade their collected items to switch to another build.
Therefore, the developers of Path of Exile 2 decided to only weaken game-breaking builds and postpone the remaining balance patches to the new season. As “P4wnyhof” explains, this could become a problem.
The YouTuber fears that the nerfs might be so severe that the ARPG becomes difficult again, just as the developers originally intended. In the beginning, PoE2 was even compared to Dark Souls – an impression that has since disappeared due to the strong builds of the community.
[…] they don’t want you to absolutely destroy the Arbiter [Editor’s note: The Arbiter of Ash is considered the toughest boss in PoE2] in a few seconds, they don’t want those +4 Arbiter 5-second kills. Actually, every boss fight is a two- to three-minute fight focusing on dodging mechanics and going back and forth […].
P4wnyhof on YouTube
For the YouTuber, the question arises: “How much are they willing to destroy things to reach that point?” All builds could settle under the current meta, leading to a power loss of the characters in the game.
The developers could weaken the characters with the new patch so that the game becomes harder than players accustomed to the current meta builds are used to.
Here you can watch the full video with his assessment:
Is there hope as well? Yes! P4wnyhof believes that the new season could deliver not just one, but two new classes. As a second class, he introduces the Druid, who has already been shown on various occasions.
The Druid can transform into a bear and attack in this form. In this form, he has his own abilities that generate or deplete rage to deal damage. The content creator also considers an extension of the main campaign with Act 4 possible.
Criticism of nerfs is not an exclusive problem of Path of Exile 2. In Helldivers 2, exactly what the YouTuber warns about happened. Here, the developers often took away exactly what players enjoyed the most. The head also had to admit this: Helldivers 2: “Have gone too far” – Head talks about nerfs, believes they are patching the fun out
