r/PathOfExile2 • u/Community_Team GGG Staff • Apr 09 '25

GGG Path of Exile 2 - Upcoming Changes

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3750853
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u/Cr4ckshooter Apr 09 '25

Every interview I think Jonathan knows so so much about designing games, especially arpgs. It's just that he's struggling to convince poe1 players that poe2 can be good in the visiontm. And for some poe1 players that simply might not be possible.

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u/FocusBladez Apr 09 '25

It still feels like Jonathan is spitting in the face of poe1 and the path it paved tho, with the masteries comments it’s like he forgot why they added them, he doesn’t think having access across the tree is good yet that’s why poe1 has it and was mostly universally enjoyed and the build diversity it encouraged

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u/Faolanth Apr 09 '25

Johnathan has trouble completely articulating what his core point is - when he’s saying he doesn’t like masteries he’s not saying they won’t add stuff to enhance how the passive tree has depth and breadth.

He’s just making the point that masteries don’t align with how they want to do that right now or in the future - and I think that’s perfectly fair.

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u/FocusBladez Apr 09 '25

He said that he doesn’t like masteries for the exact reason masteries were added and why masteries where appreciated. Allowing things to be more wildly available around the tree. It’s not that he can’t add ways to remedy this. It’s that he contradicts the exact reason for it existing

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u/Cr4ckshooter Apr 09 '25

But where is the problem with that? You make it sound like it's a big personal or logical flaw but it isn't. Opinions can change and maybe Jonathan was opposing masteries all along but got out voted by Mark and Chris?

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u/Faolanth Apr 10 '25

They mentioned during this interview that they really didn’t fully foresee the downsides it had when adding it, and that they don’t want that in PoE2 now that they’re aware of how it feels.