A complex game, created with love, full of content. You never get bored, cause there is so much you can do. A lot of variation in creating your char is inclusive. With every season there is a lot of new stuff to explore. Big thanks to the devs for all the work.
<3 Endless Delve League <3 Best gift you could do <3


I’ve been playing Path of Exile for a few seasons before Harvest.
- That sounds harmless at first. - It isn’t.
- It means: I had hope - I lost it
- And then I learned to keep playing without it


You start and think: “Cool, new ARPG.” - The game thinks: “Let’s see how long you last.”
You skill something. You die. You understand nothing.
And at some point you realize: That wasn’t a mistake. That was intentional.


Other games give you choices. - Path of Exile gives you a cosmic network of bad decisions.
You click things like:
- +10 Strength
- +5% something
“Sounds good” – spoiler: it wasn’t.


You reach maps and think: “Now the real game begins.” Correct.
The only problem: you’re no longer a player. You are now a system administrator of a nightmare. You manage:
- Maps
- Currency
- Atlas
- Mechanics and your rapidly fading patience


Then the Atlas system came along and said: “Here, build your perfect gameplay experience.” – What it really meant: “Here, ruin your own gameplay experience more efficiently.”
You build your Atlas:
- a bit of this
- a bit of that
- a bit more loot
And suddenly:
- 300 monsters at once
- 40 effects
- 0 clarity
You die. You don’t know why. You will never know.
And the game says: “Should’ve planned better.”


You need Astrolabes for challenges. So you do what any reasonable person would do:
- research
- optimize your Atlas
- spec into bosses
- overload maps with Quantity & Rarity
- maximum juicing
- you go ALL IN.
Result: nothing. Not little. Nothing. - The game looks at you and says: “No.”
So you give up. Make a new character. A fun build. No expectations. No plan.
You reach maps. Throw in a white T16, just to play.
And then: ding. Astrolabe. ding. Astrolabe. ding. Astrolabe.
In that moment something happens inside you. Something breaks.
You realize: RNG isn’t random. RNG is personal.


Crafting wasn’t a system back then. It was a ritual. You take your item. You click. It gets worse. You click again. It gets even worse. And at some point you sit there and think: “I should’ve just done nothing.” Correct.


The game gives you endless possibilities. And every single one of them is wrong.
Until you realize: you either play a guide… or you play against yourself.
I tried both. Only one of them was less painful.


The community is honest. Too honest.
- “This is an easy build” = 20 hours of prep + rare items + hidden mechanics
- “This is cheap” = you are now officially broke
- “This is easy” = for someone who has played the game for 8 years

Conclusion: Path of Exile is not a game.
It is: a test of your patience, an experiment in frustration, and a long-term relationship with something that actively sabotages you
I have:
- invested too much time
- understood too little and kept going anyway
And I’ll be back next league. Not because I want to. But because somewhere deep down I believe: “This time it’ll be better.”
Spoiler: it won’t.

This review is meant to be funny, even though there’s quite a lot of truth in it. I would recommend the game to anyone. It’s simply fun. Even though I have many other great games, it keeps pulling me back in and suddenly I’m fully invested in the next season again. What I especially love is that you can basically play anything with a single character: give a mage a sword and, with the right build, they can perform just as well as a duelist, who was practically born with one.