Path of Exile has been a constant in my life for the last decade. Grinding Gear Games managed to craft a true Diablo-slayer with its inconceivably brilliant passive skill tree, elaborate loot, a gem system that serves as a fantastic alternative to traditional active skill progression, all of it wrapped up in an adventure with an oppressively moody atmosphere harking back to the good ol' days of Diablo 2. Throw on top seasonal leagues that introduce dramatic new mechanics, which then get bundled into the core game, and you've got an ARPG that never stops being relevant. But after so many years of being smitten, I'm now cheating on it with Last Epoch...
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Last Epoch is everything I wished Diablo 4 was, and the first ARPG to drag me away from Path of Exile in over a decade
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