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Path of Exile director cites game's age, not complexity, as barrier

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The director of Path of Exile believes the game's age, rather than its complexity, is the primary barrier for new players. He suggests that the original game's dated nature inherently makes it less accessible. While Path of Exile 2 is also complex, it is designed to be more welcoming to newcomers. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses opinions from a game director about player accessibility, rather than a new release or significant industry event.

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Path of Exile director cites game's age, not complexity, as barrier

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Path of Exile's overwhelming complexity isn't the real reason new players pass on it, director believes: 'I think that PoE 1's being such an old game is in it

    🎮 Path of Exile's overwhelming complexity isn't the real reason new players pass on it, director believes: 'I think that PoE 1's being such an old game is in itself the accessibility problem' PoE 2 is certainly complicated, but it's much kinder to new players. 📰 Source: Latest fr…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/path-of-exiles-overwhelming…

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