Please add an In-Game Wiki to POE2

Couldn't find a POE2 feedback section so I'm posting it here. Letting players make and maintain their own wikis is fine and less work, but I think the game will strongly benefit from a more basic in-game Wiki function that let's you look up skill effects and mechanics like for example "Lightning Thorns"

The best In-Game wiki I've ever used is from a game called 'Against the Storm'
Pressing escape brings it up in the options menu




Look how beautiful it is




ATS and PoE are both complex games with an array of mechanics, but in the interest of helping and keeping new players, without forcing them to keep a wiki tab open, it's great to just have an easy access simple form way to look things up in game that's straight from the horse's mouth. It gives people a lot of confidence and surety of their understanding.

So using ATS as an example, a good in game Wiki needs to do 3 things.

1. Have a visually nice UI that's easy to read.

2. Try to keep the explanations simple but informative, and add some visual aid like screenshots or video if it's not too expensive.

3. Do not overwhelm with information, but provide options to delve deeper like an advanced toggle showing more complicated interactions for those looking to learn more.


Though fully replacing the PoEWiki and Fandom Wiki with an in game form would be nice, it would be a lot of work and would require dedicated people handling it. So I would sooner say make a more simple version that can get people through the campaign and some of maps while answering any of the questions they have without an outside source, for a truly contained experience.

You can even offer working build suggestions for newcomers, or a 'progression map' of what they could be doing next, I think a lot of the less dedicated people quit when becoming overwhelmed or stuck with no way forward through lack of information, so that's what I'd like to solve here in a comfy way. I've been playing for like 10 years and I would use the shit out of something like this.


Anyway, that's my shot, you do you. I'm sure there will be detractors ready to write me essays about how its a waste of resources you could be using to make content, or the in game tutorials are enough already, or I'm just bad for wanting my hand held, but in the interest of keeping lots of players I wholeheartedly believe it would be a step in the right direction, but if you DO, do it, go hard on the UI and make it clean, have a longterm organization plan that's simple, effective, and expandable, make it feel good to look at rather than frustrating.

+1

They need to pay wiki editor then.......


A lot of content is outdated and no way volunteers can populate the POE2 within a few months, and may take a few years to record every monster, every boss mechanic, as well as catch up all the gem and other change every 3 months

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neohongkong wrote:

They need to pay wiki editor then.......


A lot of content is outdated and no way volunteers can populate the POE2 within a few months, and may take a few years to record every monster, every boss mechanic, as well as catch up all the gem and other change every 3 months

why not devs/testesrs/som1 add from core?

It's doable, but depends on how much GGG would be ready to invest into it.
For reference Last Epoch has done that really well.

I would like it :)