Changes to Path of Exile's Account System

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sumfight wrote:

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XeoTech wrote:

Can we get some clarification on character names? Will they be unique across POE1 and POE2 or will POE2 have its own pool of new character names when released?

All character names will be available for PoE2 when it comes out. I emailed support about this and they got back to me really fast on this one.

Example, in the event I worded it poorly. I have the name GymDay on PoE1. That name is up for grabs on PoE2.

I just emailed them as well and they responded that they were not able to speculate on information and to keep looking at news posts.

Gosh.... discriminators... I was so happy when Discord finally decided to remove them and now I will have to remember a stupid pin code when friends will want to join my adventure on POE. Amazing, just amazing.

And I'm pretty sure it will be coming one day with an MTX to change your discriminator to a number you will be able to remember ?

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holeow wrote:

Gosh.... discriminators... I was so happy when Discord finally decided to remove them and now I will have to remember a stupid pin code when friends will want to join my adventure on POE. Amazing, just amazing.

And I'm pretty sure it will be coming one day with an MTX to change your discriminator to a number you will be able to remember ?

Cynical fearmongering aside, no. Discriminators are annoying, yes. They're also one of the simplest, most economical and generally fair solutions to "we have thirty million people all trying to use the same couple thousand memey pop culture names, and/or at least thirty John Smiths per region." Path of Exile tried to go without discriminators, and it resulted in the issue Jonathan mentioned of new users never being able to register an account name and bouncing from the game because it's not allowing them to play.

You won't be able to bypass the discriminator. You'll find ways to make it work, or Grinding Gear will. Either way, better discriminators than another month's delay

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you would need to purchase a key to join Early Access though.

Do i really need to purchase a key for the (free) game?

Ohh very nice, I'm very excited
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big W

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hesham8 wrote:

If the answer is no, then I have some serious questions about whether or not crossplay / cross-progression is even possible between PlayStation and other platforms. What if I log into a PS5 character on my PC and need to put something into or take something out of a stash tab? Will I not have access to my stash?

Damn, I hadn't even thought of this part of it. If I login to my PS5 are my currency and map tabs unavailable? Are the items just thrown into a random unorganized tab? Or does the MTX restriction only apply to cosmetic MTX and the stash remains the same across platforms?

Some clarification on this would be great!

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unlucky_child wrote:

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you would need to purchase a key to join Early Access though.

Do i really need to purchase a key for the (free) game?

Not at all. You can absolutely wait for the full release late next year or early 3026, provided the timeline doesn't shift, and as of current plans be able to play the game for free.

If you wish to play during the Early Access period specifically, before full release? Then yes, you will need to acquire an Early Access key which will be a paid service. This has been known for a very long time.

Can I please get some help MERGING my Steam Acct and Xbox accounts?

When I follow the links from the OP things are not consistent.

Both my accounts have the same email address so it should be a breeze to merge them.

Thanks in advance for the help.

SteamPunkDragon ;Xbox
SteamPunk_Dragon;Steam

I'm playing PoE on PC, the microtransactions I've purchased on PoE 1 will be available on 2 ?