Will there be a hard reset when the game officially launches?

its simple.

imagine all your EA stuff/characters/progression.

now put them in a bubble.

once the game officially launches you can still play them but only in the bubble.

you will lose the ability to trade/party up etc. its essentially "offline only/SSF" mode.

you dont lose anything but you're highly encouraged to restart everything in the proper servers and abandon this bubble.

its a good implementation where you are not FORCED to lose all your progress/OP gear.

you CHOOSE whether to continue your journey, or restart afresh when the game launches.

to who ever said the game already launched. thats just incorrect info. this is POE2 EA. not POE2 Official launch.