Add Appearance Slots

Hey everyone,

The unique item designs in Path of Exile 2 are incredible, and it got me thinking: what if we could use the appearance of unique items without being locked into their stats or effects?

The Idea

Add appearance-only slots to the inventory that let us equip items purely for their visuals.

You’d need to own or loot the item once to unlock its look for these slots.

This could be a reward for collectors or tied to endgame progression, with the option to expand it via microtransactions.

Why It’s Great

Style without sacrifice: Rock the look you want without compromising your build.

Value for all uniques: Even non-meta items could be exciting for their aesthetics.

Build identity: Fully customize your character’s vibe to match your playstyle.

If only Skin Transfer worked, but it's disabled still.

This and whatever lets you hide stuff (like helmet) would be a very welcome addition. I realize low priority for devs, but still. Maybe bump those backlock issues up on the Jira board. :) :)

+1 for this

As many problems as D3 had, I ALWAYS liked the Transmog and dyes system that the devs had in that game. And I just dont see it implemented in many others, which is odd honestly, seems like a no brainer. As you said it gives purpose to all unique art and gear models. I remember spending hours across all my characters custom picking each piece of gear and the colors. And I dont even think the gear looked overly fancy in D3 if im being honest, but it was cool enough to tinker around with for 30 minutes here and there.

Id love to see that brought to PoE 2, in game and part of the F2P experience. Part of what made it so great in D3 was being able to just go switch out a piece with 0 regret because it only cost in game gold to do so. But I guess with GGGs business model doing this would go against how they make money.