Critical Feedback for Path of Exile 2 – Key Issues and Suggestions

Dear Grinding Gear Games Team,

First of all, I want to sincerely thank you for your incredible work on Path of Exile 2. I have been eagerly waiting for such a game for years, and as a dedicated fan of your franchise, I truly appreciate the effort and creativity you've invested in this project. It's clear that Path of Exile 2 has the potential to become one of the best ARPGs in history.

While I understand that the game is still in its early stages of development and is constantly evolving, I wanted to share some feedback and suggestions that could enhance the player experience. I've also shared these thoughts with many other players, and we all agree that these areas need improvement.

I'm voicing these concerns on behalf of the many players I've encountered so far. Of course, I'm just a small part of this community, but I wanted to make sure these issues reach you.

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1. Optimization and Performance

- Why can't low-end systems run the game smoothly?\
Please make it possible to run this game as smoothly as POE 1 on most systems. Many players don’t have high-end modern PCs but have purchased the game and want to enjoy it.
- Add a **"Low-End PC"** mode for weaker systems.
- Why do other high-graphic games run fine on weaker systems, but your game crashes or lags?\
I've personally played several advanced games on a laptop with integrated graphics, but this game still requires significant improvements and optimization. Even high-end systems struggle, let alone weaker ones.
- Reports on Reddit indicate that even powerful setups with RTX 4090 and high-end CPUs suffer from excessive resource consumption.\
I, along with my friends, have faced this issue and had to manually disable CPU cores via Task Manager to improve performance.
- The game has severe ping instability. Please optimize it so that it runs better even on weaker internet connections.\
The game feels like it requires NASA-level internet, even though it's not entirely online. Why does it take 5 minutes to load between areas?
- Add a **"Low Latency Internet Mode"** for players with poor connections.
- Introduce an option to completely disable graphical effects, especially for players using minion or caster builds.\
Imagine a party with multiple minion players—everyone experiences severe lag.

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2. Servers and Connectivity

- Increase server capacity to prevent frequent crashes. These crashes are frustrating and often server-related.
- Allow players to resume their adventure from where they disconnected, if possible.
- Loading times between areas are excessively long. When I visit someone’s hideout for trade, they see me, but I'm still stuck in loading.\
Either they shouldn't see me until I'm fully loaded, or I should be completely loaded first.
- Many times, I die because the game hasn't fully loaded yet. Whether in an Ultimatum or a map, ensure the game starts only after I'm inside.

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3. Stash and Inventory

- Why can't I transfer equipped items to stash with Ctrl + Click?
- Please add the ability to sort items by type (armor, weapons, rings, etc.).
- Introduce an option for bulk item transfers between inventory and stash.
- Allow opening two stash tabs simultaneously for easier item transfer within safe zones.
- If a player dies, the last three important dropped items should be placed in their inventory.\
Imagine if a Mirror dropped and I died—it's devastating.

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4. Graphics and Settings

- Why isn't there a **"Low"** graphics setting?
- Add an option to turn off all other players' effects.
- We should have an option to remove effects entirely, especially when the game is unbalanced.\
Provide a setting that makes the game run as smoothly as possible, reducing stress on hardware.\
Even if the game is perfectly optimized in the future, this option should remain available.

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5. Map and Navigation

- Why does the fog of war return after completing an Act?
- Add an option to clear the entire map after defeating a specific boss at the start of the map—just a suggestion.
- When my teammate has explored the map, why can't I see it?
- Implement a faster teleport system and more checkpoints.
- Introduce a marking system for teammates to indicate locations.
- Add diverse multiplayer content such as races, chases, or group competitions.\
For example, a contest to see which player kills the most creatures in an equal-level map.
- why do I have lag on endgame maps but not the campaign?
- why when I want to go inside endgame maps have so many difficulties? not loading or get bugs sometimes?
- overall endgame not optimized
- in the breach and when monsters gets too much I get very bad lag always

please fix this

we want a smooth game. we spend most of the time in endgame.

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6. Loot and Economy

- Loot distribution among players is unbalanced. Some players get amazing drops, while others receive nothing. Please rebalance loot allocation.
- Add an option to auto-pickup selected items.
- Some items drop in unreachable areas.
- Implement an in-game trade system.
- Many games have in-game trade platforms where items are listed, and the game handles transactions automatically—please consider adding this.

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7. Controls and UI

- Make hotkeys fully customizable, allowing players to remove or change bindings freely.\
Some hotkeys can't be removed without assigning another key, which can be annoying.\
For example, I don't want a screenshot hotkey at all.
- Allow disabling hotkeys that interfere with other programs like Discord.\
Pressing F8 takes a screenshot, and there's no way to remove it.
- Add a "Stop Movement" hotkey, for example, by pressing 'S' while using the mouse.

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8. Console Issues

- The game runs very poorly on Xbox Series S; please improve optimization.
- Add mouse and keyboard support for Xbox.
- Even on Series X, performance complaints are common. I considered buying a console but changed my mind due to these issues. The PlayStation version also lags, especially for minion builds.

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9. Testing and Training Features

- Add a training environment for testing damage and different builds.\
A test server where everything is available would help us determine what works best.
- Introduce a system to display received and dealt damage, similar to Dota 2.
- Provide insight into the cause of death—show details like "Cold Damage: 8000."

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10. Security and Anti-Cheat Measures

- Improve measures against scammers and add better anti-cheat mechanisms.\
Implementing an in-game shop with buy/sell orders could help solve this issue.\
For example, I want to buy item A, but the seller offers item B instead—mistakes happen because we're human.
- Provide a system for recovering stolen items.\
A well-known streamer once lost all their gear overnight.
- Some players manipulate the in-game economy, constantly raising prices.\
As a new player, I can't afford such inflated prices. Please address this to make it fair for everyone.

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In conclusion, thank you for your time. Many of us love this game, and our goal with these suggestions is to improve the overall experience for everyone. I hope you take these points seriously and address them in future updates.

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- Why can't I transfer equipped items to stash with Ctrl + Click?

you literally can

"Why does the fog of war return after completing an Act?"

This world is an illusion, exile.

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Gang5ter15#1071 wrote:

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- Why can't I transfer equipped items to stash with Ctrl + Click?

you literally can

They probably meant the items already equipped on the character because you can't do that.

But, well, just unequip them, maybe? It's not that hard. :/

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Deathride#1904 wrote:

"Why does the fog of war return after completing an Act?"

This world is an illusion, exile.

ok fix other not fix this
at least, do some, so all players can play smoothly

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dear123000#3577 wrote:

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Gang5ter15#1071 wrote:

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- Why can't I transfer equipped items to stash with Ctrl + Click?

you literally can

They probably meant the items already equipped on the character because you can't do that.

But, well, just unequip them, maybe? It's not that hard. :/

OK, you solved all the other problems I said and will stay on this?
Bro, there are a lot of things that I mention

and that is a problem
in all other games, I mean alllll games that I played
you can transfer items you equipped to the stash tab immediately
but in this game, you can't


OK don't fix this but fix all other problems and so many people be happy

I'm afraid they don't have time to do this. Instead, they delete topics from the forum about Elon.

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Gang5ter15#1071 wrote:

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- Why can't I transfer equipped items to stash with Ctrl + Click?

you literally can

No in all situations... entrance of Trial of Chaos and Trial of Sekhemas, also some new areas in acts 2 and 3. When we use the Ctrl + Click or use Y in the controller it drops the itens on the floor.


Some said it is a bug.