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Path of Exile 2's disastrous new update reveals the core tension at the heart of its design: How do you make a game with meaningful combat when everyone just wants to blast monsters? (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sure, the monsters are currently to fast and aggressive compared to the player. But that is a different point than what the article is trying to make. The fix to that isn't taking PoE2 and making it into PoE again.