In the four decades because poe currency was first released, I have attempted to play it countless times. I begin a new character and, before long, abandon them since I feel overwhelmed with the sheer intricacy--the commodity-based economy, freeform character progression, and the nagging sense that I am enjoying it the incorrect way. But with the launch of its large Fall of Oriath growth a month before, I decided to try once again, and I've finally seen the light. Path of Exile is not a simple POE sport to enter, but if you stick with it, you'll find the very richly rewarding ARPG on the market.

Path of Exile is a theory crafter's dream come true, the kind of POE game with seemingly endless ways to construct and optimize your ideal character. On top of a standard leveling process is a passive power shrub that makes Final Fantasy 10's Sphere Grid look like a 'connect the dots' puzzle book for toddlers--and that's just the beginning. There is an Ascension platform for additional focusing your personality, a Pantheon system which gives you more passive bonuses for murdering a variety of gods and trapping their own spirits, the ability gems that lets you basically spellcraft--the list goes on. And on. And on.

Oh, and that I have not even mentioned loot. Fantastic god, the loot. Never have I been haunted by an inventory full of vague knick-knacks and gizmos that I know do something but have no clue if this something is worth doing. If you're somebody who enjoys understanding the fundamental concepts of a POE game immediately, buy poe chaos orbs can feel impossible.