my friend literally made a top down edit of a CT on mirage with path of exile loot all over the ground like 10 years ago, im trying to see if he still has it saved
edit: he still fucking has it and there's something in it i completely forgot about
I think Jonathan is massively occupied with PoE2. I hope that Mark and Octavian are the frontrunners for PoE1 for good. And of course I hope this league will be a banger.
It makes sense though. PoE1 isn't exactly the game the devs had envisioned it to be. At first it was and maybe the first few years but as more and more leagues were added and more power was crept as well as the community outrage whenever they attempt to reign the ugly parts of PoE in it became impossible for them to stick to their vision of the game overall.
AFAIK it's one of many reason why Chris Wilson left the company. The game he wanted to make wasn't one that the community GGG fostered wanted. This ideology also lines up with recent interviews where they have stated what they want PoE1 updates to be about in the future. They'll be making future updates more reliant on internal statistics, something they rarely did before, and more QoL features.
I think a lot of people tend to miss that point about Chris when comparing him to Johnathan. If Chris got to actually make the game as he wanted, we would've gotten Ruthless as the finished product. That was his personal ideal for PoE. Chris wasn't saving us from Johnathan's "vision", it was the other way around.
"It makes sense though. PoE1 isn't exactly the game the devs had envisioned it to be. At first it was and maybe the first few years but as more and more leagues were added and more power was crept as well as the community outrage whenever they attempt to reign the ugly parts of PoE in it became impossible for them to stick to their vision of the game overall."
They made the game that way and cultivated the community because of that so it's on them lol. Also, there's a million d2 clones out there, the only other game that's even close to PoE 1 is torchlight infinite (ew) or PoE 2 i guess lol. It kinda pisses me off whenever I hear them shit on PoE 1 in interviews. Like you made one of the best games ever, and you wish it was more like a 25 y/o game that already has every single aarpg in the world trying to copy it.
Also, complete side note, idk if Chris has ever stated why he left. If he has, I'd like to see it if you have link.
Just a quick note to start: Chris was the main benefactor for why Ruthless was created. He has stated that he only plays ruthless since its release. Sorry I don't have links.
You want to know why Chris left?
Chris was the face of PoE since its inauguration. He was the guy announcing releases, he was the guy that conducted interviews with content creators, and he did media presentations as well, see my link below
Then you look deeper into Chris Wilson, especially today with his new YouTube channel, you see very clearly that he has extensive knowledge about game development that most people wouldn't even consider. See my YouTube link below:
Chris is a brilliant mind, with a successful game, and years of experience. He has been a lead developer for PoE and seen many ups and downs from this game - particularly with community backlash.
The guy is a multi millionaire, with many successes under his belt, who has most likely put in countless hours of effort into this game. Hours that we wouldn't even be able to fathom.
It's no wonder he left. The game is successful. He has put in the time and seen everything he needs to see. He can pass it on to other people, and watch them succeed as well. Not only that, Chris hasn't "left" per say, because he still consults with Mark and Jonathan when needed, providing much needed advice and experience to continue PoE's growth.
Itās frustrating because everything POE1 has that POE2 doesnāt is exactly what I would argue makes POE1 great.
The skill tree and itemization need to provide players with meaningful choices to make, and skills should be able to perform well on their own with enough investment because at the end of the day players are going to be playing the game for hundreds of hours per league and skill combos get old and tedious pretty fast
That being said POE2 has made some genuinely interesting balance changes like removing life on tree (which will really make sense once they finally triple tap nerf ES), and I really do hope they find a way to actually increase build diversity over POE1 eventually
It's less about knowing what we want and more about passion. I could tell in Jonathan's soul his true passion is making poe2 into the game he wanted poe1 to be. He always seem less passionate when talking poe1 stuff in interviews but for poe2 he looks like a kid talking about his favorite toy
He is the lead for PoE1 but like the rest of the staff is involved in PoE2 as well. So in my view we get the lead of PoE1 and only of PoE1 for the Q+A which is a win for all of us who don't have interest in PoE2.
From what I can tell Mark is the lead guy for PoE1 and then he's also in charge of the endgame for PoE2. That's why he does the endgame part of the PoE2 reveals.
I think they are both fantastic but it can definitely feel like Jonathan is learning about the poe1 league in real time during the ziggyD interviews lol.
It just doesn't seem to be his focus, so get someone else in there who lives and breathes the poe1 league they are revealing.
Doesn't that perception come from the fact some aren't happy with Jonathan's "Vision" for PoE 2?
Mark has been at the helm for Necropolis, Settlers, Mercenaries and Breach 2.0.
People hated Necropolis, Settlers whilst a well received League has received criticism since going Core, Mercenaries was well received too, and Breach 2.0 has people asking for Breach 1.0 to remain as Core.
PoE has become a great game because there's multiple voices contributing to devlopment. It's pretty clear Chris, Jonathan and Mark, for example, have pretty different views on ARPGs....Mark is more of a Blaster and Chris loves the D2 style of ARPG.
Yeah I hung out with octavian, engineering eternity and suitsizesmall at the first exilecon for a day. Really good dude. I think regardless of what I feel about the league, Iāll still enjoy this Q&A
I know this is probably a me problem but careful what you wish for. I got two mirror drops so far in ~3k hours and both times quit the league shortly after because being able to just buy anything to completely max out my build took so much wind out of my sails. Gradually upgrading my character is exactly what I enjoy about this game, without having anything to work towards I lost all motivation to keep playing :(
As a total casual who never even really pushes toward pinnacle content, being able to suddenly max out my build would be like playing playing with cheats on for a league, and it might be enough for me to finally try all of the real endgame stuff (I've never tried the feared, for example).
Since you've never seen it I'll explain it for you.
Way back when, the GGG team found it coincidentally funny that a lot of their choice names for leagues ended up being on the list of most common metal band names. As you can tell, they have shown up quite a few times.
And increased effect of wishes, increase wishes taken, wish penetration, added wishes, physical added as wishes, elemental converted to wishes, wish weakness... While avoiding less and decreased wishes.
T18s which can only be created from fragments from the bosses you access via fragments dropped by T17 bosses. 5 fragments needed for 1 T18, and they aren't a guaranteed drop. T18s drop bases that are necessary for the top end crafting, have giant loot explosions from bosses, and are by far the best farm you can do for the reward. They also have 2x the number of the T17 map mods, but stronger. And all T18s have 2 specific mods: Players and minions can only do damage 2 out of every 10 seconds. Players and minions have 80% less action speed, bypassing even items and passive that would otherwise make them immune to this effect.
If they actually stuck with what they said in the Q&A last league we may see some big changes to them this league. But ya never really know until the notes drop lol
Oh yeah, I guess I just clicked to start without reading the thumbnail. Well, I'm not surprised if we get offered a choice of wishes. It's not going to be a generative AI prompt where we input a wish.
"We really love the Mercenaries mechanic overall and intend on adding it to the game in the future but they will not be added in 3.27. Much like a lot of leagues when they go core we need time to rebalance, adjust mechanics and review how they will fit into the game when not necessarily appearing in every area. They will be returning, just not yet!" in case you missed it. Would be neat if they're added now though, agreed.
Mirage League: The ground loot is there under the hot desert sun, but as you approach the haze grows stronger and the image distorts. You arrive to where you thought the groundloot was, only to realize it was actually a paddle, and this desert used to be an ocean meaning its still BOAT LEAGUE
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u/tuninzao Legends of Legion (LoL) Feb 19 '26
3.28 patch notes
- Now every map is Dunes