I recently re evaluated my choice to buy this game and I’m having a blast, I found the game far more generous than PoE 2 (though I like the poe graphics more)
It’s in a good sweet spot, IMO. Not as steep a learning curve as PoE was for me, and easier to just start a character from scratch than Grim Dawn. I feel like the skill tree rewards going in blind, and I’ve played so much GD that I can’t really make a character unless I have a specific build planned out.
On the flip side, I much prefer GD’s end game than LE. I think it’s related to the fact that I don’t like the seasonal aspect very much, but that’s just my opinion. I joined late last season and didn’t finish my first character (Mage who cast a high crit Glacier, focusing on the third hit of the chain). Maybe that’ll change if I finish my Sentinel.
Yeah I went blind and didn’t brick my character. Ended up looking up some other synergies (I was playing a badly built void cleave + erasing strike build) and spending a couple thousands of gold to respec some passives and now it’s fine