It was previously planned to be an expansion of Path of Exile.
Article: Ben Lyons – Gamereactor.cnGrinding Gear Games, developer of the Path of Exile series, announced that as part of this year’s ExileCon keynote, the upcoming Path of Exile 2 will now be a full-fledged standalone sequel, rather than just an expansion appended to the end of Path of Exile. Speaking about the decision to turn the content into a full sequel, co-creator Jonathan Rogers said: “The scope of Path of Exile 2 has been expanding. This thing is simply too big. For a while, we realized that our plan to replace Path of Exile 1 with Path of Exile 2 was essentially to get rid of people who missed Loved the game for no reason. So we made a decision: Path of Exile 1 and 2 will be separate, with their own mechanics, balance, endgames, and leagues.As for what this means for Path of Exile 1 players, Rodgers clarified a few things.“Everything you’ve ever bought or will ever buy will work in both games, unless it’s very specific to one of the game’s content. You can’t transform into a bear in PoE1, so swapping bear form Skins won’t work. But you can definitely equip the awesome sword skin you got and use all your stash tags.Rogers did have a lot of other further in-depth dives into the upcoming game, which you can find athereSee the full content in the keynote. What we do know is that Path of Exile 2 isn’t coming anytime soon, and if you do want to get your hands on the game, the closed beta is scheduled for June 7, 2024. Source: Gamereactor.cn
