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Friday Fun Thread for June 26, 2026

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Which one? The later big ones? Before, I think.

When the game first released, you had maybe 3 talents you could pick, and you were allowed to pick one for about four tiers over 30 levels. Combined with no weapon customization, it was a pretty bland experience.

Eventually they gave each class one skill point per level, and a sprawling skill tree (not path of exile bad) that allowed you to customize your build. Two veterans can play completely differently now. You can also save builds and swap them between missions.

After that, they added weapon customization. You can level up weapons, as well as swap perks and blessings if you've earned enough "weapon XP*, either by playing missions or sacrificing weapons of the same type.

They've also added three new game modes: havoc, which is the "real" endgame, but really requires a four man group, mortis trials, which is a wave mode that has roguelike elements, and expeditions, which suck.

Oh, yeah, I remember now! Yeah, the old skill "trees" really were a sight to behold in terms of sheer simplicity.

I did play extensively with the actual trees, and customized my weapons to a limited degree, but I stopped before they added the weapon-specific XP progression.

My friends and I popped in briefly and tried the mortis trials, but were mostly bewildered and quit after two attempts. The other new modes I haven't touched yet.