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Five Weeks into 0.2.0, POE2 is Down 93.2% Players All Time & 83.9% from Patch Launch
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Path of Exile 2
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Path of Exile 2 is a next generation free-to-play Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
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Early access: December 6, 2024
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The team behind PoE isn't expecting the game to be 24/7 grindfest that you never stop playing. They want it to be Patch Release -> 2 months of players interested -> Falloff -> Patch Release.
They said they are fine with this, and expect other people to play other games.
That was the strategy with Path of Exile since the 3 month leagues were introduced. Though dropoff seems to come a lot earlier and far steeper than they hoped for it seems.