Path of Exile 2 director isn't worried about ARPG competition, in part thanks to seasons: 'So long as people are willing to come back and play our game for a month four times a year, then I'm good'

Key art for the Ranger class in Path of Exile 2.

When Path of Exile first emerged on the ARPG scene, it was like an oasis in the desert. Diablo 2 had long reigned as the genre go-to and Diablo 3 was still shaking off the worst aspects of its notoriously rocky launch.

Over 10 years later, it's a very different story: Diablo 4 got a much better start to life than Diablo 3, and games like Lost Ark, Last Epoch, and Grim Dawn pose fiercer competition than ever for the still-in-early-access Path of Exile 2.