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Jake Tucker

Playing Path of Exile 2 with WASD makes it feel like a true action game, and I'll never be able to go back to my mouse

Path of Exile 2 early access class key art.

Path of Exile 2 is a game jammed to the gills with a nearly paralysing amount of choices to make, but one of the most meaningful was the third one I made, right after I created and named my character. As you start the game's tutorial it asks you to choose your movement type, a choice between the standard ARPG-style mouse control and shiny new WASD controls.

I've tried both, but after settling on WASD, I'm here to implore you to try it for yourself. It's one of Path of Exile 2's best innovations, and driving my heroes around using the keyboard makes it feel like more of a spectacle, especially when you factor in the dodge roll on spacebar. I feel more connected to my character than I ever have in an ARPG before.

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