As a game that launched at one of the busiest times of the year, especially for an early-access title, Path of Exile 2 has enjoyed a lot of success so far. Path of Exile 2 is a standalone sequel to Path of Exile, and while both games are action RPGs, they take this approach quite differently despite sharing a lot of DNA. Whereas PoE is a fast-paced game that has been around for a decade, creating items and skills that have power-crept the meta, Path of Exile 2 is a slower game that rewards the players' abilities to use their resources, combos, and dodge rolls to survive. This perfectly translates into its new Ascendancy system.