Jun 18, 2026 · 53 min · 16 segments
At the end of Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients week 1, aer0 and Talkative Tri take a seat to discuss the state of patch 0.5, from where they currently are to how GGG's hotfixes and nerfs are…
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Yeah, I had Balor Mage raid me in about 20 minutes before our podcast started, and he was a hater of POE 2 last league.
No way they release in 2026." And he stopped by and he's like, "All right, I've been a hater.
I think once they fix the bugs, it might be better than Path of Exile 1 already.
Wow
... that much this league." What's your, what's your take on that sort of opinion with 0.5?
So I loved point one because it was all new and fresh, and point two I think was actually a big step backwards.
But since then, if you are a person who hasn't played since point one or point two, three, four and five have all been massive leaps forward for the game overall.
And I think I understand when people were frustrated with the game early.
But if you come back now, it feels like a new game, and it is...
It's a, it's a phenomenal game now outside of the bugs.
I think it's a mixture of me kind of taking it slow through endgame, so I didn't...
Have you run into a lot of them? Because that's an experience that I've been hearing a lot.
Yeah, I had Balor Mage raid me in about 20 minutes before our podcast started, and he was a hater of POE 2 last league.
No way they release in 2026." And he stopped by and he's like, "All right, I've been a hater.
I think once they fix the bugs, it might be better than Path of Exile 1 already.
Wow
... that much this league." What's your, what's your take on that sort of opinion with 0.5?
So I loved point one because it was all new and fresh, and point two I think was actually a big step backwards.
But since then, if you are a person who hasn't played since point one or point two, three, four and five have all been massive leaps forward for the game overall.
And I think I understand when people were frustrated with the game early.
But if you come back now, it feels like a new game, and it is...
It's a, it's a phenomenal game now outside of the bugs.
I think it's a mixture of me kind of taking it slow through endgame, so I didn't...
Have you run into a lot of them? Because that's an experience that I've been hearing a lot.
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