Aug 14, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min · 14 segments
Path of Exile 2 has changed drastically since the start of early access at the end of 2024. SamyCaps and I sit down to discuss his journey through gaming, the evolution of PoE2, what he thought of…
Talkative TryHostYes, let's talk about a good game.
Okay, so I, I said before we even started that we were slated to have a pod I think back in 0.1.
There was just so much going on and I had to cancel a couple of them, so now we're here, four patches into Path of Exile 2.
If you can go back to that, it sounds like you have an excellent memory, so if you can venture back to ti- back in time and think about your initial reaction to Path of Exile 2 in those maybe first couple hours, first couple days, what was it? Because POE 2 now and POE 2 then, nothing alike.
Um, just pure enjoyment.
It...
Your first playthrough is special.
You always remember-
...
the first one.
Um, so it's not even about analyzing the game.
It's just enjoying the experience.
So I remember, you know, being a little bit, um, just like a kid in a toy store, to be quite frank.
I, I enjoyed it.
And, you know, we had the delay, you know, so that kinda maybe played into it, but the anticipation and finally getting our hands on it and experiencing this new world that's at what, tw- you know, you're the lore guy over me, that's for sure.
But-
... that's what, tw- 20 years, 25 years I ha-
Yes, let's talk about a good game.
Okay, so I, I said before we even started that we were slated to have a pod I think back in 0.1.
There was just so much going on and I had to cancel a couple of them, so now we're here, four patches into Path of Exile 2.
If you can go back to that, it sounds like you have an excellent memory, so if you can venture back to ti- back in time and think about your initial reaction to Path of Exile 2 in those maybe first couple hours, first couple days, what was it? Because POE 2 now and POE 2 then, nothing alike.
Um, just pure enjoyment.
It...
Your first playthrough is special.
You always remember-
...
the first one.
Um, so it's not even about analyzing the game.
It's just enjoying the experience.
So I remember, you know, being a little bit, um, just like a kid in a toy store, to be quite frank.
I, I enjoyed it.
And, you know, we had the delay, you know, so that kinda maybe played into it, but the anticipation and finally getting our hands on it and experiencing this new world that's at what, tw- you know, you're the lore guy over me, that's for sure.
But-
... that's what, tw- 20 years, 25 years I ha-
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