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Path of Exile 2 director didn't expect early access launch to be studio's biggest success yet, and that caused complications


Grinding Gear Games apparently didn't expect action role-playing game Path of Exile 2 to do as well as it did when it l…

"It was absolutely 100 percent a success," company co-founder and game director Jonathan Rogers told me in an interview. What was once intended as a way for dedicated fans to help shape a project ended up feeling more like a full-scale release, which meant development priorities had to change. The other side of intense popularity is unexpected stories related to your game such as the headline-grabbing revelation that Elon Musk paid someone to boost his Path of Exile 2 account - play his character for him - for some reason.

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