You’ve probably seen, or caught wind of, Path of Exile’s passive skill tree. It represented the second coming of Diablo 2 by hands other than Blizzard’s. Path of Exile deployed a darker gothic tone, with stronger focus on nuanced character builds, the ability to min-max your creations, and challenging endgame content. The timing couldn’t have been better for players who felt shortchanged by the early incarnation of Diablo 3, which featured an overwrought auction house and a lacking loot system.

The free-to-play online ARPG entered beta back in August 2011, where it incubated before officially launching in October 2013.

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