We're only a couple days away from Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients dropping and to bide time, Halcyonish and I hopped on a call to have a chat about patch 0.5, league starter builds, the lore in Path of Exile, the massive endgame revamp, and much more.

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==CHAPTERS==

0:00 Path of Exile 2 0.5 League Start Plans

2:02 Tame Beast Builds, Facebreakers & SSF Goals

4:01 Best Tame Beast Companions in PoE2

6:10 How Halcyonish Started Making PoE Content

8:15 First Impressions of PoE2 Early Access

10:02 Jamanra Difficulty & Flask Meta Memories

11:27 PoE2 UI & UX Problems

13:19 Left-Aligned Text & Prefix Icon Debate

16:31 Loot Filters for Dangerous Map Mods?

18:10 Regex Shopping & Speedrunning Tips

19:35 PoE2 Racing & Speedrun Rivalries

21:09 Why PoE2 0.5 Marketing Feels Different

23:06 Cinematics, Boss Intros & Console Cutscenes

25:52 PoE Lore Videos & Origins of Divinity

27:16 Ancient Lore Theories & The Beast

29:26 Skipping Campaign Lore vs Story Immersion

31:06 League Start Pace & PoE Yellow Text

33:07 Character Names, Global Chat & Community

36:17 Community Sentiment Before PoE2 0.5

37:04 Crafting Changes & Desecration Reactions

38:39 Jonathan & Mark’s Dev Interview Insights

40:10 Rare Monsters & Endgame Feedback

42:33 Why Devs Need to Play Endgame

44:04 PoE2’s Massive New Endgame

45:34 Taylor Swift Song Discussion

46:31 Atlas Strategy & League Start Economy

48:08 Target Farming & PoE2 Trade Economy

50:27 Atlas Masters & Terraforming Systems

51:29 Endgame Burnout & SSF Motivation

53:41 Endgame Goals & Infinite Progression

55:18 Diablo 2 & Discovering ARPGs

56:39 Horror Games, Elden Ring & Dark Souls

58:07 Elden Ring Difficulty & Boss Design

1:00:02 Survival ARPGs & Crafting Games

1:02:40 Zelda, Ocarina of Time & Nostalgia

1:04:14 Divine Orb Sweater Reveal

1:05:04 Final Thoughts on PoE2 0.5

1:05:44 Infinite Atlas vs Finite Atlas