[solardev]

PoE isn't too hard to play in the beginning, as long as you learn the skill gem system (takes 5 min?)

But yeah it gets immensely complicated in the endgame. I've been playing for about a year now and am barely just starting to understand it.

That said, it's still a lot of fun. It took me a while to get over the frustration but once I did, it became one of my all time favorite ARPGs... and games, period.

It's totally free too. You only pay for cosmetics and optional extra bank (stash) space. A really fair monetization model that doesn't sacrifice the player experience, so on that front I totally support what they're hilding. (They are, however, owned by Tencent now sadly.)