Recently, Diablo 4 released Vessel of Hatred expansion, which includes the much-watched Spiritborn class, which has led to a rebound in the number of players of Diablo 4, but it has not achieved a big breakthrough. At the same time, Path of Exile 2 will also be released in early access on December 6, 2024. Players are very interested in both games, and “Can Diablo 4 compete with Path of Exile 2” has become a hot topic recently.

Path of Exile has been released for more than ten years. Its game content is similar to Diablo 4, and the player groups of the two also overlap. Since the release of Path of Exile, there has been constant discussion about Path of Exile 2, and the popularity has been very high. Therefore, the upcoming Path of Exile 2 is likely to attract many players, which is undoubtedly a strong competition for Diablo 4.

What Are The Pros And Cons Of Diablo 4 Compared To POE 2?

According to the news released so far and online public opinion, Path of Exile 2 may have the upper hand in this competition.

Some players believe that Path of Exile has a new league that creates new forms of itemization and regularly adds new game mechanisms. In this regard, Diablo 4 is not as good as Path of Exile. Some players also believe that Sorcerer gameplay mechanism of Path of Exile is more complete than that of Diablo 4. Overall, Diablo 4 has many advantages, and the types of Diablo 4 Items are also relatively rich, but it lacks in terms of gameplay diversity, game mechanism improvement, and game operation methods.

At present, Path of Exile 2 has great appeal to the player group, and it is likely to cause some players to leave Diablo 4 for a short time and return after a period of time. However, if the content of Path of Exile 2 is attractive enough to players, they may never return to Diablo 4 again.

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How Can Diablo 4 Change The Status Quo?

Under the competition, Diablo 4 urgently needs to get a breakthrough point that can effectively attract players to ensure that it can maintain its player base in December 2024.

So, what can Diablo 4 do?

According to the information currently known, Diablo 4 Season 7 is likely to be launched at the end of January, which may bring back players who were attracted by Path of Exile 2. However, for Diablo 4, it is far from enough to rely on the next season to retain players. Diablo 4 still needs to find new ways to retain players in the long run.

Diablo 4 may be able to build momentum for Season 7 during the December release of Path of Exile 2 Early Access. And Diablo 4 needs to add something new and valuable in Season 7 to compete with Path of Exile 2, such as providing more player benefits, Diablo 4 Gold rewards, or launching more new gameplay.

In the recent mid-season Campfire Chat, players can learn that there will be several promotions for Diablo 4 in the coming weeks, and new players can experience these activities for free and try Spiritborn class. These events may attract a large number of players for a period, however, they are just promotional events after all, which cannot attract players in the long run and make it difficult for Diablo 4 to gain an advantage in the competition with brand-new games like Path of Exile 2.

In addition, Diablo 4 has a huge disadvantage. The official promise in Season 7 is to fix any broken Spiritborn builds - this was confirmed in the campfire chat. This has been a huge driving force for the popularity of Vessel of Hatred and Season 6, but it has also brought resistance to the popularity of Diablo 4 Season 7 - some players are worried that this will affect the class balance of the game. This may put Diablo 4 at a disadvantage in the competition with Path of Exile 2.

The above is an analysis of whether Diablo 4 can compete with Path of Exile 2. I hope that Diablo 4 can launch more special events or gameplays to attract players in Season 7, otherwise, after the release of Path of Exile 2, ARPG field may undergo a major shift.