Path of Exile's next update might prevent your cursor from killing you, and it has a bunch of QoL changes that even PoE 2 doesn't have yet

Path of Exile’s next update might prevent your cursor from killing you, and it has a bunch of QoL changes that even PoE 2 doesn’t have yet | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these RPG Obsidian was ‘surprised’ that Avowed players bounced off one of the RPG’s most important systems: ‘That frustration came through loud and clear’ Third Person Shooter Embark’s plans to rework Arc Raiders’ account-wiping Expeditions: ‘We didn’t have time to shift the system to what we intend to do next’ World of Warcraft WoW’s classes were pruned for Midnight because many were ‘built in a world’ where its devs assumed they’d be using addons RPG The best parts of my favorite World of Warcraft classes are being turned into new heroes for Fellowship’s pre-season 2 update this week RPG Thanks to Diablo 2, Blizzard might’ve found a way to fix Diablo 4’s loot fatigue in its next expansion RPG Blizzard says ‘There’s actually millions of people that still play Diablo 3’ and those players have the right idea RPG OG Diablo 2 devs are ‘proud’ their classic is still getting love, even as they compete for attention with a new ARPG: ‘We feel the pressure, but I don’t hate them for it’ RPG Warlocks have taken the throne as Diablo 2’s best class 26 years later, and Blizzard seems to be OK with letting them have their fun for now World of Warcraft Blizzard will take it slow with World of Warcraft balance updates after the Midnight expansion drops MMO The best MMOs on PC World of Warcraft Blizzard isn’t going to let World of Warcraft players suffer from outdated character customization for long, but it’s going to take some time to fix RPG Diablo 2 gets its first expansion in 25 years, featuring a new class, and finally, decent inventory management Action Blizzard says it’s open to even more Diablo 2 expansions and reworks unless people get really mad at it about this one: ‘We’re going to have to see what the players say’ Third Person Shooter I wish I wasn’t missing out on new quests in Arc Raiders just because I’m not willing to grind the old ones every two months World of Warcraft World of Warcraft: Midnight’s new roadmap includes prop hunt, mega-dungeon sized delves, and a new experimental game mode from the folks who brought you Remix and Plunderstorm PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Arc RaidersBest PC gearFalloutGame Quizzes Games RPG Path of Exile Path of Exile’s next update might prevent your cursor from killing you, and it has a bunch of QoL changes that even PoE 2 doesn’t have yet News By Tyler Colp published 24 February 2026 While it may be old, PoE 1’s oldest systems continue to be polished with every expansion. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Path of Exile 2 spoiled me with all the things about it that feel like a modern videogame. Even though it’s extremely similar in a lot of ways, Path of Exile 1 had me fighting against all the fussy parts of it that have gathered dust over the years.Part of the reason developer Grinding Gear Games built PoE 2 was to update PoE 1’s systems for newer players and to take some of them—like character animations—back to the original game. Both games share the same language and have been trading features back and forth, like PoE 2’s asynchronous trading being ported back to PoE 1 in the last expansion.In the next expansion, Mirage, PoE 1 gets to go first with some quality-of-life changes that I fully expect to show up in the sequel eventually. One in particular is a change that sounds relatively minor, but is crucial if you regularly engage with the crafting system or enjoy trading items with other players: currency exchange favoriting. Related articles Path of Exile 2 director is on a ‘quest to make the perfect action RPG’ and isn’t afraid to borrow from Path of Exile 1 to pull it off Action RPG players will exploit anything in the name of efficiency, which is why Path of Exile 2 players are locking themselves in the campaign for profit Path of Exile 2 devs ‘had so much negativity’ around druids not being able to dodge roll in animal forms that they spent the last month making it happen: ‘Man it was tough to get that to work right’ The currency exchange is an essential tool for instantly trading crafting items (that are also used as currency