https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y-QFqRHoPM
Our primary goal was to [recreate the experience of playing Diablo 2 online], rather than to make a game that everyone in the world could play. Grinding Gear Games CEO Chris Wilson, answering a fan question about the complex and somewhat casual gamer-unfriendly systems behind Path of Exile. Give a listen above.
https://kotaku.com/diablo-meets-final-fantasy-vii-in-this-ambitious-action-5951831