Polygon.com / 20.12.24

Path of Exile 2's fastest player is a walking lightning storm about to cross the finish line

The fastest player in Path of Exile 2 looks like hes playing as a music visualizer. Lightning bolts ping-pong across the screen in sync with the breakneck beats hes been blasting for the past nine hours on Twitch. Hes racing to be the first player in the world to hit the action RPGs max level, and the competition is fierce. Andrew TidesofTime Biessener is level 98, just two levels shy of the finish line at level 100. And so are the eight other players right behind him, according to the official leaderboard. Experience gains are glacial this far into the game, but he could take the crown over the weekend if he keeps going at this pace. A former professional Dota 2 and Hearthstone player, Biessener is defining what professional PoE 2 looks like at this stage in early access, and it seems to be a screen full of lightning bolts. His Stormweaver sorceress is a conduit for serious shock damage and speed. Where other classes have to risk getting hit while aiming arrows or charging into monste...
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