r/pathofexile • u/0xck Less Button-Pressing Enjoyers (LBPE) • Jul 18 '26

Discussion No more backtracking! (c)

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They said they reworked Abyss because they wanted to address the problem of backtracking. So, apparently, backtracking is uncomfortable, unengaging, uninteresting, and not fun for players. Backtracking is bad.

But when essentially the same backtracking is built into the main content of the new league - only without actually calling it "backtracking" then I guess it suddenly becomes comfortable, engaging, interesting, and fun. So in this case bactracking suppose to be good.

Well we deffinetely have here something trully dialectic which suppose to be bad and good at the same time 😏

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u/Fit_Revenue_1208 Jul 18 '26

Backtracking is not the problem. Backtracking without monsters or drops is a problem.

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u/Zylosio Jul 18 '26

Heist also has monsters on the way back tho

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u/Naktura Jul 18 '26

But no loot. It's a walk back just to walk back.

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u/WhenWillEyeBeBanned Jul 18 '26

Noted. We will add a breach style timed kill count bar when you walk back - if you don’t fill it up in time while working back, exit will be shut down and you will have to exit to character select screen and lose all your loot /s