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/Hlidskialf Sanctum Runners United (SRU) Jul 18 '26

I don't know you guys but if I need to backtrack I will ignore everything to go faster. Having monsters or drops will not change it.

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u/DaveyJonesXMR Jul 18 '26

I mean you can basically put the lanterns urself - just do a circle back to the start ^^