Path of Exile 2 is an all-new seven-act storyline, offered alongside the original Path of Exile 1 campaign. Both the old and new storylines lead to the same shared Atlas ending. Path of Exile 2 retains all the expansion content created over the past six years and introduces a new skill system, advantage classes, engine improvements and more. Path of Exile 2's characters is a new set of exiles who belong to the same class of archetypes as the characters in the original game. Path of Exile 2 introduces the next generation of Path of Exile's signature skill system. Assist gems are now embedded directly into skill gems, eliminating much of the frustration that existed in the old system while maintaining all of the depth that existed before. POE 2 items play an equally important role in the game.